Eliza Blue: Surviving the winter road trip
A prairie life story from western South Dakota about a blizzard-born baby, winter travel, snowstorms, and hard lessons from driving through extreme weather.
Questionable decisions for the love of lambs
Eliza Blue adopts four orphaned lambs on top of the ones bred on her farm, making it an interesting, hectic and still-manageable lambing season.
Love can heal in magical ways
Eliza Blue shares the story of how she found her new puppy during a time of sickness and exhaustion.
Taking the time to appreciate the conveniences of modern life
Life slows on the ranch: animals graze, gardens grow, and water is hauled by hand—reminding us that true necessities haven't changed much over time.
Embracing long-held end-of-summer traditions
For Eliza Blue, the county fair marks the end of summer and celebrates harvest, tradition and growth. She reflects on the summer that was for her brood.
Happily toiling in community garden
Tending a community garden proved harder — and more joyful — than expected, yielding friendship, shared meals, and the simple rewards of working the soil.
Helping others is its own reward
A final harvest at the community garden brought potatoes, beets and joy, despite relentless mosquitoes.
Bringing the flock home
Since moving to town, Eliza Blue has missed her sheep. Fortunately, she's found a way to bring her flock to town.
The milk sheep with no milk
Eliza Blue finds herself bottle feeding a lamb from an ewe with no milk, despite being a breed known for producing milk.
The perfect sheep
Eliza Blue finds the perfect breed of sheep for her ranch.
