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Traveling South Dakota
Last May, I was chosen to be part of the first AgritourismSD class through SDSU extension. My classmates are from all over South Dakota and each either are working their agritourism business or plan on starting one. Are you wondering what is Agritourism? Well, it...
Making your dream come true
From the time I moved into our house, I thought to myself, this would be a great place to play music for an audience. Well, it was shortly after that that I began playing ukulele. On nice days, I would take to practicing on the porch. My audience was only the birds...
Mother’s Day
As Mother's Day approaches, I am looking back on my mom. She recently passed away in February. The last few years with her have been interesting and challenging. However, I wouldn't change a thing or miss the chance for all the time I had with her. I only wish she...
South Dakota guide
Growing up, I didn't think about where I lived too much or maybe I took it for granted as my brother would say. He believes that you can't appreciate where you live as much as a visitor does. However, I love every part of this great state of South Dakota. And I...
Sunflowers!
It's my favorite time of year! The sunflowers are in full bloom and it is amazingly beautiful! I have been eagerly awaiting this for months. Thirty years ago, I wouldn't have believed that some day, I would love sunflowers as much as I do. Once, I clearly...
Naming Iva’s Room
As I am looking at my list of blog posts, I realize I haven't talked about Iva's Room. In the whole naming process, it was probably the hardest one to name. After all, we actually had a bedroom set from my grandma, Helen and not my grandma Catherine. That, and I...
Missing the IFYE program
For the past three summers, John and I have been hosts in the International Farm Youth Exchange or IFYE program. It is an exchange program for young adults, who are interested in learning more about our culture and specifically, our farming practices. We, like to...
My heritage – Germans from Russia
My family history has been one of my passions for my years. I always knew that my Grandma Helen was German. But I really had no idea anything more than that. As I was researching, one of my Sayler relatives, shared with me the story of how we came to the United...
Old Settlers Day
Since 2014, we have had a vendor fair at our house during Old Settlers Days. That first year, it was more of an open house with probably 250 people coming through. Since we had just purchased the house, we knew everyone would be curious as to what we were planning...
Cheesecake!
Do you have something that you thought, was super difficult to do? And there would be you way you could do it? For me, it was cheesecake. Many years ago, when I was working with my mom at her catering business, she asked me to make one. Well, I had this thought in...
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