Apex Predator | Doubt
With the first hunt out of the way and not a whiff of Beginner’s Luck left upon me, I approached my next hunt with “more realistic” expectations. Setting our wheels…
Apex Predator | Baseline
Turning the calendar from October to November signals the changing of the season in the Haverland household. The sweet, frivolous, pumpkin-spiced charm of autumn is over. My husband transforms from…
Apex Predator | Expectations
“My hands are still shaking. First time hunting with my bow. First time hunting from a tree stand. First day of the season. First deer I saw. Never in a…
How It’s Growing
My gardening career began in the early 90’s in the hot, humid, buggy, dirty, boring Library lawn of Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. My mom was the Head Librarian at…
Be my Galentine
Love. The beautiful, perfect gift that we humans are so fortunate to experience in immeasurable depth on so many levels. It is boundless, knows no language and acknowledges no borders.…
2020 Iowa Caucus
What a hot and juicy time to be an Iowan! Every four years Iowa finds itself in the national spotlight as the host of the nation’s first Presidential Caucuses. For…
Pink Squirrel
As a kid growing up in Atchison, Kansas, it was a rare and momentous occasion for our family of six to go out for dinner. I’m not talking about driving…
Do Something
I don’t know how late it was, where they were, what they were doing, or if they were supposed to be doing it. There I was, a five-year-old nestled under…