Jamie Lindamood
Dear Santa, Thanks But We’re Good
What a year it has been.
When you recap this past year, we’ve done a lot of things...
We’ve made the sourdough starter, baked the bread, tried the diet, done the workouts. We’ve done the Tic-Tok...
30 Days Grateful For My Small Town
The fall season lends itself to being grateful. The shorter days provide longer, cooler evenings and, in turn, more time with family. Always making us more appreciative of the things that we have right...
The Flint Hills – A Love Affair
When I was growing up, I would hear people talk about how boring and flat Kansas was. A “fly-over State” is what it was called, and still called by some. I developed the same...
Baking Is Good For The Mind and The Soul
Nothings says fall quite like baking.
Not that I’ve ever needed an excuse to bake…but with the holidays coming (all of which require a lot of “dessert practice”, of course) I don’t feel quite as...
Where to Hunt for Shells and Fossils in Kansas
When people think about the Great Outdoors in Kansas, their minds automatically go to flat lands, wheat, and cows. And that's fair! We do have a lot of those things.
What we don't often think...
Social Distancing Before It Was Cool
Here at the ranch, social distancing is kinda our jam… we’ve been doing all of the things that seem to be everyone’s "new normal" for generations! Loooooooong before it was cool! 😂
Closures, cancellations, 50%...
Teaching Kids Without Streaming Services
I know! It’s crazy!
But here in Rural Kansas...the internet leaves a lot to be desired.
Sure, I can search the internet, or send an email (can even attach small files!) but streaming is definitely not...
Online Kansas Agriculture Curriculum Now Available on YouTube
A couple of years ago, I helped to create an agriculture education program for our schools in Greenwood County and we called it You Are Here.
I hadn’t grown up in an agriculture community, so...
10 Reasons to Celebrate National Agriculture Month
National Agriculture Month seems like something that only those that are involved in agriculture would celebrate...and it is! You’ve eaten today, you’re (probably) not naked and you are constantly surrounded by products of agriculture...
5 Places to Look for New Recipes and Cooking Inspo
I love to cook – and ADORE cookbooks and use them a lot. However, recipe websites and apps are all the rage and for good reason! They are easy to use and can provide...
2020: The Year To Remove Food “Buzz Words” From Our Vocabulary
Can we stop with the food buzz words? They seem never ending! Each product trying to make their product seem superior to the next – it has created an elitism in food that is...
Believe in the Magic of Christmas
Believe in the Magic of Christmas is my all-time favorite saying about the holiday season.
The saying has graced my annual Christmas card for more than 20 years and probably will forever…it just makes me...
Raising Community-Minded Kids
There is nothing quite like a community coming together to accomplish something. The sense of community is incredibly powerful! Whether it’s in a big town and someone has an idea to add beautiful potted...
Why You Need A Doctor You Love
I feel I am pretty well versed in doctors. I have seen my fair share over the years, as have most of you, I'm sure. Some doctors are those that you see a time...