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Jessie Veeder, Coming Home columnist

Jessie Veeder

"Coming Home" columnist

Jessie Veeder is a musician and writer living with her husband and daughters on a ranch near Watford City, N.D. She blogs at https://veederranch.com. Readers can reach her at jessieveeder@gmail.com.

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Lifestyle
Veeder: Our trip to the mountains
"Coming Home" columnist Jessie Veeder writes to her husband about a recent weekend together in a small mountain town that, just days before, was on the edge of a flooding disaster.
July 01, 2022 11:30 AM
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Lifestyle
Veeder: Sweet clover, sweet summer
"Coming Home" columnist Jessie Veeder says summer is magic, and it’s easy to forget that in the reality of living in this adult-sized world.
June 24, 2022 03:00 PM
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Lifestyle
Veeder: Why a branding day roaster is a dream come true
"Coming Home" columnist Jessie Veeder explains how this large, practical wedding gift reminds her of how special her family's life is on the ranch.
June 17, 2022 02:00 PM
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Lifestyle
Veeder: A spare toilet in a plastic world
"Coming Home" columnist Jessie Veeder says according to her husband, you just never know when you might need an extra 37 or so shear pins — but it does come in handy.
June 10, 2022 03:00 PM
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Lifestyle
Veeder: What a cowgirl carries
"Coming Home" columnist Jessie Veeder says cowgirls ride horses because sometimes she forgets who she really is at the bones of it all and that horse, he reminds her.
June 03, 2022 02:00 PM
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Lifestyle
Veeder: Notes on summer
"Coming Home" columnist Jessie Veeder says by the time you're reading this, summer will have officially arrived for most North Dakota kids.
May 27, 2022 04:00 PM
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Lifestyle
Veeder: The vows and working cows
"Coming Home" columnist Jessie Veeder says no one tells you about the perils of trying to catch a calf with your husband.
May 20, 2022 12:45 PM
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Lifestyle
If you want a slice of life of rural America, visit a Cenex station
"Coming Home" columnist Jessie Veeder reflects on her memories of the ubiquitous convenience stores and her recent visit to one of the stations.
May 07, 2022 10:00 AM
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Lifestyle
Veeder: Lessons in heartbreak on the ranch
"Coming Home" columnist Jessie Veeder reflects on the hardships and victories that came after another big winter storm dumped more snow on western North Dakota.
April 29, 2022 11:00 AM
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Lifestyle
Veeder: Spring calving and April blizzards
"Coming Home" columnist Jessie Veeder shares her family's story of making it through the big storm last week and helping newborn calves.
April 23, 2022 10:00 AM
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