Good Morning! And just like that fall ended and it was winter in Lead. This week the temperature has dropped and we have had a dusting of snow almost every day. You have to hand it to the weather though because we did have a glorious (and longer than last year) autumn! I love this … Continue reading Falling Into Winter
The Obstacle is the Way
Good Morning! I was talking to an old friend this week and I was thrilled to find out he’s met someone and might just have found the one! I’ve been waiting a long long time for him to meet the right girl! I was super excited for him, “What a great year to fall in … Continue reading The Obstacle is the Way
All The Scuttlebutt
Good Morning! Today I thought I’d include my column from our October print newsletter for those of you who don’t receive that. A Letter To Our Members There is some scuttlebutt that we are competing with our member businesses by operating the Sanford Lab Homestake Visitor Center gift shop. You are our town’s champions and we … Continue reading All The Scuttlebutt
Killing Sacred Cows
Howdy! I recently started listening to The Joy of Membership’s new podcast. Joy writes great emails so I gave her podcast a shot. The episode about Sacred Cows with Stephan Meyer is particularly interesting! Check out the whole show here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joy-of-membership/id1526610198 In a nutshell Stephan Meyer is a German guy who studies radical change. After business … Continue reading Killing Sacred Cows
The Peak Of Autumn
Happy Thursday! We have some friends in town this week who lived in Lead three years ago. It’s always fun to have company when you live in the Black Hills – it gives you a reason to run around and do all the things you don’t often get to do. We took a walk down … Continue reading The Peak Of Autumn
When The Going Is Tough, Keep Going
Good Morning! Recently I was talking with my husband, who’s in the military, and he told me about a motto the army has, “Do Something.” He explained that in their training they are told, “Make a decision! Even a bad decision is better than no decision.” In times as overwhelming and difficult to plan as … Continue reading When The Going Is Tough, Keep Going
The Chocolate Didn’t Melt
Howdy Doody! After the parade on Monday morning I was bemoaning the weather – because while beautiful it was also a tough day to get people to sit on the street to watch a parade… a precocious kid responded cheerfully, “But it was great weather, because the chocolate they threw didn’t melt!” THIS! This is … Continue reading The Chocolate Didn’t Melt
These Happy Golden Times
Good Morning! I always get to August and feel surprised and sad that the end of summer is already in sight… I’ve said before that it’s the Sunday of the year. But then September comes, and like Monday morning, I feel excited to get back to work. September brings fresh starts and new beginnings. If … Continue reading These Happy Golden Times
Where The Home Folks Are
Good Morning! What a fresh morning it is after that short rain burst. It wasn’t enough, but it was a wonderful relief from the blazing hot, smoke filled hazy days we’ve been having. I read a quote this week that I loved: “As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that … Continue reading Where The Home Folks Are
Baby Steps
Good Morning! Have you noticed that Lead is improving? The tricky thing is that it all happens so slowly that you can’t really quite put your finger on it. So let’s take a moment to go down Main Street together and notice just a few of these small changes! As they say, “Every journey must … Continue reading Baby Steps