Hi right back atcha Bren - from Illinois here but I LOVE the SD prairies!! Been there a few times, driving through to MT or OR. Hubby and I don't take the interstates when we travel - you can only see so many "Cracker Barrels" before youv'e had enough. Give me the country roads any day - I'll just follow the sun and head in the general direction and eventually find my way across country.
You mentioned Valentine NE ... my husbands favorite place. Of course he's only visited there in the summer, I keep reminding him they have a winter too and he wouldn't like it much :) He's from England and still hasn't adjusted to Illinois winters, he has no idea how much worse a Valentine winter can be. I lied and told him SD was better because that's where *I* want to live.
Adore your quilted shed!!