Tag Archives: farming

(look at that, I’m managing to sweak out a blog post, three months late, and before the new year.)   The Game. “It’s Saturday in Athens!” “Are you going to the game?” “See you at the Dawg Walk” “Well, I … Continue reading →

Living in the Cowboy State we get to see many, many different things. We’ve been to Devil’s Tower, the biggest outdoor rodeo, over mountain ranges, to Yellowstone, seen elk in our yard, deer on our porch, snow and negative temperatures. … Continue reading →

With the close of the summer and the hay season, we get to see our Papa more. Recently we got to be with him for 11 straight days. We decided to make a vacation and pack as much as we … Continue reading →

“Just make it ’til October”, has been my little mantra for about 3 years now. I think all farm and ranch wives say the same little sentence over and over. When people find out that we live on a working … Continue reading →

Recently we checked out a book from our local library named “Rules of Summer” by Shaun Tan. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/rules-summer#cart/cleanup   http://classroombookshelf.blogspot.com/2014/06/rules-of-summer.html       The first few times that Ruby and I read through it, we thought it a little…..different. Then … Continue reading →

      I think of this song every time I see a fire or evidence of one. We live in the West. There are fires here. Lots of ’em. We couldn’t really see the mountains in the west or … Continue reading →

Our little town is bustling….we are in hunting season! This little blog has gotten some serious traffic in the last few weeks. I think I know why. Not those cute kids that live around here. No sir…but they sure are … Continue reading →

Well….it’s really our front door, but I was thinking of the song. But this is what’s happening most evenings around here. (sorry for all the shaking and moving)           (the little squeaks and chirps are of … Continue reading →

There must be something wrong with my camera. I blinked and this happened: And this: My camera must be making objects appear larger, longer and older than they really are. Ruby’s legs look miles long and the littlest kid doesn’t … Continue reading →

It’s September 11th. A day that most people are thinking about terrorist attacks, the unity of a nation, great bullhorn speeches, freedom, liberty and hanging flags at half-staff.   Here in good ‘ole Wyoming we were waking up to this: … Continue reading →