A few months ago, I received a call asking if I might be interested in talking to the Johnson County Cattlewomen at their Ag Summit.  (Yes, I live in Washakie County… this was in Buffalo, Wyoming… a *traveling* speaking engagement!)  I warned them I was more of a public WRITER than SPEAKER, but they wanted me anyway!

Today, I did it.

I did not tell them how I practiced on my drive to work, while alone cleaning my house, or random sections practiced with a curious Lucas at my feet.  I did not talk about the indecision on which posts to read.  And only a few heard directly how nervous I was at the last minute!  😉

I shared the story of Red Dirt In My Soul – the Blog, and then read a few of my more humorous entries.  It must have worked because they laughed at the appropriate places!  It was a great setting to get my feet wet, I couldn’t have had a nicer, more understanding audience.

I spent a little money in Buffalo, then hit the road to home.  You remember this route, I’ve taken you along it’s curvaceous highway before.  I timed it perfectly, getting to lower my sunvisor, raise my sunvisor, lower it, raise it, lower it, raise it.  I met many a snowmobiler coming down pulling his sleds behind his pickup… but no moose nor elk this trip.  The sun kissed the mountain tops goodnight as snowfence sentries stood at attention.

I dropped into Ten Sleep Canyon where a warm glow welcomed me home.

Thank you, Johnson County Cattlewomen, for taking a chance on me… this was an amazing day!