I generally don’t share about more private things, that’s not my style. But this is a tad different. Plus, I’m sooooo excited, I’m beside myself. Vernon and I went to Sheridan to buy me a new toy. I was leaning towards buying me this new little sxs. Brand new, without many of the bells and…
Author: Carol
Looking Forward
I suppose it must be like birthdays… the more you have of them, the less important they seem to be. I missed my blogoversary on January 20th. Here I am, still here, plugging away since 2008. I’m starting my seventeenth year? That’s rather unbelievable, although, I might have said that every year. I look back…
Sit and Paint
We had a fun time at the Ten Sleep Library’s “Sit and Paint” the other day. We watched a Bob Ross video on YouTube and attempted to re-create it. It was our first oil painting class and we learned many things. I’ve never played with oils before and it is quite the process! We all…
Road Conditions
Vernon and I drove over the mountain last Tuesday for a special purchase. Every once in a while, I couldn’t resist taking a photo through the window. While it was “warmer” by far on top of the mountain… 3 degrees at home, 23 on top… I still didn’t feel like rolling down the window to…
Bear Stories 2
One of our local historical “legends” was a man named “Bear George” McClellan. He lived not far from my house which means in his written stories, I can recognize many of the places he talks about. I was recently given copies of his obituary and remembrances of him. I also have copies of some of…
Throwback Thursday: Arsenal Addition, v.2.0
This was first published January 15, 2015. If I inspire you to do anything, I hope it has something to do with art or… power tools!!! Maybe most women my age don’t get excited about power tools… but, I do! This is the new baby in the arsenal. While the nail gun my brother gave…
Wordless Wednesday: Up There
Vernon shared a photo with me today that outshines the ones I’ve taken lately. During this morning’s snowstorm, he noticed a fox on top of our haystack! It’s way up there. How did it get up there? For its jigsaw puzzle, go HERE.
Plates
With bad weather comes time to craft! My latest plates…
Bird Beads
Some time ago, I saw something on the internet. It sounded intriguing. The idea is for your chicken coop. Often, I will find small birds in my coop. Sparrows. Chickadees. They hop in the open door to help themselves to my chicken feed. Pooping. And with the avian flu… they could possibly be carriers. Keeping…
Freezing in the Past
With the snow and fog and cold temperatures, (-14* this morning), Vernon was talking about how glad he was to not have to pitch hay from a bouncing hay trailer anymore. I agreed. Granted, I didn’t do it as much as he has, but I did my time… and I wondered if I had an…
Brands
Over the years, we’ve owned cows separately. Johnny had registered Herefords for years. Vernon and I had a small band of Charolais. Daniel has registered Angus and raises bulls and heifers for sale. Brandon raises grass fed beef. These little bunches are separate from Greet Ranch. Greet Ranch’s brand is A bar A. Daniel’s brand…
Bear Stories
One of our local historical “legends” was a man named “Bear George” McClellan. He lived not far from my house which means in his written stories, I can recognize many of the places he talks about. I was recently given copies of his obituary and remembrances of him. I also have copies of some of…