In case you haven’t been following my Twitter feed (also posted on the side bar and on Red Dirt’s Facebook page), I’ve been in Casper the past few days attending the Wyoming Library Association’s convention. This is only my second one… last year it was in Cheyenne… and it was great as well. (with the…
Category: History
Surround Yourself
Yesterday, a woman and her husband stopped in… Someone who had worked on this place back when it belonged to the former owner… Back when our children were little, babies, and being born… Back when I was SO SO SO happy to have people MY AGE finally around the “neighborhood”. Back when we were learning…
Sad Tale
First, I’d like to say “HI!” to any new readers out there in Blogland. This weekend is BlogHer ’12 in New York City. Since I managed to be chosen as one of their Voice of the Year (visual) winners, more than a few people might see my name/blog for the first time! Welcome to Wyoming!…
The Titanic Event in Pictures
The lifeboat. The awesome gangway. King of the World! King of the Wha? The Iceberg. First Class place settings… too bad the scones hadn’t arrived yet! They were tasty! Second Class place setting. Steerage place setting. The prizes. A moment of silence.
The Whisper of Hay Dust
Hay dust filters through the sunlight, drifting in lazy circles until it settles back on wooden edges. Ancient grain, a pile of manure (well-aged), mice scent, and dried out leather add to the ambience as I wonder at the memories held in these log walls. Memories that don’t belong to me, yet I can feel…
Wordless Wednesday – “Beauty/Beast”
A pic of my beauty taken about 15 minutes before I found my beast! **** November 16, 2010 Self Promotion and Conflicted November 16, 2009 Meet “Pate” November 16, 2008 Old Girl
Since Way Last May, Amen
Bison. Bison antiquus. Bison occidentalis. Bos. Guess what. Since I went to college, back in the dark ages, they’ve messed with what I remember about the classification of our dear departed buffalo. (Heaven knows it’s not because I recall things from that long ago INCORRECTLY!) Suffice it to say, 12,000 years ago, what Folsom man…
The Love of the Hunt
I’ve mentioned before… it’s hunting season around here. If you don’t appreciate that… perhaps you should skip this post. Catch up with me tomorrow… But I’m gonna tell a huntin’ story! I grew up with a dad that loved hunting. In fact, the story goes… my dad went out quail hunting the day I was…
Of All Days
My sister and I spent part of yesterday trying to figure out how to get me a flagpole set up. As usual, I’m too cheap to buy one… and the commercial ones are 4-600 dollars! In my inexperienced view, a residential one doesn’t look like it’d handle Wyoming’s 40-50 mph winds! I’ve ALWAYS had a…
Treasures
My sister is visiting from Texas… and we finally decided to do something FUN, instead of either cooking or cleaning or rebuilding! It was a last minute decision, but we decided to go look for treasure! We headed for a cabin and found a few… Hand hewn logs… An original bar “keeper” (as in “Katie,…
Thirty Years
The stale cigarette smoke hung in the air and low conversations drifted past the pool table. Brittle cracks of the balls layered themselves over the top of everything, with the accompanying laughter as the balls ricocheted off the sides and seem to purposefully avoid the pockets. The brunette took aim along her cue and slid…
Remnants Stand
Through these doors walked strong men and women… We cannot imagine what life was like for them. The thought of their work load is staggering. Still their remnants stand, and I wonder… What part of me will be here in 100 years? **** July 29, 2010 Drenched July 29, 2009 Wordless Wednesday –…