For those of you who don’t Tweet… or follow me on Twitter… or read the little update in the left hand sidebar… I gotta brag (again). My photo of the storm cloud that hit Ten Sleep made the front page of the local paper. Of course, I sent it to them… and the National Weather Service…
Category: Projects
Indian Room – Finished!
OK… So maybe it’s only 95% finished… No curtains yet… No bedspread. Though I’m debating between a microsuede from Overstock.com or dyeing my own duvet cover… No baseboards… One little bare spot I’m looking for a photo frame to fit… It’s gone from peachy walls to warm camel… and now it’s decorated! I AM SO EXCITED!…
I’m Cooking… in More Ways than One!
My mother was a great cook. My sister is a fantastic cook. Me. Not so much. I do it because it is part of the job description for ranchwife… like filing cards in the card file when I was a librarian… or paperwork when I was an archaeologist… there’s always part of the job that…
Indian Room and Q & A
I keep returning to the Mills place to paint and clean and arrange. Finally today the end is in sight for my “Indian” room. Although I’m a proud member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, my Indian collection is pretty much a reflection of the high plains area of Wyoming. I had made a list…
Blue Sky Gift
Wonderful Wyoming did it again… We awoke to rain with an occasional snowflake. For a bit, it was a full blizzard, then it backed off! Needless to say, Vernon voted for his tractor and plowing again, and I blasted off for the Mills Place to throw some paint on the walls. I painted ceilings first,…
Creativity Help
I’m searching for a new name. This blog comes free with my website… www.rimrockenglishshepherds.com but it is hard for people to find and/or remember. If you are looking for wonderful dogs, you can find the website by searching for English Shepherds and Wyoming… but if you only read one or two blog entries about calving or cowboying……
Easter Egg- Part Two
When I begin an egg for pysanky, I might have a general idea of what I want… Traditional styles… or not. Traditional colors… or not. Sometimes I want to try something new. Like art deco styles… Wonderful end designs… Amazing bands of art deco swirls and integrated designs. My plan… Simple green and white. No…
Chain Cow Continues Her Adventures
I have to admit, I wasn’t sure this idea of mine was going to fly… I didn’t think anyone would be thrilled with this idea… But, it continues on… Remember this little number? She’s had way more adventures than a little Irish/American heifer(?) should ever have! I admit… I’m jealous. She’s in Texas right now… living it up….
A Growing Collection
Through the years, I’ve given most of my pysanky eggs away… to teachers, friends, family. I’ve always heard that if you give your first creative attempt away… then those “Muses” or creative spirits will come back to you and help you in future attempts. I continue to give most of these eggs away… evidently I…
Consistently Inconsistent
Although the day started cold… 27 degrees… by noon it was 50 or so… a gorgeous spring day in Wyoming! We are having many calves everyday… today we had 14! Vernon figures we are over halfway done and on the downhill slide. YAY! This time of year is always full of hard work for Vernon…
Someday Soon
The holiday must be over… it’s quiet in my house. No banter… No football game on the tv with a secondary background noise from computer or ipod… No key clicks from laptops at work… No opening of refrigerator doors to stare at contents… No semi-secretive attacks on the foil wrapped pie plates… No squeaking floors……
Studio Beginnings
Here’s the south facing wall of my studio/aka the old chickenhouse… The windows are covered in chicken wire… with traces of plastic sheeting left wafting in the breeze… The tiny picket door needs a latch to hold it closed… The wood door needs its hinges tightened so it doesn’t take a BIG SHOVE to open…