I tried to work more on Megan’s table today. I cranked up two little heaters and went to burning. After an hour of huddling in my studio at 25 degrees and a howling wind outside, I gave up. While my studio seems snug, it’s draftiness is quite apparent when the wind is blowing. I retreated…
Bulls
Whipping up a couple of pound cakes, an annual meeting (you know, it’s like we’re a business or something), and a long attempt at helping a friend with her printer/phone/wi-fi/internet… not a necessarily photogenic day. But there was this…
Ledger Art Class
It was all I wanted and more! Robert is a good teacher, leading us into the past and explaining the beginnings of ledger art, then sharing modern artists of the ledger art tradition. Before we knew it, we were working on our own artwork. Encouraging and positive, Robert led each of us on our own…
Ledger Art
While my accomplishments today involved my vacuum and cleaning rags, that simple repeated and temporary chore of cleaning…blech… I’m excited for tomorrow! The Ten Sleep Library has received a grant from Lifetime Arts for an art workshop for those aged 55 and older. Our artist of choice is Robert Martinez from Riverton. Known for his…
#TBT: What I Have To Work With… v.2.0
This was first posted January 30, 2011. WWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWOOOOOO.That’s my imitation of a fog horn… and boy! did we need one today! Fog set in and STAYED. All Day. All DAY! How weird is that?Wyoming’s not known for fog… moisture in the air just doesn’t happen that often…But we were proud recipients today! I’m still on…
Wordless Wednesday: “Farm Dog”… and a Winner (or two!)
For a jigsaw puzzle of this farm dog on a grey day, go HERE. **** 22 people commented on my post the other day which qualified them for an entry in my calendar giveaway. I entered the numbers in a random number generator and, voilà! Two winners! The winners are: Carole and Beth! Please send…
Progress and Pause
While the guys stay busy feeding cows and bulls, fixing fence, repairing machinery, or doing paperwork, I’m left to my own devices. That means I fill my days with cleaning on my house, doing laundry, taking Bravo for a spin out and about, and crafting. If I get going on crafting, sometimes the first three…
Christmas on the Ranch Video
A compilation of activities around Christmas here on the ranch. This video covers from December 19 – December 27, 2021. A Christmas pageant, sledding, some alcohol ink art work gifts I made, more sledding, Johnny’s 91st birthday, Christmas lights and Christmas, horses and then that pesky unwanted visitor. She was scared away and so far…
Unique Table
I lose track, but somewhere along the way, I started working on a table for Megan. It’s had an adventurous life, and we thought we could give it a start for a new one. Step One was me woodburning sunflowers onto its stained, water damaged, but mainly good top. At this point, I *think* I’m…
Things Change. Or Do They?
This is my “dog wall” in my studio… a small collection of vintage English Shepherd prints and various mementos from mainly Lucas. A dog book shelf… and a particular photo. This photo of Lucas from my studio window won me a photography award from the BlogHer community. I had to reminisce because… As I did…
Win For Me and a Win For You
Thanks for all of your encouraging words! It’s been a fun ride, blogging for fourteen years… I never thought I’d do that! I need to send a thank you back… some of you have sent me things … and I’ve never acknowledged them. It’s fun and exciting to receive surprise presents from readers. I’ve received…
#TBT: Happy Blogoversary to Me!, v.2.0
This was first published January 20, 2011. Here I am, celebrating my 14th year! Whew! Yup.It’s true.January 20, 2008, I began this blog! After following some blogs out there… and having people question me about my life through my Rimrock English Shepherds website… I hemmed and hawed and bit my fingernails and kicked some dirt and stuck…