To complete Cousin Robb’s email from yesterday… Here it is. Some experiences are impossible to understand, much less mistake for mundane. For me, these usually have to do with just another example of the inhumanity of humanity: The hundreds of faces of the tortured in an infamous Khmer Rouge jail left me in tears (physical…
The Continuing Travels of Cousin Robb
For those of you that have followed me for a while, you know I share my Cousin Robb’s worldwide adventures. Cousin Robb is a workaholic who saves his money and then quits his job to go travel the world… usually as far from tourist destinations as possible. Other adventures of his can be found by…
Storyteller
I grew up with a father that was a storyteller. He loved history and on family trips in the car, he’d tell us stories… They just happened to be true… He could make those tales come alive. I’ve heard his dad was an even better storyteller, but I never met that grandfather. Put a bunch…
Old Cedar
The kids got to ride again this morning, but since I stayed up late teaching, I slowly opened my eyes when I heard the front door slam and the dogs bark at their exit. Though I made an attempt at cleaning and restoring my house to a pitiful semblance of order for a while, my…
Sometimes…
I don’t mean to embarrass S. She’s quite the hand, a family friend, a good student… There’re many great qualities in this package… But since I’ve been riding almost everyday (or I have some other feeble excuse like cooking for 30 people… ) I have to admit, I haven’t taken any photos since branding. WOW!…
More Branding Photos
Today we had rain… lots of it (for Wyoming) and at one point it was mixed with snow. I haven’t been able to look up the mountain due to cloud cover, so I wonder how low the snow line really is… It was warmer this morning than the temperature was after lunch. It was rather…
Branding in Photos
The following is a step-by-step photo essay of our branding on Thursday. First, ready your cedar firewood for the branding fire. We prefer cedar… it burns hot and is much quieter than a propane burner. Put your irons in the fire to heat… we have an “A” and a “bar”… since our brand is A…
Oh, My…
I can’t move… You are lucky I can type for a few minutes, because in 7 minutes, I will be in bed and asleep. Placed my foot in the stirrup at 7:30 am. Did luck out and get lunch at home! with zapped leftover lasagna! and a chair… Walked back in my door at 8:30…
Branding Day
Have you ever smelled burning hair? Ever get distracted with the hair curler and singe just a teensy bit of hair that you are sure no one would *ever* notice?? Ever play with a “metal match” while building a fire and have your long blond hair fall off your shoulder at the precise instant you…
Wordless Wednesday – Working Girl in Profile
My working girl, Dally, in profile… reminds me of her daddy!
Nick and Molly
Dally’s brother came for a visit the other day… Nick, who belongs to Kristie Crump of Gillette, Wyoming came with her daughter Lee Ann Brown. Lee Ann is the new proud owner of Molly. Got that??? Mother/daughter now own full siblings (from different litters). As soon as they drove up and I saw the dog…
Please Stand By…
After 3 days of riding, I got the day “off”. I’ve cooked the branding meal for tomorrow… Lasagna, breadsticks, corn, salad, jello salad, Monster cookies, toffee nut bars, peppermint brownies, and ice cream. I didn’t cook the ice cream. But ice cream counts since it is an important part of the menu! Plus I did…