Well, it needs 4 more cut panels and the little pantry yet… but I think I’ll declare the floor done! It wasn’t that hard once we figured out seams and grout lines and centering and the 3 patterns we had to work with! We made mistakes that cost us time and extra panels, but we…
Bar Log Video
Here’s the video I promised. Yes, it is long and I’m sorry about that… but I hated to leave any step out! This sawmill was originally owned by Vernon’s great uncle who then sold it to the Mills Ranch about 45 years ago. My kids are thrilled to learn how to run it. They…
Bar Log
Up at the Mills Place is a sawmill. Ped and Gary, the Mills brothers, both enjoyed working this sawmill. Vernon had helped Ped a time or two, but had never run the saw. Now, Gary wants to keep the sawmill, so we don’t own it, but ever since we’ve bought the place, my boys have…
Roads
We made a flying trip to Billings today. I hadn’t planned to go because originally it was just Vernon and Victoria going to Cody to finish up the paperwork on her new car. But Vernon said since they would be halfway to Billings, why didn’t I go along and we’d figure out our cabinets. See,…
Meanwhile…
While I was going through my traumatic evening last night… plans did continue and we did have our bonfire. Remember the Cat that came through this fall? This was a smaller pile she had left behind. It took a little doing, but they managed to set it aflame. I finally gathered myself together and went out to the…
Starting on a Good Note
Starting on a Good Note! She’s back… Vernon woke me up this morning with the news that Dally was out in the yard. She seems OK… tired and hungry… we were up until midnight and the kids even later, so she had a long night of whatever! Vernon thought she was in heat, but if…
Ending the Year on a Bad Note
I painted today…from 10 am until 4:30 or so. Content with what I had accomplished, I left the house, braving the ice rink that is our parking area… Elsa was at my heels. Lucas was by the garage and quickly came at my request. Dally was nowhere to be found. It is now almost midnight,…
Struggles
Today the English Shepherd breed is having a major good news/bad news day. The good news is that today, a puppy miller/dog hoarder is being put out of business. She has 200 English Shepherds at her place outside of Billings, Montana. The bad news is that these dogs range from pups to 6 years old…
Aargh!
Frustration was paramount today. We had made it an early day… taking Johnny to Worland to catch a flight to Denver and then San Francisco to see Cindy, Vernon’s sister. We had our shopping list ready for the big city. Since it was so early, nothing was open yet, so we went out to eat…
Guest Photographer
My youngest son received a digital camera for Christmas. He took some good photos… so I thought I’d share them with you and give my camera a break. Today he and his older brother had the job of kicking the cows off of the fence. We don’t literally “kick” them of course! I think maybe…
Feeding What?
I have always enjoyed identifying birds, tracks, animals, plants, trees… whatever seems to cross my path. I was VERY frustrated on my cruise last year… asking locals what the names of the trees were and they would simply say, “I don’t know.” I don’t like that. I try to know what things are! Now I…
Flat Light
If you live in snow country, you know what Flat Light is. It is the inability to distinguish depth because the light is flat and doesn’t reflect normally in order for your eyes to perceive contrast and shadows. Flat Light comes with cloudy skies, snow falling, and snow on the ground. Watch ski races, and…