Today found us on horseback again, trying to beat the bad weather that is rumored to be on its way. Our mission was to gather the calves at the Mills Place and bring them home to our school section. As I’ve done before on working days, I decided to make today an OOPE day –…
An Audience
Well, we had to let the kids go back to their respective “homes” today. Three went back to Laramie (cousin Caleb included) and one to Kaycee. We cleaned up some garbage at the Mills place, doctored the sick calf, loaded up Caleb’s snowmachine into his pickup, ate some pitiful lunch and then they left. It…
Different Directions
These days, now that the kids are really adults, when they are home, we all can go different directions and accomplish a great deal. Early early this morning, Daniel and Victoria accompanied their grandfather to a bull sale in Billings, Montana. That entails a four hour drive…a walkthrough of the bulls (which, of course, we’ve…
So Tired
I am SO TIRED… we worked all day up at the Mills place tearing out walls, doing electrical, figuring out stuff on the fly. Do I want the outlets here or here? Do you want the stove to be here? How tall is the bar going to be? How tall is the back of the…
To You…
To You… Wherever you go this holiday, whether it be on frosty mornings, or warm afternoons… Whether you travel far or just down the road… Whether you meet with friends or hug your relatives… Know that you are Rich in many things… Know that Love will carry you through… That friends and family are blessings……
It’s Gone!
Remember just a little while ago, when I talked of Beginnings? We have been discussing the remodel of the kitchen at the Mills place. Nothing too pressing… just debating cabinets, and placement of appliances, and some minor stuff. Well, the boys came home from Laramie on Monday evening. I spent yesterday in Worland – a little…
Girls
This is an OOPE photo from the other day. Note the dark edge of my pocket, proof the camera was really there! I liked it then… but after spending the weekend with my mother, I like this photo even more. This is Dally and Elsa trotting along peacefully side by side. The work is getting…
I’m Baaaaaack!
Did you miss me??? I apologize for not posting yesterday, but I really was “out of pocket”! I left Saturday morning, drove 2 hours, met up with the guys at a bull sale for a brief update, they’d picked out the bull they wanted, but the sale hadn’t started yet. I then drove another hour…
OOPE 2 Fave
After my hands unfroze and we arrived back at our barn yesterday… I snapped this. My father-in-law is feeding the horses some hay. I’ve just turned Tart loose out the main door. It is a nice old barn…and would be lots nicer if someone would rechink all those holes. It just doesn’t seem to be…
OOPE 2
Yesterday I started the Out Of Pocket Experience where you come along on a working day with me… and I take photos as I slave away with the camera winking out of my pocket. No focus, no framing, nothing artistic in evidence. I don’t have time for that, I’m WORKING! Today we finished up the…
Out of Pocket
You ever heard the term, “She is out of pocket.”? Basically it means someone is unavailable, out of touch, gone, removed. That was me today… at least in one sense. We worked our heifers, so I had to cancel Lucas’ reading session at school. Waaah. Oh, well. On the other hand, we got to ride…
Old Girl – One Last Time, Honest!
I know my tipi has been the focus lately and though it isn’t a part of REGULAR RANCHLIFE, hey, this blog is about MY RANCHLIFE, and most people don’t know about tipis, so I consider this an educational opportunity! I really hate losing those “teachable moments”, so bear with me. I did shrink the photos,…