Stories by James E. Greet. We went to Grandma’s for Christmas one winter. I was probably three or four years old. It was about nine miles up the mountain to Grandma’s. Mom drove the team and buggy. The buggy didn’t have a top, but mom wrapped us kids in plenty of quilts, and I don’t…
Reminiscing V
Stories from James E. Greet. “One morning, mom wondered if there were any fresh wagon tracks on the county road past our gate, and she sent us kids to go see. George and Marjorie said yes, there were. They tried to explain to me how they could tell, but to no avail. I could see…
Reminiscing IV
Sorry about last night, somehow, I couldn’t post… I tried for 3 hours! Let’s go back to the tried and true… Reminiscing by James Greet. “There was lots of activities going on. The county road passed right along one side of our pasture. There, big bands of sheep trailed by on the road. Twelve to…
Throwback Thursday: Q&A, January 2014 Edition
Ugh. 24 hours after I started. I’ve edited and cut and renamed and tried and tried. Will this work yet? This was first posted January 12, 2014. Nope. It won’t let me paste my writing from 2014. Time to drop kick this machine… I can write, but I can’t copy and paste. Consider this a…
Wordless Wednesday: Evening Glow
For a jigsaw puzzle of the evening glow down in the valley, go HERE.
Reminiscing III
I’m thrilled you are enjoying excerpts from a small type written “book” from James E. Greet, who was one of Johnny’s brothers. Let’s continue! “Dad spaded up a garden spot about twenty foot square just behind the cabin for mom. Dad built a stockade type of fence around it from native material. Mom’s folks came…
Reminiscing II
By James E. Greet, 1991“There was the summer that the folks lived on the mountain claim with my older brother and sister and me. I was about three years old, and that would have been 1921. Our home was a one room log cabin that dad put up. It had a window in either end,…
Cold History
Not a great deal of work is going on at the moment… the boys each have small herds to feed in the morning. Every three days Vernon is on rotation to break ice for the cows in the badlands. Tractor upkeep, prepping for delivery of feed, and paperwork (plus some flu recovery) fill the days….
Wyoming Goldback
So we celebrated Vernon’s birthday on the 1st. We “gave” each other a new couch and recliner… but we would have done that even if our birthdays weren’t in the past few weeks. I found a unique gift that Vernon did think was pretty cool. Since 1971, U.S. currency has not been linked to gold….
Top Ten of 2023
The top ten posts of 2023! 10. 1000% Better : My review of our new style of barbed wire fencing… 9. Wordless Wednesday: Good Morning : Usually, my simple photos for Wordless Wednesdays and puzzles don’t make the Top Ten list, but this early morning sunrise did. 8. Tent Calf 2 : I continue the…
#TBT: Vaccinate Some More, v.2.0
Since they did this again today, I chose this entry for my Throwback Thursday post. First written, January 2, 2014. Bangs vaccination. By law, heifers must be vaccinated against brucellosis, a bacteria that can cause spontaneous abortion of calves. Proof that your cattle have been vaccinated include a tattoo in the right ear with your…
Wordless Wednesday: Cabin Sunset
For a jigsaw puzzle of a friend’s cabin at sunset, go HERE.