Hay dust filters through the sunlight, drifting in lazy circles until it settles back on wooden edges. Ancient grain, a pile of manure (well-aged), mice scent, and dried out leather add to the ambience as I wonder at the memories held in these log walls. Memories that don’t belong to me, yet I can feel…
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Remembering in the Quiet
Wow! Here I’ve been sitting on this story because I thought it would only be of interest to my family… and boy, was I wrong! I’m glad so many of you thought it was touching and fun listening to that old-time gospel music. Maybe next time I need to make a slide show, I’ll use…
Good Friends Test
My apologies for missing a post yesterday, that’s the first time since… gee… I can’t remember. Seems like I’m here everyday! I had a full day, and arrived home at midnight. Midnight is not a good time to create a last minute entry. Now I’ve been up til midnight working on one or two or…
The Hands of Greet Ranch
The skin may be covered in oil and grease. The fingernails may be full of grit and goo. A splinter or a barbwire cut is usually evident. The fingers may curve in atypical directions… blame it on football or machinery or livestock. There are no rings to snag in a pto. Calluses are present, especially…
Four Minutes of My Day
I’ve had my shower, removed some trail dust, and I’m currently sipping on some of the *finest wine*. OK. Charles Shaw. From Trader Joe’s. <It was reported that my previous link had malware attached to it. So sorry. Please don’t let it download anything! Thanks, Penny!> I can relax now… so long as Rocky quits *barking*……
Greet Ranch Annual Labor Day Preg Test Retreat
You are hereby invited to participate in the annual Greet Ranch Labor Day Pregnancy Testing Retreat. From the beginning… to the end… of your stay, you will delight in your personal exposure to the ultimate in pregnancy testing experiences. Opportunities may include such exciting privileges as checking for veterinary tattooing and bangs vaccination tags on…
Showerhouse Experience
Please indulge me with one last wedding story… Most weddings have something that goes “wrong”… at mine, my sister left Vernon’s ring behind… since it didn’t fit and needed resized… she thought we weren’t using it. That was easily remedied since I was married at my parents’ house and the ring was just upstairs. Victoria’s…
A Tiny Smile
They sat there. Each to themselves, but together. She couldn’t tell if her older brother was reflecting or questioning in his mind. There was no nervous movement. He had been here before. He glanced at their mother with concern in his eyes, but he was hard to read right now. It was disconcerting. He was…
Time to Be A Cowboy
I shifted my weight to my left foot and stood on tiptoe. Well, as much of “tiptoe” as you can get in a stirrup. The dun below me adjusted for my shifted position but continued to rip green grass. Though I squinted in the morning sun, I still couldn’t see anything. I sat back down…
You, You, You, Yucca, You!
Daniel and Brandon are 14 months apart in age. As they were growing up, they often were mistaken for twins… some people had trouble telling them apart (which just *kills* me, because they are very different!) Growing up on a remote ranch in Wyoming helped bond them even more than their close age. I was…
Fleeting Memory
Clouds rolled in this evening with a little rain and more lightning… and after it left, I decided it was going to be a spectacular sunset. I sat there on the rough wood of the aged picnic table. Mosquitoes buzzed and landed on my bare arms. The air was still, heavy with the sweetness of…
Ah, the Romantic Life…
I’ve heard it many times. Heck, I used to believe it myself. How AWESOME your life must be… you live on a *RANCH*! Well, it is true MOST of the time… It is the small percentage of times when you are doing things like today, that most people wouldn’t enjoy. This is not Bonanza! (though…