For farm use only . . . For kids who had been raised on the farm, moving to the big town was a big step. They handled it well. The street...

How peaceful it all looks. So deceptive . . . The 'tree field' on the ranch was just that. A field. With trees. Distinguished...

Oh, sure. He looks like that now . . . I had a project. Or more appropriately a PROJECT. And a household to run. And three little boys, a...

Don't let the outside fool you . . . Mom was a 'clean machine'. She loved swept floors, made beds and clean surfaces. And s...

My Mom. She of the wicked pen . . . and wonderful cooking. From my Mom . . . Blessed art thou, woman. For thou shalt be called '...

. . . or something similar . . . We were driving to town. Maybe that doesn't sound like earth-shattering news to you, but we lived ...

A reworked repost for a busy day. Enjoy! My elder siblings. Before they were elder . . . I was witnessing a miracle. My brother, Georg...

Bambi and four of his pets Baby antelope kisses A ranch is a different place to grow up. In many ways. Miles from any other h...

Ahhhh! Lunch! When one lives in the country, and rides the bus to school, one learns to take lunch. I did. Live in the country, take th...

Watch out! She'll get you! The morning milking happened . . . early. Before any of the younger kids were stirring. It was a peaceful ...

Okay, there are only six here. But you get the picture . . . Mom is third from the left. Bath time has changed over the past century. R...

 Never in Alberta.  I love Alberta. It's beautiful. Wide, grassy prairies. High, majestic mountains. Blue skies. Clear a...

Add one brother and it's pretty close. Not me, but you get the picture. So to speak . . . Eight years old. In my childr...

Our family loves taking holidays. And for a simple country family from Southern Alberta, we have managed to cover a good portion of the glob...

Picture him 20 years younger. The hair was red . . . Dad was the youngest in a family of 11 children. He had never been anywhere. His ...

Caught One!!! May 1, 2006 was my Husby's and my 30 th anniversary. Rather exciting on many levels. But, because we had celebrated o...

Note the pressure 'bob'. It's there for a reason . . . During their early years on the ranch, my parents sponsored several G...

Perfect for each other. My Mom had been raised on a ranch. She knew cattle And  could speak the language with anyone. But there were tim...