On the Alberta/Montana Border
Saturday, July 14, 2012

The SunSet Date

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Just the two of us. My Husby believes in date night. A least once a week. He and me. Fun. In our earlier, more penurious days...
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The Last Tantrum

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Don't let the tie fool you. Our eldest son had a world class talent. World class. If it had been an event in the Olympics, ...
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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Barbie - The Ultimate Weapon

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Okay. She's tougher than she looks . . . My little brother and sister were playing. Something they wasted a lot of time doing....
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

The Non-Party Animal

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Jerry. With Mom. Oh, and me. Jerry is my big brother. He’s cool He’s neat. And he never could be considered a ‘party animal’. ...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Rise and/or Shine

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Go ahead! Sing! How do you 'rise and shine'? Throughout my life, I have been summoned from sleep in various ways. Some ge...
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Monday, July 9, 2012

The Kindling

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I was never the victim of bullies in grade school. But there were kids that didn’t like me. And at times, I wished ‘nasty’ on them. ...
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Sunday, July 8, 2012

Small Town (Lack of) Education

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Milk River is a small place. Hardly more than a dot on a map. And, though it was the centre of my world, in a cosmopolitan sense, it...
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Saturday, July 7, 2012

Our Mike

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A reworked post for a very busy day. Enjoy! We had a dog.  Mike.  Big dog.  Saint Bernard.  Very protective.  He thought nothing of ...
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Friday, July 6, 2012

The Birds and the Bees

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No Yes This story is about sex. But it’s not what you think. I was raised on a ranch. There are animals on a r...
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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Generation Gap(e)

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Look closely. I'm sure you'll see some gaps . . . Okay, I don't want to suggest that there is a generation gap in our fam...
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Speedooooooooooooooo!

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It's July. Time for a story about Christmas. Because. And in keeping with what has become a week of stories about my Husby, my ...
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Honey Bunny

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He is a Honey Bunny! I admit it. I call my Husby names. Maybe I should explain . . . My Husby was serving on a church committee...
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Monday, July 2, 2012

The Beaumont Pie-Rats

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Monday's PhotoPrompt: Inspired by my PhotoPrompt group and my good friend Delores at The Feathered Nest   For several months, my Hu...
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Sunday, July 1, 2012

The 'Eyes' Have it

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The Stringam ranch house had one delicious feature. That kids love. And parents hate. The kitchen ran right into the hallway, wh...
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Saturday, June 30, 2012

What Matters Most

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You see animals. They see . . . Sometimes, all that matters is the obvious . . . Our grandchildren were playing. I should mention...
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Friday, June 29, 2012

Bravery for the 'Faint' of Heart

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Which are you? I just read that, when faced with something dire, a person will fight. Or a person will fly. Sometimes, we don't ...
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Thursday, June 28, 2012

I Can Fix That!

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Foreground: Ranch. Background: Machinery Hill On the Stringam Ranch, there was a hill. A large hill. It had old machinery parked ...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Talking Turkey

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I am bilingual. Oh, not in the way you imagine. My second language really isn't that practical. Truth be told, I don't even ...
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Dining-Chair Buses

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Oh, the places we went . . . Photo Credit Mom was washing the floor. Something she did often. Because. I should mention also ...
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