On the Alberta/Montana Border
Saturday, August 18, 2012

A Good Prank

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Tools for tagging and/or causing trouble As the only veterinarian for 100 square miles, Dad was called upon for many different animal ...
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Friday, August 17, 2012

That's Some Cat!

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My Kitty We had two Jersey milk cows. Jerseys are small, light brown, gentle cattle. With enormous, soft brown eyes. They are a ...
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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Someone's History

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The new ranch, nestled in the Porcupine Hills. When I was seventeen, my Dad sold the Stringam Ranch in Milk River. And bought anothe...
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

The Ugly Tourist

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See? Invisible! A Guest Post by Grant Tolley Tourist. The word evokes many images – almost all of them negative – in the mind of a...
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

The Best Thing About Holidays

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People on holiday say the darndest things. I'm sure that, in their real world, these people are well-adjusted and intelligent. But...
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Monday, August 13, 2012

Ow! -or- How Do You Spell Stupid?

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Branding Crew. I'm the one in the floppy hat. Sitting right behind the author of my misfortune. How many times would you bang your...
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Sunday, August 12, 2012

A Little Knowledge

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For years, the Canadian Government had a program. Okay, they have many, many programs. But this particular program was designed to s...
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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Fish Feet

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My friends and I were visiting/doing gymnastics on the living room rug. This was long before I had six babies. And said goodbye to the...
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Friday, August 10, 2012

Hiking . . . With Kids

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Yep. Just add 'cute'. If there’s a cute way to say something, kids will find it. It’s up to the adults to remember . . . N...
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Thursday, August 9, 2012

First Prayer

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"Eyes!" Dinner time was special in our house. It was the time when everyone gathered. When everyone ate. And everyone ...
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Mystery Meat

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Mmmmmm . . . Every family has customs at Christmas. Some are fun. Some funny. Some weird. Our family has several that fit into...
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Judgement Seat

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Me and my Partner in Crime/ Future Best Friend I was sitting in a Sunday School class yesterday. The group was studying a particular...
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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Insignificant. A short story. Part Three

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What would you do? If you could . . . Part Three “It is with great pleasure that we present this award to the team of Lucy Snow an...
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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Naptime

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Okay. Sometimes, it worked. Naptime. Next to bedtime, the highlight of a mother's day. Or at least in my mother's day. ...
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Truck Ballet

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Okay. Picture it in orange . . . If one was raised on a ranch in Southern Alberta, one was driving by the time one could clearly see a...
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