Getting ready for the LONG trip . . . It was the late 1950’s and Dad was in Toronto. With 15 friends. Twelve hairy chaps with four ...

Some of our blessings. Caution: Lift with care. I’ve been fairly active all my life. And I have the scars to prove it. I had all...

Delores from The Feathered Nest has issued a new Wednesday's Words challenge. This week's words are Donut, Flannel, Frayed, Inchi...

1965. The year boys were discovered in Milk River. Okay, yes, they had always been there. And yes, I had seen them. But up until ...

Staying with my Daddy for a few days.  We have lots of visiting to do.  So, a repost from a couple of years ago . . . A guest post by Eri...

Staying with my Daddy for a few days.  We have lots of visiting to do.  So, a repost from a couple of years ago . . . A guest post by Erik T...

Staying with my Daddy for a few days. We have lots of visiting to do. So, a repost from a couple of years ago . . . A guest Post by Erik ...

Visiting with my Daddy for a few days. We have lots of visiting to do. So, a repost from a couple of years ago . . . SupErik to the resc...

I love hearing about people. Where they came from. Who their families were. Their stories . . . I have a good friend who was...

This week's Wednesday words from Our Feathered Nest :  Incline, recline, divine, bovine, ravine, machine  or   valentine, engine,...

My good friend and fellow writer, Christina Dymock has created something remarkable. Okay, yes, there are other children's cook books...

The ranch Production sale day. The highlight of the Stringam Ranch year. The catalogs have been printed, painstakingly addressed (...

Coy-Bow. Sans guns . . .  My Dad had a speech impediment. Sometimes, he said things backwards. Oh, he could control it. He just chose no...

Mark, right and Erik, with Grampa Tolley in the background To complete his master's degree, my husband moved our (then) little famil...

Cute. Or slimy. You decide. Twenty Froggies Twenty froggies went to school Down beside a rushy pool, Twenty little coats of green, ...

Family games - mischief made legal On the ranch in the evenings, particularly the long, winter evenings, opportunities for entertainme...

A repost for a busy day . . . She of the foul mouth . . . There are creative ways of making one's anger and frustration known. Even ...

My good friend, Delores, from The Feathered Nest , gives a six-word challenge every Wednesday. Use these words in . . . something creative....