I come from a long line of non-smokers. Generations of puff-nots. But my best friend had a cousin staying over for the summer. ...

Mark. In cleaner times. Family reunions. The renewing of ties. An opportunity to get re-acquainted. Catch up on family accomplishme...

Does this look delicious to you? Yeah, me either . . . My Mom had a magic cupboard in her bathroom. It was full of wonderful little bot...

If you are ever in Denver . . . Somewhere in or near Denver, Colorado, is my wonderful, stupendous, long-awaited, much-anticipated, bel...

Oh, please! Not that song again! I grew up on a large old Southern Alberta ranch. Among cattle, horses and hired men. I loved it. I spe...

The warring factions. Dinner is over. Everyone is comfortably full. With the cleaning of the dessert plates, the grandkids have s...

How do you relax after dinner? Okay, I admit it. Our family is weird. We like theatrics. And things medieval. Case in po...

See? Blue. When my husband married me, he got more than he expected. I came with baggage. More correctly. Horses. One was blue in colou...

Lake Okanagan. It only LOOKS peaceful and serene... The Ogopogo was going to get me! Ahem . . . I have a vivid imagination. I ad...

I know it's hard to tell, but there are differences . . . My husby and I were just finishing supper. The doorbell rang. He went to ...

Horses came in all shapes and sizes on our ranch. All shapes. And sizes. Oh, and materials. Maybe I should explain . . . On a w...

Admit it. This is scary... Okay. Maybe I overreacted. Maybe. We were on holiday. In a foreign land.  France, to be exact. An...

Yeah. We can do better. I had long, skinny children. Who always outgrew their clothes in length, far before said clothes fit them in ...

Dad, Jerry and Chris About 3 BD (Before Diane) But 5 minutes AC (After Coats) Our kids and grandkids were over for the weekend. Fortu...

Bambi and four of his pets Baby antelope kisses A ranch is a different place to grow up. Miles from any other humans, one...

Who would you hire? To a cowboy looking for employment in the 50s, the Stringam spread proved enticing. Many times, someone would ride ...