Blair and Anita. And me. In my beautiful 'fur' coat. Okay. I was six. Grade one is hard work! I was tired! And we lived a milli...

It seemed a good idea, I thought                 Some hours in the yard. The winter months had been so long                 And I ...

Mom, with Chris and Jerry. Mom's the goofy one in the middle. Mom liked cleaning. With six kids, one husband, assorted hired men an...

There really aren't 20 mule teams inside. I looked. On the Stringam Ranch, electronic media was in its infancy. We had one TV chann...

Stringam Ranch. Everything . . . except a phone "Operator." “I want to talk to Jody.” “Number, please.” “Six.” Electric ringi...

We live a ten-minute drive from a large city. A city that has more stores than our bustling little town. Stores we occasionally need to...

Mom and Dad, with Pimple Pants, Rusty, Jerry and Bert Parents put a lot of thought and even prayer into the naming of their offspring. ...

Ahh, Sinbad. Hero. Heartthrob. Nightmare. Movies are the greatest creation since . . . well . . . forever. Needless to say, I'm hoo...

We just got a new freezer.  Upright because we're no long able to stand on our heads to reach for things in the bottom of the good old...

Yummm! Though we lived at the back of beyond, the modern world did at times intrude. Certainly it was there in the tools we used and, i...

Ever been scammed? I have. It's a terrible feeling when you realize what has happened. But it's nothing new. Allow me to il...

The small, green roof? Blacksmith Shop aka Playground To one side of the barnyard, squatting amid neatly-stacked barrels and other ranc...

Dad. He of the wondrous voice. My Dad loved to sing. Fortunately, for the rest of us, he had a very nice voice. And great rhythm. It...

On our way to the ranch. Five siblings, three nephews and one niece. During our travels earlier this summer, my Husby, siblings and I t...

Paradise flowed right around the main Stringam Ranch buildings. Siblings with cousins. To the adult residents of the ranch, it was the S...

Breakfast. The most – interesting – meal of the day. Mom believed in beginning the day with a good, hot, hearty meal. Bacon. Sausage....

By little brother and fellow cattleman, Blair Stringam. So many adventures... If it wasn’t for guardian angels I don’t know if I wo...