I'm thrilled to announce the winners of the draw for my books! First, I'd like to thank everone who entered. I was touched that so...

Last day! Until midnight tonight, I will be taking entries. Three lucky people, drawn at random, will each win one of my new books! ...

Look at this! I caught a snake. Garter variety. The banks of the river abounded with such things, as well as frogs, tadpoles, minnows...

Okay. I admit it. Sometimes kids have a strange idea of what’s funny. Let me explain . . . My brother, George, and I loved watching T...

The ranch cook. With Chris and Jerry. Mom could make anything taste good. And it didn't matter what she had going in her life, meal...

My books are in and I'm announcing a contest! For the next five days, I will be taking entries. The three winners, drawn at rando...

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...