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

A repost. By request... Gramma and Grampa Stringam In 1912, ‘going to visit the family’ took on a whole new meaning. Let me tell y...

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

I am in awe of people who can draw. Okay, yes, I just can't help but rhyme. I do it all the time. Argh! I have a nephew. His name i...

I had long, skinny children. Who always outgrew their clothes in length, far before said clothes fit them in width. As they grew, ...

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

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

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

Okay, there are only six here. But you get the picture . . . Mom is third from the left. Bath time has changed over the past century. ...

The crew. With one small addition. When I was 10, my dad had the opportunity to buy a second small ranch just over an hour from the ho...

If you look closely... Recently we would have celebrated Daddy's 91st birthday. That’s significant. What else could I do but...

The quilt presented to my parents when they moved away... In 1974, My parents sold their long-time holdings in Milk River, Alberta and...

On the prairies, pies come in two forms. The edible. And the inedible. One kind is made from prairie fruit. The other comes from cow...

A good start. Seventeen. The magic number. And she was so close! Gather around. I have a story to tell . . . Our family loves ...

My little soldier. My kids belong on a stage. Case in point: It was a hot, sunny, summer afternoon. We sometimes get those in Ed...

Or something similar . . . We were driving to town. Maybe that doesn't sound like earth-shattering news to you, but we lived a ha...