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

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

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 sp...

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

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

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

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 ...

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...