On the Alberta/Montana Border
Saturday, September 22, 2018

A Crime of Coffin

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Husby getting into character for 'Arsenic and Old Lace'. Husby has a scar on his chin. A long scar from a large wound. A...
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Friday, September 21, 2018

Carpent(h)er

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See? Her Mama (Daughter #2) is a carpenter. Has been for over a decade. Soooo . . . since long before Granddaughter #6 (hereinafte...
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Thursday, September 20, 2018

Pocket Prizes

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Mom (seated in the light-colored dress) And her parents. And her eight brothers... My Mom had eight brothers. And each of them had ...
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

More Than Talk

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Because today is, in many parts of the world, Talk Like A Pirate Day, I am re-introducing the Tolley Pirate Ship! From a post of July 2, ...
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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Identified

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Okay, they look a little funny, but we love them. A couple of years ago, our youngest daughter and her daughter moved back to Edmonton...
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Monday, September 17, 2018

The Baker

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Then My blonde-haired son with eyes of brown, Who rode his bike all over town, He’d reached the grand old age of nine, Had learn...
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Sunday, September 16, 2018

Respect

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The work is getting done. Guess who's in charge. Husby is retired now. As am I. He had been at the same organization for over ...
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Friday, September 14, 2018

Crowbarred

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I honestly didn’t see this one coming. Okay I’m quite sure you’ve realized that, with Sally, you can’t always predict things. But this...
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Thursday, September 13, 2018

Baby Trap

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This Plus this. It was a pretty normal Saturday evening at the Tolley’s. Parents and children seated on every availa...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Times Twenty

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In our house, birthdays came and went With regularity, And though we tried, it was so hard, To act with parity. The cake was sim...
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Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Fixed

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Daddy and Me. And George. I'm the one with the curlers in her hair . . . I like dogs. If I had to state a preference, I woul...
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Monday, September 10, 2018

My 'Teddy'

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When I was young, the dark I feared, My brothers teased and thought me weird, I sighed and recognized my lot, Imagination’s what I...
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Sunday, September 9, 2018

Sobering Truth

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Picturesque. And deadly. Branding time was an opportunity to celebrate. The calf crop – the ranch’s major source of income - had mo...
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Friday, September 7, 2018

Fly With Me

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Mom, George, Chris, Jerry, Dad and me. Not picuted: The clothesline. Climbing was my thing. Ask anyone. My climbing ability was le...
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