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Calving Season Birthdays
It’s been hard to stay on top of blogging since calving season has started for us so I apologize for the delay. Both my husband and son have birthdays about a week apart at the beginning of our calving season. One of the traditions we’ve carried on from my husband’s youth that’s always made having a…
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The Modern Day Ranch
America’s ranches may have gone through some changes over the last 150 years but ranching is still going strong and continues to be a great part of western Americana. From the start of most of America’s ranches, hardy women have been a crucial part of the operation and women have contributed in numerous ways. I…
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Meals on Wheels
A lot of today’s ranchers have modernized the way they feed their cows by using a hydraulic bale bed. My husband refers to ours sometimes as a tractor because the system replaces feeding cows with a tractor and is considered valuable equipment on our outfit. Our bale bed feeder is a DewEze. What’s handy, and…
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A Rancher’s Desk
A rancher’s office is outside so naturally his desk is located in his pickup. You can learn a lot about a man by the desk area that he keeps. For instance, hair covering the seats and floor is an indication that his office assistant sheds a lot. A rancher’s desk has essential office supplies needed to…
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Our V.I.T. (Very Important Tool)
I recently wrote a column about twine cutters. They are a necessary implement in the wintertime for feeding cows hay that comes in round bales. Since these bales are held together tightly with nylon twine, a sharp-edged tool is needed to cut the strings. Most guys will just use a pocket knife. My husband likes…
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Ridin’ Shotgun
Most farm and ranch outfits have a dog around the place. Our dog Pepper, gets to go along to help feed cows in the winter and check water and cows in the summer. It’s all fine and dandy if there are no other passengers because then Pepper has the whole passenger’s seat to herself and…
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Reminiscing Little Delights in 2012
Sometimes it’s hard to remember those little things that happen to us throughout the year that make us smile, like now. It’s been a depressing couple of weeks for me thinking about the victims in Newtown, Connecticut, the surviving schoolmates, the families, friends, and the community. I continue to pray daily for them. Tragedies like…
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Girlfriend Survival Kits
When I have time, I like to make gifts for my friends either for Christmas or their birthdays. I enjoy giving thoughtful gifts from the heart but when I have a lot of friends on my Christmas list I want to give gifts to and can’t spend a lot of money for several gifts so…
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