Pin1ShareShare1Tweet2 SharesTransitions in my life proved difficult for me. Truthfully, only in the last four or five years was I even conscious I struggled when faced with change. Any changes happening out of my control I seemed to temporarily lose my way. In addition, I have noticed myself avoiding certain decisions for the changes they would bring. Feels… Continue reading Roots and Wings: Seasons
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Garlic
Pin2ShareShareTweet2 SharesHome grown garlic hanging in the basement stairway gives me a warm, satisfied feeling of accomplishment. For me the process lacked the perfection I would have liked. I did not keep the area weeded as well I think I should have. At the end of the growing season I have raised garlic and it is hanging… Continue reading Garlic
Roots and Wings: Music
Pin1ShareShare1Tweet2 SharesBeginnings I believe my love of music began before birth in part passed on genetically. I traveled in utero when my mom sang in prisons with the Gospel Echos. As a baby I continued to spent time on the bus rides. I grew up in a church that sang four part acepella. As I grew I sang in our… Continue reading Roots and Wings: Music
Bar U Historical Ranch
Pin2ShareShareTweet2 SharesLocated just off of Highway 22 south of Longview, Alberta the Bar U Historical Ranch serves to display the history of ranches in the Foot Hills of the Canadian Rockies. It is quite impossible to miss this towering cowboy on the corner where you turn west. My 2016 Alberta visit found me purchasing two books… Continue reading Bar U Historical Ranch
New Chicks
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesThis week was filled with new life in the form of hatching eggs. The Swedish Flower Hen broody had 6 SFH eggs to hatch out and the IncuView Incubator held 13 fertile Silver Gray Dorking eggs. Broody SFH hen: 6 Swedish Flower Hen eggs Monday night October 23, 2017: Broody hen 1, Incubator 0. Tuesday morning… Continue reading New Chicks
Using what I Had
Pin1ShareShareTweet1 Shares2014 found me feeling frustrated and defeated with my present circumstances…. I knew I was not going back to previous jobs(for a long term solution) working as an equine trainer and manager. My current health would not allow it. Recovering from a tough onset of Mono while dealing with other chronic illness left me… Continue reading Using what I Had
Kananaskis Country
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesThe beginning of our day trip in August 2017 to Banff National Park lead us through the beautiful Kananaskis County. Highway 40 guided us north winding through the Canadian Rockies. A few times we stopped to stretch our legs and take pictures. Around each bend a new sight awaited. Beauty! Beauty! Beauty! There are various parks within Kananaskis Country. In Peter Lougheed… Continue reading Kananaskis Country
Waldhaus Pub
Pin2ShareShare1Tweet3 SharesOur day trip to Banff National Park included a stop in the town of Banff. Travel along for a visit to the Waldhaus and enjoy a meal on the Pub patio. We found our way to a parking spot down along the Bow River after driving through town. My heart called me to hike up a… Continue reading Waldhaus Pub
Growing Sweet Potatoes in a Bucket
PinShareShareTweet0 SharesMy Mom, seen my sprouting sweet potatoes on the counter and exclaimed, “You know you can grow sweet potatoes from these”? She had given them to me, purchased locally to her house. I had not eaten them all. Intrigued, I ask her for more details. This is how I began growing my own sweet potatoes. She clued me in… Continue reading Growing Sweet Potatoes in a Bucket
Bar U Historical Ranch Rodeo – Part 2
Pin2ShareShareTweet2 SharesDuring the intermission I enjoyed the display of talent by local Canadian artists. The air had a bit of a chill in it. No sun to warm us with an overcast sky. The distinct smell of horse and cow manure mixed with dirt floated on the breezes as the arena was worked for the next events. … Continue reading Bar U Historical Ranch Rodeo – Part 2