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

Bar U Historical Ranch Rodeo – Part 1

Pin1ShareShareTweet1 SharesBar U Historical Ranch, located near Longview, Alberta (Canada), put on an old time ranch rodeo August 20, 2017.  Ranch Rodeos differ from other rodeos as points are awarded to teams representing specific ranches instead of individuals.  While the events vary, the common thread provides representation of action that would take place on a working cattle ranch. When my sister explained… Continue reading Bar U Historical Ranch Rodeo – Part 1

Unpleasant Tasks

Pin1ShareShareTweet1 SharesLooking around on the farm, after returning from my trip out west, numerous tasks had been put off far too long.  First, I needed to recover from a nasty bug and now I find my energy level is slow in returning.  Last week, I felt as if I began to start chipping away at… Continue reading Unpleasant Tasks