Monthly Archives: February 2012

Outhouses and Grizzly Bears

In the 1950s, my aunt and uncle owned a ranch about 10 miles north of West Yellowstone, Montana. It was a beautiful spot, mostly natural pasture land, with a two story log house which sat on top of a hill, providing a marvelous … Continue reading

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For Your Own Safety Please Do Not Crawl On the Lion

This particular blog subject began innocently enough.  I was making brownies last night and indulging in my favorite cleanup activity:  licking the bowl and spoon.  Glancing at at the back of the box as I went to throw it away, … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Little Bit

Little Bit is the very abused bull terrier I wrote about in January.  She’s now just past the half way point in recovering from her latest (and hopefully last) surgery.  She’s been through a lot in her first year and … Continue reading

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Of Cousins and Cousins and More Cousins and…

I’m an only child.  When we were first married, I think my husband assumed my lack of siblings would make life with his in-laws a lot simpler than if there were a host of brothers/sisters-in-law to cope with.  What he … Continue reading

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A(nother) Great Procrastinator

OK, I have to admit, you’ve caught me!  Its been two weeks since I’ve posted, partly due to the fact I’m a world-class procrastinator.  Always have been – my Mother always said I ruined her Christmas by not arriving until … Continue reading

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Squish It! Squish It!

  One of the blogs I follow has been having a discussion about spiders http://shayfabbro.com/2012/01/20/my-fear-of-spiders/ complete with pictures of awesome, and nasty looking, spiders.  I’m not a fan of spiders.  The only ones I don’t mind are daddy long-legs and the … Continue reading

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