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Vernal Equinox or Hello Spring!

20 Monday Mar 2017

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This is why 9/12 pitch and 100# snow load is required here. We’re happy to say goodbye to winter!  Our driveway is now almost clear and most of the yard has a foot or less of snow left.    We haven’t had it nearly as bad as some parts of the country, though.  We moved in here April 21, 2007, and it snowed the day before, so we really can’t count on winter being over – I have seen it snow in Wyoming the middle of June!  Seriously.

Local meteorologists say that we received 200 inches of snow this winter, 160 is usual,  however, history shows that we received around 300″ in 2007/2008.

The deer have been hungry the past few months and have feasted on my bushes frequently, especially the Blue Willows.  I hope they survive, but if they don’t that’s okay.  We’re not allowed to feed them, so if my bushes are collateral damage that’s fine.

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This Man’s Home Truly is His Castle

14 Tuesday Jul 2015

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If you would like to see an honest-to-goodness castle right here in Star Valley, Wyoming read my story in Wyoming Lifestyle Magazine. Here’s the link! http://www.wyolifestyle.com/currentissue.html Page 8. Enjoy.

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Tree Swallow Families

05 Sunday Jul 2015

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We have a couple of families of tree swallows that have taken up residency in bird houses in our back yard.  They are such fun to watch.  I think there is only one baby yet to leave the nests.  He appears to be afraid if height. 🙂  Last year I saw one that would come out a little ways, look down at the ground and go back inside.  Then he would repeat the action.  I figured he was thinking it sure was a long ways down to the ground.  I had to leave and by the time I got back he had apparently gathered his courage because he was gone.  Of course, his parents and siblings were hanging out on a nearby branch chiding him for all they were worth.  That was probably embarrassing.  Looks like this one is going to follow suite.

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Branding Iron Cafe, Bondurant, Wyoming

02 Thursday Jul 2015

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We recently took a road trip to Cody, Wyoming to celebrate our 57th wedding anniversary.   Heading down HWY 189/191 east from Hoback Junction toward Pinedale we came across this delightful little cafe in Bondurant.  It is so cute, tastefully decorated inside, and thoughtfully arranged.  The food is good and the staff is friendly.  If you are traveling that way you won’t regret stopping in.

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Saying Goodbye to Summer

19 Saturday Oct 2013

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We tangled with a deer recently so my car has been in the shop while the fall colors were at their best. I did find a few at a golf course. Wyoming transitions fast (except for winter…), and this year it seemed like a switch was flipped: one day it was still summer – the025

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Dialing the Remote

14 Monday Oct 2013

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Ah, the joys of growing older. I used to joke that we knew we’d arrived when we were offered senior discounts at restaurants without asking. We just laughed about it – now it’s not so funny.

Weird conversations due to our hearing don’t seem nearly as comical as they used to. The volume bar on our television is a mile long on the low side now and almost nothing on the loud. Having to find the phone via the locater is commonplace; trying to find what Continue reading →