Sight-seeing: The Painted Desert
Our last stop before we said our farewells for the summer was a drive through the Painted Desert. What a spectacular place! We were slightly rushed because it was getting…
Sight-seeing: Petrified Forest
Saturday afternoon we wanted to do something special during our last few hours with Grandma and Grandpa. We decided to drive part of the way home with them via the…
Shooting, March 2014
Saturday morning... the cookstove was outside so it was a bit nippy making breakfast, but that was also the perfect excuse for the kids to run down to the fire…
Beethoven Choral Fantasy, Jay Hershberger with the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony
I'm so proud to share this performance by my "brother-in-law-once-removed" (well, he's the BIL of my SIL... I never know what to call it, but he's FAMILY! :-) ), playing…
Pillow Fight!
Where there are cousins, there will be pillow fights. The ranch is no exception. :-) It was so dark in the cabin, with only 2 dim lanterns for illumination, that…
Back to the Ranch
Last weekend, after a long winter in the valley, we finally got back up to the ranch. We had to leave Laurent at home due to her work and singing…
Baby James
What a treat it was to make a special visit to my friend Laura today to see her beautiful newborn baby boy, James Thomas! We brought some supper for the…
An Exceptional Concert
I really can't add anything to Mom's account of our afternoon of bliss on Sunday at the Phoenix Chorale's Celtic Concert, featuring original compositions and arrangements of traditional Irish music…
Helping
If your house is anything like mine, than you know all about the Pre Company Cleaning Tornado. Ours was spaced out over the first part of last week, but the…
Many Meetings
Oh, friends. What a spring in the desert it is to have a visit from a friend!! I have been away from the keyboard for several days, devoting my time…
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