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Christmas Tree Grinch
The spirit of the grinch invaded our Christmas tree this year. Our saga began the Sunday after Thanksgiving, the day we traditionally decorate. It’s early, yes, but I like to get the tree and garland up so there’s extra light in the house, a mood-booster as the nights...
Blueberry Oat Muffins
In Monday’s post, I wrote about the Camp Crook 125th Anniversary Cookbook sent by a friend. So today, I want to share a recipe from it for Blueberry Oat Muffins. The recipe was submitted by Rhonda Cordell. She’s a rancher who delivers calves Caesarean when necessary...
The Dog Report – Recycled
The more things change, the more they stay the same as this recycled post from December of 2007 proves. Abby the dog weighs 3 - 4 pounds more than in the picture above and her muzzle is completely grey - think raccoon in reverse. Abby the dog still lives with my...
Snowed In
The season’s first real snow made a grand entrance Saturday, greasing the skids with a sheen of ice, then sliding in with a howling wind that lasted all night. We woke Sunday to three or four inches of snow - it’s hard to tell because of the drifting - no church...
The Camp Crook 125th Anniversary Cookbook
The packages have been arriving thick and fast for the past week or two. Christmas presents ordered on the internet, a repair part for the upstairs shower, my camera lens back from the fix-it shop (yippee!), and a box all the way from cowboy country. In the package...
Walking on Water
Since Thanksgiving, I’ve become reacquainted with an old friend. We first met when I was a chubby, awkward sixth grader. As was her custom Miss Keagan, our battle-axe of a teacher no one ever messed with, handed out book orders and gave her recommendations. I listened...