Category Archives: Ranching

I Call It “Eco-Rustic.” With Actual Rust.

Posted on November 1, 2010 by

Finally found a new use for my branding iron. I wanted to get it out from underfoot but wasn’t ready to banish it to the shed or recyclers. That’ll work.

Posted in frugality, Humor, Life, Ranching | 4 Comments

Exit The Mighty Herd

Posted on August 3, 2009 by

After giving the matter a lot of hard thought, I finally decided that without access to the Trinity pasture I don’t really belong in the cow business. I mean, I could probably make it work one way or another if … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Friends, Horses, Life, Ranching | 1 Comment

On A Dime

Posted on July 22, 2009 by

This past week has been very…um…I’m searching for an adequate adjective here. Eventful? Taxing? Mind-blowing? Let’s just say challenging. So after Wednesday’s bit of vandalism at Trinity, the owners understandably decided that they didn’t want to deal with the liabilities … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Christianity, Friends, Horses, kids, Life, Love, Ranching | 4 Comments

Cows and Gizmos

Posted on July 16, 2009 by

A while back, before school got out for the summer, I promised Luke and Elizabeth that we’d go back to The Imagination Workshop sometime during summer vacation. “Sometime before you go to camp,” I promised them. We’d gone once before, … Continue reading →

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Roundup Part 2: Short And Sweet

Posted on June 6, 2009 by

When you have a roundup to work a total of three calves, the preparation takes longer than the actual job. Brooke hauled Stormy and Mahogany to Trinity for me in Doc’s rig, since I haven’t driven a truck in over … Continue reading →

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