Ranch

At the Bear Wallow Cafe, aka Barely Swallow Cafe, downtown Alpine. Been up a couple of days to freeze and flounder in the snow; home tomorrow.
Life is good.

Happy Ranch New Year

Starting @ Tal-Wi-Wi lodge, then to Greer @ Molly Butler, then the XA
Happy New Year! We have tons of snow, good friends, cozy fireplaces.
Happy New Year. Be Safe!
Love, Dad/Ur

Food!

Muzzle-loader Coues deer. Venison for dinner! Fun hunt w good friends.

Ranch Life..

Well, didn't get too far..that is an official hill billy in a ditch with blinkers on and horse trailer attached! Everyone is fine, buddies came out of the snow from everywhere, and we saved everything from going over into the morass! Took out a few tree limbs and Justice isn't too pleased but, what the heck, we are good! Trying still to get home but now in Globe!
Later, Dad/UR

Ranch life.

Trying to get the horse down to Tucson...12 hrs too late it seems. Nice (?)  big winter storm up here, but I think it's today or next year!
Still, it's nice and comfy in the cabin!

NFR Time!

Greetings from Thomas and Mack in Las Vegas, Rodeo time!
We brought up the Bonanza Wed eve, the usual great shopping, and the rodeo of course.
Love to all,
Dad/UR

Updates:

Hello all, Just some notes and some updates. Just got back from a really nice visit in Kansas: took the Bonana to the ranch, spent a couple of nights, then flew "almost" non-stop to Emporia. Gassed up in El Dorado. Got there in good shape, then Jim and I were joined by Wayne and Anna in a cutsey little bar there on Main street, Emporia, for a couple of libations. While there we witnessed the Emporia Kansas Christmas Parade! I did spend a couple of days with Mom aka G'Ma in Brewster Place, had a couple of nice drives, a couple of nice lunches. As you all know, she isn't doing very well. I spend the nights with Augusta and cousin Jim and had a lot of fun. One really nice dinner was in Cottonwood Falls in an old hotel dining room that's been there from the get-go; cattlemen era, with buffalo on the walls. It was a great evening with Uncle Bill, Aunt Naomi, Wayne/Anna, and Jim and Joyce and Augusta. Another evening I had dinner with my old friend Bob Dyck in the Blind Tiger, that little barbecue/bar-grill in Topeka. I started home Friday am accompanied at the airport by a group who wanted to see the airplane and take off, etc. Made all the way to Tucson with a couple of stops in between for fuel. It's going to be busy around here for a few days. Tonight is the Kansas State football game vs Texas; if we win that, Fiesta Bowl in Tempe! We are all hoping Mark M will join us if he can down from Kansas City! Our first of a couple of Christmas parties starts tonight as well. Wednesday Lynn and I head for Las Vegas NV in the Bonanza for the Nat'l Finals Rodeo time again! Love it up there this time of year! Watching Georgia play Alabama right now: in defference to Kristin, Go Georgia!! Love to all, UR/Dad