Armadillo Research, Cowgirl Style
I’ve been doing some extensive field research for the ‘North American Armadillo Society’ * this fall. Based on my many real life random observations here is what I have learned about Armadillos....
View ArticleOurs Is Not To Question Why
It’s hunting season in Kansas ……. again. T.H. bought himself this fake deer and planted it in the front yard. Where it stood for several weeks. Why? You ask. Why? I ask myself “Why?” several times...
View ArticleBuffalo Gals
I have a new riding coach. He has these two buffalo. He’s trying his hardest to teach me to be a better rider and competitor by working these buffalo like cattle. Buffalo are better than cattle to...
View ArticleMy Big Fat Red Neck Renovation
When I married T.H. I wasn’t young. I knew the difference between fantasy and reality. But I did not want to believe …… …… the truth. The truth became increasingly apparent when T.H. started renovating...
View ArticleCowgirl Christmas in September
Last Labor Day weekend I was traveling to Stillwater, Oklahoma with two horses in 100 degree heat.I thought it was a good time to go practice with my Ranch Sorting Coach. (Who does that?) I was 15...
View ArticleWherefore Art Thou Romeo
Romeo, Romeo Wherefore art thou, Romeo? Thou art in my barn. Thou wert delivered to me by Kerry. Thou art my new buddy. Thoust head is too big for a picture. Thou doest like a scratch on thy...
View ArticleI Am Not The Donkey Whisperer
Alas, the greatest love was not to be. It turns out that Juliet is kind of a bitch. She won’t let Romeo eat. I don’t want a fat pony or a skinny donkey. So I decided to take Romeo over to ‘Trap...
View Articlechubby cowgirl art
When I started my blog 2 years ago I knew nothing about how it all works out there in cyberspace. I just knew it was fun. When my webmaster asked me to give him the Search Engine Optimization...
View ArticleI Think I’ll Ride My Pony
Not Really. She’s too small. But I think I’ll take pictures of her and add a song and make a video to that effect. I think I’ll spend untold hours amusing myself with this when I should be...
View ArticleI Lost My Pony in the Snow
Little white dogs and ponies are not cut out for blizzards. We got smacked with two “record-breaking” (for Kansas) snow storms in one 5 day period. It was called the “Blizzard of Oz 2013″. For three...
View ArticleMind Reading Flying Pony
Since receiving our pink slip from T.H., I decided it was best to move Playboy and Blitz over to my temporary home while we wait for our severance pay. The neighbor’s ranch where I’m living has a...
View ArticleKansas Americana
Last Saturday my friend Laura and I were going to spend the day riding and working our cowdogs. When I got to her place, the wind was howling and it was cold. She said “Let’s go to Yoder for the...
View ArticleTraveling Circus
Ever since T.H. texted me that it was “curtains” for us, I started gathering up and organizing my “stuff”. My most precious possessions. I took inventory and I pondered… ”This must be what it feels...
View ArticleGate Wide Open
“ Live like someone left the gate open.” My friend Terri left that comment on my last blog post. I can’t get it out of my head. That is the perfect answer to the eternal question about the divorce....
View ArticleA Day in the New Life
It turns out my new life isn’t so different from my old life. Not surprising, considering I only moved “next door”. “Next door” being a couple of miles away with only grass, trees, hills and creeks...
View ArticleCow Lick
I turned these two goof-balls out in a big pasture with my friend’s heifers. (Heifers are young cows that have not had a calf yet…. for you ranch virgins) Being that these guys are “cow horses” she...
View ArticleA Cowgirl’s Mirage
A Mirage I’ve lived here for 8 months now. About a month ago I discovered this pond. Which is about 100 yards from the front door of my cabin. I’m not the most observant person in the world. In my...
View ArticleMowing is Chicken Soup for the Soul
Wednesday I went to court. They granted the divorce. Even though I wanted it, I was surprisingly sad after it was over. Sitting in the hallway of our little courthouse with all the local thugs going...
View ArticleIn Search of Pitcher Sage
My friend, the matriarch of this beautiful ranch, sent me a card this morning that read…. “Welcome to Autumn……. the finest time of the year!” Earlier in the week she asked me if I’d seen the...
View ArticleMost Beloved Cowboy
I ride a lot. Which means I think a lot. My favorite subject …….. no surprise…. Cowboys. I know what you’re thinking. And you’re right. I think about “that” a lot. But not today. Today I’m thinking...
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