Category Archives: Ranch Life

I recently received a newsletter from Dennis Richardson, Oregon State Representative Fourth District.  He’s not the Representative from my district, but his point are so applicable to our area, I wanted to pass this along. For some background, the 1994 … Continue reading →

On June 28th our internet service provider shut down.  Since that time we’ve been essentially unconnected and offline (dial-up only).  It’s made life, well, “interesting”.  As I write this I am in my car, parked on the landing above my … Continue reading →

Before I moved to Oregon, I had never seen a warning sign saying “sunken grade”. In fact, the first few times I saw one I wasn’t exactly sure what it meant.  (Trust me, those grades weren’t very sunken, otherwise I … Continue reading →

Recently I attended (and presided over) the Coos Curry Small Woodlands Annual Meeting and Dinner.  We have them every year in February.  It’s a great time to have an evening out and meet up with other small woodland owners, most … Continue reading →

Recently I was awoken by our new kitty, George, racing through the bedroom and bathroom.  The pounding of his little feet on the wood and tile floors sounded like a herd of elephants rather than the patter of kitten paws.  … Continue reading →

Went up to the barn recently and found an amazing thing pushing up under the empty grain bags… gigantic mushrooms, 6 of them in a big clump.  They were so strong that they pushed the grain bags aside in the … Continue reading →

Last night we got the first snow of the season. Not much, but enough to stay on the ground for a little while, and it snowed off and on all day.  It’s early this year – I don’t ever remember … Continue reading →

Today was the day for inspecting the culverts that were recently installed on the Barn Road. I went with Coven, my 4-year-old grandson and Tom Purvis, from the local office of the NRCS (National Resource Conservation Service, part of the … Continue reading →

It’s not often that one gets the opportunity to set fire to 25 acres of grass, brush and slash, but that’s what we got to do yesterday.  “Why?” you might ask.  Well … An Oak Savannah is an area that … Continue reading →

We just recently welcomed a new addition to our menagerie, George.  He’s a 12-week-old orange male kitten, adopted (rescued?) from a household of about 30 cats and kittens.  So far, he’s fitting into our family life well.