Monthly Archives: June 2013

Cindy called me yesterday when i got home from my gig. Her car had an oil leak. so we decided we’d leave it at her favorite mechanic’s and I’d come pick her up. we ate a nice meal and then went over to spearfish and got a trampoline for her and the grandkids…I also gotContinue reading “Lots of exercise”

The southern ones- They and their parents live in Custer- went and moved the steers on to the other bunch this morning. then we rode thru’ them all looking for bad eyes and crips,. didn’t find any…now they are showering.. Man! You didn’t want to be riding down wind of them little boogers! 😉 Oh,Continue reading “Me and the boys”

As in cows with out a calf at their side, for one reason or another. Chance and I and them hooligans running around here, brought the fresh steers in who had the dry’s running with them. We sorted off the cows and kicked the steers across the road. Hopefully I can roust the troops tomorrowContinue reading “Dry’s”

The boys been riding them. They wear Grampa out! They boys, not the ponies! Got a call we had a couple yearlings trotting down the road, south. we looked and looked but didn’t find them. If you see a couple of scroungy little Hereford steers, give me a call.. they have a blotched brand onContinue reading “Ponies”

Took off on Friday morning, dropped Gabe at his folks and rolled on down to Hot Springs. Had a great time, tho’ it got pretty wet Friday night and Saturday evening. I got to sleep in a re-built sheep wagon both nights. Great bed and a handy RV! I went to Mass in Hot SpringContinue reading “Here and there”

Gabe and Sam to be exact, moved the pairs back up north this evening…Gabe and I went and got salt and stuff at Punkin’ Center this morning, ate some lunch and then hauled salt out. a friend stopped in this afternoon and visited with me while I did some leather work…one project about done, moreContinue reading “Me and the boys”

Saturday afternoon/evening we went in to a wedding. We went early and took Chance as Hope made the cake and wanted him in there to help set it up. she and her sister build cakes, mostly out of her sisters house in Rapid. They have been extremely busy this time of the year…. Sunday weContinue reading “Busy…”

I worked on a pair of Armita’s for a friend and then this afternoon, Gabe and I caught up Patrick the pony and he rode him. I rigged up a heavier bosal and jury rigged a britchen on the saddle so it wouldn’t pull over his front end when he was pulling on his hard,Continue reading “Today”

We got it done. Gabe and Sam and I rode up west and moved all the pairs into the lower part of Harry’s. then we rode back, got the gates all set and brought the crazy spayed heifers into the corral, at which point I took Sam out of the game as he was moreContinue reading “Well…..”

Saturday morning Gabe and I cleaned up, loaded up in Cindy’s outfit and headed north to Sentinal Butte to do a benefit gig, trying to help raise some money for Lon and Cathy Davis. Cathy had breast cancer and has it on the run but no insurance….we had rain the night before and road northContinue reading “Here and there…”