My favorite blend of coffee When I read in the paper this morning that the U.S. Postal Service isn’t sure if they lost some packages over the “Bob”, I thought to myself, “I’m glad the coffee arrived okay”. Then I remembered that my monthly standard order of Community Coffee comes via UPS. The Bob Marshall Wilderness is […]
Month: February 2010
A Quiet Walk in the Park
I always check the Daybook column in the newspaper for things to do. Thursdays, I scan the Outdoor section for events and often find fun, affordable, and free activities the whole family can enjoy. This month I found that Glacier is offering “Winter Nights” cross-country skiing. They are ranger led treks under the […]
Spam-O-Rama in Bigfork, Montana
Besides Ski joring, dog sled races, ice skating, sledding, skiing, snowshoeing, and bar stool races…what else do Montanans do to chase away the winter blues? They carve SPAM! Spam-O-Rama celebrated its eighth year of Spam carving merriment on a recent Saturday afternoon in Bigfork. About 50 carvers and spectators showed up at Bigfork’s Garden Bar for the […]
It’s Fat Tuesday! Throw Me Somthin’ Mista!
Many things come to mind when thinking of Mardi Gras; floats, marching bands, king cakes, and public drunkenness to name a few. But without the beads, and the people who are willing to raise their hands high and shout, “Throw me somethin’ mista’!”, Mardi Gras just wouldn’t be the same. Everyone thinks of throws […]
Where the Buffalo Roam
Oh give me a home, Where the buffalo roam, Where the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day. The poem “My Western Home” was originally written in the early 1870’s by Dr. Brewster M. Higley in Smith County, Kansas. It was first published in December […]
Happy Valentine’s Day
When I was sixteen I received a box of a dozen long stem roses. It was Valentine’s Day and I was sitting in class when a voice came over the intercom telling the teacher that I should pack up my belongings and go to the office to check out. My mom had called and I […]
When the Saints Go Marching In!
With the recent Superbowl victory by the Saints, I’ve been thinking a lot about my New Orleans roots. It’s been 40 years since my husband was watching the game at Tulane stadium when Tom Dempsey kicked his unbelievable 63-yard field goal. There were 2 seconds left on the clock and the Saints had lost. Or so he […]
Giddyap! It’s Skijoring Time
What do you get when you have a skier hang onto a rope pulled by a cowboy on a horse that’s running around a snow covered course? Skijoring of course. And they’re off! It’s Whitefish Carnival time and last Sunday’s skijoring championship brought out lots of rugged Montanans of all ages to watch the annual event. It was snowing, but the temps were […]
Happy Groundhog Day 2010 – Phil Sees His Shadow
Phil saw his shadow this morning in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania forecasting 6 more weeks of winter. Last year on February 2, I wrote a blog post about Groundhog Day saying that the 2009 prediction was no surprise to me. It’s still no surprise to me this year and it’s kind of hard to imagine anyone seeing their shadow right now with […]