A monster lives in the darkness of the basement. It lurks in the shadows beneath the stairs for months until it decides to clunk loudly up the steps. Once upstairs, it sits for a moment and then begins to wail piercingly and to chase innocent cats. Once it even tried to devour me. The monster […]
Month: August 2011
Remembering Chicky
A gentle rain was falling as I sat in a fragrant huckleberry patch picking from the mother lode of bushes. It was peaceful and quiet on Big Mountain and I passed the time as I always do picturing bear lips nibbling away at the berries and wondering what happens if humans pick too many. […]
I’ve Been With These People For 3 Years…
Today is my Adoptaversary, or Gotcha Day, whatever you’d like to call it. I cannot believe that I have been putting up with these bothersome humans for a whole three years now. I suppose the twice a day feedings make up for it, though I wouldn’t mind being fed a bit more often. The humans […]
Mesa Verde – A Western Wonder
President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill that created the National Parks Service “…to promote and regulate the use of the…national parks…which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and wildlife therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such a manner and by such means as […]
A Look Back at Fair Week and a Winning Cherry Pie
Fair week is over and everyone is settling back into somewhat of a normal routine. However, last week was bustling as Mallory and Eileen put the finishing touches on their craft and photography projects for the annual Northwest Montana Fair. It was entry day and down to the wire when Mallory added colorful beads to […]
A One Story Mall with a Hotel
As Kalispell Center Mall is celebrating its 25th anniversary, it is interesting to note that it was ahead of its time. In 1986, it was one of the few malls in the country to be built with an attached hotel. When I first visited the Kalispell Center Mall in December of 2000, the […]
Wessie and Madame De
Last night I was once again reminded of my life as a free cat. The evening was dull as usual, so I’d curled up in my box for a long nap. The smells of summertime failed to interest me, as I knew that the fragrant grasses would never touch my paws and that the chirping […]
Karma Came and Got Me – Hiking the Highline Trail, Glacier National Park
Sunday morning started out favorably as I woke up to find a blurry picture of myself on the front page of the Daily Interlake. We had attended the Mountain Man Rendezvous on Saturday in search of trapping and skinning demonstrations. None of those activities were to be found, but we did try our skills at […]
A Snot Flying Good Time at the Rodeo
No sooner did we plant our butts down on the wooden bleachers did a bucking bronco, determined to throw his rider, jerk his way toward the fence that separated us from the arena. The rodeo had started off with riveting edge of your seat action and I was captivated. “You don’t even have your camera […]
The Quaint and Colorful Historic Wallace, Idaho
Nestled beneath I-90 in the panhandle of northern Idaho about 40 miles west of St. Regis, Montana, is the town of Wallace. Every building in the business district of Wallace, Idaho is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is the only city in the United States to have this distinction. […]