M and E pet a not so alive grizzly! Here I go again! Bears, bears, and more bears! Living in grizzly country is fascinating, yet can be a little scary as you’ll see! It has been reported that Sunday morning, a jogger was attacked and injured by a grizzly bear while running along the Lake […]
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Bonanza and Weird Ben
The Cartwrights rode into Americans living rooms in 1959. Bonanza was a family western about a three timed widower raising three sons on his ranch, “The Ponderosa“, near Virginia City, Nevada. It captured the hearts of viewers for fourteen years. It starred Lorne Greene as Ben Cartwright, the wise father, Pernell Roberts as […]
Ozzy Daisy
The growing season in Montana is very short. Lawns and Norway Maples have only gotten lush in the last few weeks and it’s only been the last week or so that we have set out flower pots. The garden centers have gotten really busy as most of us are just starting to plant vegetable gardens. […]
Grizzlies on the Prowl! How to Identify Bears Video
The bears are out and about again and making the news! They have been roaming around the valley killing chickens on Foothill Road, and taking cover from border collies in a basement in Choteau. While on a recent outing to the Sun Road, Grandpa Davey captured some great video of a black bear, which […]
Confederate Memorial Day
Confederate Cemetery at Beauvais House, Jefferson Davis’ home located in Biloxi, MS As Memorial Day nears, we looked up the history of Confederate Memorial Day. Our native home, Louisiana, holds its Confederate Memorial Day on June 3. How did they choose the date? Well, June 3 is the birthday of the President of the Confederate […]
St. Ignatius Mission
Last Saturday, on the way to the Bison Range, we stopped at the St. Ignatious Mission. Upon stepping into the huge church, we were amazed. The magnificent murals of holy characters loomed far above our heads, and we were stunned. Knowing that our mother had a Catholic upbringing, we were intrigued by the religious customs, […]
Montana Logging Sports
The 20th annual Family Forestry Expo is in full swing this week with its culmination of activities wrapping up this weekend. I’ve expressed that I didn’t think I wanted to go on Mother’s Day, and am feeling like a real party pooper. Everyone else is eager to go and looking forward to the hot […]
The Killer Flu
Time for another blog entry and the only thing that comes to mind today is the topic of flu. Not the Swine Flu, where it came from or who has it, but the flu we had last month. It was going around here and my daughter and her family in Alaska had it too. It […]
Signs of Spring
Now that it’s warmer, the return of insects is a sure sign of spring. To E’s chagrin, moths are hanging around the back door causing her anxiety every time she wants to come and go. Flies are starting to buzz about and one unlucky house fly came in through a vent hole in our storm […]
What Do Bears Really Do in the Woods?
Last week, I teased you by telling you that the bears had come out of hibernation and that I had a video of one in action, only to direct you to Youtube to be Rick Roll’d. Actually, bears have been spotted lately and as usual reporters have given their public awareness announcement of taking precautions […]
