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 […]
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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, […]
Yellowstone Webcam Catches Guys on Old Faithful
I don’t know about you, but I’m not as bold as those guys that were recently cited for walking on Old Faithful Geyser, at Yellowstone National Park. Don’t they know that they could fall through the surface and be scalded or worse? But as the saying goes “boys will be boys”. Two of them were […]
Cajun Cooking, Not a Montana Thing
Instead of going to the Family Forestry Expo on Mother’s Day, we went on Saturday. It was lots of fun, albeit a repetition of last years events. It was the 20th anniversary of the expo and cake was served to all who attended. I thought it was special because it was cold and resembled doberge […]
Reckless Abandon
It’s May and I know to bring hats, coats, and gloves to watch the kids play sports. There was a time, not too long ago, that this was quite new to me. In fact, everyday was full of new places and experiences. With wonder, I look upon those days. We threw caution to the wind […]
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 […]
Worst Case Scenario
We had decided, before they were born, to raise M&E out west. Now was the time to live up to our commitment. As the West is a big place, we had to find just the right location. We had eliminated most of the country. All that was left were two places and these were yet […]
For the Birds
One of the things that became quite apparent to me when I moved to Montana was that people really do appreciate wildlife here. I’m not suggesting that there aren’t nature lover’s everywhere, but that in Montana, animals and birds seem to be a more integral part of everyday life. Perhaps it’s just me, as […]
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 […]
