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 […]
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M’s Frostbite?
Red and cold feet Last Sunday was a lovely sunny day and we were going to the exciting livestock exhibition! M wore a t-shirt, jeans, and flip-flops, knowing she would not be cold. We arrived in the parking lot to see a small tent with a horse and a goat in it. A few […]
The Skies Are Not Cloudy All Day!
Today, April 2nd , looks more like winter than spring. I know we told you spring arrived in a timely fashion on March 20th with warmer temperatures and a flower bud in our garden. But, it was pretty short lived and we’ve been having cooler weather and snow showers almost everyday since then. Yes, Montanans […]
If You Had $3,500, What Would You Spend it On?
I don’t know about you, but when I was 16, if I had $3,500 dollars, I would be thinking about spending it on a new car. Not so with Tim Seery, a sophomore at C.M. Russell High School in Great Falls. An aspiring artist and volunteer at the C.M. Russell Museum, he decided to attend […]
David Letterman Gets Married
Our neighbor David Letterman announced on his late night talk show, his marriage to long time girlfriend Regina Lasko. Okay he isn’t really our neighbor but he does live somewhere along the Rocky Mountain Front in Choteau, which is only about 77 miles as the crow flies from Kalispell. There happens to be a huge […]
Spring in Montana – It’s a Miracle
The robins returned in February, signaling that spring was right around the corner. In the meantime, it continued to snow on and off and just last week we had some nighttime temps in the single digits. I’d say we’ve been gradually thawing out for the last month and it has created the usual slush we […]
It’s Spring!
As Grandpa Davey once said, Montana knows the seasons better than a calendar. In Montana, the seasons change exactly when they are told. We’ve been having 40 degree temperatures all March, but today, the 20th , it is forecast to be 55 degrees. I would call that a good start to spring! For Montanans, […]
Butte, Montana, Ireland’s Fifth Province
Butte, the city built on a hill surrounded by mountains, rivers, and prairies began as a mining town in the late 19th century. At first only gold and silver were mined, then the advent of electricity created a demand for copper. Copper being abundant in the area helped to make Butte one of the […]
Cheapskates, Tightwads, and Thrifty
Ann VanDeventer and frugality bloggers like Mama Mallory are getting all the credit these days for being cheapskates. Not that I’ve ever considered myself a tightwad, but I would like a little credit for being thrifty. Before we were green, we called it recycling, and before that we called it not wasting. For years, I’ve […]
The Last Great Race on Earth
The “Last Great Race on Earth”, is in full swing and two Montanan’s are competing in the grueling 1,150 mile Iditarod. Rick Larson, a 48 year old veteran from Sand Coulee and Rob Loveman, a rookie from Seely Lake, are two of the 67 teams vying for the $610,000 prize. It’s going to be a […]
