Mary Fields
She was big, about six feet tall and 200 pounds with the tenacity of a bulldog coupled with the strength and, sometimes, the temperament of a grizzly bear. But she also possessed the wit and warmth to charm even the coldest heart. She was unique. The kind of woman who gives rise to (more…)
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Eunie's BlogThe Old Time CowboyNovember 14, 2009
Wanted Ranch Work: Will Do Anything But Milk Cows
The above ad in the "60 years past" column of the newspaper from my old hometown of Libby, Montana brought a smile to my face and the image of an old cowboy to my mind. For the old time cowboy had an aversion to milking cows, (more…) Did You Know?October 14, 2009
That when England, along with France, declared War on Germany the country prepared for the worst. In the London zoo, all the poisonous snakes were killed for fear Nazi bombs would shatter their cages and set them free. P. 57-58 True Compass by Edward M. Kennedy
That the correct name for Canadian geese is (more…) Early Day Hunting StoriesAugust 28, 2009
Early Day Hunting Stories
In Phillips County, Kansas where I live, a newspaper reported that on a July day in 1875 a herd of 30 buffalo was sighted. Ten men hunted them down and killed all but the six or seven that managed to escape by swimming the Solomon River. This was the last herd of (more…) The Legend of Bad Medicine MountainJuly 29, 2009
Ron and I spend our summers on Angel Island on Bull Lake near Troy, Montana. One of the mountains rising to the west of the lake has a jagged rock face bare of trees. This mountain is called Bad Medicine. According to legend, many years ago a band of traveling Kootenai Indians were camped (more…)
Geo CachingJune 23, 2009
While our two daughters and a son-in-law were here in Montana visiting us, our son-in-law entertained us by taking us on several geo cache hunts.
Geocaching is a world wide high-tech treasure hunt game where the hunter uses a GPS (global positioning system) and looks for a cache hidden in the area. The hunter (more…) Libby, Montana (my birthplace)April 28, 2009
I was born just north of Libby, Montana. A mile farther up the road was a vermiculite mine, operated by W. R. Grace who bought the mine in 1963. It closed down in 1990 after 70 years of operation when the public learned, what it seemed the company knew long ago, that the mining of vermiculite released asbestos fibers that can (more…)
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"Sadie" Posted 7/22/2010
Comanche posted 6/28/10
Archives
Mari Sandoz, 1896-1966 Library of Congress photo, posted 5/14/10
Providence Spring
Mary Fields, photo courtesy Wedsworth Library, Cascade, MT posted Mar. 17, 2010
Orphan Train Children - posted Feb. 21, 2010
Lewis and Clark: Posted Jan. 27, 2009
The SS Zaandam: Posted Dec. 29, 2009
Some pencil pushers: Bro Larry (circled) & class 1946-47, Libby, Mt : posted Dec 7, 2009
Me with my Cowboy Daddy Posted Nov. 14, 2009
A Hubble photo of the stars in the universe posted Oct 14, 2009
Mary Shelley painting by Rothwell 1800-1868 Posted Sept 30, 2009
Early Day Hunting Stories posted Aug 28 - Buffaloed by Fairlee Winfield
The Legend of Bad Medicine (in the background) July 29 post
My granddaughter, Ally, and me with a wolf pup Ally and the Wolves, July 10 post
Old Glory The Number Thirteen July 2 post
Daughters Kandy and Kathy and son-in-law, Tom, on a geo cache hunt Posted June 23 post
The Free Enterprise Radon Health Mine at Boulder, MT May 29 post
Husband Ron and I with Kansas Governor Sebelius, now Health and Human Services Secretary May 12 post
My Birthplace, Libby, Montana April 28 post
Angela, descendant of slaves who settled Niccodemus, Kansas April 10 post (photo by Carol Yoho)
A Trip to Kentucky (Kandy's cat) March 27 post
Margaret Borland, Texas Rancher (Borland's Tombstone, Victoria, TX) posted March 9
Kathy then and now posted Feb. 2009
What Is This Thing Called Death, posted Jan. 20 My late brother, Dan, and his wife, Lindy
Photo From Past Years, posted Dec 31, 2008, A friend sent this old photo of my husband, daughter, and me in her Christmas card this year. Printed from a slide, it must be a mirror image as my husband's wedding band appears to be on his right hand.
My First Blog, Nov 10, 2008, Grandson, Johnny, age 6, with his mohawk and war paint, the only Indian with us pilgrims Thanksgiving Day
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