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Writing the West

Posted by on Jul 12, 2019

There are some born to a life of livestock barns, wide open sky, starry nights, and sweaty work. They can saddle a horse anytime they...

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Cocklebur Camp Chuck Wagon Cooking Team

Posted by on May 17, 2019

Abilene and the Western Heritage Celebration! Research for my book about chuck wagons took me to Abilene, Texas for the Western Heritage...

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Spring Branding on a Texas Ranch

Posted by on May 10, 2019

The Work Begins! Every spring throughout ranch country, cowboys and cowgirls gather the cow/calf operation herds for branding.   Some...

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Myths of the Working Cowboy: No Skills Required

Posted by on Apr 12, 2019

While researching the Texas ranching industry, I’ve uncovered some interesting information based on assumptions of the ranching...

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An Obsession with Cows

Posted by on Apr 5, 2019

“Have you checked the cows today?” After moving eight miles from town and down the road from my in-laws, I wondered at my...

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Collecting Recipes

Posted by on Feb 22, 2019

Cookbooks take up three shelves above the desk in our kitchen, some old, some inherited and some new. My favorites are those old, used and...

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