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Cows, Calves, & a whole lot of skipping!
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n the springtime, I love seeing the cows out with their babies. Calves are just so full of personality. They skip—yes, skip!—and it makes me laugh every single time. Sometimes they chase each other across the pasture like a bunch of kids on recess. Other times, you’ll find them all…
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New F&CR Logo
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We couldn’t track down the original of the old logo, and every attempt I made to recreate it just looked thrown together. So, I went back to square one and designed a fresh set from scratch—thanks to Canva, I now have several versions that I think will work beautifully!
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Secret Santa
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One of our favorite family traditions is Secret Santa shopping. Everyone gets the same spending limit, and we meet up near the courthouse to draw names. Once the names are picked, we all scatter in different directions to hunt down the perfect gift. Most years we head back to the…
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Community Christmas
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The business of Christmas (or just Christmas busy-ness) is prone to taking over the joy that the season should bring. But there are moments to sit back and take in the amazing aspects of the holiday. Our Community Church’s Children’s Christmas program is one of those occasions. There was so…
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I Should Have Been A Cowboy
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Last night was the Soroco Ranch Rodeo. We did not have an adult team, but we had a youth team! They had to put three calves in a pen, move a medicine bag into a bucket, move a stranded cowboy from a bail of hay back to the box, and…
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A New Life
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I‘m not sure how the entire month of July passed without me writing a single word. I am after all retired. Things on the ranch are busy. But still. . . . Even busy, there are days when the only person I really speak with is Al. And if he…
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July 4
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Early Morning Reflections No doubt about it, summer is a busy time on a ranch and the Fish and Cross is no different. I‘m sitting at my desk this early morning. Listening to grand children and great grand children play on the patio below. Adults greeting each other over coffee.…
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Lazy Sundays
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That was the intent anyway. We got up, did our devotions, and went out to ride Tom and Amp. We watched our Arizona Church, Heart Cry, on the computer. I took a nap. Wonderful Sunday! Then we went to work. Al got the tractor and grated the road. I got…
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Branding Day
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All I can hear is the mooing of cattle as they move. The sound of cowboy whoops. Dogs barking. Horses neighing. The motors of ATVs and tractors. It looks so easy in the movies. Or on Yellowstone where they show the lone cow breaking free. Running from the others. Reality…
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Branding Iron for Crafts
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Out here at Fish & Cross Ranch, even the smallest projects carry a touch of the cowboy way. I was digging through supplies the other day and found a stash of leather scraps. That got me wondering—what if, instead of my usual little paper tags, I gave these pieces a…
