Three Time's a Charm!

 

Thanks for the delicious leftovers, Cyndie!

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Photo of the Day

My aquarium at work. A lovely thing, indeed.

 

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Giant snowman on the way to Teton Village! His nose is a traffic cone!

 

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View from the couch. Life is good.

Christmas Afternoon 2012

 

 

 

 

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New way to blog!

Morning friends and family! If this works, I will have a much better way to blog. I'm trying it now. If you get this, stand by for more frequent news bulletins from our world. Enjoy the holiday season and be safe!

This is the new addition room. Laminate bamboo flooring and red wood trim from the ReStore ( great find!).

Look! A washer and dryer. Note the lovely slate looking laminate in this room.

Ceiling fan - all you need for a Wyoming air conditioner.

New window looking northwest.

Cove heat for the new spaces. We like it.

Second hand light fixture. Retro.

Looking out the utility room after a nice snowfall.

Looking down to Beckers. Notice the nice snow curl off the roof!

 

Okay. Let's see if this works now!

 

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Rainy day, movie and an addition

Work on the addition continues, despite a very rainy/snowy day. Michael is working on the hardiboard siding. Trim is done. Painting most likely won't happen until next year. Still, we got a bonus month of nice weather for the project this year. Here is a picture or two.

We watched a very nice movie which I recommend. Terry and Mary, you will really enjoy, I think! Click here for The Best Exotic marigold Hotel Movie Info

And the chickens are finally laying eggs! Yeah!! We've been waiting for what seems like forever!! Nice brown eggs, bright yellow yolks!

In closing, a fine photo of Smoke, the nine month old pup.

Fires, Fall, Fun!

Life got a bit stressful there for awhile with our local fire. These are not my photographs - I was busy working. A friend, Dave Cernicek, who boasts of the ability to take great iPhone pictures without getting distracted (obviously he's not kidding either) allowed me to print and use these amazing images.

Last Sunday, Michael and I got away for a wonderful ride on our mules. Here is Gus, the mule I have great hopes for! Fall color is magnificant this year and it was truely a much needed and sensational day!

I love this picture of Michael and Sassy's ear. He was working on a self portrait (next image). Both pretty funny!

Promises of a long weekend (Friday off), a hike with an amazing friend, a morning hunting and some down time have me anticipating the weekend. We're still dry, but the mornings have been damper and the days simply stunning. Fall is amazing here. Some final photos for your viewing!

silly self portrait!

A Whirlwind Two Months

Here's a quick look at what we have been up to since April 1, 2012! Phew! Life is full, life is good!!

If you click on that funny button in the corner, you'll get the full screen slideshow! Enjoy the weekend!

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And Then There Were Three!!

Michael has been talking about how this would be a good year for him to get a puppy; being around home, working on the addition and all. Funny how easy it is to make something happen when you start thinking about it! Suddenly, things fell into place and a new puppy was ripped away from his other 2 brothers in Ririe, Idaho and brought to his new home in Hoback. He has already peed on the floor and attempted to chew whatever he can get his sharp little puppy teeth on - excluding Sally or Butch - none are very sure of each other yet.

The name floating around right now is "Smoke", but the jury is still out! Enjoy springtime!!

I Wanna Go Back to Brooks!

Thanks for sharing your pictures, Addie! What a great weekend we all had!

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Cutter Race Weekend!

Another great two days of Cutter Races hosted by the Shriners! Great friends, great food, great horse racing! A dollar or two lost, a dollar or two won!

Happy Birthday Addie!

Thank you Addie and Doug (and happy birthday, Addie - look how great you look!) for giving us a reason to spend the night at Brooks Lake Lodge, spend a weekend doing some amazing snowmobiling, and seeing this lovely place we call home!! Hope you enjoy this picturesque slide show - get it to go full screen by clicking on the box in the lower right corner with all the arrows! Happy Winter to you All! PS Yes, those are wolf tracks! PSS All pictures taken with my iPhone (except one with time and date)

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What a Dumping of Snow!

Winter finally came to Jackson Hole and more is to come! We got at least 3 feet in a short span of time. Michael lost his hay shed....sad face. Here's a picture. It's hard to capture the enourmousness of it all!

Goodbye 2011!

2011 was a good year. Next year's resolution - try to update Blog site more often!! Here's a slide show of some of my favorite 2011 images. All the best to your and yours in 2012!! Click on the box with the four arrows in the bottom right corner to see full screen version. Enjoy!

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Oh My, My!

One case canned peaches!

One very big sunflower!

Newly Appointed!

Big news for me - I have been appointed by the Governor of Wyoming to serve as one of five members for the Governor's Fire Council! Here's proof!! Click to see Governor's letter

What does this mean? Well, a couple of trips to Cheyenne, for sure. Getting to know some new people, learning new things and having something that looks really good on my resume!! As they say, that and $5 will buy you a coffee in Jackson!

Just like eveyone else, our summer has been filled with non-stop activities! We are enjoying lovely fall weather although it is very dry. I must share this great new recipe with all you fellow bakers - it is amazingly good!Recipe Here

At last, I close with a picture of the Red Rock Fire. Both Michael and I have had the opportunity to be up on this fire. Always good to do that once or twice a summer.

August 2011

I have been nudged to update this site, and rightfully so. Once again, a summer with too many projects. Big morning plans got nixed when a call came in for a medical assist. Here is a great picture Michael took after he called the helicopter in.

This afternoon, a grass fire is right out our friends' door, Doug and Addie, and I start to think about my wildland gear and if it is all ready. They should be alright, unless the wind direction changes, and even still, they have good wet space around their ranch. Our grass here has dried out and there is plenty of it to burn now.

The following slide show will compare the garden and greenhouse from earlier this year. Brussel sprouts do well here, as you will see! Ending picture is the cherry jam I've worked on all day thanks to my friends Butch and Marsha letting us pick their sour cherries.

Just to make sure we don't worry about being bored, this Thursday friends Gary and Diana arrive for the big birthday bash on Saturday. How cool that we will not only celebrate Michael's birthday, but Gary's too!! And, of course, Kenlyn's as well. Should be a good party! Hope you are all enjoying your summer too!!

Flying High!

What an amazing flight over the Tetons. Record snowfall for this time of year. These images followed by some July 2 garden shots! Addie, check out your greenhouse! And look, Dad, the lettuce is growing! Enjoy!

Goodbye Pop, You Will Be Missed

The Kinzer Family and friends gathered June 17 to celebrate the full life of Kenneth R. Kinzer, my grandfather. "Pop", as we called him, died in April and would have turned 97 on June 16 this year. Check out these pictures from the trip!

First one is a picture of Pop taken in 2006. I was so lucky to be able to see him on Illinois visits! Next up, and from left to right: little brother Mike, sister Kristen, Linda, me, and Dad after the service. Then two pictures from Dad's garden. The lovely row of lettuce is a heirloom lettuce from Italy. I'm hoping it will grow in Wyoming! Then a picture from Diana's yard, followed by Mom's yard filled with hostas and then her posing in those hostas! The next picture is my 101 year old Aunt Ione (Pop's sister) and her lovely daughter Carol. Then a few others thrown in for good measure! I had a great time over the long weekend touring gardens. It is a hot and humid place back there, but plants sure grow there!

Meanwhile, back on the home front, summer came. We are not going too flood to badly, so it looks at this point. There is garden work, yard work and horses needing to be ridden! Better get at it!!

Fishing Derby 2011

What an amazing day for the Ice Breaker Fishing Derby!! Michael's boat team was made up of himself, Jason Wright, and Kevin Watkins. They caught some nice fish and enjoyed the south end of Jackson Lake. I fished with Ben Petersen and Bob Morley. Benni caught the winning fish for the derby, a 29.6 pound lake trout. Here are pictures. What a beautiful place we live!!

Jason's laker.

The winning Team!!

The lovely Teton Mountain Range - still a bit snowy!!

Danny Bess's boat caught two big fish for second place in the Derby. Both weight over 25 pounds!

Maybe It's Really Gonna Be Spring!

I know. Most of you have cut your lawns several times and your gardens have long since sprouted - I bet some of you have plants setting some kind of fruits!! Well, our long-awaited spring has arrived and we are darn sure glad about it! Here's some pictures from the home-fort taken just minutes ago. Raised bed planters made of culverts works well. Michael says they cut real well with a SazAll! I see their longevity being much better than wood planks. Everything will be covered - the weather says 27 degrees Thursday night! Yikes!!

Haven't figured out where to put these two yet. Below are some planted.

And the pretty fountain corner. Yes, that is a hanging basket filled with cherry tomatoes. And yes, they are blooming, some have even set fruit, but I got it at the greenhouse on Saturday!! I will be gaurding it viligantly from the dreaded frost!

Hope you are enjoying your spring season and have a basement to go to if a tornado shows up! Have you seen our mudslide?
Click here to see the land slide. Most likely, soon to follow, flood pictures!