Have I mentioned I was home alone this past weekend?  The Cowboy was out in the wilderness, enjoying quite a bit of fresh fallen snow on his elk hunt and I was alone on the range.  He left Friday and that night temperatures plunged to frigid (by southern New Mexico standards) in the upper teens.  So, first thing Saturday morning there was no running water.                                                                                                                                                              
Being from the arctic north I was not daunted.  I layered on my warm clothes and headed out to the pump house to diagnose the situation. …

For an otherwise respectable ranching operation, we have a pretty motley pack of dogs comprised of a Labrador Retriever, a Red Heeler, an Australian Shepard1 and two Chihuahuas (“Tell me which one doesn’t belong … la la la”). 
This is part of the reason the Cowboy has imposed a Critter Limit, but that’s a separate subject entirely, to be visited at some other time.
Today, I would like to formally introduce you to Miller, our loyal Black Lab.  Miller was a carefully considered addition to our family and was a Christmas gift from …

Hey there all you gorgeous cowgirls!  Did you know that Western Glamour is giving away an awesome pair of Ariat boots this week?  They are super cute … and I hope I win them!  I really need black boots.  Really.
I have this awesome black belt and only brown boots … and that’s a cowgirl faux pas if there ever was one!  And if that weren’t enough of a reason check out my current Ariats:
 
Just look how scuffed the toes are!  Which is proof that (a) I need to win the new …