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Indian Days

And so, guess what – news, news! As I sit here, it is raining! And you wet land rats, who probably grump at the sight of a cloud in the sky, don’t realize what a blessing it is, to us in the high desert, to get some rain! It has rained for a day and a bit now, and in that time we got over 2.50 inches of rain, and the tanks in the Flats, which were all empty but one, have filled up with just this one bonanza! Just as well, as if they hadn’t, we had every prospect of having to water the cattle out of our domestic well, not a very nice thought at all. Continue reading

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Days Of Our Ranch Lives

Dear Friends,

I have just re-read your comments, and so am encouraged to rave on some more about the lovely summer we’re having.

Rain in the desert!First of all, about two weeks ago, we had a veritable downpour at Grapevine – and so strange are the weather patterns here, that over at my house in the next canyon, scarcely a Continue reading

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