Dreams are coming true when we salvaged a log building from collapse. Leo moved all these relics into the ranch when they faced destruction. Boy did we have fun with three weeks of Irish guests. Stories and accents made you laugh. And our best dressed award has to go to the three wonderful British men who showed up for branding with exactly the same shirts, boots and hats - and grins.
Life is good.
The orphan calf in the garden pen and those funny headdress chickens have been given a home at a ranch for adults with developmental disabilities. Guest returned from the Kootenai River fishing trip with tasty whitefish to bake, from the microbrewery across the valley with their dynamite new root beer, and had less crowds in Glacier National Park on their outings because of perceived fire impact. Autumn was glorious with the orange larch needles sprinkled among the green of the valley forests. Winter sees the Mother herd munching contently on summer's hay crop on the now frosty white meadow. Media excitement this year was seeing ourselves on Michael Palin's Hemingway's Travels program and Lifetime TV's empowerment of Women in the West show.