Archive July 2010

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Farmgirl Flower Fairies



This week's edition of High Plains Prose began as a simple wildflower 'show & tell' article. Then, like my real-life landscaping project, it grew and grew...as you shall soon see. If flowers, history and a ride in the country tickle your fancy, hop on the Farmgirl Prairie Fairy Express for a nice, long outing. A lesson about "floriography" also awaits you. Oh, and this too...yes, we do have flower fairies out here...don't you?

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This, That & The Other Thing



Is your life a busy mosaic of activities in the summer? I'm betting so. It is always a challenge for our Farmgirl chapter (High Plains Sage Hens) to organize a time when all of us can be present, but we did it and held our monthly get-together this past week. The hostess hen, Jenny, taught us the "how to" and provided most of the materials for creating mosaic goodies. Wanna see?

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Shery Jespersen with her horse

Shery Jespersen,
Wyoming cattle rancher and outpost writer (rider), shares the “view from her saddle.” Shery is a leather and lace cowgirl who’s been horse-crazy all of her life. Her longtime love is Apple Pi “Dolly” Rose, a 20-year-old Morgan otherwise known as “The Best Darn Horse in the Universe.” Her other interests include “junktiques,” creating eclectic “make do” arts and crafts, collecting antique china, and cultivating mirth.

Column contents copyright © 2009– Shery Jespersen. All rights reserved.

Cowgirl pose

“I went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.”
– John Muir.