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Winter Driving Suggestions

Feb. 13 2012

Saturday started out as a good day. Rosie was purring & shining beautifully as we rolled up i15 in Utah and Eastbound into Wyoming. Unfortunately by the time I got to Wamsutter WY the roads went to hell and my worst fears were realized: Rosie was about to get dirty once again. She's actually black right now as I write this. Anyway I came upon this accident that day, and after passing numerous trucks that were bunched up in groups, truck after truck after truck, I thought this would be a good time to broach

Waking Up To Magic

Feb. 05 2012

Yesterday morning we woke to a world of beauty. Not that my world isn't always beautiful, but when I wake to hoarfrost my day is just special since it's one of my favorite things to see when I look out our windows in the morning. I love to just walk around and absorb all of its beauty. All of a sudden Mother Nature has changed my whole world, like it's been touched by something so amazing... Just for me. I am always in awe and never disappointed. I get so excited and I feel like a kid in a

Home Grown, Homemade, Herbal Oil

Jan. 29 2012

It seems when the winter months hit our farm I have numerous items "stewing" in the closets and on sunny windowsills from the house on up to my shop. One of those things that I have had stewing for just over 4 months, is my Calendula oil which I brew every winter. I have very sensitive skin, which cuts me out of using many over the counter products, and since I don't buy into most of the "Slather it your face and you will look 20 years younger bullshit" yet believe that if you take care of your skin you will look

Loneliness, Bad Weather & Hood Shots

Dec. 14 2011

The weather this trip has been far from nice. I had well over 200 miles of fog which really makes for a slow, slow ride. Then the fog turned into a welcomed rain. Until it started to freeze. I guess the weather took my mind off being lonely. It doesn't come round very often, but sometimes it does, even when I'm so use to being alone. Even when I try to push it away. Generally I love it. My time alone, not poor weather. I love my rides across the country and Monday when I left I was so feeling it. But yesterday, I

Black Friday & Milo Otis

Nov. 25 2011

Not much is happening around the farm today. In fact when you look outside you would NEVER know it was Black Friday, which is a good thing! It is quiet here for sure and I am loving it! Everyone is back home safe and sound this afternoon and I'm recuperating from a major cooking marathon! Tomorrow I'm making ribs to go with the rest of the leftovers, since we have one more round of kids coming and then Thanksgiving will finally be over. And I for one will be thankful for that! I am also thankful Milo Otis came

The View From Here

Oct. 30 2011

So this week has not went off like planned. Actually this week has been a jumble of loading, unloading, reloading, waiting, and I'm still waiting. Originally the plan was for me to unload in Phoenix then head to Nogales to pick some of my load, then go back to Goodyear (just west of Phoenix) to finish loading because they were worried about weight and then head for the hills (Minnesota).... Well, of coarse I wasn't impressed at all with that plan. I don't like making anything harder than it has to, not to mention

Distracted Driving

Oct. 27 2011

A while back I took some “Hood Shots” and posted them up on OGT like I always do. I ended up getting a comment from a fellow whom questioned the fact that I take pictures while driving down the road. I answered him, and I’m not sure if he was happy with my response or just decided he didn’t want to continue the conversation. Our conversation is below. Hi Otis! Otis says: August 1, 2011 at 8:33 pm • How do you take those pics while you’re driving? That doesn’t seem to be what you’d expect of