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By: Making a marriage last « Reclaim Simplicity

Making a marriage last « Reclaim Simplicity — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:27:24 +0000

[...] need a cigarette!” (This outburst is still simply hilarious to me.) Fifteen minutes after my dad met Ben he said, “Hell, his ears ain’t but that big *holding up his [...]

By: Gardening 102: Just have fun « Reclaim Simplicity

Gardening 102: Just have fun « Reclaim Simplicity — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:32:02 +0000

[...] Dad (who was full of philosophy–gardening or otherwise) says: always plant your rows east to west, the same direction the sun travels, to assure the most sun. Sis says: what if my garden gets a ton of sun the way it is and I want to plan two rows north and south and the rest east to west? That way some of the garden will have a little more shade in the morning. Will the earth stop? Nah, I don’t think so. [...]

By: I wonder what the po folks are eating « Reclaim Simplicity

I wonder what the po folks are eating « Reclaim Simplicity — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:24:55 +0000

[...] been raised by a cowboy, I’ve eaten a bean or two. Or three. In fact, there was one winter there where we [...]

By: Who Wants To Ask A Millionaire « Reclaim Simplicity

Who Wants To Ask A Millionaire « Reclaim Simplicity — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:54:25 +0000

[...] poverty level has had quite an affect on me. I’ve learned a lot from my parents about money. My Dad, was a cowboy and didn’t ever make much more than typical cowboy wages. A dollar a day, beans [...]

By: Reclaim Simplicity » Blog Archive » Pickling Peppers With Peter Piper

Reclaim Simplicity » Blog Archive » Pickling Peppers With Peter Piper — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:42:18 +0000

[...] all started with my Dad. He was a New Mexican cowboy who, when he was 18, was transplanted from a ranch in New Mexico to [...]

By: Reclaim Simplicity » Blog Archive » Dickers and Sphnickers ~ How To Haggle, Or Not

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:49:09 +0000

[...] dad came from a long line of horse traders so I got to watch world class dickering first hand. Not [...]

By: Reclaim Simplicity » Blog Archive » Make Hay While The Sun Shines

Reclaim Simplicity » Blog Archive » Make Hay While The Sun Shines — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:44:57 +0000

[...] in my wheat field we quote my Dad and say “We gotta make hay while the sun [...]

By: Aunt Sissy

Aunt Sissy — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:19:21 +0000

I miss your Dad, too. I loved the way he walked. I loved his hands. I loved to hear him talk. Sure wish he was still around. I know you do, too.
*hugs*

By: sandhillsis

sandhillsis — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:52:56 +0000

What a question. He loved to laugh. Tell stories. Laugh more….and tell more stories. He loved to study people and critters and try to figure out what they would do before they did it.

So yes, I think he did laugh at himself, because most of his stories involved some crazy thing/scheme he did that went arye.

Thanks for making me ponder this. It was fun. Love ya Sister.
Sis

By: CassiFoodif

CassiFoodif — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:20:47 +0000

I LOVE this post. I was thinking though. Did your Dad laugh at himself the way you do?