Articles Found in This Issue
Puppy Love: When the World Is New Again - Seeing the world through his puppy-love eyes slowed me down and taught me, once again, that simple joys are the best.
Pain In the Neck - An endocrinologist took five biopsies of my thyroid. Test results showed a 50-50 possibility of that pain in the neck becoming cancerous.
Laws with Flaws: Scales of Justice — What’s the Catch Fishing on Horseback? - A March, 1919 Idaho state law has flaws that jump out at you like a trout thrashing for dear life against an angler fishing on horseback.
Great Fishing in Rural Alaska with Less Glitz - Fishing in rural Alaska is amazing because the rivers flow free — wonderfully complex with tons of holding pools and miles of beautiful spawning gravel.
Silver Screen, Golden Memories: The Adventures of Robin Hood - “The Adventures of Robin Hood” (1938) looks as fun and lusty a good time as people could have overthrowing a corrupt monarch while wearing tights, swinging from trees, and eating chunks of meat with their hands.
Simplify Car Travel With Older Loved Ones - Planning to take an elder on a vacation involving car travel? Thorough preparation is the key to success, especially for a person with special healthcare needs.
Smells Like Rain: It’s Going to Be Lonely - This year, for the first time since I was young, I don’t have a horse to take me deep into wilderness areas, and that makes me profoundly lonely for all the horses and mules that have enriched my life.
Winter Is Coming: Keep Smiling! - I’m going to journal all the golfing fun I had golfing this summer. I’ll log all the people and the great golfers I met while playing tournaments.
Celebrating Rural Women - The United Nations’ is celebrating rural women on October 15, honoring their commitment, determination, and strength around the world.
Joriah’s Jam — Thanks Mom! - Joriah visited to help pick, peel, and process the free apples from our trees. She returned home with gifts for her family—a dozen jars of “Joriah’s Jam.”
Harvest Sausage Soup - This harvest sausage soup is a satisfying meal on a cold evening. It’s easy to make and fun to experiment with.
Westwind Morgans: Staking a Claim, Preserving a Treasure - There's no other breed out there like the Westwind Morgan. “These horses will never quit on you and can be used day after day," says Morgan breeder Bryan Blatt.
World Migratory Bird Day Spotlights Need for Bird Protection - World Migratory Bird Day, observed October this year, is an annual global campaign highlighting the need to conserve migratory birds and their habitats.
Gus Bryngelson: Retired Farmer Honoring WWI Soldiers - Since retiring from farming in the Minidoka area northeast of Rupert, Gus Bryngelson has devoted his time to his military history mission.