Our Blogorado kitten, Ashbutt (now fourteen months old, fifteen-plus pounds, and every inch and ounce of him a kittenish Maine Coon) has discovered the delights of Miss D.‘s treadmill desk. She’ll walk slowly on it while using the computer, and has grown accustomed to a black kitten stalking her footsteps on the mat, reaching up… Continue reading Ashbutt has learned about the treadmill desk
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A reminder: there are some great guns available in our fundraiser for Andi
I wrote about our fundraiser last week. Briefly, a member of our Blogorado family, Andi, has suffered a stroke, which was misdiagnosed initially, leading to complications. She doesn’t have medical insurance, and is having to fund her rehabilitation on a pay-as-you-go basis. Several of us have pooled our resources by donating guns from our personal… Continue reading A reminder: there are some great guns available in our fundraiser for Andi
A friend could really use our help, please
Some members of our Blogorado “family”, including yours truly, have come together to raise funds for our host’s daughter-in-law, who recently suffered a stroke. We’ll let Farmgirl tell the story. My sister in law, Andrea (everyone calls her Andi) suffered a stroke in mid August. Unfortunately, it wasn’t diagnosed correctly for two weeks, delaying treatment… Continue reading A friend could really use our help, please
Blogorado, Day 5 – homeward bound
They do say that all good things must come to an end. Sadly, Blogorado 2017 drew to a close this morning, with a final gathering for breakfast at the venue that’s become known to most of us as the Obligatory Cow Reference (due to its name). Our numbers weren’t as great as the day before,… Continue reading Blogorado, Day 5 – homeward bound
Blogorado, Day 4
Another fine, warm day with lots of noise. We met at Ye Olde Local Hostelry for breakfast as usual, then headed out to the farm, and from there to the shooting range. The muzzle-loading cannon had departed, along with its owner, but there were still more than enough firearms for everyone to enjoy. We scrounged… Continue reading Blogorado, Day 4
Blogorado, Day 3
Today was our first day at the range. Much fun and games for all concerned. I brought along several firearms I needed to function-test. Saturday was revolver day; three .357 Magnum and .38 Special revolvers. I tested them with Sellier & Bellot 158gr. LRN (lead round nose) ammunition as a first step, and found to… Continue reading Blogorado, Day 3
Blogorado, Day 2
Friday was a day for reunions with old friends, eating far too much, and preparing the Secret Shooting Range for the weekend’s festivities. Our hosts and several of our fitter, more mechanically minded members prepared steel targets by knocking off the rust gathered since last year and repainting them, then ferried everything out to the… Continue reading Blogorado, Day 2
Blogorado, day (or, rather, evening) 1
We arrived safely in Colorado after an uneventful, but rather wet, journey. It rained pretty solidly for about four hours, which made driving much less enjoyable, particularly when passing through the spray kicked up by long lines of semi-trailers, which reduces visibility to potentially dangerous levels. We broke the journey in Amarillo for a quick… Continue reading Blogorado, day (or, rather, evening) 1
On the road to Blogorado 2017
Along with our friends and fellow bloggers from all over the country, Miss D. and I are on the road today, heading for our annual Blogorado rendezvous. For the Columbus Day weekend, we’ll be consuming mammoth quantities of food and firing off enough ammunition to cater for at least one hunting season (or stock the… Continue reading On the road to Blogorado 2017
Hard at work
I achieved something of a milestone today in our settling into our new home in Texas, even though it’s taken me more than fifteen months since we got here! I’ve finally finished opening every single box that we brought down and stored in the garage. I’ve been discarding everything we don’t need (as a rule… Continue reading Hard at work