Farm kids have a different perspective 🙂 A farmer drove to a neighbor’s farmhouse and knocked at the door. A boy, about nine, opened it. “Is your dad or mom home?” asked the farmer. “Nope, they went to town.” “How about your brother, Howard? Is he here?” “Nope, he went with Mom and Dad.” The…

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Seriously, the name of this ranch is the Boner Ranch. I drive by it at least twice a year on my way to Laramie. It is a gorgeous, gorgeous chunk of land that takes my damn breath away and when I saw it was for sale? For the first time in over 100 years? I…

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I got this great email from a reader Tammy M– and if you’ve read SADDLED AND SPURRED, you know what she’s talking about and what a great practical joke this is: **I have a friend that ropes goats in the round-up club. Another friend has fainting goats. Well, some of us ladies got together and…

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Thank you so much to everyone who commented about the role social media plays in your daily lives. I LOVED reading all the responses, and it seems everyone has a different need, love or hate, addiction or refusal of addiction for Facebook and Twitter. One thing I wanted to mention that I forgot on last…

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Will you like me? On my alter ego Lori Armstrong’s Facebook page? http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lori-Armstrong/420276695091 I know, right? Why have I resorted to shameless begging? Here’s the scene: in NYC when I met with my Simon and Schuster associate editor–S&S publishes the Mercy Gunderson mystery series–she talked about social media and then we looked at my Lori…

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