Category: rural living

Awkwardness

by Aline Moe, posted in #, #aline, #alinemoe, #Moe, Adulting, brothers, childhood, Colorado, cosmic irony, Dia, experiment, family, hash tag, have you ever..., humor, Kirk Colorado, meager knowledge, meme, Memories, Mom, old age, Phlyarology, rural living, solar power, Son, stories, weeds

The word prompt for today is AWKWARD!! So let me just dive in. AWK usually the first sound I make in the morning, while having a good stretch. Well, that along with several curse words directed at various body parts that refuse to cooperate with my morning stretch. I have to admit that the list … Continue reading Awkwardness

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Me and My Noodle!!

by Aline Moe, posted in #, #aline, #alinemoe, #Moe, Adulting, brothers, Colorado, cosmic irony, experiment, family, hash tag, humor, Kirk Colorado, meager knowledge, old age, Phlyarology, rural living, Sexy Senior Citizen, Stephen Hawking

OK, we all know that getting old SUCKS! OK, well if you are over 50ish you know this. I have decided that yes it stinks but sometimes we have to just update our environment. I had found that with my hip I can't seem to get in and out of the truck very well. SOOOOO … Continue reading Me and My Noodle!!

My (IN)famous cooking skills

by Aline Moe, posted in #alinemoe, Adulting, brothers, Colorado, cosmic irony, danger in the kitchen, hash tag, I can't cook, Kirk Colorado, kitchen, Memories, old age, readers, rural living, Sexy Senior Citizen, Uncategorized

I remember many years back I had a friend who told me that she boiled the potatoes and eggs together when she made potato salad. OK, now you know that this is going to be a disaster, right? It involves two things that I am rather bad with. 1 - Cooking and 2 - memories. … Continue reading My (IN)famous cooking skills

If I sound stupid just make me count to ten!

by Aline Moe, posted in #, #aline, #alinemoe, #Moe, Adulting, brothers, childhood, Colorado, cosmic irony, danger in the kitchen, family, hash tag, have you ever..., humor, kitchen, medical professionals, Memories, Mom, old age, Phlyarology, rural living, Sexy Senior Citizen, Son, stories, Uncategorized

I have been known to sleep walk. In the past. Lately however I have seen several videos of people sleepwalking or waking from surgery. My sleep walking was brought out again with the medication Ambien. I love the little commercial blurbs "May cause eating or drinking with no memories of the event" I had a … Continue reading If I sound stupid just make me count to ten!

Goodbye Bull, Hello Steer

by Aline Moe, posted in #aline, #alinemoe, #Moe, brothers, Colorado, cosmic irony, experiment, family, hash tag, humor, Kirk Colorado, old age, rural living, Son, Uncategorized

Messy Do you ever wonder why some cattle (notice I didn't say COW) are born bulls? But are sold as steers? Last year was a learning curve for us AND the cattle. Do you know what happens when a "bull" becomes a "steer"? Well, wonder no more! But in an effort to keep this a … Continue reading Goodbye Bull, Hello Steer

And so the Grandma Cat told me…

by Aline Moe, posted in barn cats, childhood, Colorado, cosmic irony, danger in the kitchen, experiment, have you ever..., humor, I can't cook, Kirk Colorado, meager knowledge, Mom, rural living, Sexy Senior Citizen, Uncategorized

Ok, I know I am way out of my depth out here with the cows, horses and let us not forget - the barn cats! When I got here about a year and a half ago they were concerned about the number of cats in the barn. It kept going down. Well, you know I … Continue reading And so the Grandma Cat told me…

NOT just a suggestion…

by Aline Moe, posted in #, #aline, #alinemoe, #Moe, Adulting, barn cats, brothers, childhood, cosmic irony, danger in the kitchen, family, family memories, have you ever..., humor, I can't cook, kitchen, meager knowledge, Memories, old age, rural living, Sexy Senior Citizen, stories, Uncategorized

I had a really good time at my Uncle Donnie's 90th birthday gathering. Once I got there. I learned something new about South Dakota. I was driving along minding my own business. When out of NOWHERE What to my wondering eyes should appear but flashing red and blue lights! Just 5 miles from my destination. … Continue reading NOT just a suggestion…

Compost… it is not just shitty!!

by Aline Moe, posted in garden, gardening, humor, meager knowledge, rural living, weeds

OK, how many know what compost is? Yep, fertilizer. Packed with all sorts of nutrition from ..... (wait for it!!)... SHIT! Education never stops. I have learned more about shit than I ever wanted. For instance how many of you know that there are different kinds? from cows, horses and some sheep. from dogs, cats … Continue reading Compost… it is not just shitty!!

Cows GROSS content alert!!

by Aline Moe, posted in #, #aline, #alinemoe, #Moe, brothers, Colorado, cosmic irony, experiment, hash tag, have you ever..., humor, Kirk Colorado, Memories, Peter, rural living, Uncategorized

Guess what I did this afternoon? I got a chance to witness the birth of the first of what we hope will be a long line of cows on Peter and John's ranch. First when Harvey (my brother and ranch manager) said that we had a heifer (first time mothers) that looked like her water … Continue reading Cows GROSS content alert!!