Karbon Kounty Moos

Saw this at blogger first, but the link wouldn’t work - so here it is…

Thank You Julie,
for these great photos.

I finally visited the doctor yesterday. Hopefully, the prescription will help. For someone who never gets sick - this cold/bronchitis whatever the heck it is is knocking me out. I apologize for not keeping up with my correspondence and blog. Blogger has been acting up on top of it all. I’ve been having quite a time posting photos…

We’ve had a few days of fun with frozen self waterers, and electrical disasters. We didn’t get much snow, but the cold is biting and the wind doesn’t want to quit. This morning I had to catch Teeter and Tuffy (our horses were already named when we bought them). The two knuckleheads didn’t want to cross the creek. I had already broken the ice in a few places, but they still wouldn’t budge. I think it’s the crackling sound more than anything that bothers them. Anyhow, I had to take my gloves off to halter them, and my fingers are still cold… So we walked down the road, over the bridge, and through the yard to the east side of the pasture. Now, if I didn’t want them to come over here, they’d have been here in a heartbeat!

At the request of Robert - Hi Robert!
Here are some photos of Ty.
His favorite toy is a 16 pound bowling ball. He will pick it up and run with it, but I haven’t found any pictures of that, so I guess that I’ll have to take some.
He also collects rocks that he digs up - the bigger the better; chews on trees and power poles; and basically keeps us entertained.

Water Bowling

Nothing annoys Ty more than having to share.

It doesn’t take much to amuse Ty.


A few years ago - Ty had a run in with a sickle mower and almost lost his leg.


Another Water Bowling Shot


After a long hard day of bowling, Ty likes to relax with a cream puff and a cup of coffee.

You can play here.

Warning - I started & now I can’t stop!

Yesterday, we had much to be thankful for,
but the day was still a sad one.
My husband’s horse, Tommy died.
Tommy was a Pryor mustang.
He was over thirty years old,
and had been retired for years…

Tommy looking for treats from another Tom.


The boys.

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I ride an old paint
I lead an old dam
I’m goin’ to Montana
to throw a houlihan
they feed in the coulees
they water in the draw
their tails are all matted
their backs are all raw
ride around
ride around real slow
the fiery and the snuffy
are rarin’ to go
ride around
ride around real slow
well, the fiery and the snuffy
are rarin’ to go

When I die
take my saddle from the wall
put it on my pony
and lead him from his stall
tie my bones to his back
turn our faces to the west
and we’ll ride the prairie
that we like the best
ride around,
ride around real slow
the fiery and the snuffy
are rarin’ to go
ride around,
ride around real slow
wel, the fiery and the snuffy
are rarin’ to go…

We all have things to be thankful for.

Take some time to think about them.
If you’re able to - spend some time with those you love.

Happy Thanksgiving from the Big Sky.

Tests Negative on Suspected BSE Case

After scaring consumers and doing a number on cattle prices,
“Thanks!”

Well, I like to smile, too.

This silly card was sent to Mrs. Ruth Thompson, 21 State Street, Susquehanna, PA. It was postmarked 08 Jan 1945 from Greene, N.Y.

It reads:
dear nease
Just a card i am better but doant feal veary Good yet we had Got lots of Snow hear cum when you can
uncle Frank

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Moos now:

A few days ago I was eating dust while tearing sagebrush out of a creek crossing. I had a sore throat right after that. Now, I’ve a killer cold to go with it. It’s like uncle Frank said: “doant feal veary Good.” As for snow, we got a dusting last night and this morning.

We’re feeding our calves in the lot, all the other cattle are out on tops in the fields. But we still have plenty to do.

I need to get this place ready for Thanksgiving dinner. But I really want to go take a nap…

Yes, I’ve been neglecting my blog and blog visiting.
I hope to have more time for blogging soon.

Yesterday we held the Second Annual After the Harvest Celebration
at the Silvertip - in beautiful downtown Belfry.
It was a good time to get together and “visit”.

Bonnie and her husband won the “long distance” award, and we were so glad to see them again.

At the invitation of “some woman she met on the internet”, brave Linn and her husband drove down. Once here, they met that strange woman, and ran into a few folks that they already knew.

I think that everyone had a good time. Those who missed it, well - maybe next year!

Many moons ago, (in a previous life) I was working at a coffee shop on the Lower East Side. It was a lot like the Olympia Cafe, and it was also a donut shop. I was waiting tables, and helping out at the counter with take out orders. It was here that I first encountered folks who added sugar to their hot chocolate.

One morning, the short order cook wasn’t going to be able to come in. The owner called an employment agency and they sent a fillin. He was a kid from the neighborhood who came in and just wandered around.
I said, “you’d better get the home fries started.”
He said, “Home fries?”
I said, “the potatoes.”
He looked lost, so we went to the kitchen.
I got the homefries started, as he watched, and then helped.
I asked him, “Where did you work before?”
He told me, “A tire shop.”
I shuddered, but the kid’s mama had taught him well, and he went right to work.
A couple hours later, the counter was packed.
I called out, “One buttered bialy!”
From the griddle, Angel called back, “What’s a bialy?”

Found at The Cook’s Thesaurus:

bialy Pronunciation: bee-AH-lee Notes: These chewy Jewish rolls have indentations on top which are filled with onions. Look for them in bagel shops. Substitutes: bagel

Back to the present - I found this recipe one food craving day and enjoyed it. In New York City, you’d never think about baking bagels or bialys. Why on earth would you? But I did make these here in Montana - they were easy and a little bit of heaven. This recipe was cut & pasted from i.chef - so the apostrophes are not mine!

New York Bialy’s
Average Rating: (4 votes)

Yield: 16 servings

Ingredients
2 c Warm (110 degree) water
1 pk Yeast
2 ts Sugar
2 1/2 ts Coarse kosher salt
1 1/4 c Gluten flour
3 1/2 c All purpose flour

————–TOPPING——————-
1 tb Vegetable oil
1 1/2 ts Poppy seeds
1/3 c Minced onion
1/2 ts Salt

Instructions
1. In large mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup warm water, yeast, & sugar and let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes.

2. Mix remaining 1 1/2 cups warm water, salt, gluten flour, and all purpose flourinto yeast mixture. Knead on a flour surface (or mixer) until smooth. (the dough will be soft).

3. Place dough ball in a greased bowl, turn it around and place with it’s greased side up. Let rise, cover with plastic until tripled in bulk, about 1 1/2 hrs.

4. Punch dough down, turn it over, cover and let rise until doubled.

5. Punch dough down and roll into 2 cylinders. Cut each into 8 rounds. Lay them flat, cover with a towel and let rest.

6. Prepare toppingby mixing all topping ingredients. Set aside

7. Pat dough into flattened rounds (a little higher in middle). about 3 1/2 inches in diameter. Place on lightly floured board,cover with a dry towel and then a damp towel and let rise until increased by about half in bulk. (half proofed). takes about 30 minutes.

8. Press bottom of small shot glass in center of each bialy, to make deep indentation in bialy. Let rise another 15 minutes. (DO NOT LET THEM DOUBLE).

9. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

10. Put bialy’s on ungreased baking sheets. bake on upper and lower shelves of the oven for 6 to 7 minutes, then switch pans and reverse positions of pans(front to back) until bialy’s are evenly browned, about 5 to 6 minutes more.

11. Cool on racks. Store bialys in a plastic bag in fridge or freezer.

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