Entries for March 2008

Dr. Dobson knows his stuff.

March 30, 2008

It is a thrill when you discover someone else who shares your zeal for a topic close to your heart. Dr. James Dobson with Focus on the Family wrote a short column in the most recent Focus magazine about the importance of taking family vacations. I was nodding my head and smiling as I hea...

Fond memories of a friend from our first season.

March 19, 2008

In the calmer days of winter, I spend quite a bit of energy trying new recipes. I enjoy looking through old cookbooks with a fresh eye and making menus from dishes that now look appealing to me. I grabbed a tattered old book from the top shelf in the ranch kitchen cupboard, and it brough...

Escape into the Quiet

March 06, 2008

One of the most remarkable benefits of living at Latigo Ranch is the ease with which one can escape into the quiet. I pondered that as I took an afternoon ski. I shuffled my way up Sunrise and then did a laborious herringbone to the top of the Kasdorf trail, and as my chest heaved in eff...