iDec. 16, ’09-A common inquiry for Tom and I since the chill of Winter has settled in WI- is if the Showroom is still OPEN?? It’s been bustling with activity dailywith people doing holiday shopping for themselves or other trappers or coon hunters. Thanks so much for all the business over the last years! So do give [...]
Dec. 10, ’09-What a wonderful trapping season! Prime fur, an abundance of fur-bearers and moderate weather have made this a great season to date. There has been a steady stream of trappers coming through the showroom to replenish their supplies. A big “Thank You” for letting us serve you! My first attempt @ catching coyotes [...]
Dec. 1, ’09-Look up in the sky and do you see the full moon? Tom and Hawken are trapping in the moonlight along Muir Creek. They caught a mink last time Hawken was along. Just spectacular beams bouncing all blurred and murky by the dark clouds in the West. “Kinda looks like a ball!” Hawken tells Pops [...]
Thanksgiving ’09- I review my gratitude list throughout the day. A space between thoughts to search for the gift of the PRESENT. What a blessing to have family and friends. It is fascinating to be the oberver of happenings with a child like curiousity and playfulness that seeps into my writings. I tell my close [...]
11-17-09 Arcadia Environmental Class Day- I hauled in 2 totes and a cardboard box of traps, furs, books and stretchers. I was greeted @ the door by helpful students. I then met teacher Steve Schank in the lunchroom and he helped carry the stash to the classroom. As the 20 young men filed into the [...]
Fri. Nov. 13th ’09-Hawken wanted to stir-so we mixed up crepes for tomorrow’s breakfast. His favorite part of making food is running the hand beater. It’s a chance to turn the crank. I learned to not add flour first or we’re both lightly coated with flour flurries. Bright orange egg yolks are found as the [...]
Jimmy Ellis and his wife Amy have a delightful residence in the country with their son Kaleb. The family has a passion for beef cattle, horses, chickens and nature. Jimmy and Amy are both up-beat people that have created a life to instill country and nature into their darling son Kaleb. Kaleb and Jimmy sat [...]
Nov. 11th, ’09-We’ve been seeing deer moving while we travel the roads of Buffalo and Trempealeu Counties on the vet route. Tom has seen too many deer on the late night and early morning calls that pass in front of the vet van. In general, farmers have been relaying to us, the deer are not [...]
Nov. 10th, ’09-Tom, Hawken and I are relishing the radiant day along Muir Creek. We just spotted a grass snake in the pasture. Hawken offers it more pretend icecream and asks it how it’s doing. It slithers off and we three un-load camp off the rickety Gator. There’s the large packbasket filled with a sharp shovel, [...]
Second week of Nov. ’09-Tom called Hank the Fur Buyer and chatted with him. Hank is also known as Henry Hoff. Tom and a trapping companion had sold furs to Hank for years. He’s a delightful man that’s full of zest and enthusiasm for the outdoors. Henry missed our last Open House cause he was [...]