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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Looking Past the Fold: A Short History of the Envelope by Jo-Ann Roberts

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I love getting mail...and I'm probably part of a dying breed who still receives their utility bills by daily mail. Oh, I text and send e...
Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Rocky Mountain National Park - Early History

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Post (C) Doris McCraw aka Angela Raines This is a repost of an earlier post. Image (C) Doris McCraw Would we have Rocky Mountain National Pa...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Wisdom from the Frontier: Faith, Fences and the Good Book

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 By Kimberly Grist “Don’t Squat with Your Spurs On” - Old Cowboy Saying — circa late 1800s Some lessons hurt more when you learn them the ha...
Saturday, October 11, 2025

Farewell, Chinese Camp by Zina Abbott

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  In many ways, this post is a difficult one to write, for the topic strikes close to home. By that, not only do I mean that the community...
Thursday, October 9, 2025

No-Knead Bread

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  A while back, I happened upon a recipe for No-Knead Bread. It sounded simple (which is always a plus), required few ingredients or time (a...
Tuesday, October 7, 2025

A TRAIL OR A DEATH SENTENCE? by Marisa Masterson

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Troubles. What's a plot without them?  Jack Poston's troubles comes in pairs. He needs to make more than simply $3 a piece for his c...
Thursday, October 2, 2025

Halloween Fun in the 1800s

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October is here, and I couldn’t resist talking about Halloween in the 1800s. Today, we think of costumes and candy, but back then folks work...