Country Lifestyles
When a City Girl Goes Country: Chasing Buckets
By Annette Bridges
Are you a bucket chaser? Well, our cow, tagged number five, sure is. Bless her heart, she does not always get her fair share of cubes because she never stops following us in the Ranger where she knows the bucket of cubes should be. She will run past the cubes that are at her feet, never even seeing them.
The more I ponder our number five’s bucket chasing ways, the more I can relate. Indeed, I have spent years waiting for that time in the future where I would finally have everything I thought I needed to be happy. I, too, have missed opportunities to feel satisfied and content because I was so preoccupied with attaining my pie in the sky wishes. Perhaps chasing the bucket is akin to believing the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. That old delusion that keeps one fixated on looking everywhere but at what is right in front of you.
I am a big dreamer of a person who is always planning and making goals, so I am certainly not saying chasing dreams is a bad thing. Though, I can see nowadays how the constant pursuit of more or better can stop me from taking stock of all that I have and from appreciating what I do have. My mamma taught me long ago how gratitude could help me to see what is there rather than what is not. I have learned to stop chasing that dang ‘ole bucket long enough to register the fact that I already have a bounty to relish, enjoy and be grateful for.
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By Dal Houston
I am terribly saddened by all the argumentative discourse that seems to be going on in today’s world. It seems as though it is no longer enough just to disagree on certain issues. We are expected to classify someone as an enemy if they do not always agree with us on all issues, lest we be considered weak.
To make things even worse, because those who disagree with you are now considered enemies, the sentiment seems to be that it is only fair and proper to destroy them, because they are the enemy, again with the fear of ridicule for being weak if we do not fight.
With all that said, and seemingly unrelated, I am a big John Wayne fan. From watching him dive into his role as a cowboy, to marveling at his time portraying a soldier or appreciating his acting gig as a sailor, there is seldom a week that goes by without me watching at least one
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By Martha Crump
That old adage, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.,” may have some basis in truth when applied to minor situations. However, when what you don’t know is presented in the form of a “Trojan Horse” and is what amounts to an incredible attempt to fleece American property rights, it becomes a different story altogether.
To put this unbelievable tale together, we need to step back to Joe Biden’s 2021 Executive Order which pledged commitment to help restore balance on public lands and waters, to create jobs, and to provide a path to align the management of America’s public lands and waters with our nation’s climate, conservation, and clean energy goals.
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By Lacey Vilhauer
Ingredients:
1 whole lemon, seeded and roughly chopped
2 cups sugar
2 pounds strawberries, hulled
Juice of 1 to 2 lemons
¼ cup water
Directions:
Place the chopped lemon and sugar in a food processor and pulse until combined. Transfer to a large bowl. Puree the strawberries in a food processor and add to the lemon mixture along with juice of one lemon and water. Taste and add more juice as desired.
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