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Respite

By Annette Heidmann June 17, 2017 Arizona, Art, At Play, Family Life, Fostering, Fun, Landscape, Out & About, Photography, Portraits, Ranch, Scenery, Sightseeing No Comments
Respite

If I were to pick a word to describe this past couple of years, I think “challenging” would be barely adequate. It’s not just the numbers – going from five…

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Autumn on the Carrizo

By Annette Heidmann November 3, 2016 Arizona, At Play, Family Life, Landscape, Out & About, Photography, Ranch, Scenery No Comments
Autumn on the Carrizo

The last part of the afternoon on Saturday was divided between some shooting for Jake, Daddy and Laurent, and finally, one more hike down to the Carrizo Wash, this time…

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Critters

By Annette Heidmann November 3, 2016 Arizona, Bugs, Family Life, Out & About, Ranch No Comments
Critters

While sightseeing with the kiddos along the ranch roads and looking for the best vantage points to see the pretty golden foliage, the kids were looking at other things. I…

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Sightseeing

By Annette Heidmann November 3, 2016 Arizona, Family Life, Fun, Landscape, Out & About, Photography, Ranch, Scenery, Sightseeing No Comments
Sightseeing

While the board members were meeting at our cabin on Saturday morning, I thought it prudent to remove the hoard of children from the immediate vicinity and take them on…

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Of Bugs ‘N’ Campfires

By Annette Heidmann November 3, 2016 Family Life, Fun, Out & About, Ranch No Comments
Of Bugs ‘N’ Campfires

Our weekend at the ranch was timed to coincide with a Carrizo Ranch Association board meeting. Since Paul is president of the association, it falls to him to schedule and…

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Little Richard

By Annette Heidmann November 3, 2016 Family Life, Fun, Marksmanship, Milestones, Ranch, Self Defense, Shooting, Sports 1 Comment
Little Richard

Over the weekend up at the ranch with the family, a rite of passage occurred. My husband has for some years been the proud owner of a Marlin .22 bolt…

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Weekend with the Winklers

By Annette Heidmann August 2, 2016 Arizona, Family Life, Friends, Fun, Hiking, Out & About, Ranch, Scenery, Sightseeing No Comments
Weekend with the Winklers

Over the Memorial Day weekend, we took the family (minus Laurent, who had singing obligations, and Geneva, who wasn’t yet back from Texas) up to the ranch for some family…

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Ordinary Time

By Annette Heidmann October 14, 2015 Family Life, Ranch 1 Comment
Ordinary Time

Ordinary time in the church year is defined, according to CatholicCulture.org, as follows: “Ordinary Time, meaning ordered or numbered time, is celebrated in two segments: from the Monday following the…

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August with Emma – At the Ranch (2)

By Annette Heidmann August 29, 2015 Arizona, Family Life, Fun, Hiking, Ranch No Comments
August with Emma – At the Ranch (2)

Bright and beautiful was the dawn on Saturday morn, day two of showing Emily the ranch. We discussed many options for our sojourn, and decided the coolest and prettiest option…

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August with Emma – At the Ranch (1)

By Annette Heidmann August 29, 2015 Family Life, Fun, Hiking, Ranch No Comments
August with Emma – At the Ranch (1)

Ok, ok, I admit, I left you all hanging for more than 2 weeks after introducing the lovely and gracious Emma, who returned from MN with Geneva to stay with…

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4th of July Weekend – Saturday Around the Ranch

By Annette Heidmann July 9, 2015 Arizona, Family Life, Out & About, Ranch No Comments
4th of July Weekend – Saturday Around the Ranch

Saturday we stayed close to home, mostly by necessity since the ferocious looking skies not only threatened rain, they fulfilled their promise repeatedly. Between thunderstorms, Geneva and I tried to go for a driving…

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