MM, Walt, and me We’re sittin’ by the pond. The three of us are buddies We have a special bond. But MM has a habit Of tickling my side Whene’er we pose for pictures I ...
Who’s riding the horse in the foreground of this photo? a) Charlie b) Pioneer Woman c) Ronald McDonald d) Marlboro Man What is this cowboy’s name? a) Harvey Wallbange...
Photo by Joie de Vivre Photography. Today, for obvious reasons, I’ve got our troops on the brain. A couple of years ago, I held a “Coming Home” photography assignment over on PW Pho...
Ages in this photo: 10, 7, 4, 3…and 38. Ages in this photo: Almost 8, 9, 43, 12…and almost 15. I think I have those earlier ages right. I’m not 100% sure. What I am su...
We burned down our horse barn yesterday. Did I mention that? Oh. Well, we did! It was intentional, though. We started by moving all the saddles and the rest of the tack from the old horse barn...
The cow beneath the shade tree Seeks shelter from the sun I pull my car beside her And say, “Let’s have some fun!” “Let’s grab some rocks and skip them! Le...
Post by Marlboro Man. Photos by Marlboro Man’s wife, also known as P-Dub. (You can call her P-Widdy-Dub-Diddy-Diddy-Dub-Du b for short.) We have three types of animals we run on our main ...
Marlboro Man and our younger daughter took turns taking photos the other morning. I’m going to post them and attempt to tell the story of each photo without the benefit of having been there. &n...
Post and photos by Marlboro Man. We had to go to the farm in Waurika again last weekend to ship the last of the cattle we had down there. Our farm is on the southern end of the state, less than twent...
After living in the country their entire lives, my kids are only just now becoming interested in fishing. We’ve fished here and there over the past several years and they’ve always been l...
Oh, what a beautiful morning… Oh, what a beautiful day! I’ve got a beautiful feeling… That calf is going to stay. (Photos snapped by Marlbo...
Here’s what I’ve done since I got home Sunday: 1. Unpacked. 2. Completely rearranged the furniture. 3. Gave myself a hernia. 4. Cleaned out my desk and found three important things that a...
Note from Pioneer Woman: The above photo has nothing to do with this post. I just wanted to post it. After six weeks of off/on travel, I’m finally home to stay and probably won’t shower f...
When I was six with bangs and missing teeth, and I was a kid and thought boys were grody, and my sister was a baby and I wouldn’t eat tomatoes, I had a Basset Hound. When I...
Hello, Cows! I’ve missed you. Have you missed me, too? If someone had told me when I was eighteen that I would one day miss cows, I would have uttered the following phrase: “...
My sister Betsy and I basically forgot we were adults last week. We flew together from Seattle to Los Angeles and I made her watch Enchanted on the plane. She liked it. Raise you...
By Marlboro Man. My dad always said that we are in the business of selling grass, not cattle. Our main ranch is located in Osage County, Oklahoma. This is on the southern edge of the Flint Hills, one...
I’m with my sister having sister time and eating the things sisters eat, which in our case is: Sushi Macarons Quesadillas Chocolate Diet Cokes Diet Dr Pepper Soup Lemon Meringue Pie Salad Wine ...
I’ve been in Seattle for the past couple of days, and now my sister Betsy and I are on a plane together headed for Los Angeles. We’ll be there together, being all Thelma and Louisey for t...
Note from PW: Last week Marlboro Man wrote a post wherein he chronicled a day last week when he and the kids shipped cattle from the farm. The post was called Shipping Cattle From the Farm, because I...
Charlie’s breath continues to smell like a combination of roses, lilacs, lavender, and jasmine. Well…relatively speaking. All I know is, whatever...
Post and photos by Marlboro Man. We shipped cattle at our farm in Waurika yesterday. We were supposed to have a little day help, but they canceled at the last minute. Fortunately Tim an...
Charlie vomited a couple of weeks ago. Once. It was somewhat shocking in terms of volume, so I watched him and waited. He acted like he felt fine, and it didn’t happen again. So we went on abou...
I’m posting this photo of my cat because Charlie is at the vet with a stomach ache. I want a tattoo and I just packed my four kids’ bags because they’re staying with their grandma t...
When I was growing up, fall was my favorite time of year. It meant back-to-school clothes and high school football games and Halloween…and it meant that Thanksgiving and Christmas were just aro...
Post and photos by Marlboro Man. I love this time of year. The grass is really starting to grow. From a rancher’s perspective, one of the best things about this time...
I have a list today. 1. Recently, with the help of family and friends, I finally mustered up the courage to return to the scene of the crime. The doors of the doughnuts case, which I’d a...
Found this photo of Walter just now. I posted it probably a year or so ago. It made me chuckle then and it makes me chuckle now. It perfect captures the little man. So I decided to give a nod to Walt...
Cowboy Josh and Cowboy Pete spent about three hours fixing a flat tire on a semi yesterday. This involved: 1. Jacking up the truck 2. Loosening the lug nuts, some of which were rusted and stuck 3. Pu...
It’s burning season, and first thing Monday morning we all loaded up and headed to the shop. All the spray trucks were filled up, both with water and fuel, and all the kids...
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