Thursday, August 26, 2010

Look What Hubby Got Me...

So I keep nudging hubby about my wanting to have a couple of 'hay eatin', hoof stompin', pasture grazin' equines on our property soon, real soon....so here is what he brought me...haha! close but not quite! LOL!....
This is a radio antennae and now is on my Jeep. Cool!
I look forward to the the day I can pull a horse trailer behind my mini motor home and head out to great camping and out back trail riding....ah, Happy Trails....

Monday, August 9, 2010

Wagons Ho to Idaho!

This is the Appaloosa Museum in Moscow, Idaho
2720 W. Pullman Road, Moscow, ID. 83843
You can't miss it, when you see the "Welcome to Moscow" sign, it's just across the road.
Yep, I am camping, I mean, Glamping at the 'Pony Club', part of the ranch, owned by legendary George Hatley.
This camping trip was for the Appaloosa Horse Museum fund raiser. 13 years and going strong!

Here is Juli Thorson's (Sister #444) cowgirl trailer and my little Scotty.
We had perfect Idaho weather not to mention a fantastic Dutch Oven cook-off.
Just 'chillin' by my trailer after packing it up and getting ready to head back to Spokane, Washington.
Ah, Good Food & Good friends, (L to R) Marie, Ed & Juli

Hanging out at the Pavilion...
Juli, George Hatley & friend....talking about horses no doubt!
George, at 89 years young may not be able to ride anymore, but his heart and love for horses and trail rides is still strong.
He has authored several books on Trail Riding and Back Packing on horse back.
Of his 2000 acre ranch he has set aside acreage for the use of Equestrian Clubs to use for events, shows and trail rides.
You can learn more about him via the Appaloosa Museum....
Fiddlers fiddling for us!
Juli greeting some of the riders.
There where riders of all ages, from this young lady to some ladies in their "Golden Years".....
Cowboys and Cowgirls alike are the most friendliest people!
This young cowboy helped me navigate my trailer over to the camp area.
A future Marlboro Man in the making and cute as a bug...He is gonna steal some cowgirls heart someday!
What a wonderful weekend, from the Fiddlers fiddling for us, the singers serenading us with old and new country & western songs, a fantastic assortment of Dutch Oven meals...
Dutch Ovens are to cowboys & girls what crock pots are to potluck dinners! lol!
Here is a little bit of Appaloosa info for you....the appaloosa horse was developed by the
Nez Perce & Palouse Indians, thus the "appaloosa" name. These wonderful horses were adapt
to the prairies of the Palouse...
Hope to see you at next years "Apalousey Trail Ride", I know I will be there!
For more info on the Appaloosa Museum go to : http://www.appaloosamuseum.org/
,,,and yes, Cowgirls & Cowboys do still exist in our modern high tech world.....
You can't be pretentious when you are mucking out stalls & using an outhouse!....
I am looking forward to next years event but until then, as Dale & Roy would always sing,
Happy Trails to you, until we met again....

Monday, August 2, 2010

Trailer Trash Game...


Ok, is this a hoot or What!!!!!
A "Trailer Trash" game, flamingos and all....but @ $41.99, a little to pricey for my trailer trash pocketbook....lol!

Girl Camp...July 2010

Girl Camp....in Idaho.....
4 of the 6 vintage trailers to grace the hill side....an Airstream, Shasta, Oberlin & Scotty.

Juli's 4-legged baby guarding our watermelon....hey, ya never know when a 'water melon thief' could be in the neighborhood!
G'petto checking out my trailer....All Clear!
The Shasta & Oberlin belong to Juli (in picture) and the Serro Scotty is mine.
My Scotty, Mig's Shasta and Tony's Layton.
After I took this picture, I noticed that all the trailers, doors open left to right,,,but mine opens right to left....

Evening setting upon us and our little trailers like to "lite-up".
Even tho this was a "Girls Camp weekend", we allowed Juli's husband to come visit us,,,after all, he was our "Designated BBQ Chef"!
It was nice to have our very own Private Chef...Thanx Ed for being such a good sport!
The little community of Elk, ID....Don't blink,,,or you'll miss it!
Speaking of blinking,,,no we are not being grouchy...we were squinting something terrible while waiting to have this photo taken...
(lft-2-rt) Grace, Juli, Patty, Tony & Shelly....Mig was off across the street scoring a Huckleberry Ice Cream cone!
One of the two main streets in Elk,,, again, don't blink or you'll miss it! lol!
All in all we had a wonderful but all to short 3 days of Glamping, eating & laughing!
It was a fun get away and even more so as we got to help Juli celebrate her "29" wink wink, birthday.
Happy Birthday Juli.....and many many more!
Happy Trails to you until we met again....
Good bye "Girl Camp" se ya next year.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Memories of Wenatchee, WA.

Thrift shop finds.... the bowl is Mid-century & I got it for $1.29 and the little blue tray was a cheesy gold metal tissue box holder which I got for 99cents then I spray painted it blue.
So what do you do with all those 99cent silver trays that you find at the local thrift shops? why you paint them! I use them all the time & don't worry if they get scratched.
Paint them to match your trailer, or party theme.

I love this belt buckle, I won at an auction...now to find the perfect belt for it.


It's only been about 4 weeks since I last camped with 70 'Sisters on the Fly' gals over in Wenatchee, Washington....
Boots, Chaps & Cowgirl Hats....it was a lot of fun.
But the Summer fun isn't over yet,,,I leave Friday for the Elk River (Idaho) with 6 other 'Sisters' for a weekend Glamping getaway & to help one of the Sister's celebrate her birthday.
Then the following weekend I will be camping down in the Moscow Idaho area for the 'Appaloosa Museum' (a fund raiser)...4 days of camping around horses and wonderful horse people not to mention Dutch Oven cooking and a Silent Auction.
I will have my camera, cowgirl boots & hat and sporting a ginormous smile on my face.
I'll be sure to take lots of pictures to share.

The Scotty's Table...

I Luv Glitter! After all, it's all about the Silly.....
So what do you get when you have a bunch of cute graphics, a container of Mod Podge, some glitter & time on your hands?
Why you get a glittered decoupaged table! lol!
So what do you think?

Friday, July 2, 2010

FYI....

To get a closer view of the pictures, just click on them & POOF! they get bigger! lol!

Monday, June 28, 2010

SOTF-Wenatchee Washington

Apron made from a pair of cast off jeans! how fun! Cowgirl Up! lol!
Even the Gnomes wanted to join in the fun with "Sisters on the Fly"

There were about 69 cute trailers this year.
(left to right) Me, Myself & I, Kelly, Toni & Mig smile for the camera as we get ready to caravan over to Wenatchee, Washington for the 5th annual Sisters on the Fly "Northwest Gathering".
Potty Break time..., finding a spot where you can park 4 trailers to make a mad dash to a bathroom is always an interesting quest! lol!
I was the 'lead dog' and Kelly was the 'tail gunner' and yes I did manage to get us lost, well actually not really lost, as it turned out we where on the wrong side of the freeway from the campground! Next time I will practice on my "left & right" skills! lol! My "Scotty with a potty" and Mig's lil Shasta.
Margaret making Margaritas... YUM!
Ah! back in the Saddle Again....
Group shot of a bunch of Happy Cowgirls! I am the 2nd one in on the right side...you can tell it's me 'cuz I am grinning from ear to ear!.
These are just a few fun pictures of our recent Sisters on the Fly outing!
Oh what fun meeting up with old and new friends...I especially enjoyed meeting up with some of my former "Ventura Sisters" who brought me a little California sunshine .
Next years event will be in Idaho...and I plan to GO!
Happy Trails!
SISTERS ON THE FLY NW GATHERING 2010
www.youtube.com
Sisters on the Fly NW Camping Outing in Washington with vintage travel trailers 2010
How cool is this! my 'trailer-trailer'sign, my sunflowers, my boot purses & my "psycho-path" sign are in the video! : > )
What a great group of ladies...I mean...'Sisters" and the best part is the amount ($6.000.00) that was raised by the group, for Women's cancer-'Casting for Recovery'. A great retreat for women who are/have been through cancer.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Envy!!!

Step Envy...no more!
Ok, so my friends accuse me of having a case of the Envy's!

I guess it's true,,,I suffer from Truck Envy, Barn Envy, Horse Envy, Vintage Trailer Envy and Step Envy....
On a recent Glamping trip in Prosser, WA. my gal pal, Heather had this really cool trailer step to make stepping into her trailer easier....I WANT ONE! I NEED ONE!....I thought about stealing hers but it was painted red and would be hard to hide! lol!
So after much whining,(me) her darling hubby made one for me....SCORE!
Now I can scratch 'Step Envy' off my Envy List...
But then I got to thinking, I need to customize my step in case some other Trailer Diva wants to steal mine....& here is the end result.....
Gotta luv a good case of the Envys! lol!

Monday, June 7, 2010

SOTF and Farm Chicks...June 2010

Path Finder....to Farm Chicks as well as other "paths"....lol! (you can click on the picture to get a better 'read'.)
Hey, even when camping, we like to start our mornings off with coffee & reading the newspaper.


This is a little tin that I decorated with a picture and some re-purposed bling.
The rain may have put a 'damper' on our decorating but it didn't put a 'damper' on my love for sitting and watching the river rush by.

Here are a few of the trailers...unfortunately I didn't get around to taking pictures of all of the trailers. Tammy's "Miss Montana" is parked in front of my Scotty.

We had a great time in spite of the rain and when the rain stopped we came out to play.

There where a total of 20 trailers.
The Spokesman Review Newspaper sent out a reporter & photographer & we made the newspaper.

My lil "Scotty with a Potty"....Normally we decorate the outside of our trailers, but with the winds and rains we couldn't.

The food was awesome, these gals can put on quit a spread!

Pot Luck Nite....food & friends...what a great combination.

This is the Scotty & Dot's that I painted on my trailer.

I stitched up this trailer banner. It has this western motif on one side and on the other side is my Sister on the Fly number.
Inside Kari's trailer...it is a Corvette and is cute as a bug decked out in blues & pinks..

Inside Heather's trailer. She has a red toile and chickens motif. I luv her red radio and her use of embroidered cloth napkins as a window valance.

Heather earning her "Lemon Drop Martini" badge. Yummm! they were delish!

Kari found this cool picnic/camping box for a Model-A car.

Sisters 1156, 1281, 444, 696...yes we have names too! lol! and as you can see, we eat very healthy! lol!

This is Gepetto, he may look like a wee little bear but...

he really is a cute little dog and his "mom" Juli brought him camping with us.

He was such a character & was more than eager to score a treat.

Heather made this cute sign to display her sister number....the really cool part is, it Velcro's on & off. How cool is that!

This is my Apron Tree. I set up my mini aprons at every 'Sisters on the Fly' event that I attend.

I had fun embroidering this towel for my co-hort in crime, Heather. Her trailer is called,
"4 Chicks only"...

I found this fun magnetic sign and could not resist putting it on the door where my little 'potty' is stored(hidden).
It's so delightful to snuggle up and read in my lil trailer...
My little Banquette in my Scotty...ok, so I admit it, I rarely eat here.
There were 20 trailers, and 28 ladies "Glamping" this past weekend at the "Bowl & Pitcher" on the Spokane River....and what fun we had.
It is amazing what we can accomplish in 4 days in spite of the rain!
We hit the antique shops, Thrift shops, a few yard sales in between the rains.
We wined & dined on yummy foods.
Then Saturday we all converged on the Fairgrounds to shop the "Farm Chicks~ vintage & antique show.
I scored another vintage mixer....Wohoo!
I have to admit....it was really crowded...I ran into lot's friends as well as met ladies who had come from Montana and Arizona just to shop this popular event.
The local newspaper did an article on us which was fun to read.
Now I have 18 day s to get ready for my next glamping trip with the "sisters"...
What a super duper weekend with a wonderful group of Super Duper gal pals.
Happy Trails....