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Tag Archives: Black Hills
Forging Ahead
For years, we all thought my niece, Andrea Beach would be a chef. The culinary arts were always of interest to her, and she had worked as a chef in several restaurants. Andrea liked her culinary jobs, but after a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Kids, Reminiscing
Tagged birthday, Black Hills, bts, Caryn's Thoughts, chemical romance, family, Kids, lab tech, memories, wyoming machinery
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A New Career
My niece, Andrea Beach has always been an excellent cook-chef. The culinary arts have always been of interest to her, and she had held a number of positions as chef, with one of her favorite parts being baking. Many people … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Kids, Reminiscing
Tagged birthday, Black Hills, Caryn's Thoughts, cousins, family, hiking, Kids, memories, niece, seattle, wyoming machinery
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Potato Creek Johnny
It seems to be a tradition to give nicknames to just about anyone, but especially to characters that have a unique or excentric way about them. Often, like the case of John Eli Perrett the nickname simply comes from the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Reminiscing
Tagged Black Hills, Caryn's Thoughts, deadwood, family, gold nugget, memories, mount moriah cemetery, potato creek johnny
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Hair And Makeup
The past few years, my niece, Lacey Killinger has been living her dream life. On October 28, 2023. They decided to wait on their honeymoon until April, and it was totally worth the wait. They went to Cancun, Mexico, and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Kids, Reminiscing
Tagged birthday, Black Hills, bonus mom, cancun, Caryn's Thoughts, family, hair and makeup, Kids, luxlou beauty, memories
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A Really Busy Year
My nephew, Ryan Hadlock has been really busy this year…and with a wide variety of activities. Ryan is a family man, married to Chelsea for almost 16½ years. He is dad to Ethan and Aurora. Ryan works very hard to give his family the very best that life Continue reading
Posted in Family, Kids, Reminiscing
Tagged big horns, birthday, Black Hills, broncos, Caryn's Thoughts, contango energy, family, garage, Kids, memories, wyoming cowboys
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Buffalo Slaughter
It is amazing to me that the ideas of one person can change the world, a nation, state, or city. Sometimes the changes are good, and sometimes they are horrible. During the early years of the Old West, besides fighting with the American Indians, Continue reading
Posted in Family, History, Politics, Reminiscing
Tagged american indians, Black Hills, buffalo, Caryn's Thoughts, family, general philip sheridan, memories, slaughter, trains, white men, yellowstone
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We Had No Idea
When Bob Schulenberg and I met a little more than 50 years ago, we had no idea where our lives were headed. I first met Bob in December of 1973. I was still in high school and he was just out of high school. We had attended rival high schools, which explains why we hadn’t met sooner. Continue reading
Posted in Family, Kids, Reminiscing
Tagged anniversary, Black Hills, Caryn's Thoughts, family, high school, memories, Thermopolis, us, Washington
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Reflections On God’s Blessings
Thanksgiving…a day of reflection on the events of the year that has passed and the blessings we have been given. Many people think of Thanksgiving as just a day to eat a big meal, and watch the parade or a football game, but that isn’t its real purpose at all. Continue reading
Posted in Family, Grandchildren, Kids, Reminiscing
Tagged alaska, Black Hills, Caryn's Thoughts, family, great granddaughter, great grandsons, kindergarten, Las Vegas, memories, Thanksgiving, Thermopolis
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The Hill City Rangers
While my husband, Bob and I were in the Black Hills last week, we were having breakfast at the Hill City Cafe, when we overheard a waitress telling another table the story of how the Hill City High School came to have Smokey Bear as their mascot and be renamed the Hill City Rangers. Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Family, History, Kids, Reminiscing, Values
Tagged Black Hills, Caryn's Thoughts, family, fire, forest service, graduation, hill city cafe, hill city rangers, memories, mount rushmore, smokey bear, volunteers
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Not Exactly Retired
Every year, around the time of my husband, Bob Schulenberg’s birthday and also around the 4th of July, Bob and I take our annual hiking trip to the Black Hills. We aren’t always there on Bob’s birthday, which is six days after the 4th of July, and so doesn’t always fall conveniently in the same week. Continue reading
Posted in Family, Love, Reminiscing
Tagged 4th of July, birthday, Black Hills, cars, Caryn's Thoughts, family, garage, Harney Peak, hiking, mechanic, memories, rain, summer
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