Tag Archives: Nevada

Enjoying Every Day

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Caryn

My husband’s aunt, Margee Kountz is the last of her siblings still alive. She came into this world almost 18 years after her oldest sister, Joann Schulenberg. In fact, Margee was just six months old when her sister was married. … Continue reading →

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Home Is Where You Are

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Caryn

Having started out his life in South Dakota, and having family there, my husband’s uncle, Bobby Cole was very much at home in the rural areas of that state. That is likely why he and Aunt Linda Cole moved to … Continue reading →

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They Had A Good Time

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Caryn

Our aunt, Linda Cole was always a vibrant, happy person. She had a laugh that would light up a room. We didn’t see Linda and her husband Bobby as much as some of the rest of the family, because they lived for many years is Kennebec, South Dakota, Continue reading →

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Hanging Out In A Small Town

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Caryn

When my husband, Bob’s uncle, Bobby Cole comes to mind, I am taken back to the days when my girls, Corrie Petersen and Amy Royce, were little. Whenever we took a trip to see Bobby and Bob’s aunt, Linda Cole, we always had a great time. The girls got to play with their cousins, Continue reading →

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When The US Nuked Its Own Men

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Caryn

Our government has been known, in its history, to do some things that really were underhanded, and in some cases horrific. The “need” for nuclear bombs naturally facilitated the need for nuclear testing. I think everyone knows that would had to have happened, but on November 1, 1951, Continue reading →

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Into High Gear

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Caryn

Because I love to hike, I am always interested when I see something about a trail I’ve never been on. I can’t say that I’ve hiked an extensive number of trails, but most trails interest me anyway. Continue reading →

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No Bugs

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Caryn

It’s hard for me to believe that my husband’s aunt, Linda Cole has been in Heaven for over six years now. I remember so well the times we went to visit her and Uncle Bobby Cole, when they lived in Kennebec, South Dakota when our girls, Corrie Petersen and Amy Royce were little. Continue reading →

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Back To Her Roots

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Caryn

My aunt, Ruth Wolfe was the person I most closely resembled. She was my dad, Allen Spencer’s sister, and for most of my life, I didn’t really know that I resembled her. Nevertheless, I am built like she was. I laugh like she did, something I found out after she passed away, Continue reading →

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Conning The City Slickers

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Caryn

When the Transcontinental Railroad opened in 1869, the people in the east finally had the chance to take a trip into the Wild West without having to move there or plan on spending months there visiting family. Continue reading →

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Resilient

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Caryn

When we think of structures that have stood the test of time, we think of stone structures or structures made out of hard woods that are able to weather the elements, but sometimes a structure defies the normal expectations, Continue reading →

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