Vaughn's latest saddle.....

Holy Cow.....

I need this magazine.....

Can't seem to find it in PoDunk Idaho.

Am guessing that's the back of a saddle cantle.

I Love Love Love Longhorns!

Old Saddle Catalog.....

Don't Sell Your Saddle.....

But if you do..... give us a call.

My hubby will make you a new one!

Here she is.....Calamity Belle (my Cowgirl Gypsy Wagon)

I had soooo much fun

decorating

this little gem!

She's a 1966 Go-Lite.

In great condition

considering 

her age....

A kitchen shot....

The bedroom

(what is the french word for it?)

The Entryway....

The dining room / parlor

Would love to paint the outside....

am kinda waiting for inspiration.

and 

HELP!

Vaughn Nielsen, Saddlemaker

Custom Saddle made for Lyle B.

Plain w/ san carlos border,

round skirts,

bucking rolls,

made on a wade tree

Turned out nice....

Saddle Pockets with a nice basket stamp

Chinks with tooled belt/shields,

elk antler buttons & custom brand.

Silly Fun Stuff......

This just cracks me up....

To Our Weekend Guests
If we get to drinking
Sunday afternoon and
Start wishing that you
Stay over until Tuesday
Please remember.....
We Don't Mean It!

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.....

While 'putting the clean' on my shop
this morning

I kept hearing some thuds.... 

head outside to check the roof

and there is Jackpot
(young black cat w/ great personality).

Apparently he decided it was time to
show the kitties

how to get up there....
climb juniper tree and jump!

Oliver, Pete & Re-Pete 

were having a grand time.

Violet said,
"Noooo way, I'm not going up there".

Here they are on my messy porch.

There must be a sign somewhere

on our property,

written in 'Cat',

that say's "Suckers live here....

Drop your little kitties off

and this goofy lady will feed them,

worry about them

and try to find them homes...."

Full Moon

I see the moon
and the moon sees me....

God bless the moon
and God bless me.

And You Too!

Independence Day 2011

July 4, 1776 ~ Independence Day ~

"Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better one?"

~ John Wayne

Wishing You & Yours

A Wonderful

4th of July

&

A Safe Holiday!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!
Land of the FREE because of the BRAVE !

( Looking forward to the 4th of July! 
Explosives, Alcohol & Family...
what could go wrong? )

Just couldn't resist posting this.......

It's Gene-Oism time!

Cowboy Saddlemaker Bob; "Gosh, Gene-O! You're looking pretty fancy.
Your boots are all shined and you got a good looking shirt on there."

Gene-O; "I know. I should be on stage. They tell me there's one leaving at noon and I better be on it!"

current happenings......

Hubby is putting a hitching rail in....

not so much for all the riders

who need someplace to

tie up their horse....

but more as a buffer

to try to keep 

the old timers

from running into 

the porch posts.

(A few have come dangerously close)

This is Tilly's saddle.... more pics of her and it a little later.

Hubby makes knife sheathes for

Knife Maker Mike Scott

in So. California.

He's a super guy.

The first rose of summer.....

am soooo jazzed 

that it is finally blooming!

Calamity Greeting Cards

I've had so much fun designing my line of greeting cards.

Here are just a few.....

Gene-O..... Small Town Character Actor

There are always

Stars of Life...

but wouldn't it be boring

without the

Character Actors of Life?

Von's Boot & Saddle #1

Hubby is a Custom Saddle Maker

and a

Fine Boot Repairman.

Here are a few pics

from his shop.

 In case you're wondering....

that's freshly picked garlic laying on the counter.

He was getting ready to
braid it into ropes.

That was last summer.
(We've got several rows planted for this year)

And let the fun begin......

Thanks to my dear friend Sheryl,

I'm a blogger!

Bear with me

as I get the hang of things......