tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post7532098922890842333..comments2024-03-26T16:52:31.007-05:00Comments on Smart Girls Read Romance: The WestJoan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-2106669434276608442017-04-22T17:19:44.498-05:002017-04-22T17:19:44.498-05:00I think that was a factor in moving to Oregon. The...I think that was a factor in moving to Oregon. They lost one child to a violent thunderstorm. My granddad had lung issues as did my father. Still, the stories Dad told of the barn dances where the children watched from lofts, my granddad supposedly racing a horse away from a posse with the small gun I currently own, those just were so much like the historical westerns I write and read.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-86887340526101117612017-04-22T14:37:11.921-05:002017-04-22T14:37:11.921-05:00I agree the Ken Burns' series is great. I live...I agree the Ken Burns' series is great. I lived in South Dakota for a year -- one of the longest years of my life when I think of the weather! Great photos. Thanks for sharing. Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-75666629486963586362017-04-22T11:09:29.923-05:002017-04-22T11:09:29.923-05:00The West is great for giving all the old photos as...The West is great for giving all the old photos as well as those videos. The stories are often sad though. It made me wonder what it'd have been like if our country had been more honorable. Was that even possible when trying to subdue a new land? :(<br /><br />I do treasure those photos. I especially like the one of my great grandparents on what must have been their porch with their dog. I have never heard how he died in Deadwood but given he was 65, I assumed heart. It's a family weakness in old age. Still you never know Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-10588217918473869352017-04-22T10:12:48.389-05:002017-04-22T10:12:48.389-05:00Oh! I just saw your note, saying they are your pic...Oh! I just saw your note, saying they are your pictures. What treasures!Sandra Nachlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1625093777073151860.post-84220450163947980882017-04-22T10:11:57.257-05:002017-04-22T10:11:57.257-05:00"The West" sounds like a great overview ..."The West" sounds like a great overview of the history of the western U.S. - something I'd enjoy watching. Are those family photos in your post? Sandra Nachlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.com