Two days of TheHowserHouse

Monday

MEDICAL UPDATE: I got an appt. w/the orthopedic specialist for Wed. morning…..sure hope he IS a specialist. Been bothering me all during last nite and today…..just a constant aching….and sometimes worse. Will b glad to get it in a tight fitting cast….swelling must be less as I can feel more movement today.

The day went by ok…great weather. The 1st Lady is getting anxious to return home……NOT me!!!! The new granddaughter is on her mind a lot. Soooooo, we’ll see…..my arm will have to improve a lot before I can prepare TheHowserHouse and feel comfortable towing for 1400 miles.

I think I am getting post-breakage depression! Everything is such a chore to do…..even eaating. I am soooooo damn upset that I can’t fly fish and the trout are really,really hitting the flies….as the neighbors are telling me as they bring all the GREAT fish back here from the streams. I have waited all spring for this …..and now I can’t go and fish when I am only 25 minutes away!!!!!!!!! Yep, I am feeling a bit down……..

Later……

And, it is a bit later……..

We went up into the mts. after supper and tried some stream fishing. I had a fly on my spinning rod….tossed it in w/my left hand/arm……and did catch a few small rainbows. No size…..just fit the pan. Makes me feel a bit better, but it is not REAL fishing. Oh well……

Tuesday…..

I forgot to mention yesterday that we were awakened around 7am by the mooing and bawling of loud cows…….lots of them!!! I looked out the window and saw TONS of cows going down the middle of the highway………being herded by dogs, and by cowboys on horses………A CATTLE DRIVE!!!!!!! They went right thru the town……down the middle of the street/hwy. And, this morning the same thing, ONLY there were probably 400-500 hhead of cattle!!!! Wish I had thrown on my pants and got some pictures…..damn it.

We went up into the mts. late this morning and drove some gravel, rutted,potholed “roads” into some beautiful back country in the high country. Spent several hours driving and saw some wonderful sights……even from the top of a fire watch tower. I will go again if we can find the time……if not, NEXT SUMMER with you, MIKE AND MERRIE!!!!!!!

A walk thru town this evening, past the three saloons (which were loud for being so early),and past the General Mercantile Store(which has One of everything….one only), and Dirty Sallys….a store w/tooooo much of everything that no one wants!!!!!!!! IT IS A GREAT TOWN……REALLY!!!!!!!!!!! OHHHHHH…..in Dirty Sallys the young girl who works the old-fashioned soda counter is an OPERA PERFORMANCE MAJOR IN COLLEGE!!!!!! I sure hope that she sings better than she makes choc. shakes……shhe graduated from h.s. here in Tensleep.

TENSLEEP: the town got its name from the Native Americans(am I politically correct???). This place was 10 sleeps for the Native Americans when they traveled from one of their important sights in Montana to another of their places in southern Wy. There is your history lesson for the day.

Soon this town of 304 people will swell to many, many more by this weekend when the annual RODEO occurs this coming weekend!!! Should have brought my boots and cowboy hat……we will be here from the looks of my fishing injury.

Enough of this OLD man ramblin’…….talk 2 u tomorrow, dear friends…….