This isn’t a gift…It’s an Education

El Pepe came to us as a ‘free’ gift. Giana’s husband, Brian and got everything he needed from this bike and had moved on (meaning he couldn’t find a buyer) and gave the bike to us. This old, blue Yamaha 200 shows up at our house looking as worn as a could bike can be. [...]

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Summer of ‘Ride, Sweat, Swim’

The summer has flown by fast. We’ve done our best to enjoy every moment of playing outside at all of our favorite places in Northern Nevada. This has also been the year of dry camping! We found a great spot in a BLM camp site on Walker River. We’re 20 yards from the river and [...]

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2009 Nevada Fire Restrictions

The Nevada Department of Forestry declared no campfires, anywhere, until further notice. We haul our old propane bbq with us in our toy hauler so we can still cook outside when we go camping. We miss evening fires but we’re ok with that. Who wants to be the jerk that burns down the state [...]

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Is that a bear I see?

After having dinner with a neighbor, we came home around 11pm, turned in our driveway and stopped to open the gate. I swear I saw a furry footstool running up my driveway in the headlights! My husband and I sat there, jaws dropped, trying to comprehend what we were seeing. It was hilarious because once [...]

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Goodbye Baby Girls

The warm weather season is the time to get out and play every chance you get. But it has been especially hard to keep up with the blog because I had to find new homes for my horses this year. Everytime I would log on and see their pretty faces, I would get depressed and [...]

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Golf in Northern Nevada

Played golf for the very first time yesterday.  I’ve driven balls a few times at the Grand Sierra aqua range and it was great fun and good for just learning how to swing a club. But, it really isn’t the same as actually playing.
So my husband and I took the day off work and went [...]

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Quick Build: New Raised Garden Bed

I had a large vacant spot by the kids pirate ship that just seemed to be a waste of space. I also had a need for a protected area to plant tomatoes to protect them from the local critters that like to eat my plants to the ground, given the chance.
So I mention this dilemna [...]

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Good & Bad about Rain

A very strange thing has happened this week. We’ve had rain everyday. Hopefully it will continue through the week.
This really isn’t normal for this time of year. Come to think of it, I don’t think it is a normal weather pattern ever considering the length of time. Please don’t think I’m complaining. Definitely not!
The good? [...]

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What is my house worth?

If you are selling your home, or not, I bet you wonder about your home’s value today. Or yesterday. Or what will it be tomorrow?
Constant news coverage of home sales keeps this on our mind. Updates on foreclosures, people mailing their keys to the bank and those who are stuck in their home is mentioned [...]

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3 Reasons the Money is Good in Nevada

With a shrinking economy, I went out looked for reasons why I made a good choice in where I live. I learned many things I never knew….

Constitutional Ban against Income
Ranked 49th for the lowest tax burden
Ranked 7th for the highest income

You can read the entire post over at our blog about living Eco Friendly.

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