We’re testing a new Internet "social broadcasting" service this afternoon, so here’s our inaugural radio broadcast from the ranch.  It begins after about 15 seconds of silence … which, as the saying goes, is golden.  Except in radio.  Bear with us while we learn this new system. http://www.nowlive.com/podcast/widgets/1/widget.swf?playerid=100223788&autoPlay=0

I hauled a few of our horses into Missoula today to see our equine vet, Dr. Bill Brown.  In the photo above, Bill is taking out the sutures from blind Cash’s hernia operation a few weeks ago.  Bill’s vet tech Betsy  L. is holding Cash, who’s making it clear he does not like whatever it…

This is our original pair of lovebirds, blind Madison on the left and her boyfriend, blind Bridger, on the right. From the moment we put them together for the first time, they have been inseparable.  Even now, years later, whenever we take them out to pasture we have to take them out together, side-by-side.  That’s…

When we first posted blind Evelyn’s story on our Web site a few years ago, we noted her singing and dancing skills and said, "Evelyn turned out to be a cabaret girl in search of a stage."  She’s recently decided to start singing for her supper, too, as if that would improve her chances of…

Back in March, Scott and Barbara Edwards of Seeley Lake, Montana, launched their second quilt raffle for the sanctuary.  Barbara is a quilt maker whose first quilt raffle for the ranch raised $1,000 for the animals.  That first raffle was held only locally, but this year we announced it on the blog so others could…

Apparently Daisy the miniature Dachshund didn’t get the memo about not chewing on Mr. Caterpillar.  This enormous stuffed toy — Bailey’s favorite — has survived for nearly a year while hundreds of lesser toys have come and gone, defluffed and destuffed within 24 hours of their arrival. But Alayne caught Daisy yesterday pulling the stuffing…

I was ready with the video camera when Alayne finally returned from her week away.  Her minions — including chief minion Oscar — were gathered at the gate, waiting excitedly for their leader.  In this brief 40-second clip, you’ll notice Oscar leaps over the board at the gate and heads towards the truck, thinking he’s…

Widget is a little upset that I only show her on the blog sleeping … as if that’s the only thing she does.  Although truth be told, she LOVED all the "princess and the pea" comments from Monday night’s post.  I said, "Widget, these nice folks think you’re a princess!"  But she’s concerned that her…

Yesterday our neighbor who grows our hay for us, Bob R., brought over the first load to store in our new hay barn.  If that building doesn’t look finished, it’s not!  The metal roof started going on today and is now half done, and should be complete by the end of tomorrow.  Then the metal…

It seems it’s been a while since I posted one of those "blind Widget sleeping" photos, and then this scene presented itself in the living room the other morning.  We’re always doing loads of laundry — about six loads a day on average, and that’s just in our house, not counting the laundry at Widget’s…