Wrinkly Bits A Blinking Poem by Gail Cushman Blink I’m 17 and headed off to school To learn about life and gain some other tools. Blink The Marine Corps called and I answered the phone Off I went to...
Category: Home Life
Take a breath
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman Sometimes we just have to pause and take a breath, you know, do nothing! When I look back at the four months of 2025, I think I need to do just that! Cowboy and...
The Weather Gods
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman How many weather changes can we have in one day? I counted six a few days ago. Sunny and bright. Foggy, which was somewhat shielded by the smoke of farmers...
Cody Speaks ARF
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Cody, the Wonder Dog Good grief, don’t they ever stay home? I live with this weird family. They never tell me what’s going on, but a few months ago, they brought a tree into...
Train Wreck
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman Have you ever had one of those days? The day that everything seems to go afoul, nothing works right, nothing is on time, and you forget this, that, and the...
Cowboy Poetry
We went to Elko, Nevada To see what we could see Cowboys and Indians, with stories to tell It’s called Cowboy Poetry. So just like that, I got the bug Of rhyme and meter and such I sat in front and...
Numbers Galore
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman I used to pride myself in remembering numbers, birthdays, anniversaries, various costs, like milk, cheese, and gas. I remembered many phone numbers, most...
Dancing on a Snowflake
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman I always wondered what it would be like to live in the inside an igloo, and now I know. My world has turned white. Everything, as far as I can see, is white. The...
A Real Montanan, I Am, I Am
I’ve lived in Montana for about three years, and this week I became a real Montanan. “Where ya from?” people ask. I used to answer, “Well, I used to be from Idaho and now I live in Montana” and they...
The Main Thing
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman We went to church last Sunday and the sermon got me to thinking, not so easy to do any more. The preacher said, “The main thing is to keep the main thing, the...
Looking Back
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman Sixty years is a long, time, but we made it! Our high school graduating class held its 60-year class reunion this week, and about sixty of my fellow classmates...
Shopping Trips with Cowboy
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman “Hey, Honey Bunch, comb your hair and grab your purse, we’re going shopping.” These are words I don’t hear too often, but are oh, so welcome. Living...
Lambing Season
Cowboy and I are attracted to small towns, and so it is natural to be drawn to such villages as Edgar (Pop 169), Roscoe (Pop 24) and today we set our sights on Reed Point (Pop 175) and their sheep...
Being Cool in Cooney
Cowboy, Cody, and I made our end of summer boat trip with grandkids to Cooney Reservoir this week. It was hot in the Stillwater Valley outside of Columbus, and we thought a couple days respite on...
The Griz
Miss Gail’s Ramblings I’ve lived in Montana about three years, give or take two years, which makes me almost a local, only 75 years to go. I grew up in Idaho which is close, so maybe I’ll get extra...
Adventures with the Cowboy
Sometimes I find myself day-dreaming, mostly when I’ve had enough coffee and thinking about a donut that I shouldn’t be eating. And those dreams are always about adventures-to-be or not-to-be. This...
Fences
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman For the past few weeks, we’ve been watching two young men build a pole-and-post fence around our property. It is kind of a surprise because one delusional day, I...
A Week That Was
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman Ugh. My week has been one to remember, except I don’t want to remember it. It’s gone, in the rearview mirror, and I’m happy about that! I got hit by...
Perfect!
Wrinkly BitsA Blog by Gail CushmanIn the past few months, I’ve noticed that the word “perfect” has become a buzz word among those who work with the public no matter if it is in a restaurant, a...
Button, Button
A Blog by Gail Cushman I had a button fall off a brand-new shirt this week. Now, that might not seem critical in your life, but it took its toll on me. I had just bought the shirt, and it came with...
Vigilantes and Lollipops
A Blog by Gail Cushman I met the Cowboy about three years ago, through a dating site. Free. Facebook. I was researching a book (Flash of Time) because I had no inkling of how online dating worked. I...
A Tip of the Hat to Hats
A Blog by Gail Cushman How many hats, caps, bonnets, fedoras, and boaters do you have? Me? Maybe thirty, maybe forty, but for sure, too many! It’s a constant battle. Just this week I have three new...
Shopping with the Cowboy
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman I’m not a great shopper and since the on-line opportunity has become more convenient and popular, I enjoy it even less. This weekend we had a couple hours, so I...
The Great Beyond
The two words “graduation” and “commencement” are interchangeably used for an event that gives people a degree or diploma, lots of kudos, and of course, presents. They are both the beginning and the...