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JB Ranch Projects
Our small wood retaining wall started falling apart so we decided to replace with bricks and it turned out pretty cute….
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It’s Officially Wild Fire Season!!
We had our first wild fire of the season – and very few people were in town so this was Brad’s first chance to be AO (apparatus operator) for Engine 125. He did a great job getting us to the scene AND getting water!
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Brad’s Ride-Along with the Molalla Medic
Brad rode along with Molalla’s medic until Friday night through Saturday morning. This is a great opportunity to keep up on our new EMT skills and knowledge. It turned out to be a busy night with one very unfortunate call. Here is the article from the Molalla Pioneer describing the details: Molalla boy dies after […]
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FLAG Class
We had an awesome drill Wednesday night with the fire department – flammable liquids and gases (FLAG)! We rotated through teams of 5: 2 hose teams with one team leader in the middle. The goal was to hold back the flames long enough for the team leader to shut off the gas valve. Here’s Brad […]
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Silly Cooper
We’ve been taking the horses out for rides on the weekends, and so he doesn’t get in the way, Cooper has to stay in his stall. He’s not very happy about staying behind…
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Brad’s Birthday
GeoTagged, [N45.59883, E122.68605] We both have the day off for Brad’s birthday so we thought we’d check out a few places downtown we’d been hearing about. We stopped by Saint Cupcake and picked up a dozen mini cupcakes….yum! We also stopped at this crazy hole in the wall doughnut place called Voodoo doughnuts. It is […]
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Back in the saddle again
We finally made it on our first real ride off the property today. We tried out a new trail (for us) and were out for about an hour. Considering the horses haven’t been out in over a year, we all did pretty good!
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JB Ranch Projects
Now that the weather is getting better, we decided to get some chores done around the farm. First we started our two big burn piles… Then, Brad took care of some stumps in the horse pastures and around the house with a stump grinder he rented for the weekend…
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Bob’s got new bling
For those who follow the box blade market out there, this was a real deal! And since Brad has been wanting a box blade even before we had Bob, there was just no passing it up! At least now we’ll have an even driveway…
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Segway tour in Balboa
We took our second Segway tour, this time with mom and Jean through Balboa. The weather was beautiful and all had a great time! First we had a chance to practice in the store… Then they turned us loose on the streets of Balboa! GeoTagged, [N33.66538, E117.90141]
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