His Name was Norman

   A long time ago on a trip to North Dakota for geese, I had a run in with a critter that today still defies identification. He could fetch ducks and geese better that any Labrador I had ever owned, and I had owned some pretty good ones.

   The dog's name was Norman. Norman! Now what kind of name is that for a dog. Then to add insult to injury, the animal was a cross between a Basset Hound and a German Shepherd. The head was pure German Shepherd and the rest of him was 100% Basset Hound.

   If your imagination fails you, it's alright. No one would believe it unless they saw it for themselves.

   I only have one thing that bothers me about Norman. He was never castrated and somewhere there may be another one with his same genes.

  I hope you'll take a few minutes to read my blog each day. You can see other pieces of my work at Peace River Books website. All of my books are available on Amazon/Kindle.
   Best Regards and Good Reading,
Ron Shepherd

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Stinky Feet?

     Of all the fine foods that grow along the banks of the Bigfork River, one of the best tasting is the High Bush Cranberry. It may require a little more sugar than most berries but oh what a treat. Besides that, they are a fairly large berry so it doesn't take long to fill your berry bucket.
   As the jelly is cooked, you'll notice most of the usual crowd disappears. They look from one person to the next, trying to figure out who it is that hasn't washed their feet for a while. The stuff stinks, yup, like rotten feet.
   But next morning when it's time for toast and jelly, the High Bush Cranberry is the jelly the whole family loves.  
  I hope you'll take a few minutes to read my blog each day. You can see other pieces of my work at Peace River Books website. All of my books are available on Amazon/Kindle.
   Best Regards and Good Reading,
Ron Shepherd

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Villages

   In my book "River Chase" we talk about one of the Indian villages on the Bigfork River. Many families lived along the many miles of this river. One of the things most lacking for these villages was medical care and another was school for the children.

   Families did their best to teach their children, but even the teacher was most times handicapped by very little schooling.

   Medical care was only available a long distance from home and many died of problems easily cured by a doctor. As the tribes became more centralized, their leaders brought these two services to remote tribes.   

   I hope you'll take a few minutes to read my blog each day. You can see other pieces of my work at Peace River Books website. All of my books are available on Amazon/Kindle.
   Best Regards and Good Reading,
Ron Shepherd

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The New Blog

   River Chase blog is up and running. River Chase is a book set back in the days of the big timber camps. Wil Morgan was raised on this part of the Bigfork River. As a child he remembers the day his mother was stolen from their home and later killed. As he grew, he searched for this woman killer.
   Later as Wil grew to manhood he took a wife only to have her murdered by the same man who killed his mother.
   This is an action filled adventure sure to be a best seller in the near future.
   I hope you'll take a few minutes to read my blog each day. There are other looks at my work on the Peace River Books website. All of my books are available on Amazon/Kindle.
   Best Regards and Good Reading,
Ron Shepherd

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