the hideout – revisited

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Sheila Morris

Alas, Pretty and Number One Son Drew are winging their way toward Las Vegas on this Friday the 13th. and all of us at Casita de Cardinal will be happy to know they have landed safely tonight. Charly, Spike and I were quite the forlorn threesome when Pretty and her suitcase rolled out of the house this morning. Luckily, I have had an epic Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Semifinal match that lasted over 6 hours to keep my mind occupied today, but tennis has not been a source of comfort for Charly and Spike, I’m afraid. Sigh. Oh, well, it is Friday the 13th.

In times like these, I often resort to pictures of previous places I have been that make me happy to revisit. One such place was on a trip Pretty and I took 9 years ago with two of our favorite friends, Linda and Beth, to a dude ranch called the Hideout in Shell, Wyoming. Yeehaw. We cowboy.

Beth (l.) gets credit for planning the adventures

Pretty embraced the concept…

Linda (l.) and a wannabe cowgirl Kristi the Kid from Scotland

another wannabe cowgirl (me) on the left with

real cowgirl Linda and guide Stewart on the trail

my horse the oversized Wapiti who was wonderful,

but oh, so very WIDE…ouch, my aching butt

this cowgirl needed lots of breaks

this cowgirl didn’t ever need a break

the views on the trail were almost as gorgeous as the smiles

BUT as fate would have it, I was happiest when I was playing Scrabble…

…and Wapiti was in the pasture having fun with the other horses

I hope all of my friends in cyberspace have a safe Friday the 13th., a great weekend and wonderful memories of your own Hideouts when you need them.

Stay tuned.

P.S. We miss you, Pretty.

 

About Sheila Morris

Sheila Morris is a personal historian, essayist with humorist tendencies, lesbian activist, truth seeker and speaker in the tradition of other female Texas storytellers including her paternal grandmother. In December, 2017, the University of South Carolina Press published her collection of first-person accounts of a few of the people primarily responsible for the development of LGBTQ organizations in South Carolina. Southern Perspectives on the Queer Movement: Committed to Home will resonate with everyone interested in LGBTQ history in the South during the tumultuous times from the AIDS pandemic to marriage equality. She has published five nonfiction books including two memoirs, an essay compilation and two collections of her favorite blogs from I'll Call It Like I See It. Her first book, Deep in the Heart: A Memoir of Love and Longing received a Golden Crown Literary Society Award in 2008. Her writings have been included in various anthologies - most recently the 2017 Saints and Sinners Literary Magazine. Her latest book, Four Ticket Ride, was released in January, 2019. She is a displaced Texan living in South Carolina with her wife Teresa Williams and their dogs Spike, Charly and Carl. She is also Naynay to her two granddaughters Ella and Molly James who light up her life for real. Born in rural Grimes County, Texas in 1946 her Texas roots still run wide and deep.
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12 Responses to the hideout – revisited

  1. Wayside Artist says:
    July 13, 2018 at 8:05 pm

    Phone home Pretty!!
    Wapiti, while stout, was probably a very good pony to dude on. Pretty as usual, looked awesome, but you look like you know your way around a horse. Fun photos, Sheila!! 💕

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    • Sheila Morris says:
      July 13, 2018 at 10:20 pm

      Pretty phoned home…she made it to Vegas and is now going to try out an Italian restaurant that comes highly recommended!! Wapiti was the perfect pony for me…so sweet…I loved him.

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      • Wayside Artist says:
        July 14, 2018 at 4:14 am

        Glad she’s safe and of sound mind, evidenced by choosing Italian! Hopefully you, Spike and Charly can settle in for a TV and air conditioning binge.

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      • Sheila Morris says:
        July 14, 2018 at 9:14 pm

        Spike, Charly and I are keeping a low profile for sure in this heat. They are reluctant to leave the house except when heeding the call of Mother Nature!

        Like

  2. CHINA ALEXANDRIA says:
    July 14, 2018 at 1:17 am

    FANTASTIC YOU GIRLS HAVE GOT WHAT IT TAKES, WISH I HAD OF BEEN WITH YOU, CHINA ALEXANDRIA AUTHOR

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  3. cindy knoke says:
    July 14, 2018 at 1:31 am

    Your posts are full of the joy of truly living life. Love to all of you.

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  4. Animalcouriers says:
    July 15, 2018 at 6:14 am

    A fun place to visit, let alone revisit! Suspect that’ll be the end of final set free-for-all matches at wimbledon! Almost painful to watch 😉

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