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Enjoy the 4th Today

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To all of our friends following along on the Older Bolder Life, we wish you and yours a happy, safe, fun, and thoughtful 4th of July this year.

Growing up in Texas and raising our own family in Montana and the West, the 4th of July very often meant rodeos (often as a spectator and occasionally as a participant), barbecues, and beautiful fireworks displays under big skies.

The image above was taken by our own horsewoman and professional photojournalist daughter Jess (of Jess McGlothlin Media) at a Montana rodeo a few years back… (see more of her work at the link above).

Memorial Day 2019: Take Time to Remember

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We’re taking a break from our regular schedule today in honor of Memorial Day – a time when we as a nation set aside a day to honor those who have fallen in her service.

Over on a fly fishing blog my family has written for a few years I’ve shared a tradition we now practice that was inspired by another fly fisher several years ago – the simple act of placing a stone on a veteran’s grave marker on Memorial Day. The practice has ancient roots (Jewish tradition from Biblical times, adopted by many cultures over time), and is commonly practiced even in our Nation’s cemetery at Arlington.

I’ve also just finished a fascinating read recommended by a friend and mentor – Sacred Duty: A Soldier’s Tour at Arlington National Cemetery – detailing the history of Arlington (quite the story actually), the deeply embedded traditions there, and the role it has in the lives of families and those appointed to administer and care for the monument.

Whatever point on the political spectrum you chose to occupy today, please take some time to remember, and honor, those who have fallen preserving the freedoms we all enjoy today.

Back to regular programming tomorrow.

Don’t Forget About Your Local Farmers Market in Winter

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We spent a lovely early Saturday morning at the Dallas Farmers Market this past weekend, talking to several very friendly grass-fed beef, pork, and poultry purveyors (always, always, always ask about bulk discounts), and picking up a surprising array of just off the farm vegetables, including a very tasty butter lettuce, kale, brussel sprouts, and organic beets.

Those of you hunkering down for the “polar vortex”, aka Arctic cold fronts that roll in every January, might not have the opportunity until Spring elbows it way in, though in much of the country Farmers Markets are running year round.

Speaking of grass-fed meats, we’re building out a preferred list of providers for clients, which will of course include bulk discounts for bigger orders – more to come.

Memorial Day 2018: A Pause to Remember

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“…that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion – that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” – Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 19 November, 1863

We’d humbly remind our friends to take a moment today to quietly reflect on the sacrifice made by those who have lost their lives in service to our country.