A drifting cowboy

An old cowboy's thoughts about horses, canoes, fishing, art, movies, family, and the American West

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

NOSTALGIC LOOK BACK AT WALNUT ACRES (aka Woodland Hills, CA) between 1953 - 1957

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Now in my 82nd year on planet earth, I spend a fair share of my time reflecting on positive memories of the past. I define memory as, “What ...
Wednesday, November 22, 2023

DNA, the Mexican-American War, and President Franklin Pierce

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For over a quarter of a century, I chased a ghost in our family tree: the origins of our 2nd great-grandfather, Marcus Morton Pierce (1842–1...
Monday, June 12, 2023

The Trade... Papoose Board for a Winchester

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  Okay, so being 80 years old I admit to spending much of my remaining days reminiscing about adventures and experiences during my lifetime....
Wednesday, May 17, 2023

CHATSWORTH MOVIES — updated 2024

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When I started writing this blog back in October 2011, my goal was to leave for my grandsons the answers to questions I wished I had asked m...
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My goal in writing this blog is to answer to the questions I wish I had asked my granddad... I am a horseman, a canoeist, a Western movie historian, a genealogist, and a folk artist. My cowboy and voyageur legacy can be back-trailed for more than twelve generations in North America.
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