Our Piper

When you were just a tiny girl, you didn't dress in Momma's pearls.

Instead you rode a steed on high

And were the apple of Daddy's eye!

With your Mom you would read your books,

From the balcony or the overlook!

Perhaps you laughed the days away

Just being at the ranch was your form of play!

Instead of dolls, tea parties or trips to the zoo,

You created your own stories as over the plains you flew.

With horses you became the best of friends

The land was your playground,

And your laughter carried on the wind!

           From swimming holes to rodeos & everything in between,
You've grown up in a world many will never see.

And the old adage is true; "We turned around & you ARE grown";

Now embarking on another journey, but not too far from home!

So it is with these heartfelt words that I wish you all the best

You are loved and appreciated and you're one of the best!

Congratulations on your graduation, Piper! With love from your Lazy L&B Family

Wrangler Susie

When I was just a little girl

Dressed up in Mama's pearls

All I ever wanted was

To be a Buffalo Girl

To ride like Annie Oakley

Shoot straight like Calamity Jane

With one Paint horse and a yellow dog

We'd ride across the plains

We'd come down from the mountains

Into town just once a year

And all the folks would stand around

And look at  me in fear

I'd walk into the Long Branch

And take a shot of whiskey

After 12 or 13, I started feeling kinda friskey

I'd grab myself a cowboy

And spin a yarn or two

Then saddle up away I'd ride

Off in to the blue

A lot of folks would stand around

And say "who was that floozie"

Well, shut your mouth and bite your tongue

They call her "Wrangler Susie"

To my Beloved Chief & My Jumpin' Mule Briggy

 Susie Mortimer 

Susie was a guest at Lazy L&B dude ranch in WY, and this was the poem that she wrote for our "Friday night cookout"!