An examination of word meanings and a teaser introduction He’s a “kid” from just down the road. We’ve known him since he was twelve years old and watched him grow up into a really good guy. So what that he's over twenty five… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/kids-these-days/
Subscribe to RSS Feed I've had the privilege of being able to ride my engagement ring... Now I get to wear an anniversary one... I am very blessed... (I… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/past-twenty-five-years/
GREEN!!! is the color of the month, at least for a few more days... It means Rod can make rawhide outside again, surrounded by GREEN!!! trees and GREEN!!! grass. Much nicer than wearing a mask inside like he has to in the winter. (He took it… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/around-our-place-lately/
Hopeful, as always... Subscribe to RSS Feed The sun has been shining. It has been warm and melting for a long time now. The water is running and the open fields are bare. We had Canada geese… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/spring/
Pictures never do it justice... Merry Christmas everyone! Subscribe to RSS Feed My mother has a saying: "Sunshine showers don't last for hours." Today I saw my first sunshine snow shower, and wondered if her saying applied… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/snow-showers/
Some changes around the shop and the place over the last few weeks - and what has been keeping us busy... Subscribe to RSS Feed We’ve been rather busy the last few weeks. Here’s some of what has changed around here… The OLD truck is not that reliable… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/old-and-new/
I have pictures, so it must have existed... Subscribe to RSS Feed The month kind of disappeared, and I’m not sure quite where it went, but here are a few pictures of some things that happened during November, so… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/what-happened-to-november/
Pictures of different saddle trees around the shop the past couple of weeks, plus cute puppy pictures... Subscribe to RSS Feed Since I haven’t posted a lot of pictures of trees lately, I figured I would just take a few of what has been around the shop this past couple of… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/around-the-shop-plus/
What I do in the shop, versus what Rod does... Subscribe to RSS Feed In response to an e-mail discussion today, here is an old poem I put together a while back to explain my (Denise’s) part in the tree making process.… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/division-of-labour/
It's been a tad busy around here lately... Subscribe to RSS Feed The lawn has been cut. (That this fact rates a mention on here tells you something about the rarity of this event…) In the garden, the… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/what-s-happening-at-the-nikkel-s/
This past couple weeks have been a tad hectic... but all with good things!! Subscribe to RSS Feed with good things lately… We did our yearly wood buying trip to Edmonton, and now our wood storage is filled for the year. Doodle and… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/our-life-has-been-filled/
Regular summer stuff and another first in Rod's tree making... Subscribe to RSS Feed Well, the garden is growing. Potatoes are blooming, as are some of the peas still. You can also see some new rails up on the fence in the… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/what-s-new-at-the-nikkel-s/
this is what happens in the summer... Subscribe to RSS Feed We appreciate spring... Because winter can start in October... And spring can wait to peek its head out till May... The sun… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/when-you-live-where-we-do/
Here's what we left in charge of the shop while we were gone. Subscribe to RSS Feed Here's a picture of a couple of trees we left hanging around the shop to keep an eye on things over the past couple of weeks while we saw a few… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/sentinels/
Just another day at the Nikkels... Subscribe to RSS Feed What I did today. Mine smelled better... We are no longer building saddle trees. We have two saddle fit videos… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/what-rod-did-today/
Sometimes other things are more important than work... Subscribe to RSS Feed Well, it was either write a blog post on the medial gluteal muscle in horses, or make peach jam, canned peaches, peach pie, applesauce bread and… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/priorities-priorities/
Got some steers for the summer. Subscribe to RSS Feed outside the shop! We've got more blacks than reds. Can you tell? Plus, I made a special trip to town today to pick up our new… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/some-things-that-have-been-keeping-us-busier/
Rocky Mountain Leather Trade Show here we come! Subscribe to RSS Feed We are heading out way too early tomorrow morning, starting our drive to Sheridan Wyoming for the 2012 Rocky Mountain Leather Trade Show. So here's… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/packing-up-for-sheridan/
We have another equine spine to play with now, but still don't have a "normal" one. I always knew there was anatomical variation, but I never realized how common it was before... Subscribe to RSS Feed We acquired another equine spine this past month - this one from a full sized horse which belonged to a good neighbour of ours. He was a seven… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/boil-and-bubble-and-jigsaw-puzzles/
Springtime in Alberta - what could be... more variable????? Subscribe to RSS Feed Remember this picture from just two weeks ago? Well, last Friday... this started, and the white stuff floating in the air ain't dandelion… https://www.rodnikkel.com/content/saddle-tree-blog-from-shop-and-desk/this-past-week-outside/
