************************ Check out our *RVSWR Calendar*. We'll try and keep y'all informed on many events, and important dates that ya'll be interested in. If ya've got an important event comin' up, please contact me and I'll include it on the calendar. Please check it often, as it has many important dates ya'll not wanna miss! **************** Y'all will meet us and learn what Buffalo Jim & I like to do, and some of it, it's considered 'a hobby'. You'll learn and understand our 'enjoyment of life' here, on these pages. See the memorials for *Mom & Willus* on our page. We lost Mom February 11, 2005. We lost Willus, my step-dad, December 12, 2006. **************** Meet 'our critters' and some of their friends. We have a special memorial section for our critters and their friends that have crossed over "The Rainbow Bridge". We have photos of our pets and some of their friends. Meet Peaches! She belongs to our longtime friends, Betty & Gene Taylor. She's a cutie pie. Meet Girty. She belongs to Shirley and they are from Texas. Please read what happened to Shirley's 'Mr. Casey' on Shirley's Long Star News page. Read 'bout Shirley's newest baby, Precious. Meet Sunshine! Sunshine belongs to our friends across the "big pond" Jan and John. They live the the United Kingdom! We got acquainted with Sunshine's Mum and Dad through the Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Message Board. Although we've never met, we have chatted with them on the instant messenger and have talked with them on the telephone a few times. They're great folks!! Meet Shasta, she belongs to Ms. Sheila, one of our dear Roy & Dale Extended Family members from California. **************** Please visit our gardenin' page.   ~Buffalo Gal's Gardenin' Journal~   I have a gardenin' journal. I'll keep ya informed on Buffalo Jim's and my escapades while workin' outside in our gardens and let ya know what works best for us. Check it often to read what we've been up to in our flowers and vegetable gardens out here in God's Country; Missouri, USA. We'll give ya helpful tips on your flower and vegetable gardens, your lawn maintenance and etc. There's photos of our garden, flowers, shrubs and landscape on the page. Check out our "Happy Trails Garden" in memory of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. We hope you'll take a look and get some ideas from us. (You can print these out). Hope ya enjoy our thoughts and ideas and incorporate some of them in your gardens! **************** We have great recipes for ya! I've added new recipes. Some are our favorite recipes. Some, they're from our wonderful friends and family handed down through the years. Some are from our cowboy heros and their families. Hope you'll try a few of them! If ya have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me (you can also print these out). **************** Y'all will meet and visit with our kids, our 8 grandkids and our 2 great grandkids! You'll learn what they do and what they enjoy doin' in their 'free time'. We've got some wonderful 'grandkids'!! **************** You'll also meet members of *Our Dixie Stampede Family* from Branson, MO and former Dixie Family members. Some are relocated at the other Dixie Stampede's throughout the country. Some, they're no longer at Dixie, but they'll always be part of *Our Dixie Family*. So please check out their special page on the navigation menu. **************** Don't miss our 'Salute to America', with our *American Pride* page. It'll make ya proud to be Americans, if you're from America. Y'all cry and smile at the same time. Don't leave here without checkin' it out. You won't be sorry! The background music is provided by a dear, longtime friend, Pete Byam. **************** Checkout our *On the Road* pages. You'll read and see where we've been along the trail the past few years. You'll meet some great folks and see some interestin' places along the way. There's stories and photos from our trip to the '2005 Roy Rogers Film Festival' in Portsmouth, Ohio, June 2005. Meet John Payne, the "One Armed Bandit". View our trips to Silver Dollar City's '2005- 2007 Salute to the American Cowboy', on *On the Road-3*. The 2006 Roy Rogers _ Dale Evans 3rd Annual Roundup story is here! Read 'bout and view our pictures from the Roy & Dale Roundup September 14 - 17, 2006. Get your horse saddled and ride once more with us while we visit with some of our friends and extended families "On the Road". **************** You'll also meet 'Sis Shirley' as we call her; Ms Shirley's from Texas and has her own page on the menu. Shirley's doin' fairly good most of the time. She has diabetes really bad and that affects her tremendously. Knowin' her like I do, she'll hang in there; as she has things to do, people to see, and places to go. Please do keep her in your prayers!! Shirley will inform ya with facts 'bout Texas and life growin' up in the "LONE STAR" state. Maybe she'll pass on some of her favorite experiences and stories concernin' her favorite cowboy and cowgirl, **Roy Rogers and Dale Evans**. **************** We have special pages on the menu, honorin' my favorite cowboy and cowgirl, Roy and Dale (**King of the Cowboys & Queen of the West**). These two special people continue to influence my life each day, as they did when I was a young buckarette!! There's a complete an udated listin' of Roy Rogers & Dale Evans 'Movie & TV' show schedule on their page. There's an added tribute page for the "Queen of the West", Ms Dale Evans. Read 'bout the latest project in the works to honor Dale Evans. **************** Check out the *Construction of the RR/DE Museum & Happy Trails Theatre* page; from Branson, MO. We have detailed photos from the very beginin'!! Then, please check out the *Grand Openin' of the Roy Rogers/Dale Evans Museum & Happy Trails Theatre* (now located in Branson, MO)!! It's a wonderful and beautiful tribute to Roy and Dale!! **************** There's our buddy Mr. Tex, (an entertainer and performer himself, and he hails from Canada). He spins guns, cracks a bull whip, sings his songs, plays instruments and entertains crowds in Canada; along with his trick horse "Trigger". Mr. Tex is very knowledgeable 'bout the B-western movies. He's an historian on many influential cowboys/cowgirls and their steeds, who graced the 'big screen' long ago.  See Mr Tex & Trigger; along with many of their Friends.  Mr. Tex released his first CD back in May 2005, and you can hear one of his compositions on his page. He's released two more CD's on May 10, 2006, one in English and the other in French. Sounds like he's been a real busy fella. Read more 'bout it all on his page! You'll see photos from his Trigger's first performance with Mr. Tex. You'll love readin' and viewin' his special page and his 'most interestin''life. **************** Check out our page dedicated to *The Cowboy/Cowgirl Way*. July 23rd, declared originally, National Day of the American Cowboy!! Read more 'bout it. Learn how you can help preserve the traditional cowboy and cowgirl Western Music; the Life and Traditions of the Cowboy/Cowgirl in the 'ole west'. Please help us keep the Culture and History of the American Cowboy and West alive, for future generations to enjoy. 2007 WMA Awards Winners, and we have the results right here! There's a inspirin' lithograph written by our friend Jeff Hildebrant; from Encore's Western Channel. The western artist is our pal, Katie West. Cowboy Codes to Live By. Check out Ray White's book 'bout Roy & Dale. A must have book for all Roy and Dale fans and collectors! It's now in paperbook edition. There's Updated Listin's of *Western Events and Gatherin's* that's comin' up this season on this page. If ya have a western event or gatherin' comin' up, please give me an email and I'll list it here for ya. Please check this page regularly to see what cowboy/western event or gatherin' is comin' up next in your area. **************** Checkout *Our Links* page on the navigation menu. There's lots of interestin' and informative websites listed there that I know y'all will enjoy lookin' at. Many are connected to the western lifestyle and culture, and some of our favorite cowgirls/cowboys. ************************