The Teeny-Weeny Ranch

Carol and Andy managed to have us included in a Memorial Day celebration at a friend of theirs ranch. The ranch owner, Margie Hazelton, is a character. She is from Arizona where as a young woman she performed in a rodeo, mainly as a calf roper. She has pictures all around of this action. She later married a thoroghbred horse trainer and became very involved in that. Sometime after they separated, she came to the town of Seymour, just east of Springfield, and bought and began operating her Tenny-Weeny Ranch, which is 1,000 acres, small by western standards. Her ranch house is modern in design and beautiful. Everybody brings kites to fly, is encouraged to participate in Karioki, and sings patriotic songs whenever Margie starts one out. Andy and I struggled mightily getting one of the kites assembled and airborne, which some observers took great glee in. Eventually, both kites flew. At the ranch it was very breezey, and looking out over the grass lands we could see what "waves of grain" means. It was a great day and Margie, who is mid '80's, made everybody feel right at home.