Best in the West. @boardsandbridles - Tumblr Blog

I found you via "Old Cowboy" and am loving your blog! You're so bad a$$, so sweet, so courageous to begin a life in Naimbia. I'm old enough to be your granny, and think you're on the exact path for you. Now, how do I buy one of your leather rings? Not on Tumblr, email me a2104e(at)gmaildotcom. 💛 Margaret

Hi Margaret! This message made my day! Thank you for your kind words. Moving here was one of the hardest yet at the same time, the easiest decisions of my life. Guess that's how I new it was the right one! Sadly I'm not able to ship to the US as it's just way too expensive. But hopefully I'll be back for a visit soon and can get you sorted with some leatherwork!

Helloooo tumblr. Hola from Namibia! I have not been on here in years! Wow, it's brought back so many memories. Loving my wild life here in a place that truly knows no boundaries. I have lovingly named Namib desert, the "wilder west" as it is just like my wild and western home in Arizona but on another level. I believe it's the last frontier. I'm fulfilling all my cowgirl dreams as a ranch wife like I have always wanted and living life to the fullest everyday. Don't know who's still around but hope all my old tumblr buddies are well. Wish you all the best in 2020. Feel free to send me a message and say howdy if your still alive😉

I highly doubt I will be posting much on here anytime soon so If you would like to follow along on my african adventures, follow my new Instagram account - www.instagram.com/_best.in.the.west_

lunastorm-deactivated20180831

rusty-ford

This was stolen from @boardsandbridles

paintedcowboy

I miss her.

boardsandbridles

Hey now I'm still around 😉 I do miss some of my friends on here and think about y'all often. It's been a crazy few years for me and guess my dear tumblr that I started over 8 years ago now (holy freakin cow. Where has the time gone.) has gone kinda dormant. That being said it still holds a special place in my heart. For those of you who don't know, as it just so happens I'm one of "those girls" that met my boyfriend on/through tumblr 3 years ago (infact he took that picture when he came to visit me) On the complete other side of the world. And yet it was %100 meant to be. Now here I am a month away from making my big move to Africa to marry him and spend the rest of my days living wild and free in the middle of nowhere doing what I love the most everyday. I've reblogged so many things on here as if documenting all my hopes and dreams and ultimate goals in life like I'm sure everyone does. And now as I scroll through them all, it's crazy to think it's all coming true. Just like the 2 Dixie chicks songs I fell in love with when I was 4 and forever since became the songs of my soul. Wide open spaces. And cowboy take me away. If only that 4 year old girl knew what great things were in store for her and how true those songs would become. So guess it's almost like things have now come full circle for me with this tumblr. Which is why I don't go on here much anymore. It was just a chapter of my life. But I'm just about to start on a new novel.

Anyways this post kinda got away from me.. I'm writing this at 1am lol. But guess this has been an update, now y'all know where I've been! I don't think I will ever delete this tumblr though. And I do check it once in awhile. So I'll still be around my friend.

#rambling hard #this has been an update #to be continued #sap post

forestwoodward

Folks have known for a long time now that dogs can smile. Recent studies however have revealed that they can also smirk. Particularly when out rounding up horses by dirt bike. @ranchlands @madi.hester

paintedcowboy

@boardsandbridles

@rusty-ford

@francis-is-a-fullback

boardsandbridles

This will be me and Annie in Africa on the old dirt bike checking cows in no time.

Girl out of all of the absolutely amazing things that you do, I have to admit that I am mesmerized by your hair. How do you do it? Is it cut a certain way? The way you wear curls and bandanas? My hair would NEVER. How do you have so much volume in it? Are there any secrets you can share?

Oh my goodness I have no idea how long this has been sitting in my inbox. So sorry! But this actually made me laugh out loud because I always feel my hair is a hot mess. So thank you for the compliment! 😂. I actually have really fine soft hair and not a ton of it. My pony tail when all brushed and put together is probably the circumference of a quarter. That being said, because its so thin, it tangles instantly. Like I have dreads by the end of the day when I wear my hair down. So I've learned not to fight with it but to use it to my advantage! Because tangles add volume and texture lol. So when I want to "do" my hair, to be honest all I do is put a few random lose curls in here and there around my head to break things up, tease/backcomb the roots roots up top a bit, and just let it do its thing. It has a mind of its own and I've given up long ago trying to make it look sleek and straight because who has time for that and I ain't trying to impress anyone. Team wild lion mane all the way. Slap a bandana in it to keep it out of my face and I'm good to go👌🏽

desert-dreamer

Peter Beard working at his bush camp in Kenya

boardsandbridles

This will be me one day. You can count on that

I turned 24 today! Weird how the older you get the faster time goes. Also that I have had this tumblr since I was 16 hahaa. 23 was a damn good year. Here's making 24 a year full of new adventures, experiences, and memories!

@boardsandbridles

Back in the good days when Scottsdale really was "the west's most western town" and not Snobsdale.

Happy Valentines from my coyote/dingo dog.

#Pistol Annie #blue heeler

Holy cow guys. Thank you so much for all the comments I got on that last text post. I kinda forgot I wrote it and was pretty surprised when I checked back and saw all of your replies. I loved reading each one. You all had some great input and insight. Thank you so much, it really affirmed to me what I was feeling and already knew to be true.

Hey cowboys, if your valentine likes all things western, cowboy, ranchy and leather like she should 😉..your in luck just in time for V day! Only two available, get one now! ❤️🌵❤️ . . . #retrowestern #leatherring #customleatherring #desertleather #cowgirlgear #betterhalfleather #leatherwork #leathercraft #leathertooling #tinytooling #desertlife #caballero #vaquero #cowboying #wildwest #desertlife #vintagewestern #cowgirljewelry #arizonamade #desertmade #retro #customring #cactuslove #cowhorse

How stinkin cute are these tiny little caballero rings?🌵🐎 Definitely have a retro western feel to them which currently puts them at the top of my very long "favorite thing ever" list. These two are available for immediate purchase! Just let me know your ring size. Might make a couple more if you would like to request a certain horse color😉 . . . #retrowestern #leatherring #customleatherring #desertleather #cowgirlgear #betterhalfleather #leatherwork #leathercraft #leathertooling #tinytooling #desertlife #caballero #vaquero #cowboying #wildwest #desertlife #vintagewestern #cowgirljewelry #arizonamade #desertmade #retro #customring #cactuslove #cowhorse

Shamelessly turning to tumblr for input on things no one will ever fully understand. But I'd love some feed back on this..Do you believe in the universe sending you signs? Whether you believe they are from God or a passed friend or family member watching out for you or just some other force in the universe trying to tell you something? I can't help but feel that mother earth herself is trying to get my attention and help me with a big decision. I won't go on about what those signs are, but I can't help but think that they are obvious signs. Basically things that don't never happen are happening and things that always do are not. In nature. All pointing one to one option of my decision. I've always been one with nature and animals as cheesey as it may sound, I think I have a connection and a feeling for it that others do not. So I'd like to think that these signs are fate. It's just meant to be and the world is trying to tell me so. This is something I've always thought. But of course I still have that tiny little voice in the back of my head telling me they are just coincidences. So just curious what you all think, I'd love to hear anybodies input.