The problem with having a 100 foot wall of windows is that you have a 100 foot wall of windows. Windows that get little kid finger prints, elbow marks from doors opening, and the grime of winter. All easily visible. Please note the finger print in the middle of that picture. We definitely should have […]
The Science of Garbage
Garbage detail is always a good indicator of the busyness of the golf course. Lots of garbage. We were busy. Not much garbage. Not so busy. Yeah. It’s highly scientific. Steve is our official garbage man. Steve’s nickname around these parts is Smiley. He is always smiling. Even when it is 32 degrees, there is […]
Project. Project. Man. I want to be a Project Man.
Please sing that title to the tune of Macho Man. It will make you smile. Or maybe not. As I told you earlier, we have been blessed to have a great crew. Not the least of which is our outside staff who also happen to be great carpenters. Evidence seen HERE. They have been building […]
A Frosty Morning
Sometimes the frost is so pretty as it glistens in the sun. When I arrived to work this morning, I couldn’t help, but take some pictures.On this particular morning, the frost was covering all the trees. They were glowing. I grew up on the golf course, so I didn’t fully come to appreciate my surroundings […]
Oregon Trail
As it turns out, my gift of gab got me several speaking jobs this winter. At the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) conference in San Diego, I got stopped by Liz Doyle who asked me to come speak at the Oregon regional NGCOA conference. I had never been to this part of the country before, so […]
Rise and Shine!
I am the seventh generation of Bradys who live within a five mile radius of the land that encompasses Toad Valley. That’s a lot of generations. In the early 1900’s, my great grandparents, Dan and Martha (Kit) Brady traveled to Wyoming to homestead a farm with the hope of owning a lot of land some […]
Did you say Toad Valley?
Yep. It’s the first thing someone says when I introduce myself. They really want it to be another name. After all, don’t most golf courses have a creek or spring in their name? Trust me. When you meet my family, it all makes sense. We are, for lack of a better term, a little uh, […]