Showing posts with label Omak Stampede. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Omak Stampede. Show all posts

Monday, November 17, 2025

Remembering Aunt Alice In Tootsie Tonasket Mode


That which you see here showed up this Monday morning in my email. A Microsoft OneDrive Memory of this Day.

As is usually the case, I've no clue why this is a memory of this day.

What we see here, in cowgirl mode, is the Washington entity known as Tootsie Tonasket. Also known as my Aunt Alice. And Alice O'Della. And Alice Hudson.

Clearly, Tootsie Tonasket is known by a lot of different names.

Every year a town near Tonasket, called Omak, has a rodeo type event known as the Omak Stampede.

I suspect Aunt Alice is in Omak Stampede mode in the photo, under an over-sized cowboy hat.

I cannot tell for sure if Aunt Alice is packing heat, via a six shooter, in a holster fastened around her waist.

What I do know for sure, you do not want to tangle with Aunt Alice. Aunt Alice is one tough cookie, with or without a loaded weapon.

Aunt Alice can win a fight just by lashing out with her sharp wit. 

I found myself in a Battle of Wits once with Aunt Alice. I lost the battle, followed by a long recovery period...