Nancy Christenson loved her experience as a camp-cook and cowgirl on the Douglas Lake Ranch, and this shines through clearly to audiences as she sweeps them up into a panorama of adventure and cowboy tradition.

Nancy recites rollicking, rhythmic poems that draw her audience into the comedy, tragedy, and whimsical moments of everyday ranch life. What is a day like in the life of a cow-camp cook? How did the mouse end up in the soup? How did she manage to make brownies containing diesel fuel instead of cooking oil? Why did the cowboys find maggots in their coffee one sleepy morning?

What’s it like to join the cowboys on their working day, roping calves beside the branding fire in the spring—or driving four thousand cows and calves all day horseback in late November, with the mercury sitting at -30ºC, when the wind stings cold on your leather chaps and the cowboys have icicles hanging from their moustaches. “Yes, I Really Was a Cowgirl” will take you there.

There’s something about Nancy’s presentation that soothes the city-worn soul and fosters a love and appreciation for the rural roots of our great nation. It was a tradition that, as she lived it, had scarcely changed in a hundred years; a lifestyle now fast disappearing; a rich heritage that this retired cowgirl had the unspeakable privilege to breathe, touch, feel, experience and fully savor.

Nancy will melt your heart! She’s a great opener for a national or international conference; she’s a genuine taste of Alberta.

Nancy will tailor her presentation to meet the needs of any group.

More Information: 1.866.420.3338 (toll-free in Canada) rbreault@telus.net