When June met the love of her life, Bill Hilbert, and
agreed to marry him, little did she fully realize the
adventure awaiting her as a farm wife. Even though she grew
up in a rural community, June left that small town long ago
to start a career in banking in the big city. One never
knows when or where love will sneak up and change the best-
made plans. That's exactly what happened when Bill wooed
June with a head of broccoli bouquet. After such a romantic
gesture, how could June not fall head-over-high heels in
love with him?
The journal June Hilbert has been keeping of her
transition from city girl to farm wife makes for a
wonderfully witty and whimsical memoir. Being raised on a
farm myself, I could relate to everything she shared about
her new life, while laughing along with her blunders and
cheering her many accomplishments. FROM HIGH HEELS TO
GUMBOOTS (One Cow Pie at a Time) will keep readers
thoroughly entertained and quickly turning pages to see
what new adventure June encounters and how she deals with
it. June Hilbert is a resilient and talented woman!
City Girl Gets Mired in Farm Life
Growing up in Burlingame, Kansas, June Hilbert didn't know
cow pies lurked in her future. But a broccoli bouquet after
a first date soon had June saying "I do" to a man who spent
his spare time herding cows on the Kansas prairie. Now this
woman who spent her working life in suits knows more than
she ever wanted to about calves, roosters armed with spurs
of mass destruction and barbed wire fences. High heels are
kicked off for gumboots so June can extradite fugitive
cattle, kill snakes and even learn some (cattle) mid-wifing
skills. Not only is she skilled at evading steaming cow
pies, but she learned to play Cow Pie Frisbee.
No longer an Administrative Assistant at a bank, June now
is proud owner of more interesting titles: Bovine Fugitive
Apprehension Agent, Bovine Breeding and Planned Parenthood
Overseer, Certified Bovine Midwife Assistant, and General
Ranch Hand. She's even the proud owner of a hay hook. Life
is good on the farm, even though the shoes aren't as
stylish. Occasionally, she still steps in cow pies.
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