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Feeling sold on the property behind "A Tree with My Name on It"

Coloradosun · · 2281 words · By Victress Hitchcock; Kevin Simpson
Nostalgia and Idealization of Rural Life Personal Reflection and Emotional Longing
open_in_new Read the original article: https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/19/sunlit-a-tree-with-my-name-on-it-victress-hit…

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Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.

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25 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Colorado Sun and Colorado Humanities & Center For The Book feature an excerpt from a Colorado book and an interview with the author.”
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The provided evidence consists of general information about Colorado (Wikipedia, Tourism guides) and does not contain any specific reports from 'The Colorado Sun' or 'Colorado Humanities & Center For The Book' regarding featuring book excerpts or author interviews. Therefore, corroboration for this specific claim cannot be established.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Colorado National Guard consists of the Colorado Army National Guard and Colorado Air National Guard, forming the state of Colorado's component to the United States National Guard. Founded in 1860…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_National_Guard
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) is a public research university in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It is one of four campuses that make up the University of Colorado syst…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The COVID-19 pandemic reached Colorado on March 5, 2020, when the state's first two cases were confirmed. Many of the early COVID-19 cases in Colorado occurred in mountain resort towns such as Creste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Colorado
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“Art and Paula own these fine horses in the pasture.”
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The web search results discuss horses in pastures generally (stocking rates, planning) and mention an artwork titled 'Horses In Pasture' by Paula Wilson, but none of the evidence confirms that 'Art and Paula' own horses in a specific pasture setting as described in the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Paula Wilson artwork Horses In Pasture for sale and offering more original artworks in Pastel medium and Animals theme. Contemporary artist website Contemporary Pastel Artist from Kansas City Missouri…
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web search NEUTRAL — How many horses per acre? The stocking rate is the total number of pasture acres available per horse. In general, we recommend a stocking rate of 2 acres per 1,000-pound horse. This rate applies if yo…
https://extension.umn.edu/horse-pastures-and-facilities/mana…
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web search NEUTRAL — It is important to prepare prior to designing a pasture by considering the use of the pasture, land resources available, seeding (including what to seed), design, and location of sacrifice areas. A sa…
https://extension.uconn.edu/publication/equine-pasture/
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“Art said, “That chestnut there’s mine. Name’s Red. He’s a good horse.””
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web search NEUTRAL — A chestnut horse with white markings Chestnuts can vary widely in shade and different terms are sometimes used to describe these shades, even though they are genetically indistinguishable. Collectivel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut_(horse_color)
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web search NEUTRAL — Find Red Chestnut Horse stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added ever…
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web search NEUTRAL — Check out our chestnut horse art selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our wall decor shops.
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“Paula answered this time, “That’s Rain, he has been my horse. Handsome big boy, isn’t he?””
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One web search result mentions 'Rain' in the context of the animated horse, but there is no evidence from multiple sources to confirm that 'Paula' owns a horse named 'Rain' in the context of the narrative.
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web search NEUTRAL — The characters originated from BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers, which concluded four years before "Homesick" was aired in 1983. Although not named and credited as "Old Ladies", the BBC's own Radio Times publ…
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web search NEUTRAL — What is Prus horse called in Spirit? Chica Linda Pru owns a talented and proud palomino horse called Chica Linda, and Abigail owns a friendly and goofy pinto horse called Boomerang. What horse does Ab…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2002, Rain was the first animated mare to be registered at the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) as an official American Paint Horse. She was the first animated horse to be given an honorary …
https://spirit.fandom.com/wiki/Rain
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“There was one more, a small, older palomino. “That’s Peanuts. More appropriate for this old broad,” Paula laughed.”
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web search NEUTRAL — Peanuts (subtitled featuring "Good ol' Charlie Brown" until January 1, 1987) is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip and media franchise written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanuts
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web search NEUTRAL — The following is a list of characters that have appeared or have been referred to in the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz. Characters exclusive to Peanuts animated media are listed separately.…
https://peanuts.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Peanuts_characters
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web search NEUTRAL — The first horse appeared in 1966 and was issued in grey flock then later in brown plastic. There is quite an interesting piece in on the Sindy Museum website about the manufacture and distribution of …
https://dollsdollsdolls.net/2017/05/27/the-horses/
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“Joe started in. “Wait ‘til you see the cook stove, it’s original.””
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web search NEUTRAL — Remarkable frozen ready meals, prepared by our own chefs and delivered to your door via our nationwide delivery service. Or discover your local COOK shop!
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover great recipes using the comprehensive Recipe Index!
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 1, 2026 · Find any recipe you need at the Kitchn, whether it’s lunch, dinner, or a special occasion. Here are our favorite recipes, how to’s, and video tutorials for easy meal ideas to cook at hom…
https://www.thekitchn.com/recipes
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“The deep turquoise stove sitting majestic against the wall was the first thing I saw.”
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web search NEUTRAL — The old lady pulled her spectacles down and looked over them about the room; then she put them up and looked out under them. She seldom or never looked through them for so small a thing as a boy; they…
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web search NEUTRAL — He got back home barely in season to help Jim, the small colored boy, saw next-day's wood and split the kindlings before supper—at least he was there in time to tell his adventures to Jim while ...
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web search NEUTRAL — From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. Understand more, faster. Free!
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“A small window over the kitchen counter looked up the valley that ended in a mountain.”
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web search NEUTRAL — I have prepared many meals, washed many dishes and looked out over my children at play through the glass of many different kitchen windows.
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web search NEUTRAL — An ocean, and a beautiful woman looking out over it standing by his side. A brand new shiny black convertible. The same beautiful woman from the beach, now lifeless and in a bed, aged. He opened his e…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Waves is a novel by Virginia Woolf, published in 1931. It is the writer's most experimental novel, being structured in the form of soliloquies
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“The owners haven’t been living here,” John volunteered when I found them out by the big barn. “They never did settle in. Art and Paula keep an eye on the place, and they graze their horses here.””
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“Joe was talking as we walked. “It’s wet enough up here, we could have a garden, grow apple trees, or herbs,” he could barely contain himself.”
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“The road had its own gate off the highway.”
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““There is a house up there, the road here is grandfathered in. A doctor from Pueblo. He isn’t here much. Just hunting season mostly.””
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““There was a Western shot here in the early fifties,” John chimed in. Vengeance Valley it was called.””
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“Near the house, there was a small pond, clogged with green slime, and just inside the wood fence that created a yard, a root cellar with rock walls and a sod roof built into a small rise.”
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“Towards the road to the south of the house was an old cabin made of rough hand-hewn logs.”
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“A corral that had seen better days joined the cabin with a brand-new large barn. In between there was a small ramshackle building—a blacksmith shop.”
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“An old but functional outhouse stood in the middle of the yard, its open door facing the woods.”
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“At the farthest corner where the valley made an L-shaped turn to the right, there was a small hill.”
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“The narrator said, “Did you know, they call aspens quakers?” I said to John, the California transplant, sharing one of the few bits of mountain lore I knew.”
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“Joe said. “I bet you could find some arrowheads up here,” he said.”
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““Yeah, it’s pretty obvious it was a camping spot, probably traveling bands, maybe Ute,” Joe went on.”
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“The narrator could see clearly why it was called Lookout Valley Ranch. The ranch house and barns and corral, small from up there, were nestled in the heart of the valley.”
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“Victress Hitchcock is a filmmaker, poet, writer, meditator, teacher, mother and grandmother.”
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“Her memoir “A Tree With My Name On It: Finding a Way Home” was published by Bold Story Press in October, 2024.”
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“It won the Colorado Authors League 2025 Memoir Award.”
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