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Nostalgia and Priorities
It’s a funny thing, but even in the midst of the moving and packing and tearing down and rebuilding, the grass doesn’t stop growing, the laundry and dishes still need to be done, the weeds keep invading the … Continue reading
Babies in Big Creek!
I’ve been calling Saint George frequently this past week, pestering him for updates and news. A dream I’ve been harbouring since I crossed the Mississippi/Tennessee border more than 2 years ago is manifesting on a table in the old Log … Continue reading
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Tagged baby chickens, Big Creek, Frances Simmons, french marans, fresh eggs, hatching eggs, heirloom chickens, hubbabator, mean rooster, Saint George
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Turning Pages
Everything, Everything is (Subject to Change) – I’m pretty good with that one, but I really should have looked twice at my “Confirmation Number” – which is mostly letters, not numbers, and turned out to be a warning in thin … Continue reading
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Tagged chaos, circus on the hoof, family, Gryph, horseback circus, Jesse James, lost luggage, moving, Saint Finehorn, sanity
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Traveling Woman
Sometimes it’s good to get a little perspective. I’m sitting here in my “Cell”, bundled up and snuggled down into blankets and shawls, with a cup of tea and a small electric heater – and a flush toilet I can … Continue reading
a new year dawns
It’s been so long since I have written a blog post I had to remember where to start! The good news is that I’m alive and well and making progress on “The Book” – 4 chapters down and chugging along. It’s very … Continue reading
Allies
Here’s one of the things I love about this house and its inhabitants: The four humans and two cats were in the parlour watching a movie. This was an unusual occurrence, practically a special occasion. We don’t have a TV … Continue reading
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Tagged allies in insect wars, anoles, bats, friendly bugs, green lynx, guardian insects, mosquitoes, spiders, summer visitors, The Mist
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not our ways
Sometimes sad things take longer to share. Especially around things that feel like they make no sense I have a tendency to need to try and figure out the Reasons – whether that’s the “big picture” God’s Eye View or the crucial … Continue reading
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Tagged afterbirth, baby goats, goat labor, God's eye view, kidding, Quid, sadness, searching for understanding, Spot, stillborn
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The Blank Canvas
i had a fry cook dream the other night i was working at a cafe that catered to creatives it was called the blank canvas the menu was a blank page a writer came in and ordered an oxymoron so … Continue reading
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Tagged aerial silks, blank canvas, finehorns fancy, front porch cafe', fry cook dream, Gryph, making time, oxymoron, priorities, the book, writing
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cohabitation
I’ve always dreamed of an inside-outside house. A dwelling place where the boundaries get a little blurred and I don’t feel so much like I’m trapped in a box. The dogs and cats appreciate not having to wait for a … Continue reading
20 years later…
The last time I tried to grow a zucchini I was living in Albany, NY. I’d rented a drafty little old house blessed with a double lot – it was the original farmhouse from way back when but by the time … Continue reading
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Tagged Albany, basil, birthday, cucumber, pesto, pioneer, smallholding, urban gardening, zinnias, zucchini
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