My favorite Farm Chicks find…an old birdcage for the tweetie birds. You don’t even know how long I’ve been looking for the perfect cage. Pedro & Rita love it. Speaking of birds… Levi couldn’t sleep while we were gone because the birds decided to camp out in the master suite. We keep the door open […]
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30 years ago today, I was almost 8 years old and witnessing the awesome eruption of Mt. St. Helens. I remember earthquakes, watching from a viewpoint, ash raining down, gray landscape and masks. Terribly exciting. St. Helens… She is a magnificent & familiar presence that has been standing next to me all my life. She […]
That’s what Country Living called a collage like this in their magazine, so I went for it. I’m not sure if I achieved anything more than “haphazard”, but at least I got the frames off my counters and floor. This photo also serves as a reminder that I still need to finish staining my stair […]
The other morning, Macy, came waddling down the stairs, meowing. This is unusual, because she will usually walk to the door if she wants out. I told Wyatt to open the door, but she wouldn’t go out. She walked up a few steps and turned around, plaintively meowing at Destiny. When Destiny would follow her […]
Spring is exploding here at Windy Ridge. Every shade of glorious green adorns branches & stems. The property is teeming with new life. Frogs are croaking and a sundry of birds are chirping their enchanting melodies. I told Violet that they were singing for her, so now when she walks outside and hears them she says very matter […]
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I’m not sure you can call them fresh, but they taste fine. The kids found 48 eggs in the woodpile, laid by a few wayward hens. Levi thought I should take a photo, so I did. AND… It’s snowing. May as well enjoy it. The twinkly lights are being hung, Christmas cookies are being baked […]
Sabra cuddling with Hazel before school. The only time the baby is willing to sit still. The rest of the day is spent crawling around the house, pulling herself up on everything and getting into trouble. The other day I looked down and she had eaten a good portion of my American Express statement. The […]
Only Riley is brave enough to wrestle with this Saint Bernard. They have a special bond, those two. We’ve had Simon since he was a puppy. He is huge, even for a Saint. A gentle giant most of the time. A dog that sleeps with kittens and goats. A dog that has never killed anything, […]
Blossoms in an old Purex bottle on my Mom’s windowsill Spring has Sprung Usually I’m looking for it. Anxiously waiting. Peering out into the pouring rain, begging for mercy. Vowing to move away from this Godforsaken place once and for all. Then, after much anticipation, Spring arrives, bringing the promise of the most beautiful weather in […]