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View ArticleMemorial Day Weekend…and May 30th!
This flag was unfurled and hanging today from the 7th street bridge in Grants Pass, OR! God Bless America! Today, millions of American’s celebrated Memorial Day in various ways . Some have enjoyed a...
View ArticleMorning unfolding!
The moon sitting in the Southwest horizon this morning was still shining brightly The morning sounds…they drew me. I awakened in the dark. Silence. Nothing….until it is interrupted by the first calls...
View ArticleThe last day of May
So much lavender growing around here and I was gifted some so I made lavender sugar! Easy peezy! This last day of May. It was a great day. Time with my chickens, time with my guy, time to socialize,...
View ArticleI like feathered creatures!
Donna, my Golden Laced Polish Hen…in the nest! Love my girls! I am finding myself drawn to things that fly or things that have feathers. It started with my chickens. Wait a minute…back up. It...
View ArticleHonor diversity. Equal rights. Special rights. No rights.
One of the fun things about having a blog is I get to share my musings with all of you and open dialogue to learn more about people. This is a bit out of the usual for me, but something in this...
View ArticleI still get “stuck”.
Today when I was working with my physical therapist she asked me to move in a specific way. I couldn’t do it. I listened to her directions and thought about what she said and tried to make my body...
View ArticleCapturing wild yeast and making sourdough bread!
My list of new things to learn to do is always growing. When spring approached my research said it was a good time to capture some yeast and start my own science experiment on my counter. I read many...
View ArticleRestoring old cast iron…a messy job!!!
Crusty rusty gross looking skillets that have cooked with oven cleaner in a bag for over a week! I have had a couple old cast iron skillets for a number of years. I love them and use them often. My...
View ArticleWaste not, want not…using what I have!
Last week I responded to a local ad regarding a bartering offer and I ended up being gifted some plant starts. A very kind woman took me to her greenhouse and explained how some things in life had...
View ArticleMy “remarks” to the Social Security Administration
I finally completed the Adult Function Report that was necessary for my application for disability. It literally took me a few weeks to complete it. At the end of the form is a place for remarks....
View ArticleA retreat from the smoky skies of Southern Oregon
The smoke was so thick you really couldn’t see much at all in some areas. If you’ve watched the news during the last 10 days you might have seen that Southern Oregon is being inundated with wildfires...
View ArticlePauline’s Oriental Green Beans
Yesterday I roasted a chicken and was going to take it as part of my Barter Basket to my physical therapist appointment. My appointment was cancelled so it became part of our dinner at home. I had...
View ArticleREnew, REuse, Recycle…the birth of a new coop for our girls!
Sweetie peeking through the fence, wondering “what’s out there?”. I have moved into an abandoned hoarders’ house. My boyfriend moved here first. I will post about some of the transformation we have...
View ArticleI had my Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Physical Eval today.
Here I am, wide awake at 2:30 in the night. How I wish and hope for sleep. Hot flashes with profuse sweating seemed on the menu this evening and now. That is what woke me. In addition to my back...
View ArticleThe year of the chickens.
A year of learning. About chickens and eggs and what goes with them. What came first? For me it was chickens..but for some it’s the egg! What came first, the chicken or the egg? Well, at my house...
View ArticleProduction at an all time low: Part 1
Around my house, if one talks about production being down, it’s usually in relation to the recent output from The Layers and Crew. (It seemed appropriate since the flock is now a combination of my...
View ArticleProduction, it’s not what it used to be. Part II
Cozy Christmas trailer I went to the Rogue Winterfest today and took a walk around the trees displayed. There were some pretty fancy things there. I loved this ornament. It made me think how nice it...
View ArticleIt's a Wonderful Life Indeed
Reblogged from TBN Ranch:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3N5vtauDQU&w=545&h=307] I posted this precious video once before, but this is something you just can't see too many times, so...
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