I didnt tell my neighbor it was my birthday. I wasnt going to mention it unless we found something of interest. the information didnt seem relevant otherwise. He picked me up that morning and we went down to the gun show about half an hour after it started. It was at the veterans center. Everyone …
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An Ongoing Problem that Required a More Permanent Solution
I live out in the middle of nowhere surrounded by caliche hills dotted with prickly pear and yucca surrounded by oak and cedar woods, peppered with the occasional elm, mimosa, or sumac tree. Rattlesnakes are a real and present issue. Now, if one keeps the lawn mowed, the snakes move on through. If one lets …
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Making Cloth Dolls
3 years ago one of my friends’ granddaughters saw something on her shelf and said, “Nana, can i have that?” It was a cloth doll made by hand in Mexico…from a long time ago. My friend hesitated and then told her granddaughter that this doll was very special to her because it was given to …
July 4, 2025.
My heart is broken. I am exhausted, emotionally more than physically, but above all spiritually. I have heard it said a disaster will bring out the best and the worst in people. I would agree. I don’t consider myself part of a political party. I vote for whoever I think is better for the job. …
A Little Flathead Snake
A Pop-up Storm from the South
A little tiny afternoon downpour blew through. i brought the dogs in, closed the greenhouse windows, put out a bucket, and we all took a nap.
Torvi
This is Torvi. She is the first orb weaver to show up this year. She has a web that spans the width of the whole back of the green house. That’s where i first found her and where she has hung out since. One day i was doing my regular warfare with the grasshoppers who …
Handling a Rattlesnake Problem
I let the grass get thigh high and a rattlesnake moved into the chicken pen and returned to this particular spot under the water dispenser every night. The wide flat head told me what it was and its return to the same spot nightly told me it was not just passing through. I had let …
Kiska
This is what happened. My coworker asked me if i wanted kittens. I said no. Then she asked me if i knew anyone who wanted kittens. I said actually my neighbor is looking for barn cats. I agreed to take the litter for my friend/neighbor as barn cats. He then said he has enough barn …
Releasing the Garden Snails
With a small kitten on the way i knew i had to downsize. I would not have time for every animal i was currently caring for. Keeping the snail terrarium clean and keeping them in constant supply of food in a moist environment that was not molding was a full time job. So, i released …