We can safely say winter is over now - finally! So again I think the same thing as last year, “I’m only going to buy a few plants to put in containers on the deck.” Sure I will. Why am I skeptical? Because I get into the plant store and I can’t help myself. I buy up loads of color knowing most of them won’t survive from the hail storms, gophers, deer and grasshoppers. But this year I’m committed …
Creepy Crawly Kiddie Critters
My middle son was a soft-spoken little guy who never made a fuss. He loved to go outside and walk around on our back deck looking through the fence, up at the trees and down at the yard. He pointed to birds. He talked to squirrels. He didn’t miss a thing. I kept an eye on him out on the deck. With a baby in my arms, I looked out the window and saw he was pointing towards the house — his little …
Colorado Dinosaur Bones
We got the heck outta town a few weeks ago and drove up to see the Dinosaur National Monument. We spent a few hours (and $25.00 entrance fee) cozying up to a collection of dinosaur bones embedded in the side of a rock face. The National Monument and the Dinosaur Quarry is located near Vernal, Utah at the border of Colorado and Utah. Both me and my Mom have always been fascinated by geology and …
The Bigger the Fur Balls the Better
Animals are funny. Never thought I’d say this, but they seem like they’re almost human. We are step-parents to my daughter’s dog, Penny, a lovely chocolate lab. She’s won our hearts, but that doesn’t mean she’s got us wrapped around her finger (or paw). Take feeding time for example. We have a routine where we let her out for her morning relief before filling her food dish. She’s barely …
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Cats Gone Crazy
There I was, wrapping gifts on my bed with plastic bags, wrapping paper, boxes and ribbons laying around. Both cats were in the room and they were having a heyday playing with the paper clippings and plastic wrappers. (My cats as kittens) It was a beautiful summer day and I had both the big windows open looking out over the distant hills and the street below. The breeze fluttered through and …
Critter Capers at Edith Wolford’s Cabin
Friends couldn’t believe I would leave my clean, spacious condo in town and move to an old, tiny log cabin way back in the woods. “One winter out there and you’ll beg to come back,” they said. “Think of the work just to keep it clean. You’ll cut off a toe; you’ve never chopped wood in your life. And what about the bugs and the bears?!?” They were right about the bugs. They crawled up …
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