Posts by Julia Schmeelk

It is very easy to get caught up in political ideology, especially when our world is made up of sides, shades of light and darkness for every issue. People in power always deceive, always mislead, and curry the favor of the rich, powerful, and connected. Often to the detriment of those with less. My truth…

In all my stories, opportunity and choice are huge factors. Dragons face opportunities and choices and so do humans. One of the reasons I am so fond of opportunities is because I take advantage of them in my own life. Do you take advantage of opportunities when they come your way?

Recently is has occurred to me that my job where I speak face to face with 500+ people every day and try to educate the public about the benefits of solar power puts me in a bad place as far as the virus goes. I wear a mask and have been vaccinated and boosted, and…

I may be a little behind the times with my New Year greeting, but honestly, the pandemic has had a profound effect on my inner clock. But sincerely I hope everyone has a grand 2022 with health, happiness, and plenty of reasons to celebrate. Like so many people I read my news, search for reliable…

Like a lot of people I have been doing my best to stay healthy, including getting the vaccine and booster, wearing a mask, and washing my hands. I work in the public, talk to people every day and some of them seriously crack me up. They don’t believe in the virus… Do they believe in…

My husband loves the critters of our world, and don’t get me wrong, I have a fondness for them as well. He studies what they eat, makes healthy choices for them and makes sure they have ample supplies and opportunities to eat on our property. That being said, when a skunk showed up at the…

We have been lucky enough to have a friend come and stay with us. Not an easy feat in the midst of a pandemic and with my crazy schedule, but he managed to be here during my lightest days and we took some time to visit. It makes me wonder how many people take the…

The ducks have finally started laying eggs. Cinderella is laying white eggs and Shadow appears to be laying dove gray eggs. She has only produced 1 so far, so it might change as egg production becomes regular, but not too much. According to the literature most Cayuga ducks lay black or green eggs. So we’ll…