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One of the great things about moving to a new place is discovering all the treasures. The warm spot to sit, the best tree to watch, and the places where all the birds go. We have yet to set up our feeders or bird baths. Nature, however, has placed two magnificent old trees in our…

If you are an American, please vote today. I really don’t care about your political convictions, but please participate in the process. By using your rights, you protect them. Too many Americans have lived with rights for so long, they have forgotten how fundamentally important all those rights are and when they are threatened some…

Animals are sensitive, I think most people know that. They can get their feelings hurt, experience anxiety over separation and have other issues. My mighty and brave Jethro has a few personality quirks that goes beyond the average. Hysterical blindness! Now before you laugh, know that this is pretty serious stuff, but it has a…

We have reached the point where we need to start filling the truck in order to pack the last of our items. Fortunately this was the day we are scheduled to pick up the truck. My head is spinning with “do not forgets” and “focus on this first” messages, so naturally I sat down to…

By now everyone knows we are packing and moving to the new house. Under normal circumstances I love my collections: pottery, blown glass, carnival glass, ceramics, crystal and even perfume bottles. I have a collection of flowers, vases, all kinds of bells and some really amazing pieces from all over the world. Packing them, I…

As more and more of our things get wrapped and put in boxes, I am getting tired of moving boxes around. But I am fascinated by how many things I have that are shaped not to fit easily into a rectangular box. At some point, as I was stuffing one last thing in a box…

With six books from the series now available on Amazon’s shelves, in libraries, available through Barnes and Noble and hopefully on your phone or Kindle, getting reviews becomes even more important. New Readers need to know that people are reading and enjoying these epic fantasy novels as well as the entire series. So if you…

A great old friend came by, took us out to dinner before climbing back into his house on wheels and moving on down the road. He had called to say he might be in the area sometime this weekend. To our shock he was here before 4 pm. We visited, laughed, and enjoyed the meal…

During my two years in this house, I have systematically been poisoning the mice. The long term residence and any newcomers from the fields. The general theme of homicide has given me nightmares, but cohabitation with such messy creatures can be unbearable when they have zero respect for personal property. From the time I was…