Downtime

This week has been full of catching up while managing downtime. Some of you have been awesome about emailing me and I am a bit slower to return them. I feel like I need to explain why. Last week was conference week. And in the middle of that I was leading the public ritual for [...]

Slugs, Slugs, Slugs

Whenever someone talks about animal signs and omens, you always hear of what I will refer to as the “cool” animal. Crows, owls, frogs, cats, spiders, locusts, and so on. Have you ever thought about some of the “uncool” animals. You know those ones that cause us to go “ew, gross!” when we see them? [...]

Field Trips

One of the most coolest things we have been getting at Christmas are memberships to the WNC Nature Center. My sister-in-law has gotten this for us two years in a row and I hope she continues it (and if not it’s okay, we will make sure to renew). I like looking for inexpensive ways to [...]

Tranquility

My hubs has been getting upset with me. I won’t leave our dog home alone overnight right now because I really want to make sure that she is okay. Plus she has to have her meds at 7 am and 7 pm, which would mean leaving at 6 am in the morning to make sure [...]

Holiday Recap

So yesterday, for those of us in the US, was Thanksgiving. Last year I had hosted so this year my mother in law hosted. I love going to my inlaws home! It’s set on a mountaintop and takes about 45 minutes to get there, with 20 minutes of it just getting to their exit from [...]