Back to the usual

Yesterday was pretty quiet for us. We did a couple smallish things around here but not really anything worth noting. Mostly we worked on internet stuff and watched lots of Olympics coverage (thanks to our hard disk recorder since everything good comes on at 2am here.)...

Hay Girl, Hay!

We’re no stranger to having random people drop by, asking if we still rent trained doves to fly at weddings and events (and no, we do not.) But earlier this week, a woman stopped in and asked if we were selling hay. For her guinea pig, of course. I have to say...

Blackberry foraging, Part 1

When we took Ayla for a walk this morning, we grabbed a couple of Tupperware containers and carrying bags so we could raid the blackberry bushes near our standard walking area. We picked for about 30 minutes I guess, canvasing a pretty large area of berry bushes and...

Why everyone needs a Freecycle account

Around a month ago, I put out a “searching for” request on Freecycle for canning jars. I’m part of about 5 local groups here within a 45 minute driving range but there has rarely been anything I’ve wanted from these lists. There was a sequoia...