So my friend posts her pic of her Tribe shirt, recently arrived.
And she has birds on overhead wires... and I look down at my own tribe shirt, and there are no birds on overhead wires.
There's a squid.
With Wings.
And it's probably a zombie squid, 'cause there are stitches up the side of the squid's head.
And that makes me happy.

And while I like the squid design best, I have to wonder why they sent ME the squid shirt?
How'd they know?
Squid!

Have you ever had the feeling that everything is going crazy, all at once, and you've no way to stop it.
And yet,
You're happy.

That's life around here.

Our Ranger ATV bursts into flames. Stress being without the ride and having to drive 2 hrs to get it looked at, etc.
But everyone's okay, and the mfg's fixing it on their own dime.

The solar system shuts down repeatedly 'cause of lack-of-sun. Stress and a pain in the ass, climbing in and out to start up the battery charger.
But... read more

I need to get my garden on.
Cider-Apples, Pears, Blackberries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Cherries (maybe), PawPaw (cause I like the name), Culinary herb and a Vegetable garden, thank you. All the plants I love to eat, and some new ones to try out. Possibly some to sell at the local organic grocery store-let. I don't want to start too big and swallow myself whole, but not too small either and have to keep buying all my tucker.

Now is the time of year to plan, draw out garden lines and... read more

I just took an hour or two and deleted *all* my tribe emails, except for a few.
Well, the In box, anyway.
From a bazillion pages to one.

I feel lighter already.

That's it, there, being gently held by Caddy while I continually remind him to Not Drop It.
Well, not *my* first egg, but the first one that survived, and I didn't lay it.

The was-gonna-be-my first egg was laid in the generator box on top of some oil residue. oops.
The was-gonna-be-my-second first egg was laid 'soft' and crushed by chicken feetses in the nesting box. oops.
The third, my First Egg, was laid today, found whole and happy in that same nesting box.

Hooray!

It's small... read more