I Love To Go A Gardening
Growing Our Life in Northern Michigan
Category: Pets
Bearly Seen
Last Thursday EJ and I went to the home improvement store to buy supplies for the floor in our exercise room, a corner of which was ruined by our leaky roof. He bought underlayment, tile, and a couple other things. EJ was going to… Continue Reading “Bearly Seen”
The Forbidden Zone
Well, our battles, described in my last post, continue. A couple days ago, we did a load of laundry. Well, we tried. Our washer’s error code, Elf 9, reared his ugly head several times. We took turns trying to clear the code. One of… Continue Reading “The Forbidden Zone”
July Update
I intended to write before this. I now have so much catching up to do! Our weather went from chilly through mid-June to a very sweltering hot (90s). Ugh. I prefer cooler weather. Thankfully, we have central AC, although we didn’t turn it on… Continue Reading “July Update”
Child of Richard VI
In my last post, I wrote about our rooster, Richard VI, escaping from the fence. Before I wrote that post, he had escaped four times, and a fifth time as I was finishing it. Throughout that day, he kept escaping–so many times that we… Continue Reading “Child of Richard VI”
Outwitted
I’m an introvert. Introverts tend to have a rich inner world–especially INFJs like me. I always think that I live life on two levels: One level involves studying and pondering deep things and the other level involves mundane daily tasks, although “mundane” is actually… Continue Reading “Outwitted”
A Brisket, A Basket
This morning began about 4 a.m. with Timmy insistently “mmfff, meow, mmrfff” in my ear, walking up and down my body, and occasionally leaping on me as if I’m a trampoline. He’s become a bit of an annoyance since Hannah Joy died and he… Continue Reading “A Brisket, A Basket”
Cats, Hens, and Deer
It is a gloomy, rainy day today. The gloom is constant, the rain is not. It mostly just drips with an infrequent distant rumble of thunder. It’s just rainy enough that it’s a good day to write. EJ has a co-worker that keeps urging… Continue Reading “Cats, Hens, and Deer”
All Our Needs
The weekend after Hannah Joy died, we buried her on the eastern slope of our property. EJ dug the grave, which wasn’t easy on snow covered frozen ground. Later, I moved a small boulder to mark the grave and to keep predators from disturbing… Continue Reading “All Our Needs”
Reclaimed Territory
I think that I forgot to mentioned that at first we thought Hannah Joy was sick because she ate something she shouldn’t have. She has–had–a list of priors. She once vomited for several days until she vomited up the red-striped dish rag she had… Continue Reading “Reclaimed Territory”
Unforgettable Hannah Joy
We adopted Hannah Joy the day before Christmas Eve in 2017. When we read our local animal shelter’s Facebook post that they were holding a special adoption that day, we decided to go down there. Hannah Joy (then called DeeDee) and two other dogs… Continue Reading “Unforgettable Hannah Joy”
Winter Challenges
We’ve experienced about a month of snowstorm after snowstorm and bitterly cold temperatures. I’ve worn paths in the snow where I walk to/from the coop and the various bird feeders but if I step off a path, I plunge into over knee deep snow.… Continue Reading “Winter Challenges”
Friends
Both EJ and our son work four 10-hour shifts at their companies. EJ works Friday through Monday and JJ works Monday through Thursday. Mondays are the only days when they are both at work and I have the day to myself. I still accomplish… Continue Reading “Friends”
Dreadfully Busy
Today is the last day of my birthday month. October has had a lot of goodness in it, although one sad thing. The one sad thing is that the two little chicks we snuck under the broody hen didn’t make it. We had a… Continue Reading “Dreadfully Busy”
The Pond
We’ve had some very hot days in August, but the weather is cooling. In fact, it feels very autumnish. EJ remarked that autumn seems to be coming very early this year; I reminded him that we say that EVERY year. EJ had a follow-up… Continue Reading “The Pond”
I Love To Go A Gardening 