Since I started taking pictures of our resident chipmunks a few weeks ago, I've gotten many comments asking things like how I tell them apart, are they tame, and most frequently, how do I get the shots I do of them. (The other question I get is how do I tell if they are boys or girls. Trust me, it's obvious.) Without further ado, meet the chipmunks:
Alvin. She was our first, and is the most Read Full Story
My friends all know me as a person who is passionate about good food, and I'm not necessarily talking gourmet here, just freshly prepared, healthy food. No high fructose corn syrup, trans fats, or artificial flavors in this house, thank you, and a minimum of preservatives. Over the past year, I've read a lot of great books on the subject of local, or slow food, the benefits of grass fed beef and Read Full Story
I'm so excited! Building A Log Cabin had a contest last week for the best nature quote, the prize being a subscription to Log Home Living magazine and this one by Lord Byron that I submitted won:
"There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more." Read Full Story
I have been awarded the Arte y Pico Award (see sidebar) for the 4th time. The honor has been bestowed upon me this time by The Clamor of Kalinga, and she has also been kind enough to link back to my article on installing Sezwho (below.) I hardly know what to say, except thank you! Read Full Story
When you live in the woods, out in the boonies, with no immediate neighbors and significant acreage to be responsible for, things like laundry and dusting furniture take a back seat to more pressing pursuits, like fixing potholes, salvaging logs for firewood, or when Princess Cupcake is around, making Playdoh chipmunks and playing dolls with my granddaughter.
Picture this: At my dining room Read Full Story
The following information (most likely) only applies to Blogger/Entrecard members.
Three days ago, Entrecard made the announcement of their pairing with Sezwho, in what appears to be one of the most exciting changes to happen to the blogging community on Entrecard since it's inception. After dealing with my initial frustrations with installing Sezwho, I found that I was actually over thinking Read Full Story
