March went out with a cold, windy bang but April has brought some beautiful sunny and warm days that are perfect for riding the beach or trails. In the summer the greenhead flies are so bad in the woods that we rarely ride the trails. During the summer we hit the beach where the ocean… Continue reading An update on all the ponies…
When I lived in Georgia, I fostered for a horse rescue. I loved it; it’s the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done. I got a reputation for taking unwanted horses, so I had a couple given to me as well. I rehabbed them and found them good homes. When I first moved to the island,… Continue reading Should I get a kill pen horse???
Today my Mom and I took our usual walk on the beach but something incredible happened. My dog was running in the wash like she usually does, when she snuck stop to smell something. We went over to check it out and it was a cold stand sea turtle. They are very common this time… Continue reading Rescuing Cold Stunned Sea Turtles
We move to Hatteras in six days. We are taking two kids, four dogs, a horse and a mouse. We gave away two horses, a donkey, and a rabbit before the move. The beach house we’re moving into is half the size of our house here in Atlanta. We sold most of our furniture, because… Continue reading T minus 6 days til the big move…
We are under contract on our Georgia house and I’m praying that everything goes smoothly with the sale. We’re already packing up and getting ready to move into a rental, where we will stay for 2 months until we can get into our house in NC. My son is already in NC with my mom,… Continue reading Life and Moving Update
We are halfway through our statewide shut-down here in Georgia. When the corona virus started making headlines about a month ago, I admit I didn’t take it seriously. I never get the flu, I didn’t get H1N1, and I didn’t think I’d get this either. It seemed like more media hype, something for the talking… Continue reading Thoughts on the ‘Rona, Part 1
Turns out the no spend year is quite anti-climactic. I don’t spend a lot of money, and I haven’t found it difficult to curb what little I do spend. I’ve stayed out of the stores, haven’t gone to Goodwill just for fun, and I haven’t let myself do any shopping on Amazon for things I… Continue reading The No Spend Year Update
My husband loves football more than anything in the world (almost), and since we live in Atlanta now, he is a Falcons fan. This year the Falcons played on Thanksgiving Day, which is unusual. My husband has a whole group of people that he tailgates with, and they do it up right with good food… Continue reading A Very Falcons Thanksgiving
As usual, we got about 2 weeks of something resembling fall (40 in the morning, 80 in the afternoon) and then it dropped straight down to 20 degrees. Atlanta seems to always vacillate between blazing hot and freezing cold, with very little transition time. The garden is winding down. I tried a fall garden for… Continue reading Fall things…
I’ve tried unsuccessfully to grow food in my side yard, so now I’m changing it into more of a flower garden and nature sanctuary. I have herbs growing in the garden boxes, and I’m trying my first winter garden in those, but next summer I plan to move the veggie garden to a part of… Continue reading We Built a Tiny Toad Pond
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