Spring in here (maybe)

Yes today is the first day of spring, even here in California. It’s cold and we are expecting another series of atmospheric rivers to enter the state tonight and continue to come; per some forecasts April will be just as wet. What does that mean for me, we’ll lots of clean up will be postponed,…

August is finally Over

Not that I don’t like the month of August 2022 was just too HOT!! I lost plants, three chickens and my Turkey Miss Carson died yesterday, September 3rd. August turned out to be a busy month trying to keep the property cleared of weeds and down tress and limbs was a job within itself with…

What’s New

What a blessing!! Jim and I survived the day after our second Covid shot, sore everywhere, high fever, slept most the day and ate ramen and Easter bunny cookies. Today we get to make up two days of lost work. Mowing and cutting down weeds/flowers except for the Lupines of course and other desired wildflowers….

Hot Hot Hot

It’s August and the heat has arrived!! Our patio was at 132 degrees over the weekend !!! Of course that is in the direct sun but still my animals and plants are feeling the heat. Here in California our electric company announced a Flex Alert, meaning they will be doing rolling blackouts throughout the state…

Brought Chief Home

Chief is my first “Free” horse and he had various trust issues and wasn’t disciplined. After months of working with him he began to have trust and would let others be around him. I rode him three times before coming to the conclusion he needed training. We ran into a few obstacles-he wouldn’t get into…

Heatwave throughout US

Oh boy turning hot around here☀️ Curtains and shades are all pulled to keep down the heat from the windows. House fans and AC set. The only thing I can’t plan for is the power, if PGE determines there is a fire danger caused by the hot weather they might cut the power. Ugh-solar system…