Tales from the Bush in Quebec

Pistache started with the noisy screeching when my son, Bow, and Little Flea were here Sunday night for supper. Bow, who is one of the very few able to approach that bad tempered fowl, remarked that she was more loud and annoying than usual. “I don’t know why,” I told him. “Her cage is clean, she... Sign in to see full entry.

I’ll have to quit watching or reading the news. Again. Being curious, I like to know what is going on around us, but it has become too much. I spend much of my time shaking my head at the manipulation and misinformation floating out there, and the gullible, selfish acceptance of it all by an... Sign in to see full entry.

There’s this thing between me and plants. I’m not sure what to call it, I guess uneasy truce would describe it. Sort of. When any plant happens to fall under my ‘care’, it’s like an immediate telepathic exchange: Me: Ummmm Plant: Help! In my defense, although I was raised on a farm with immense... Sign in to see full entry.

Even in these freezing temperatures, I don’t put the heat on in my bedroom. I sleep better with lots of blankets and 3 big dogs sharing my bed for warmth. The floors are hardwood, so it does mean there’s a little dance in the morning until I can get the cold toes into a pair of comfy slippers. My... Sign in to see full entry.

I haven’t stopped blogging. The past couple of days I have not been 100%. Maybe not even 50%. Some things needed to be done, of course; my beasts and bird would not be impressed if they were not fed, the fires have to be built and, because I had promised speed, the first steps of the contract I... Sign in to see full entry.

This truck convoy idiocy…should I stop there? Maybe I’ll just mention that it is applauded by Donald Trump Jr., so that speaks for itself. Add to that the vote-hungry Conservative representatives who are jumping on board, the Go-fund-me account started by a member of the Maverick Party which is a... Sign in to see full entry.

The day got away from me yesterday. I was full of good intentions when first out of bed, my to-do list strategically placed …but things happen. I have accepted a work contract and there were calls to be made with the purpose of gathering information needed by the client; unfortunately most of it... Sign in to see full entry.

I never used to pay attention to coupons and sales all that much while I was working; usually being in a hurry, I would just nip into the grocery store, grab what I wanted, and that was that. Karen, the good influence, introduced me to the habit of checking the flyers, paper or online, making a list... Sign in to see full entry.

It was freezing cold, but a beautiful, sunny day yesterday. I had many things on my agenda – visit a friend with some goodies for her 81 st birthday, drop off some more prepared meals for the other lady just home from the hospital, shovel the snow on the gallery before it became hard enough to... Sign in to see full entry.

A friend of mine sent me a text last Thursday that she was in the hospital. What?? I had been chatting to her the day before, so this came as a surprise. It seems she had an attack of cellulitis, which caused sepsis. I’m really not knowledgeable about all these things that can go wrong in a body,... Sign in to see full entry.