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Come walk with me..through the International Market (some gross pics)

We have a giant international grocery store here. I love ethnic food so I go there occasionally, but I am also amazed at some of the things I find that you would NEVER find in the local grocery.
Come…walk with me.
We have aisle after aisle..

So, let’s see what we have.
Oh! Aloe Soda, sounds [...]

Giving Props

I’d like to give props to a few upstanding and extremely talented lampworkers and jewelry designers.
First up BetsyMn.  Her beads are adorable and she is an awesome totally great member of the lampwork community.  Just look at those beads!!
Then there’s Lydia Muell.  Her and I have met a few times and she is a total [...]

My On-again Off-again blogging

I haven’t been blogging.  Most of the time I feel I have nothing interesting to say.  Also, I have been struggling with my health since 8/07.  That was when we moved into my “dream house”.  Which turned out to be infested with black mold.
Two years and countless doctors and specialists later I now have a [...]

What’s the strangest thing in YOUR refrigerator?

I actually won a radio call in show once with this question.
Why?
Because in my fridge was a Praying Mantis Egg Sac!  Yes, a real one.  I was keeping it in hibernation until the spring so I could populate my yard with natural pest killers.

I plan to get one again soon to populate the new yard.
Why [...]

Taking a terydactyl to the vet

Yesterday was an adventure. I had to take my Greenwing macaw to the vet for his annual and to make sure that he is only going through a heavy molt and not plucking.
Taking a 3 lb bird to the vet is not always easy. He has to ride there in a [...]

Did you have a good holiday this year?

I was pleasantly surprised at how well our Christmas went.  We decided to cut back a lot and to be honest, I think it was a better Christmas for it.  The two 14 yr olds decided to combine their gift spending limit and get Rock Band 2 for the Wii. I have yet to try [...]

Close Encounters

A few weeks ago I took a few days  off to spend with my boys before they go to High School (EEEKKK!).  We went to a local small zoo.  My family and I seem to have a Bird Whisperer vibe going on.  We often have encounters with birds and this trip was no different.
We were [...]

Ahhhh Vacation!

What a nice weekend! DH and I went to Asheville for a nice getaway weekend without the children. Ahhh heaven! To me, I just fit in there. Lots of vegetarian restaurants, lots of walking, art everywhere….*sigh*
Then, Sunday came and it’s back to reality! The kids did a good job of [...]

My Fantasy Job…

If I could do anything I wanted and still be able to live comfortably I would say that I would be an animal trainer. A whisperer type.
I have been told by trainers that I was born with the ability to communicate with animals and I do see that as a gift. So, my [...]

I think I just played in poison ivy…

Ohhhh boy. Well, I guess I’ll know in a few hours. I can’t help but go outside though. It is so beautiful. I just planted 7 butterfly bushes and have many more to go.
This is my yard right now:

This house has some fantastic landscaping so I am very lucky. We [...]