So it was a good Christmas and New Year, but busy. Back and forth to the Rio Grande Valley before and after Christmas, house guests for the holiday itself, some sick kids who got better before too much vacation got eaten up by it, a trip to Mexico, a dog who somehow ripped an entire …
...the busy season! And toss a couple of birthdays in the mix too, while we're at it! So real quick blast through this today: Had the youngest's 4th birthday earlier today. I even baked the cake and the husband made homemade beans for the chalupas. Balloons were blown up. The party was from 11am to 1pm then …
Reposted from October 2018... Now when it comes to talking about Dia de los Muertos... as a white, middle aged, blond haired, green eyed guera, I consider myself no entitled-ass expert over here or anything. But know this- while I am not Mexican by birth I married one, we're raising three, AND I made alters …
It's been a busy August! So many things to catch up on! The garden, as one recent visitor pointed out, "Isn't really blog worthy" and so I will spare you. But just for the record since that comment was made- all the dead zinnias, all but one of the tomatoes, the eggplants, the sunflowers, and a …
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I worked at Petsmart while in college- an excellent part time job with many memorable experiences. Someone STOLE the Cockatoo during work hours... did they put an $1,800 bird under their shirt and just walk out? Sandra Bullock came in for dog food one time. I fitted a Serval cat for a harness to walk …
I was out on a construction site for work today next to the police station in Cibolo, TX... and there was an old cemetery across the street that looked beyond intriguing. I've discussed my love of old graveyards before here. I wrote on that previous post about the peace of graveyards, and how time kinda removes …
It's BLAZINGLY hot around this place these days, so no new plantings are happening. No weeding is getting done. The watering is done at night, and mostly by sprinkler. And the bermuda grass is creeping in as slowly and methodically as fascism in 2018 America. The only thing that's not done begrudgingly is TOMATO HARVESTING! …
