Category: Life & Travels
Most of my personal and life posts are through my Facebook page (facebook.com/mariegale).
For info on our RV travels several years back, see our blog Roaming the Back Roads (www.roamingthebackroads.com).
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Labeling … of People
Name calling. In grade school it’s a tool of the bullies to make others feel bad. Even though you can SAY “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” truth is, words, be it name calling or labeling, CAN hurt. Maybe not physically, like sticks and stones, but personally, emotionally, and…
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Environmental Balance
Recently I was awoken by our new kitty, George, racing through the bedroom and bathroom. The pounding of his little feet on the wood and tile floors sounded like a herd of elephants rather than the patter of kitten paws. On the bed, under the bed, onto the dresser, into the bathroom, back on the…
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Humongous Mushrooms
Went up to the barn recently and found an amazing thing pushing up under the empty grain bags… gigantic mushrooms, 6 of them in a big clump. They were so strong that they pushed the grain bags aside in the rise from the underworld. Just to get an idea of the size, I placed an…
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First Snow
Last night we got the first snow of the season. Not much, but enough to stay on the ground for a little while, and it snowed off and on all day. It’s early this year; I don’t ever remember there being snow in November. Usually it’s late December or January when we get the first…
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Culvert Inspection
Today was the day for inspecting the culverts that were recently installed on the Barn Road. I went with Coven, my 4-year-old grandson and Tom Purvis, from the local office of the NRCS (National Resource Conservation Service, part of the USDA).
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Ground Burning the Oak Savannah
It’s not often that one gets the opportunity to set fire to 25 acres of grass, brush and slash, but that’s what we got to do yesterday. “Why?” you might ask. Well … An Oak Savannah is an area that typically has about 20 – 30 mature oaks per acre, with grass underneath. Untouched by humans, they…
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Welcome to George
We just recently welcomed a new addition to our menagerie, George. He’s a 12-week-old orange male kitten, adopted (rescued?) from a household of about 30 cats and kittens. So far, he’s fitting into our family life well.
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In Memory of Mr. Kitty
Mr. Kitty, my faithful mouser and companion of 12 years, succumbed to feline diabetes a few days ago. He had been diagnosed about 2 years ago and has been better and worse over the course of time, but it finally caught up to him. We got Mr. Kitty in Los Angeles, and a bitty baby.…
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Small Woodlands Annual Meeting
Last night I attended (well, presided over) the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Coos Curry Small Woodlands Association Annual Meeting and Dinner. This was my second year as President at the meeting. We had about 50 people in attendance. The meeting went quickly and we even got a long motion by the Scholarship Committee dealt…
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In Memory of Adam
My cousin Adam cast aside his earthly restraints on December 31st, heading off into the vast spiritual unknown to seek out whatever new adventures are in store for him. His body was found at his cabin by his friend, Jim Hollenbeck, who came up and told me. After talking with Jim, I called the Sheriff to…
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Family Tree Puzzle
Now that Christmas is over and everyone has received and opened their gifts, I can post the project that I completed and sent to a number of my family members! I got the idea from Family Tree Magazine and it looked like something that would be perfect, especially given that I’m currently working on the…
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Christmas and Family
I’ve been doing quite a bit of genealogy work recently, gathering up family documents and entering them into my new Family Tree Maker software. Genealogy and documenting my family tree is something I’ve been working on for many years and now I finally feel like I’m getting a handle on it. In doing some research…
