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Our neighbors across the back yard have a yard full of chickens. These are big, handsome hens, all a dark blonde Labrador retriever color, and, although they have a nice chicken wire enclosure, they mostly run all over the place. Willie, the love dog, and I walked yesterday (the scales have been unkind) and as we made the final turn home, an interloper ran out from under the huge anise/cedar fortress, frantically clucking as she headed for home. Willie excitedly sniffed out another hen whom he only wanted to investigate for odors, but, she, too made a desperate escape across… READ MORE

Sleeping with Open Windows

January 21, 2013

For the past week, I’ve had the windows open in the bedroom. It’s been warm so even with the fresh air coming in and the ceiling fan on low, I’m still adjusting the covers during the night. Sometimes I put my arm that’s under my head inside the pillowcase to keep it warm, other times I have it exposed to the air. If it’s a little bit cool, I sleep right on my side with my legs one on top of the other. If, during the night I get warm, I might shift a bit to expose more skin surface.… READ MORE

Pluff Mud

January 07, 2013

One of my master gardeners took me musseling at the public shellfish DNR site at Murrell’s Inlet a few weeks back. The only hard part was walking in that pluff mud in rubber knee boots as with each step it created a vacuum like seal around your foot requiring that you leaned forward until you almost tipped over trying to break the suction. My legs are pretty strong ‘cause they carry a relatively large person around but at one point I simply could not get free, had to pull my foot out of the boot, try to only lightly immerse… READ MORE

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