My Way of Living [08/12/16] 

  • OK, which way did he go?

    We had the best soft drizzly rain the other day, and everything was perfect. Lush, sweet, scented greens wafted on the breeze, the flowers looked fresher. The spider webs were covered in diamonds. No problem right? Well… For someone with a wee little phobia of “bigger” spiders, knowing where the one that is happily ensconced in he…

  • Frogs, fritters, and a fifty foot dash

    It’s dry up here with intensely parched earth, and the only water available in our area comes out of the water hose. So when I found a tiny frog under my broom on the front porch the other morning, I had to look twice to make sure that’s what it was. Indeed it was a frog that jumped out. Watch out for the spider webs little one. O…

  • How did I go from being a diligent bug zapper to a Zen bug lover, I’m not sure?It’s all about bugs, slugs, spiders, ants, weevils, and all the other creepy crawlers. The really, bad guys that eat your hostas, leaving them lacy and ugly.Problem is, I can no longer care if they are good guys, or bad guys, I either leave them alone, …