It’s now been almost two months since Ace came to live with us at Happy Acres. He was almost 5 months old – born 3/19/2012. We kept him in the bathroom away from Puddin for the first three days. She was outside the door trying to figure out who he was. But once he was…
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100,000 miles and more
For the last several months I’ve been watching my odometer in my 1999 Toyota Corolla, waiting for it to turn over 100,000 miles. So for the weeks before the “event” I checked as I started up the car and during the drives here and there. And then it happened! I was driving home from this…
Read MoreSunday HA Update
We received over an inch of rain Friday night – the first measurable amount in a long time. I had harvested asparagus Friday afternoon. When I went out to harvest yesterday morning, I couldn’t believe it. This is one of the spears I found. We have had a wonderful asparagus harvest this year. I have…
Read MoreShredding My Life
As Spring approaches I’m starting to think about what needs to be done outside in the next couple of weeks. Cleaning up the asparagus patch is on the top of my list. One of the things we do around here is shred. It makes a great mulch for some of our beds. Last year after…
Read MoreWelcome Dusty
Well, we have added to our fur family. You can check out another post on our new kitty, Dusty, on Dave’s blog. As you know, we put to sleep both of my cats, Sidd and Shel, last year. Even though I still really miss them, especially Sidd, momma’s boy, we both wanted Puddin to have…
Read MoreGoodbye Siddhartha
Well, I knew this day would come. I guess I was hoping it would be later on, but today we put my our sweet boy, Siddhartha or Sidd for short, to his final rest. Sidd was found by my friend Deeg on the state hospital grounds. She wanted to add him to her family, but…
Read MoreChristmas Idea #1 – Kitty toys
Last year I made cat toys for my friends with kitties. Our cats loved them so much that I thought I’d again make some for gifts. Before I start the tutorial I want to show you the quality control inspector. I’d hate for any of these toys to go out of the house without spot…
Read MoreLast Sunday in October
Yesterday was a busy day. So much still needs to be tended to outside, but I’ve not been feeling quite myself so I stayed inside and took care of some of inside chores. First on the agenda was to wash the bedclothes. It’s time to put on the flannel sheets, so I went ahead and…
Read MoreHappy Acres Colors
Everything is really popping here. I took several pictures in the past week and before I’ve had time to post, everything has changed. Last year I posted an iris count. Not sure I’ll do that this year, but will show you what’s blooming. But before I do that, yesterday was Demo Days at the Master…
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