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It's a very good thing that we don't speak "Mink," 'cause what that one's spouting off at you would definitely NOT be fit to repeat!

Ya gotta shake 'em up good, first ... ummm ... the bugs, not the birdies ...

The "combination" works for me. I'm in "Small Town, USA," so I guess mine qualifies as a suburban-ish backyard. We used to free-range, with the birds wandering over the fence into our woods. Most of my little buggers can fly! When the bird flu started showing up aggressively in the area, they...

OhMaGosh - I LOVE the treat dispenser idea! I have Japanese beetles all over my raspberries, I've been collecting them and turning them loose in the coop - but the girls go into a frenzy and many beetles escape. A "bug waterer" will be a GREAT boredom buster for all of us!

At 13, Spoko has earned the right to be a bit grumpy. He certainly is a beautiful doggo. I have an "Old Man" at my house, too. Indy was a stray. When he "found" us, two vets put him at 3-5 years. Another said 5-7. That was FIFTEEN years ago! He's nearly deaf, can only see light/dark/deep shadows...

I have two young cockerels testing their voices at the moment, too - and I agree, it's fun! I've never fully understood people who find a rooster's voice so annoying, I LOVE to hear my boys. They start about 20 minutes before the sun comes up and go off sporadically throughout the day. To me...

Sounds WONDERFUL! Happy Packing!

Wow - Y'all have been through the wringer, too! "Welcome home" to both of you! Pneumonia is no little matter, so please, PLEASE keep an eye on air quality for a while. Neither of you needs him breathing in this nasty fire-charged air. Prayers for his full and rapid recovery ... and for full...

Totally Understood! I have a border collie shaped hole in my heart, and it will be there the rest of my life. My boy Tag's ashes will be buried with mine, someday. My dogs and cats (zheesh, even the horses) are all rescues that find me pretty much on their own. Since Tag's passing, every single...

They now have an official name. It just slipped out one morning and before I knew it, it stuck. Meet "The Muttlets!"

It's only been a week, but I already miss hearing about her antics and seeing the pictures. I'm so grateful she got to have a real life, if only for a short while. It's a very good thing you do with the ex-batts. Thank you for sharing them with us!

Lucio is one handsome fellow. I love seeing his pictures!

And the calendar - That shot's GORGEOUS!

Is that an import tariff? Purdy bird!

Lurker Tax ... Sorry they're so blurry. I have a dinosaur of an old flip phone ... This is Gem, my balding bantam cochin, and her latest brood. I gave her a batch of what I was sure were "too old to hatch" eggs after she abandoned two nests but kept going broody. I now have nine ... NINE...

That pic is CALENDAR WORTHY!

Good lasagna has a liberal sprinkling of "soul" in it, too. It's not just on top, though; it runs all the way through it. I once had "Proper Italian Seasonings" legitimately explained to me with, "Just keep sprinkling your herbs until the souls of your ancestors say, "Stop." If you've ever...

More likely it's the ingredients for lasagna - plum tomatoes, basil, onions, garlic, oregano, etc. My Italian family grows eggplant and finocchio (Italian fennel, pronounced "finn-YAW-kee") in their lasagna/antipasto gardens. My niece also has a "salsa garden" along the same lines. She calls her...

Most of them figured it out, eventually, and it became a running joke. But, I don't think Bobby ever did camp out in the pasture. I guess superstitions die hard for some people ... even tough guys! And we didn't have to make up stories about what Banjo would and would not eat. He ate everything...

This gave me a memory-chuckle. When I was a kid, friends would ask about the mysterious "crop circles" in our yard and pastures. We told them that we didn't know how they got there; they just appeared. A couple of my brother's "tough guy" buddies were really freaked out about it. One of them...