Maery Rose

Chicks Happen

Chicks Happen

My chicks are a bit stressed from the long, bumpy ride home. Why is it we never notice how terrible a road is until every bump creates a frantic, harried, shrill chirping? One of the Buff Orpingtons is ESPECIALLY LOUD! I think they wore themselves out and thus, the photos are a bit drab but…

Unknowns and Whatevers Part I

Unknowns and Whatevers Part I

Frugal mode Tighten the old belt Another hole  Again   Can I go  Six months  Between haircuts? Live on whatever’s In my cupboards  Until they are bare?   I’ve quit  Subscriptions (except internet)  TV antenna is my friend   Roommate? Been there Done that No like strangers In my kitchen   Or do I take …

A Million Miles

A Million Miles

“Oh, my gosh. Where do I start? Nope. Can’t admit to that feeling… Nope, can’t talk about that… Suffice to say that Wall Street is kicking my A$$ and I’m panicking. Telling myself don’t panic. Picturing myself tottering on a cane to my cubicle at work because I’ll never be able to retire. Telling myself…

A Solitary Life

A Solitary Life

Life often feels like an endurance test. Maybe that’s not a bad thing.  I have dreamed of doing endurance riding. Maybe just look at it that way – the challenge, the training, building my strength, learning when to speed up and when to take it slow, knowing how to maneuver through obstacles, to come back…