These boots were made for mudding
New boots to deal with the mud this winter.
Category: Every Day Things
Sounds of Purgatory
Sound carries in the hills, and neighbors’ parties can be pleasant or annoying.
The amazingly scary bits
Our narrow road, and the scary bits of getting up and down it.
The Visitors
We finally have guest rooms, and the visitors who’ve stayed with us this past year.
Tiny Fun
A bit of silly fun.
Cat update | more
Momma cat and the unnamed tabby are still around, and making good use of the water dish.
More Blooms @ Purgatory
A selection of flowers from the last few weeks.
Savings at the pumps
How pump dispensers for our shampoo and conditioner have saved us money and mess.
Other people’s trash is OUR trash
People keep dumping their rubbish on our roads, including a mattress in a pasture and a mass of garbage blocking the road late at night.
Old things are new again
Old things are new again: I used to live not far from here, and my favorite sushi place is still open.
Sunday Drives
Our weekend drives up in the hills, with some lovely views of Purgatory, and a bubble wand.
Another Expansive View
The view from Purgatory, now that summer has turned everything brown.
Valley Fires
With views like ours, sometimes we see the smoke of fires down in the valley.
One day in the barn
A ride past the stables turns into an amusing encounter with a cat and a deer in the barn.
The merits of Craigslist
How we’ve used Craigslist to get rid of what the previous owners left, and pick up a few things we needed.
Expanding Borrowed Time
New access points and one well-placed wire make our wireless network much better.
Of Mice and Hoarding
Stashes of bird food in my desk drawer, my sewing machine and my filing cabinet: we have a hoarding mouse.
Always something in bloom
Thanks to the previous owners and the Doc, there’s always something in bloom.
Purgatory Feral Kitten Update
How the feral kittens were found and caught, and our plan to go the TNR route.
Success! We have the whole family.
A bit of salami, and we have the whole feral family.
Water, Water Everywhere, Part 2: Softening the Water
Our water is very hard, so here’s how we soften it, and why that makes it taste a bit salty.
Preparedness: We now have it.
Our disaster preparedness kit gets a serious upgrade, all stowed in a Pelican case.
Water, Water Everywhere, Part 1: The Well
How our well works, and the saga of replacing the rusting well tank with a new poly one.
The small pile of random junk
Hauling away the random junk the previous owners left behind, including the old dead pool pump.
So Many Birds
Wild birds we’ve seen at Purgatory, from turkey vultures to barn owls, plus a new website for nature shots.
Living with two large parrots means…
Life with two large parrots, in a house with transom windows and windowed doors.
Yes, it can get windy
How windy it gets halfway up a mountain, with recordings from the observation deck and the great room.
A monthly update not mentioned often
A reminder to check out the Cast and About pages.
A better lock
Replacing the kitchen door’s double-cylinder deadbolt, so we don’t need a key to get out of our own house.
The View, Part 4 of 4
The last of four sunset shots as a storm system seeps into the valley.
Weeds: We have them.
After the rains, the weeds explode, and Dino proves its worth knocking them down.
The View, Part 3 of 4
The third of four sunset shots as a storm system seeps into the valley.