Back up at the Ranch Stardate update. So, some months later, you get the idea. That whole Oregon thing didn’t work.… Dec, 2, 2023
here’s the scoop. 2/17/23 It’s not that we hate Bend. I’ve heard that’s why I’m moving. It’s funny when people… Feb, 17, 2023
how january works. 01/28/23 The idea was, tractor, grade, pull out some stumps and rocks. Change up the footing a… Jan, 28, 2023
furbearers, furtakers. 1/23/23 Out here, in the shadow of Horse Ridge, furtaking harvesting of predatory furbearers means you can… Jan, 23, 2023
sun. 1/22/23 There has been some snow, less aggressive drifts, they hit hard your face or windscreen if… Jan, 22, 2023
the cold. 12/11/22 It’s not so much the cold. Although we are fleeing with nowhere exactly to go, before… Dec, 11, 2022
snow. 12/5/22 Bader is a fan. Banksy probably isn’t. She gets ice balls between her toes and I… Dec, 5, 2022
Use the gratitude. 11/25/22 I worked hard to use the gratitude. We had two long walks in the sun. Our… Nov, 25, 2022
Thanksgiving. 11/24/22 That old Poi Dog Pondering song: “Somehow I find myself far out of lineFrom the ones… Nov, 24, 2022
survive, not thrive. 11/21/22 It was good to stand on a ladder for a week, holding a paintbrush. I went… Nov, 21, 2022
Something different. 11/12/22 I’m spending the next week on a 12′ ladder in the downtown Visit Bend offices, painting… Nov, 12, 2022
exodus, for light. 11/11/22 Practical reasons for moving. The space. The pace. The light. The land. A little bit more… Nov, 11, 2022
Cold coyotes, 11/10/22 Not sure what had the coyotes riled up last night, did they kill a deer? Where… Nov, 10, 2022
Still an Exodus.11/9/22 Some things here feel normal. I’m teaching just a little bit. I left behind so many… Nov, 9, 2022
Snow. 11/4/22 This happened. It was unexpected. It was more than I ever imagined. Or planned for. Kind… Nov, 4, 2022
Exodus. Kind of complete. 10/30/22 The exodus has happened but not turned out so much as we’d thought. Bonus things. The… Oct, 30, 2022
Exodus, movement of jah people 10/17/22 Here’s a grueling thing. Have a weeping husband, who can only shuffle limp about saying, “I… Oct, 18, 2022
The exodus continues, 10/15/22 Dorothy Gale must be punished. She dreamed of somewhere where the grass was greener, far north,… Oct, 15, 2022
The exodus some more. 10/11/22 We took Magnolia to her new home. I followed Karl in his truck to make sure… Oct, 11, 2022
The exodus continues 10/9/22. Moving to Oregon. The exodus continues. People all the time tell me, “oh yeah, moving’s one… Oct, 9, 2022
La vida phantasmagoria. 1/30/2017 Competing in an organized sport with a dog who can see ghosts requires a delicate feather… Sep, 16, 2022
The rain, mostly i can only listen to Metallica. 2/17/2017 The storms keep sweeping through. The trees come down, leave craters were they used to be,… Sep, 16, 2022
The beginning of the end, part 1. 5/15/2017 An era marks an ending. One door shuts, and it stays shut. A half full glass… Sep, 16, 2022
The beginning of the end, part 2. 5/16/2017 When we left off, I had acquired a feral jungle terrier and talked my way into… Sep, 16, 2022