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  This was what we woke up to this morning.  Or rather…Sunday morning.  (I tried to post them right away, but, as is the case when you live on the side of a mountain, in the middle of nowhere…the internet … Continue reading →

I don’t really quite know where to start. But, in true Maria-of-the-Abbey form, I’ll say (and not sing, as I don’t want to wake anyone up at the moment)…the beginning is a very good place to start. But then, I’m … Continue reading →

Fox News is down 29% among viewers in the age bracket of 29 to 54 years. Whoa.  What can one possibly say about that? Perhaps that near-miss with the asteroid a couple of weeks ago somehow caused a shift in … Continue reading →

Oh.  Did I forget to post the intervening 5 74 sections? Sorry…the migraine headache they induced didn’t allow me to sit at the computer terminal and attempt to distill the nuttiness into a few words. Today’s crazy begins with this: … Continue reading →

Yes, I know that makes one think of Christmas and the Holidays…yada, yada, yada. But since we sort of skipped Winter during the Winter Wonderland time…and we’re getting a taste of it now, I once again exercise my literary license. … Continue reading →

Let’s let the pictures do the talking!!  (We are happily ensconced inside…Loki being, well, a dog and Gracelyn doing her schoolwork.  Me?  Enjoying a triple shot, 1/2 caffè, dark chocolate mocha with whip looking at the HUGE white snowflakes obscuring … Continue reading →

????  Unimogs???? What the heck is a Unimog? The ranch’s answer to a snowplow for us.  A German made vehicle that looks like it should be navigating the narrow, cobblestone streets of some Old World Italian village.  Maybe sometime in … Continue reading →

So….here it is. This is the other “thing” that has been keeping me busy the last three weeks. Loki. An approximately one year old, male Springer Spaniel. Don’t ask me why.  I couldn’t tell you even if I tried. Don’t … Continue reading →

So sorry to all my friends and relatives that are believers in the Dark Side. But I just can’t help myself… …when have I ever been able to help myself, one might sweetly ask me? (Devilish smile ghosts my lips … Continue reading →

WHAT?????? You have got to be freaking kidding me.  Did we or did we not just finish with a brutal presidential election? And now they want to talk about 2016? Oy vey.  For the love of Pete.  Lord love a … Continue reading →