Picture This…

Yesterday’s post was difficult for me. I was so close to taking it down because … well, truth is that I am really not accustomed to being so honest in my blog posts. I’m finding that I am suffering from a bit of emotional runoff lately. It’s kinda leaking out and it’s making me uncomfortable.

I am glad there is treatment still available despite what went down this week. 

Okay enough honesty for today.

In the meantime, let’s do a pictorial Ten things of Thankful for the mid-weekend crew…

Hypothermia is a big deal for the girls. We have been fortunate and never lost any of them to the cold, but one of the girls was pretty cold the other day. I brought her in and attempted to warm her up slowly like the vet said but she was just too far gone. I’m glad she was inside and warm. I suspect she was ill anyway as all the other girls are- and have been- fine and the coup is quite warm. We have been keeping them indoors (in the coup not the kitchen, Dyanne!) during these subzero temps. I am grateful for the girls. I realize how much I enjoy having them around especially when things like this happen. This is by no means a real farm. It’s the kind of  place where we keep chickens and geriatric poodles as pets.

 I was cleaning out some stuff the other day. I came across the chimes in the foreground. I have very little of my partner Tseering’s things as he was a die-hard minimalist. Even photos are kinda scarce. So it was nice to come across these,  and to hear from the people who were nice enough to take Bruce the camel when we needed to find a home for him. You probably don’t recall but Tseering and I bought him from a traveling circus that was really treating him badly. We were supposed to buy a car the next day but decided Bruce needed us more. He stayed with us for a few days until we could find someone to take him permanently. Bruce has been living in VT for the past 12 or 15 years (we couldn’t remember how long). Bruce died a peaceful death ushered out with his loving family well into his 40s which is pretty good for a camel in captivity. Not to mention he was a happy guy and so loved. It’s been a weird couple of weeks, but it’s still nice to get a few reminders from a past that I truly miss.

 Previously mentioned geriatric poodle.

 Look what came in the mail today from very special someones.

Oddly this photo has a few things in it… ie I still have my living tree lit up… not decorated per se but I like the lights so…. nuff said. And there is a Sunday Paper there that I have yet to read from last week and Doug hasnt “READ” it yet again, nuff said. Also a small bicycle restorator has been my savior as I can’t ride a regular bike right now and can’t box right now… so you guessed it…nuff said.

Kristi got kinda hit by some trolls this week. I am really happy she recognized my desire to support her even though I am using a different moniker now… I quote: ” I KNEW it! You’re Ivy!”

So I think that’s at least ten if not I invoke rule 65.4 subsection e of the SBOR/BOSR that says in the case of an informal, un-numbered, non-itemized list this particular rule will cover any under- or over- flow of said items.

Hey have a great Sunday.

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