Gopher, fire ant, and poison ivy offensive foiled by rain The true story follow-up to Part I of this post is that my plan got almost completely rained out. After the rain fell all morning, and I allowed a few hours for drying time, all I managed to do was spray some poison ivy withContinue reading
Category: Lost Pines Life
The Lost Pines Life is about living respectfully with wildlife, protecting the environment, thriving on the peace, healing with nature, and following the creative path.
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Gophers, fire ants, and poison ivy, Part II (But let’s add chiggers and call in reinforcements)
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My Sweet Aunts
My Aunt Thelma died this week. She was a feisty woman, outspoken and strong-willed. I say this with much love because that was not always an easy way to be as a woman in East Texas or in our family. I know because I’m like her in those ways! She was a career woman, aContinue reading
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Bluebirds and chickadees: Full house at Little Piney
Big excitement at Little Piney this week! No Vacancy in the nest boxes! It’s a full house at Little Piney for the bluebirds and chickadees. When I made my rounds this week, I discovered 7 nests–3 with bluebird eggs, 3 with chickadee eggs, one box with a completed nest just waiting for eggs, andContinue reading
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Dinner at Baxter’s on Main in Old Downtown Bastrop TX
Ken and I celebrated our anniversary at Baxter’s on Main. Baxter’s has a special place in our hearts–we stopped there the evening we first saw little Piney. We had cocktails and dinner at the bar watching people come and go, eavesdropping, and imaging what it would feel like to be locals. This was our firstContinue reading
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Butterflies, Seeds, and Tree Planting at Little Piney
There’s a new kind of winged creature fluttering about the fields at Little Piney. With the wildflowers starting to bloom, the butterflies have arrived. These three were still long enough to photograph. Seeing all the activity, I was inspired to order wildflower seeds for the pastures to encourage more butterfly andContinue reading
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Grief, love and Little Piney–A Daughter’s Grief and Healing in the Lost Pines
When we lose someone we love, we grieve. The grief and healing process helps us gradually let go of the cherished relationship as we knew it and find a way to hold the loved one inside forever. I lost my mother October 7, 2014. I had been losing her to Alzheimer’s disease for theContinue reading