Daily Archive for March 19th, 2008

That Peaceful, Easy Feeling…

Not so much.

I have felt pretty safe here in our new home. In July we will have lived here 2 years. We live outside the city limits, have 3-ish acres, and our dirt drive is over 2 football fields in length. It’s long and hilly. It takes some effort to make it to the top. It’s not an inviting trip.

I feel safe letting my kids play outside without constant adult supervision. Sometimes I worry about coyotes and stray dogs… possibly bears? But bumblebees have been our most formidable foe. We are pretty secluded, and I don’t really worry about stray vagabonds wandering way-up our remote private drive.

Until recently. Continue reading ‘That Peaceful, Easy Feeling…’

Where’s the beef?

Where's the beef?
Oh, there’s the beef. Good. I was wondering what I would be making for dinner… now where’s my cell phone? I hear those roadside beef sellers offer the leanest cuts.