Solstice, Daddies, Puppies and Updates

Published June 21, 2009 | By Juniper

“Home is the place where, when you go there, they have to take you in”
~ Robert Frost (1874-1963)

Okay so technically we aren’t losing the farm, since a farm is people and critters and such, at least in my case. But it looks like we can’t stay here. This place is a money pit. The mortgage combined with the costs of repairs and such is atrocious. We paid $700 last month for electricity, main due to the faulty well pumps. Terrible! No matter how much I love this place, it’s not worth staying in a money pit.

So we are back to looking at other places that are a wee bit smaller and in better shape.
I’m also hoping to find a place where I can get Mom and her best buds who might be interested in joining her all set up. Then I’d be free to wander off someday, should I decide to.

I’ve been very down in the dumps the last few days over it. Which is not my usual mode, I’m such a cheerful person that I confuse people whenever I’m something other than happy! Sorry about that folks!

So I’m picking myself back up off the ground today and brushing myself off. Rolling up my sleeves and digging in … got so much to do in little time.
Don’t worry too much folks, I am very cat-like, I always land on my feet. Life has thrown me far worse curve balls!

Yesterday I got up dark and early and climbed up the mountain to my grove overlooking the valley. Even though I won’t be staying to place a stone next year, I marked the Sun’s rise with a garden stake anyways. Then I headed back after dinner to mark the sunset. Now that is an experience! Very uplifting, and just what I needed. I shall have to write a poem.

And also, a very happy Father’s Day to all you Dads out there! hugs and kisses

Oooh and it looks like we will be having puppies today. Patches, who was surrendered to us by a lady who couldn’t keep her house, and her dog, after the economy collapsed gave her to us. And, of course, she was in heat at the time. So we couldn’t re-home her right away, we waited and watched and sure enough, she was preggo.
So we are now waiting to see what kind of sneaky neighbour dog got her right before she came to us, hopefully he was a SMALL dog.
Wish Patches luck!