Ash is feral now

Kids asked me today what I have in my ALICE pack if there's an active shooter. Matter of factly I explained. Wedges to jam the door so they can't get in. Rope so we can escape a 2nd floor window. Hammer to break out window. First aid kid with pressure bandages and a tourniquet.

Can confirm. Been here 9+ years and have never seen so many For Sale signs in my neighborhood.

It is everything to give my son these quiet afternoons in the forest, climbing on the uneven ground on the squishy moss, dialed in to Mother Nature’s patterns. Thank you @carl-gustav.bsky.social for helping to give him this life

Monday face

Farming is dangerous. I have 1) 6 inch turkey claw scar on my inner thigh 2) 2 mo th old bruise healing on my butt from when little shit the door as I back into as a ram tried to enter the house 3) various finger slices from various pinches and Pokes

Little just saw a couple on tv with an old man and a very young woman and he said ,” that’s absurd. That’s an underage marriage! Absurd!”

Tbh the Wa ballot was a rush to fill out , the relish at rejecting testing female athletes for gender, the joy of approving “millionaires tax,” the Supreme Court candidates. Juicy

We found one porcini and 3 chanterelles ON our farm today!!!! @pandamom.bsky.social

Both big and little are won’t stop telling me I should run for local office. I’ve never thought about that before. I’m intrigued.

This is interfering with a federal election. Demand your REPUBLICAN senators and representatives intercede.

Just making sure you are all reading your voters pamphlets, discussing them over breakfast and in front of your kids so they become voters too

Ok, I need your “fuck them” energy, shake it off. Give me the energy.

I am utterly fed up with the failure of democrats to reform forest practices in the states they control. Washington, Oregon, and California are all run by Democrats, and have been for some time, yet our forests continue to suffer.

All I can say is THIS FREAKING RAM If he didn’t do his job so well and we hadn’t taken a lamb on a ferry to drive to an island to trade for this ram lamb, I would eat him.

I practiced spear throwing with my kid today. And folks, this mom throws a powerful spear. Little was so proud of me.

Can I braise lamb shanks without wine? I love them braised in wine but I don’t have any. Do you have a delicious no wine recipe? I do have stout beer.

We regret to inform you, Chicken did not pass her barn cat examination. She got full A’s in cuddles, cuteness, and chirps a lot.

@cincity.bsky.social I have a project for you. How would you make a rain barrel (for food donations) look like a cauldron? A cauldron painted on butcher paper wrapped around the barrel? Thoughts? It needs to be pretty easy to execute and I can’t papier mache because the barrels aren’t mine.

I’m feeling sentimental. Who needs a verbal hug. I’ve got hugs to share

The facts are, I appreciate you guys and I look forward to our banter. ❤️

@carl-gustav.bsky.social I think we’ve seen each other for maybe 6 hours not counting sleep time in the past month? That means braised lamb shanks and a special pie this weekend to celebrate being together.

This is titled “You Wanted to Put Me in the Barn?”

In case anyone is following, I once again was unable to get my vaccines today. CHAMPVA said I needed to wait 24 hours after they updated my account to get care. 🥴 At least Little got his for free at the county health department

@repemilyrandall.bsky.social it was so fun running into you in Port Angeles today and thank you for taking the time to engage my son and for listening to his spicy and strong opinions about the president. I’m proud he got to meet his US Congresswoman!

Update on the small chef. So far this morning he has brought me: 1)toad in a whole with untasted bread and salmon roe 2)scrambled “trash” eggs 3)sweet potatoes,sour cream, pineapple lasagna garnished with roe 4) sweet potato, pineapple egg bites 5) another egg…. You should see my kitchen

Tips for releasing the semi-feral barn kitties from their 4 week isolation? Do I just open the door and hope they stick around?

OMFG Over an hour at Safeway pharmacy. I called this year morning to check on champVA insurance. And after an hour she said they couldn’t figure out how to bill it Little had a class so I had to leave

Covid is rampant here.My kid is for the 1st time mask resistant. I’ll just keep this pot of Autumn Soup going: Sweet potatoes,kale,garlic,onion,rutabaga, garbanzos,turmeric,habañero, cinnamon,ginger and thyme in chicken bone broth.

I light fires for the cats

Collaborating with my local food bank to do a Halloween hunger is scary food drive at my org’s event. We all can work together!

Me to kid: “why is this ram bullying me so much? He won’t leave me alone!” Little: Well, I mean are you in heat? Are your getting your period? What do YOU think?” Farm kids

We started Little on meditation. There was resistance at first, much resistance, but he’s doing the thing!

Hey! One of the grants I wrote was successful. Not for as much as we had hoped for but other orgs get to share!

An organization who behaved in a reprehensible and underhanded way that harmed my organization called me for some help today and asked me to break a rule. What they saw was my soft front what they got was my strong back. The answer was no.