Tales from the Raven

Sometimes it feels as if we run through our days just one step ahead of a very hungry dragon.  He feeds on the stuff of life–time, love, laughter, tears–and if we ever slow down he will feed on us, too.  Once in awhile we turn and face the dragon.  With great daring, we fight him back and win ourselves a [...]

We were thrilled yesterday–seriously doing a happy dance–when we caught our guineas laying their eggs out in the woods behind our pasture.  They’d chosen a very nice spot, one we’d missed when doing egg search walkabouts. But, there they were.  Eleven eggs, tucked into a hollow between two trees and protected by brambles.  The brambles especially [...]

It’s just too cold for lemonade!  So what is a sensible person to do? If you’re a dog, you tear into a giant snow ball. If you’re a guinea, you fly into the highest tree and stay there. If you’re a girl, you make a snowman with super-sonic spikey eyes. And if you’re me?  You make hot chocolate! Happy [...]

Having given birth to two kids, you’d think I’d know how to wait patiently and gracefully for baby’s arrival. Nope. Our first home-grown silkie chick pipped (broke the shell) yesterday morning around 6:00am, but then proceeded to do absolutely nothing.  After many long hours of nothing–she rocked her egg a bit.  Then she started peeping distressingly, [...]

I think I do a passable job of being the ‘normal’ kind of cool, most of the time.  I’ve learned to temper my penchant for crazy outfits so I can appear professional with an acceptable touch of creative.  I might cut my own hair, but most people can’t tell.  With a little restraint I can keep a conversation going [...]

Those of you who know what a night owl I am are probably choking on you coffee or OJ. Sorry.  I’ll give you a minute. But I’m actually discovering a few morning joys…and it’s nice!  First, there’s the sunrise thing–did you guys know the sun comes up all big and pretty in the morning?  That it [...]

Most of you are doing this: Or, some variation thereof.  After all, Thanksgiving is next week and there are menus to write, food to cook, and guests/travel to plan for. I, on the other hand, have been doing this, and this, which is me setting up my winter village and making winter/Christmas crafts.  As I [...]

Tonight I ventured out as Bellatrix Lestrange.  I knew the muggles wouldn’t notice me, as they were gorging themselves on candy and blinded by their masks.  They also spent a lot of time talking to pieces of plastic.  So typical of muggles! It was distasteful to brush elbows with the muggles, but I had a [...]

It’s October, and the Thirteenth–what could possibly be cooler than that?  Well, maybe if you flipped those numbers around and made it the 31st, so we could all get our fill of candy and costumes!  Of course, that would also mean the month was over, and I’d never hasten October on its way.  ‘Sides, I [...]

Last night when I went in to do the dishes (at 11:00pm, the only decent hour for housework) the pile was so ugly and aggressively leering that I grabbed my camera and took a picture.  That way I’d be ready if some nasty beast crawled out and demanded I cook him an omelette. Plus, I’ll always have [...]