Well, Friend, it looks like that piece of property in Central Oregon is a non-starter. The house is so poorly built that we'd have to doze it. The dirt road leading to it sports thirty minutes of washouts and rock slides and rattlesnakes. In addition to all that the owner is in jail on thirty counts of who knows what all. Don and I didn't want anything to do with that kind of stinky mojo. I felt so ambivalent about giving up that dream - - it was perfect! Apparently, not. We are still looking, however.
I planted my whole garden last week!! Cameron helped and did a great job moving rocks and digging holes. We truly enjoyed his company last weekend!! On Wednesday, I went out to look out at the garden because I locked myself outside and was waiting for Don to get out of the bathroom - - Wed. was very cold, rainy, and windy - - and all the lettuce that we had seed saved from last year was up!! Two perfect little green rows proudly stood at parade rest in the brown mud. It made me giggle.
I believe living with Don is starting to rub off on me. He may seem like a big gruff man, but his soul is touched by the sweetest things. He LOVES his kitties!! In the mornings, while he waits for me, he pets Shamu. "Dottie, watch his tail; it twitches twice to the left, twice to the right, then once more. If I hold it here, he really gets fiesty!"
In the evenings Noel climbs in his lap. She used to lick his wrist raw, but now she curls up under his left arm with her head tucked in so deep, I can't understand how she breathes. Don will sit still so as not to disturb her for hours.
All manner of lizards, garden snakes, worms, beetles, and spiders have found safe haven at our house. Only one animal is not allowed to enter Don's sanctuary - - that is the lowly mouse. Luckily, Shamu and Noel and, to some extent Charlie, are all excellent hunters. Shamu brought Cameron and me a rather large field mouse Saturday. It was still warm!!
Summer is on the way!! We have 19 1/2 school days left including finals. The students are getting antsy and, frankly, so am I. We will be traveling a little this summer. I want to take some day trips with grandkids. Briana is going to two camps. We will be flying to TX and LA in late July. Other than that, I am taking a writing class and watching my garden grow!!
Don and I will be celebrating of twentieth wedding anniversary in June! We really won't be doing anything extraordinary; I think we are going to buy a new bed and maybe a TV.
Everything else is going well!!
Dottie
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