city girl in the country

Over the past few weeks, I've noticed my cats, Ziggi and Xela, have been spending an inordinate amount of time staring at the dishwasher. They are the only ones in the house who have been enjoying the company of the spiders, mosquitoes and the other random insects. I figured they were just making new friends. I was right.

I once read a statistic that said 85% of all humans are afraid of spiders. I have decided that I am in that 85%. Maybe it was that movie "Arachnophobia" came out right about the time my mom put her hand in a black widow's nest. Add...

The man of the house has been getting his share of toys lately. You'd think that I'd be the one all domesticating it up, but no, in the last week he has bought, hedge clippers, a John Deere mower, a chain saw, fish tape (yeah I don't know) and has somehow managed to figure out how to make my dishwasher work since the plumber/electrician never calls us back...

I love Sweet Brown. She has made a phrase for me to use when there really are no other words. Actually, this time, it's literally a fire. My boyfriend and I decided to burn for the first time since we've been in our house in the country...

It's Ally again back with another exciting adventure from deep in Bienville Parish. In Shreveport, roadkill isn't always something that is never seen. If it's not an unfortunate pet, it's usually a raccoon, squirrel or an occasional armadillo or possum. For...