So much to do, so little to write

We had a nice Thanksgiving yesterday, complete with whipped cream fight.  I dread my brother-in-law’s retaliation for the cream I projected across the kitchen, onto his forehead, in his eye and all the way down to the bottom of his stomach.  I wasn’t thinking about payback when I did that,  it was almost a reaction.  [...]

Thoughts and Prayers

One of my step-brothers was seriously injured when something went wrong while felling a tree.  A branch landed on him.  He’s in ICU tonight with a broken collar bone, sternum, two broken ribs and a broken hip.  If he has an ok night he’ll probably moved into a regular room tomorrow.  Prayers and good thoughts [...]

Cold and Snow

It was 19* this morning when we got up.  Steve went for a quick drive to see if deer were moving.  They were but the buck was long gone by legal time at 6 am.  It started snowing lightly around 8 am and was done an hour or so later.  I’m disappointed that it didn’t [...]

Taylor

I mentioned to a few people that Taylor has been sick so I’m going to talk about it here and tell everyone at once how she’s doing.  She came home from school Wednesday and didn’t leave the house again until today.  I took her in to the doctor’s office this afternoon.
Dr Kaplan: You have a [...]

Checking In

I’m chasing deer in my sleep now.  I’ve climbed over trees, under trees, around trees, walked through deep puddles and crossed over streams, been rained on and cold, irritated the tendinitis in my heel and the swelling in my injured knee and….
I still don’t have my deer.  Steve’s talking about black powder season now to [...]

8 points, 150 pounds

No, that’s not the deer I shot today.  We don’t hunt on Sundays in Maine.  It gives landowners a break from hunters to enjoy their land.  That is however, the size of the buck I saw today.  And he stood broadside.  I was counting points and eyeing the imaginary bullseye over his heart at the [...]

This Morning’s Hunt

I did something different this morning. I’ve been sitting in one of two places, leaving scent tags along the way. I’ve seen six mice but not one deer. I’ve recorded three waypoints on my GPS – home, my spot near a stream and another clearing just because Steve thought I should mark it. I went [...]

Christmas Wreaths

Wreaths are listed on Local Harvest again.  It won’t be long before we’re hanging Christmas wreaths to mark the beginning of the Christmas season.

Wow

Wow.  I’ve been in the house.  She left it unlocked and took the keys. This is some of the damage and filth. I’m not showing the worst of the filth because it will turn stomachs.  The toilet hasn’t been flushed but has been heavily used.  I’m guessing by the disconnect notice that the electricity was [...]

Live from the seedling house…

…it’s hunting time!  Walking out wasn’t as bad as I expected.  It wasn’t pitch black and the sun came up quickly for an overcast morning.  <sigh> I saw three mice this morning. If I sound at all like I know what I’m doing please take a moment to oohhh and ahhh at my expertise.  <pause [...]

Two Bucks

Two small bucks crossed the road and went into the woods in the general area of where I’m hunting this morning.  This is the morning – I’m going into the woods now in the dark.  I’ve walked if four times in day light. I can do this in the dark.  (putting on my big girl [...]

Opening Day – the day after

I wimped out on traipsing through the woods in the dark to get to my hunting spot.  I waited until I could see without a flashlight then walked the half mile to the stream.  Steve went up the road almost a mile and walked the .3 miles to meet me at my spot. Have you [...]