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Mini Bio

I’m 46. I live in a small, cabinesque home in the Bull Mountains of Montana. I share this place with my husband, Brian, our dogs: Wicket, Elstree, and Hazel, our cats: Chirpa, Gimmick, Alice, and Pigeon, and our goats: Silas, Oliver, Barnaby, and Tesco.

What’s a Suzzerpuss?

I have no idea.

My grandfather (Pappy) called my sister and I Ralph, Clyde, or Charlie, depending on the day. My grandmother (Nanny) called us both Suzzerpuss.

When I told her that I’d picked Suzzerpuss for a webpage name, she asked me what a Suzzerpuss was. So, I guess no one knows.

  • Creatures,  Ramblings

    What Will Be, Will Be

    December 9, 2014 /

    We didn’t get as much done over the weekend as we had hoped. We have some of the lights up but there are multiple strands still laying in the yard. We have to go through a few and find whichever bulbs are causing the outages. I guess the title from my last post was foretelling. Christmas lights frustrate me, as does pie crust, wrapping oddly shaped presents, and doors that do not clearly mark if they swing from the left or from the right. On the mouse front… We plugged every hole we could find that may be allowing the mice access to the kitchen. Now they’re coming from the…

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    I Watched from the Dirt Road

    November 26, 2014 /

    Title From: Fire Red Horse by The Lone Bellow

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    Why Can’t I Keep a Moment Frozen?

    October 22, 2014 /

    Title From: Melting in My Icebox by Bronze Radio Return

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  • Creatures,  Places,  Ramblings

    Nothing Compares to Waking Up in the Sunshine

    October 10, 2014 /

    Since the last time I posted a photo here we: 1. May 2013: Left our old farmhouse in Iowa and moved to Connecticut where we lived in a tiny cabin. It was nestled in a valley along the Housatonic river, in the Berkshire mountains, in the “quiet corner” of the state. There was no cell service or internet and everything was at least 40 minutes away, but there were bears, coyotes, peace, and beauty. 2. June 2014: Bought a cap for our truck, put all our belongings into storage, and headed west — vagabonds with a dream of living in Montana. 3. Summer 2014: Spent three months (hot, hot, hot,…

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    I Think That You Know What to Do

    June 13, 2012 /

    Title From: You’re Lost Little Girl by The Doors

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Books I’m Reading/Using

Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
by Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney

Complete Swedish
by Anneli Haake

The Bear and the Nightingale: A Novel (Winternight Trilogy)
by Katherine Arden

Deep Nutrition: Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food
by Catherine Shanahan M.D.

Products I’m Loving

Face Cream, Antioxidant Facial Oil, Triple C Night Cream, Ultra-Rich Barrier Cream
from Mad Hippie

Organic Citrus Ginger Zest
from Evolution Fresh

Decaf Organic Coffee (Whole Bean)
from Solar Roast

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