Mad Ouva

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Mini Bio

I’m 41. I live on the outskirts of a small Montana town — one that has three stop signs, two bars, a blacksmith, and no grocery store. Sharing the hovel I call home is my husband, Brian, and our dogs, Levee and Wicket.

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.

  • Places,  Ramblings

    Every Single Place I Roam

    July 26, 2020 /

    We went camping again. I didn’t take any videos this time because it’s not something I’m fond of doing, but also, I find myself living in the moment these days, not worrying about being able to see pictures of the moments later. Mostly… This time we went hiking by the reservoir in this picture:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Rebma Belanger (@suzzerpuss) on Apr 15, 2015 at 7:30pm PDT It didn’t look like that this year. The water was full of an odd spongy algae that was fresh and green on the rocky bottom and a drying brown on top, like a mushroom meringue.…

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  • Food,  Geocaching,  Places,  Ramblings

    And Now You Are Wearing the Right Hat

    July 5, 2020 /

    We hadn’t returned to our favored campsite in Ten Sleep, Wyoming for five years, despite planning to go every summer — multiple times a summer, no less. A week or two ago I suggested we head that way, kind of in an off-hand way, the way I might suggest we hike the Appalachian Trail or start a dandelion farm. However, Brian ran with the idea, and so we went. We are both in much better shape than we were five years ago. Instead of hanging out in the tent, watching Duck Dynasty on the laptop, and drinking whiskey while we watch coyotes hop around nearby, we decided to go out…

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    Yes, We Have No Bananas

    June 4, 2018

    I Spread It on Bread, on Crackers, and Toast

    April 10, 2015

    Only Ripe Vegetables, Fresh Fruit, and Whole Wheat

    March 24, 2015
  • Creatures,  Places

    I Watched from the Dirt Road

    November 26, 2014 /

    Title From: Fire Red Horse by The Lone Bellow

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    There Ain’t No Air and There Ain’t No Light

    January 29, 2020

    Meet Me on the Levee Tonight

    May 22, 2012

    I Think That You Know What to Do

    June 13, 2012
  • Places,  Ramblings

    Where My Heart Can Roam

    November 24, 2014 /

    This is one of my favorite photographs from our nomadic summer. I’d like to have a print made to hang around these barren walls but, as I said before, I don’t usually keep track of the original full-size images I finally choose among them all, which I find very annoying about myself at this moment. It’s our favored campsite on the BLM land near Castle Gardens, outside of Ten Sleep, Wyoming. There was something about the smell of the sagebrush, the open range, the red hills in the distance, and the solitary feeling that appealed to us. If I could build a home anywhere on Earth, it would be right…

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    November 20, 2014

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    October 15, 2014

    Every Single Place I Roam

    July 26, 2020
  • Places

    Where the Fields Are Painted Gold

    November 20, 2014 /

    Title From: Bloom by The Paper Kites

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    I Watched from the Dirt Road

    November 26, 2014

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    November 24, 2014

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    November 13, 2014
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Books I’m Reading/Using

Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
by Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney

Grit & Grace: Train the Mind, Train the Body, Own Your Life
by Tim McGraw

Healthy Smoothie Recipe Book
by Jennifer Koslo

(My favorite smoothie so far is the Herbed Pineapple Green Apple.)

The Herbal Apothecary: 100 Medicinal Herbs and How to Use Them
by J.J. Pursell

Products I’m Loving

Decaf House Blend
from Peet’s Coffee

Big Ass Brick of Soap – Fresh Cut Pine
from Duke Cannon Supply Co.

Soy Candle – Pumpkin Hollow Farm
from 1803 Candles

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