Mad Ouva

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Mini Bio

I’m 39. 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

    A Cold Wind’s Whispering Secrets in Your Ear

    November 13, 2014 /

    In every state I’ve lived in, someone has used the line “If you don’t like the weather here, give it ten minutes and it’ll change,” but never has that been more accurate than my time here in Montana. Last Saturday we had our windows open, enjoying the mid-sixty breezes that brought the smell of crunchy fallen leaves and wood smoke drifting through the house. By Sunday night we had the heater cranked up to counter the drop to single digits and snow was whipping furiously in every direction. In our tiny Connecticut cabin, we had a monstrous wood-stove we relied on for all our heat. There were a few baseboard…

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    These Are the Places I Will Always Go

    October 20, 2014

    Where My Heart Can Roam

    November 24, 2014

    Out There’s a Land That Time Don’t Command

    October 15, 2014
  • 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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    July 4, 2019

    Falling in Love in the Setting Sun

    March 11, 2015

    Meet Me on the Levee Tonight

    May 22, 2012

Books I’m Reading/Using

Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
by Frances Sizer, Ellie Whitney

The Blumhouse Book of Nightmares: The Haunted City
by Jason Blum (and others)

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

Cinnamon Orange Peel water
from Alaya’s Herbal Water

Black Amber + Lavender body lotion
from Velvet Creek

Lemon Sage bar soap
from One With Nature

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