Monthly Archives: August 2008

Thanks, everyone, for the good wishes for Corabelle. I think she and Rose are cured of the worms and are on the mend. They seem to have more color. Corabelle even laid an egg the other day. After I gave … Continue reading →

I had a nice weekend. Mostly, for at least part of it, I took it easy. The Professor fed me. A lot. Then he took me to the botanical garden in Atlanta. I had it easy as this frog amid … Continue reading →

I have been worried about Corabelle. She hasn’t laid eggs for weeks. She is frightfully light and skinny. And now she is losing feathers. I’m afraid she’s wasting away. It’s possible she is molting, but if she is, it’s many … Continue reading →

There’s been a lot happening lately. Freelance work. Recovering from immersion in freelance work. Regular work. Then throwing a party for these two, cause they’re getting hitched. We had a lot of really amazing food. Stephanie went to Alon’s, I … Continue reading →

This morning, in my long robe meant to deflect mosquitoes and in my Crocs meant to tread in chicken poo, I climbed atop the chicken coop to reach some giant ripe figs. I threw one–about three inches in diameter–to the … Continue reading →

Wrens have been nesting in the terracotta birdhouse that I bought in Williamsburg and hung on my back porch. And now they have babies, who are adorable in their ugliness.

Last weekend I spent most of my time drifting in a sea of manuscript papers and references, slogging through freelance work, but the Professor persuaded me to get dressed in real clothes and go to dinner at a local pizza … Continue reading →

I have noticed a lot of yellow-jackets in my backyard lately. They hover close to the ground, as if they are foraging. They don’t bother me or the chickens, but I was worried that there was a nest somewhere underground … Continue reading →