Ontario Back Woods

Ginger (because I am), Bush (because of where I live), (Bugs) Bunny (I should have made a left at Albakerky).

I have traveled far and wide in my time,...How I ended up here is something I ask myself regularly.

Once young and Beautiful, I am now Crone, more than a Half Century Old. Yet, I remain an Artist (MA), a Mother (of 1), and Historical Reenactor (37 years).

I moved to the country long ago, to heal from the madness,... to raise my daughter without fear. A small parcel of land, in the Back Woods of Ontario. It's back to basics; winter wood, goat milking, free range eggs, etc., subsistence farming, a lot of elbow grease, blood, sweat & tears.

No dishwasher, no A/C, no TV, no Cell phone, no Tweets. I "converse", yes, actually speak to people. So if you "Follow", expect an honest t'goodness exchange, a "Conversation", I want to know your mind.

My daughter is grown now, a Person first, not defined by her gender, but by her deeds.

My creative spirit is a beast who, when unleashed, dominates my entire being.
It has been sleeping, hidden away,...It stirs now, wakening, sniffing the air, catching a scent, ... There is something a foot.


Ask me anything  


Reblogged from explore-blog
“ If a brand is making a promise that you’re going to feel better about yourself if you buy it, they’re making a false promise. Human beings metabolize their purchases very quickly. … This is an element of what social psychologists call “the hedonic treadmill”: If you’re always looking to validate yourself and get satisfaction from buying stuff or having a bigger house, then you’re on an endless, addictive treadmill. There’s no enduring satisfaction to this. If a brand’s only purpose is to get you on that hedonic treadmill, it might be good for business in the short run, but in the long run, you’re doomed. If you look at the components of long-term well-being, it has nothing to do with material goods. Once you’re past a certain level of material well-being, people’s long-term happiness and wellbeing is about having deep personal relationships, believing in something larger than themselves, and doing something meaningful that they enjoy.

Dan Pink on the psychology of consumer culture and how marketers manipulate it. Pair with the science of whether money can buy you happiness. (via explore-blog)

Very true!  ”Life” isn’t about stuff.

(via explore-blog)


Absolute “MUST SEES”!  

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These are skulls I rendered years ago. 

For me, they are reminders of the life and death cycles.  They were not taken as trophies, but for food and part of the necessary act of survival.  We too often throw away such reminders and forget just how precious life is, and forget to give thanks.  

Technical Difficulties

Tumblr technical difficulties are keeping me from posting pics.  Anyone else having the same issues?



Reblogged from beyondgodthefather
So very true.  Thank you  beyondgodthefather and Ezra T. Benson

So very true.  Thank you  beyondgodthefather and Ezra T. Benson

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This Tom was dancing for the Hens this morning in my backyard.  Wonderful!! Everyday Wonders of living out in the Country!

This Tom was dancing for the Hens this morning in my backyard.  Wonderful!!

Everyday Wonders of living out in the Country!



Reblogged from harvestheart
harvestheart: camouflaged horse  Natural Beautiful, not contrived, thank you harvestheart 

harvestheart:

camouflaged horse 

Natural Beautiful, not contrived, thank you harvestheart 



Up the lane and down the lane.  My home in winter.


What a difference 24 hours can make.  The Snow at my door.


This is how the snow packed up against my door.  OK, I played around with the color tones, but can you see the face??  Nature can be so playful, and smiling back at me.