Summer is here!

Mid May! where is the time going? Last night was the first night we slept with windows open. 69 degrees this morning in the house. Roscoe is not a heat person, who would be with that black fur, We brush him every other day, we are hoping to take him and me swimming at Curlew Lake soon.

We are still looking for land, going today to re-look at a parcel we walked a while back and fell in love with. We will see. Sure is pretty out here in the middle of the mountains. Everything blooms later here, I guess we should pay more attention to the farmers almanac.

Today we wash windows, laundry finish up on my herbal starts. We are planting herbs to hopefully replace or work with the medicines I am on as I am running out, and can not afford the full price and we can't seem to get any help. The different things I have used over the years that are natural have worked great but it has always been used with the western medicines, so another we will see. Everything takes time, and at 54 if I grow horns or glow in the dark from the medicines that will make for a good "show and tell" here is what happens when you depend on the government to help out, we live it every day "every day". Yes it is a battle but when I was a kid someone told me not sure if it was Mom or Normand "Carlene everything that is worth something or someone is worth fighting for", I had no clue as how profound that statement would come to haunt me later in life. :) Don't get me wrong here I am happier than I have ever been in my life, I like me I feel strong that I can voice my opinion and it is ok to do that, even though people may not like my thoughts and plans. I am with Lance "the love of my life". Lance has taught me so much about me since we got together, he is a honest disciplined loving person. Diverse in so many ways, and the powers that be knows he has patience. :) We have major issues with my medical situation and we have exhausted every angle.Thank you Medicare for what you give me, but how does a government take so much money, more than I make in a month to pay off medical bills and to get meds? Many people think I am blowing smoke out my ears, but "i am not", real stuff here. I am not telling this for any of you to take anything personal here, just realize please that life is not always what it seems to be portrayed in and on the media, they are only telling us what they are told which is mostly not true. I am sad for many elderly and disabled like me only, there are so many worse off then me. Our vets are not always treated the best medically either.I would not trade my life that I have for anything. I would like for one person that can make an intelligent informed decision and know what is behind that "intelligent informed information", to tell me to my face how they work the numbers to put people in the financial distress that they do. "Look at my numbers" what comes in what goes out and lets see how they feel. Yeah I know I can hear several of my "friends" saying "oh she is on another whine fest rant about the government and her medical", and that is ok also. But now I know I am intelligent enough to take care of "me" and make informed decisions. Confidence is neat stuff!

Well enough for now, will return to share more of my questions I have about things in life? Much love, Peace within and good health to all.
The stay at home gypsies

Good Morning!

A beautiful morning! Sun warm and deep blue skies. No hat no mittens and coat unzipped for my morning walk with Roscoe. Birds of so many kinds ,red and yellow finches. Robins of course swallows who are trying to make there home under our awning attached to the house.

My veggies so far are doing real well, we start all our herbs today. The camp ground is FULL with construction workers and miners. They all get home at 6 pm and party till about 10 pm at the spot where the fire pit is, then up by 5 am. Better them then us. Can't imagine 300' or more under ground. Some more of our Army National Guard guys will be heading back over seas.

Well lots to do today going to enjoy the sun.

Carlene

Sun .... Clouds coming in

Good Morning,
Woke to sun and took Roscoe for his walk, he is feeling much better. He loves the medicine the vet gave us he trys to eat the syringe.

Yesterday Lance and I went into town, to get a couple of things at the very expensive grocery store (family owned) and is the only one in the area. So they run there prices up on some things 3 times what most stores would charge. We do our major shopping in Spokane, Omak, or Wenatchee.

From there we decided to ride around for a bit on back roads very muddy, my little 4 wheel did us good. So much fun, I can remember the time and not so long ago I would never have even attempted to drive something like that. Now all I can do is laugh at the excitement! We were looking for property and just getting to familiarize our selves to the area. I still find it confusing as I have NO ocean to guide me LOL. We live at 2600' and some properties are as high as 3800'. LOL Just love it! We saw one of the mines big operation and a huge opening to the shaft. I admire any and all people who mine for a living whether it be gold, coal or whatever. Just amazes me! We have so many hard working people in this Country. I think of the jobs like mining, oil refineries, oil rigs, Our Military whether they are in The U.S. or fighting for our peace and security in another part of the world! Thank you to all of you.

I have the news on and they are still analyzing the dude that attempted to blow up Times
Square.Now another person , persons on a plane in JKF (Emirates) Air And now some dude is being held in New Hampshire on a Greyhound bus saying "I have a bomb" they are saying that the bus came out of Bangor, Maine.. OK plane leaving for Dubai they are calling it a "false positive". Hey Big Brother, you and Claudia be safe flying, maybe a few drinks will help calm you or ask a doctor for Valium. LOL Not much you can do, safety is no longer to be taken for granted. :(

Well anyway, we had fun with our ride and just fell more in love with the area. Finding the property that will suit our needs will happen when it happens. It is such a short warm season here to do any gardening building or road grading. We bought a small green house for all my herbs and we have topsie turvys with tomatoes one with peppers and another with cukes. We bring everything at night, cause of the low temps. They are doing well though. I will put a heat lamp in the little green house to keep them warm. I am in the process of making natural medicines to either work with or replace my costly prescription meds. It is fun and amazing, plants, flowers, shrubs that grow in our yards can be used for medicine for us two legged creatures and our 4 legged friends. Lets see what else are we working on?

We are doing Lance photo's into cards for any occasion or holiday also gift tags using his photo's I will be setting up a site with options of photos and prices. There is a co-op here that welcomes my incense and ointments. Also have a couple of new things I am making that hopefully will be a hit. Will keep you informed.

Guess I have gone on long enough, since we are not travelling for a very very long time this blog will be about our wonderful life in The Mountains.
Today is called "The National Pray Day". People seem to have mixed adverse feelings on this? I don't understand it, I need to listen more to what they are saying. However I pray or chant when I want where ever I want, and I will not allow anyone or anything take that from
me. Peace Within. The Stay At Home Gypsies, send there love.

Snow Keeps Falling On My Head.....

Hello From snow flake Washington! May 4 2010 it snowed today and more flurries in the next couple of days... Cracks us up, we would not trade it for anything!

Roscoe has been very sick so we got him into the Vet's yesterday called "All Creatures" Vet right here in Republic. We liked them, Roscoe liked them. He is not this oral medicine once a day and it is huge syringe, what ever it is he loves it! It actually coats and calms the intestine. His diet is Plain white rice baked/boiled potatoes scrambled /boiled egg lean hamburg turkey nonfat cottage and yogurt. I know I know, anyway he is better tonight and we are so very happy. He has had it rough in the last year sick in North Dakota from eating dry cow patties. Maine well Lyme disease cold snow causes stress on anyone. Now he got sick well we get old and our stomach's just can't tolerate foods we once could. But he is not the mend!

Time to sleep. Good Night and Peace Be With You All

Day Trip

Just got in from a walk with Roscoe. He is not feeling well have an appointment tomorrow to see whats up? I hate seeing him sick. We did take a ride in Colville, Wa., stopped a couple of times at Sherman Pass, such absolute beauty, Roscoe got out to sniff for wild animals, he wanted to swim in the very cold river. We were excited to see he was feeling better.



We stopped at Arbys for lunch, cause of the Jamoca shakes, omg one more place to mark off our list of places to eat, we will stick with the good and cheap Subway. Then off to Super Wal Mart. Needed to stock up a bit and the drive to Colville verses the drive to Omak is much more pretty drive. We had planned to stop at a couple of other places but we were worn out. :) and Roscoe was not feeling good, I have we have done everything we can ,we will do a camp out and sleep on the blow up matteress's and hope we can get him into a vet tomorrow.



Getting into this life of simple, basic , healing, my body is worn out , so not having the feeling I have to do this or I have to go there, is a neat feeling. The weather is great here, I get rain snow sleet sun all in one day and gorgous rainbows.

It is a very short growing season here for veggies and flowers,and is tricky we have to bring in all the veggies and some flowers because it freezes here still. We are going to attempt and can as much food as possible. We are looking into getting half a cow and half a pig for the freezer. so if you see them walking around send them my way LOL.

There is a part of me missing seeing Mt Baker every day and the trips Lance and I took up FSR38. I love most parts of Washington as it does remind me of places in Maine. But we can not afford the the high rental prices and food twice as much there verses here.

Well getting tired so I will clam up for now. Will write more tomorrow. I will go back a few months to share some of our adventure's on our way home, from the East coast.
But for now some quiet time. Good Night all! Peace Within. Lance Carlene and Roscoe (TWD).

The Stay At Home Gypsies

I heard along the way folks were tired of nothing new on our blog , it isn't because we do not have a lot of news in our adventure of life. So...... Happy May 1 2010! We are still having cool temps and usually a snow /sleet squall every day. But we love it! Very peaceful snuggled in the remote Cascade Mountains! Very healing and we need rest and healing. Being on the road and visiting all our great friends and family for the length of time we did wore our butts out. Not sure if it is a age thing, or traveling just gets unhealthy. I will write more in a short while and will get Lance to show me how to download pic's on here. We have so much catching up to do. Life is good, Lance is healthy, Roscoe not so much he has been sick several times in the past year and we have always managed to get him better. You would think he behaves like a dog eats stuff in the fields he shouldn't be eating. Well need to get dressed and take him for his am walk and it is pouring! Love and Peace.

Hello To All!
Just realized neither Lance or I are 53 both have celebrated our Birthdays, I remember when my Mom was 54 , I thought she was old! OOPS! Now here I am and feeling like I have lived several lives in my 54 years and wouldn't trade any of them for the growth I have gained as a person. Thank you to those that have stood by me. :) Wait till the book comes out LOL!

We are in Whatcom County area, both been tired and minor ailments and trips to doctor's. We are excited as we will be moving still in Washington State, after everything is settled we will let you know so you can come and visit!

Roscoe is doing better, yesterday was having trouble walking this am he was romping like a puppy on the frosty lawn. We had sleet snow and sun yesterday. The sun was shining when Lance and I did some work on my Kia, the plugs were miss firing but after taking the engine apart to change the plugs she runs fine, Yippee!! for those of you not in Washington State, the trees and flowers are blossoming a month early so will see what these cold mornings do to them. We are so anxious to get our garden going. the price of groceries so we will be planting and canning for next winter.

Just wanted to let you all know, we are fine. Many Hugs Much Love and Practice "Peace Within".