Cats, Santa Paintings and Jack-o-lantern #27!

 The cats are loving their time down here at the ranch!

While they are visitors and are not allowed to mingle with the residents here -

they do watch one another through the screen doors and windows.

That's Tarzan outside on the deck. He's brother to Samantha and Tabitha and is the only cat from the two litters of two years ago plus the two mamas that are here at the ranch.

Tarzan hissed at Samantha and she didn't bat an eye.

After a minute or so,  she did a long slow hiss at him....and he didn't bat an eye.

Then Samantha sauntered off and left him there.

She's such a pretty girl.

Tabitha is living the life here - basking in the sunshine at the window.

I really and truly finished 2022 Christmas Santa.

I realized that I had not painted in the bench he was sitting on!

NOW, he's DONE!!!

Just dry and glaze!

This Christmas truck painting has a Santa behind the wheel and what I have based in so far looks more like an elderly Mrs. Claus than Santa Claus!

No worries. Once it's dry, I will rework that face!

I've loved being down here with Sherry and sharing my Great Pumpkin Project with her!

This is last night's pumpkin # 26 and we relocated him just a short ways down the road from the cemetery. This is where Amon lives who helps with the goats when Dean and Sherry are away.

He is also an assistant in a special ed class at the local school. There's quite a few children who live here - and so we set Jack here for them to find when they come home tonight.

Since it's dark when they leave for school in the morning - I am certain they will see him!

This sweet dog lives at Amon's place and so does his brother.

Reminds me of our Remmie and Rugar!

Jack-o-lantern #27 is sitting on a dark bridge as we came back from Amon's.

I didn't set him on the concrete curb there because there's a deep ravine below.

No falling Jacks tonight!

We admired this beautiful sky on our way back to the ranch tonight.

It's been good to be here in the country.

It is my Happy Place and I am feeling more rested and calm day by day.

My medicine is working because I did not cry again today - two days in a row.

Not that I didn't FEEL like crying - but I didn't.

I'm glad to feel my feelings without all the exhaustion that comes with meltdowns and crying jags and sobbing.

And it's been good to be with Dean and Sherry.

I love them dearly and they are always looking out for us.

Back in 2020 when everything froze - it was a nightmare for the camper and front room with the plumbing. Every single line froze and broke and we lost water and the water heater and even the water reservoir in the camper.

For over a year I didn't have any water inside the camper and for awhile not even in the bathroom off the front room.

I'm grateful all the leaks, breaks and problems with the plumbing have now been repaired - and I DO have water inside the camper - for the kitchen sink and the bathroom.

It's just cold water but I am grateful for it!

As a surprise for me, they have been working on getting HOT water in the camper before winter!

Rosey gave us an inline water heater and Dean has got it installed and ready to go once the electric part is done.

I am beyond excited at the thought of hot water IN the camper kitchen and bathroom!

It's the little things, folks, that make mean so much!!

Thank you, Rosey and Dean and Sherry!!!

They seem like BIG things to me!!!

Thank you!!