Asheville
28°
Livonia
34°
Not really, but it just might look that way. The stove have just been turned on, so I am thinking it was not that hot, yet. Boogie did not stay long.
The cats seem to take turns in the different beds around the house. Pippin has mostly been sleeping on a once clean pile of towels in the laundry room. But tonight he decided he liked Roxanne’s new bed. She did not care because she was sleeping on a pile of soon to be laundered clothes. I think he likes the snowman pillow.
We picked up thirty or forty strawberry plants today; yes, you heard me correctly, strawberry plants. We will put them on dirt until spring when they can be planted. We had to go out way north of Asheville, where it is even more rural that we are. There are many herb farms in that area, and one of the people was giving hundreds of the plants away. On the way we passed Zebulon Vance’s birth place.
He was one of North Carolina’s governors, a confederate officer, a slave owner, and he was a lawyer. One of his famous clients was Tom Dula, known from the song “Tom Dooley.” After reading about him I am wondering why Asheville has a monument in his honor downtown. Just in case you cannot tell, I did not recently take this photo. The horse and carriage just might give it away.
We also passed a pasture of miniature donkeys. Seems theses little buggers are used in the area to protect the livestock. Llamas are used here also for that reason. Learn something everyday. Maybe I will learn tomorrow that hummingbirds are used to transport rail road ties.
Aren’t they cute? Do you think we could train one to use the dog door?
My advice would be to stick with the chickens…they may be easier to housetrain than miniature donkeys. Or, you could easily train a pig to use the dog door, and they’re instinctively MUCH cleaner. It’s a sure bet that a miniature donkey could give Brando a run for his money though.
Pam,
Let’s not give dear Kathie ANY ideas! LOL
Take care sweetie,
Ann
My Peach (white angora cat), who I had to put down this past Easter, loved to sit on the heat vent in the kitchen. She would make sure her whole body covered the vent. Not one piece of the vent would show. It was hot and one would think that she would get burned, but she didn’t. Surprised me. I think I would leave the donkey where he is. He maybe cute now, but later, who knows. At least you know what to expect with dogs.