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Cookie's Bliss Family

THE HOME PLACE

Bob and I have been on the move all our lives and went into hyper-mobilization after we got together.  We’ve moved every fifteen months on average over the eighteen years since we threw in together. Like they sing in that song, wherever we hung our hats was our home.  Or rather, wherever we lay down […]

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Our Life

FOUND OUR SPOT

Yesterday, I saw a larger-than-life metal sculpture of a zebra outside French Connections and thought it would be the perfect lawn ornament for our new home in Moncure.  Today, Bob and I went back and bought it. Zebras have long been a theme in our life together.  Years ago, we dreamed up a comic strip […]

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Environment Our Life

THE SECRET LIFE OF OUR REUSED BAG DRAWER

Bob and I have taken many steps toward reducing our ecological footprint.  Steps which include everything from Bob’s vasectomy, to our mostly vegan diet, to our reused plastic bag drawer.  We made a firm commitment years ago to avoid sending plastic to the landfill. So naturally, when we moved into Camelina, we set aside a […]

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Our Life

A FARMER IN THE HOUSE

We’ve got a tiny farmer in the house. For about a month Bob and I have been noticing little piles of sunflower seeds in unusual places. At first we thought Bob had spilled a few seeds on his way outside to the bird feeders. The first pile that came to our attention was located atop […]