Divinebunbun's Rugged Rural Missouri

Divinebunbun lives in a log cabin on 100 acres in the rocky Ozark foothills. Her porch is a box seat on nature and the seasons. This is her journal of chores and mysteries, natural history photos, and observations.

Thursday, January 28, 2021

My Retirement Party

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I cannot resist a sign saying "Pond" with an arrow pointing the way; "pond" is one of my favorite words. It snowed yest...

Saturday, January 23, 2021

On the Beach

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Never cared for taking almost all my clothes off by the waterside, joining a bunch of strangers similarly undressed and all either yelling o...

Friday, January 8, 2021

Lost: One Appetite

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Slicing into my favorite bread, freshly baked so as to tempt myself, I put the knife down, turned away. Nah, I think, I don't want it. -...

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

For the Love of My House

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The Divine Cabin, love of my life, is not worth salvaging or renovation. Experts have told me this. It's expensive to maintain an 80-yea...

Saturday, December 12, 2020

After 13 Years, I Clean

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Nutty with quarantine I cleaned a shelf I'd covered with newspaper back in 2007. Hadn't cleaned it since. It's a closet for cann...

Friday, December 4, 2020

The War On Shrubs

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Armed with the lopper I cut through thickets of invasive bush honeysuckle , starting with the path to the creek (wanted to take a friend the...

Saturday, November 14, 2020

Keep Going

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Was walking in a park savoring a beautiful weekday afternoon. Afternoons are a world I'm still exploring, closed to me for the 30 years ...

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Divinebunbun: A professional writer and editor, I love rural living, fresh vegetables, stargazing, May and June, cooking and hosting, and birdwatching.

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