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Introducing The Degu Sisters!

Published on February 5, 2019December 26, 2020 by Averyl10 Comments

“The Degu Sisters” sounds like a great jazzy duet, doesn’t it? Wayne and I adopted these loves (age four) from the shelter on Saturday. We had never heard of a degu before last week. While… More

Be Someone’s Jackpot

Published on May 22, 2020April 14, 2021 by Averyl6 Comments

It’s a wonderful feeling to be able to be another creature’s jackpot. Chipmunks have a very rough life fraught with constant danger and often, enmity from humans. Desi, a new friend this season who was… More

Thrifty Yankee Health Saver: 30 Cent Device & Tinnitus

Published on February 10, 2021February 26, 2021 by Averyl8 Comments

I don’t hold a grudge against Michael Stipe for the hearing loss in my right ear and lifelong tinnitus that is the result of an REM concert in 1989. I was only a few yards… More

Missing the Chipmunk Babies

Published on September 9, 2019December 26, 2020 by AverylLeave a comment

After five glorious days of watching the babies poke their heads out of the burrow with mom pushing them back down, seeing the babies standing up at the top of the burrow and playing what… More

Wishy the Chipmunk sitting on vintage board game called "Happiness"

The Good Life: Yankee Thrift in Action

Published on June 29, 2019February 15, 2021 by Averyl12 Comments

With Wayne being a Baby Boomer and me, GenX, retirement is something for which our budget revolves around. When Wayne starts collecting social security it likely will be funded at 100%. For my generation? Not… More