Category Archives: General Interest

THE MAGIC GARDEN

Tinka opened her eyes and pushed away the blanket of leaves that covered her.  She looked around, testing the temperature.  She stretched lazily as her gossamer wings unfolded and caught a beam of sunlight.  She smelled the rich earth and … Continue reading

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Safety Team Seeking Additional Members:

If you have had any safety & health experience as an employee in the workplace, a manager in industry or business, or as part of your profession, we encourage you to join us. Because of the many different hazards in … Continue reading

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Sally Hunt Memorium

We lost our beloved Timber Valley member, Sally Hunt.  Sally passed on Monday evening, April 29.    Sally and her husband, Jim came to Timber Valley on October 23, 2014.  She was a kind, generous and compassionate woman with many … Continue reading

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OPEN OTHER END

The half-pint carton of milk reposed innocently on the kitchen counter. Aha! Just enough for my breakfast smoothie. I grabbed it up, pushed, pulled, pried, cussed

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Henretta Hedgehog

Yay …It’s May! Henrietta Hedgehog is sitting pretty in her window box  with green-grass colored bows, a bluebird of Happiness and her friends, the butterflies. Warmer weather should be just around the corner. Remember to take in the little sign … Continue reading

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Update on Logging

It looks like we might get a one year reprieve as market conditions are not very good for the timber industry this summer. A number of local mills are shut down and the rest have cut back on their log … Continue reading

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Cruise Control

by Fred Prout Sometimes your life seems to go in one direction. Always forward. A super highway. Doing things. Going places. People. We collect people. And places. Like a bee collects pollen. Life on cruise control. New places. Different people. … Continue reading

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Hummingbird Feeding FAQs

Thanks to Trudy Carron for the reminder to clean and maintain our hummingbird feeders. The National Audubon Society recommends using hot water or a weak vinegar solution, and to avoid using soap as the residue can be harmful. Learn more … Continue reading

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The Case of the Kidnapped Housekeepers

One thing’s for certain at The Home For Senior Delinquents. Every day is a new adventure. Breakfast this morning. We have a buffet breakfast that starts at eight am. Some of our folks get there ten to fifteen minutes early, … Continue reading

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Do Unto Others

by Jackie Barker (lot 130) The whole world seems to be going crazy. Road rage, looting of stores by gangs and Karens beyond count are in the news every day. What can be done to stop these insane behaviors? Perhaps … Continue reading

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