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About Old as Dirt & Proud of It!

Welcome to Old As Dirt, and Proud of It by Karen Samenow. I named my blog Old As Dirt And Proud of It because that's where I am in life. You may find art or music, or inspiration included because, I'm an artist, a spiritual medium, and I'm always learning more and exploring. I hope you find us interesting. My focus for this blog is to bring a little levity to well seasoned women. Sometimes it actually may help!
Dec12

The Little Gecko Without A Tail!

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For several days after Crunch was brought home, he wasn’t eating or drinking water.  After Thanksgiving Day after everyone holding him, talking to him, and passing him around from kid to kid and adult to adult, he was really stressed.

Finally Sage who works wonders with all animals,  quietly sat with him,  put a little food on his nose and placed him at the edge of his food dish.  This seemed to be the trick that brought Crunch around to eating once again, and soon he started laping droplets of water off the leaves in his terrarium.  Now Crunch is back on track!

 

Dec11

Time Out For Art

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While I do have art to post, I thought a gentle reminder to  ~STOP OVERTHINKING~ might be helpful.  I for one am very guilty of doing this, and need a constant reminder.

I am constantly inspired by Zebra Designs and Destinations, and today Thursday is for Z.

Dec9

Dusty and bubbles…

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Dusty Bunny

Dusty Bunny

Over Thanksgiving weekend I was able to take a few pictures of Dusty, and Bubbles. They are now the size of a small dog. I’m not talking about a Yorkies or a Chihuahuas, I’m talking a Bichons or a small Cocker Spaniel. These bunnies are big!
What about their ears?

Bubbles 6 months old

Bubbles 6 months old

While their noses are soft and warm, their ears are soft and velvety.  So soft they make you want to curl up with them, and take a nap.  No wonder kids love to have a stuffed bunny to hold on to when they are little!

Now that the  bunnies are bigger, they aren’t so cuddly, but they do stop, and let you scratch behind their ears. When you scratch  their ears,  they close their eyes, and you can almost hear them purr.

Bubbles 6 months old

Bubbles 6 months old

While dusty is about three or four months older, Bubbles is only six months old, and will grow another six to ten months before she is full-grown.  she still isn’t quite as big as dusty though.
I have actually seen Giant Flemish Rabbits that were forty or more pounds. Can you even imagine?

Thank you for hopping by to check Dusty and Bubbles out,  see you soon…..

Dec5

Crush Was A Big Success

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Crush

Crush

Thanksgiving Day the family gathered not just in gratitude for being able to pull the entire family together (it’s rare we can get the entire family together at one time), but grateful for out health, jobs, and good fortune.  We have three performers in our family, and with the schedules of all the rest of us, it’s just difficult sometimes.

Crush the little Gecko without a tail.

Crush the little Gecko without a tail.

On this day we were also checking our Sages new, little geckos.  Crush, the gecko without a tail seemed like he was doing pretty well. He was all over the terrarium, and very kicked back.  While Megan seemed to want to hide and sleep.  So that’s what we let her do.  Nobody wants two geckos without tails!

Nolan's first time with a gecko

Nolan’s first time with a gecko

After all the kids Oooed, and Aaaad at them both, Sage took Crush out of his glass home so we could see him better.

Sage with Crush

Sage with Crush

Crush and Megan are Orange Crested Geckos, and this species looses their tails when they are stressed.  Unfortunately they never grow them back like other species do.