There are many scary situations I’ve been in over the years, especially when we were traveling the USA in an RV for over seven years. We...

Guess who’s back? Back again. Me. Somehow, guilt has kept me from updating this blog. I just don’t feel like we are doing good enough or...

It’s been a good few weeks here at Under The Crow. Although it’s just the two of us persons and one dog physically doing the work, we...

It’s been such a hard week. But it’s been such a wonderful week. Whenever we feel overwhelmed and frustrated and exhausted, standing by...

I’ve been involved in animal rescue for over a decade. And one thing I have learned, after visiting hundreds of shelters and rescues, and...

Progress or failure? It’s a fine line for us today.

Last night, I was looking at our little downstairs space. There is a living area, a small kitchen area, and another entrance, I guess a...

Today, the wind blew with a fierceness that told me the seasons were changing. The vista of trees that look like broccoli rocked back and...

I’ve always wanted to be prettier. I’ve always wanted to be smarter. I’ve always wanted to be more athletic. I’ve always wanted to not be...

I really found it hard to write this blog today. It’s been difficult to decide what to go into with everyone. I never want anyone to feel...

I’ve had to rely on prayer more than ever the last year. I was raised in a religious household. And it always has been a part of my life....

It’s been a stressful 24 hours. Not for any reason other than we don’t want to leave our house for any length of time. I can’t believe...

I know that our life is an open book…or daily blog…since 2011. But when dogs do all the talking, like they have on our blog, they don’t...

There are some things in life that you just can’t predict. I would have never thought when I was a child that I would live in Italy....

When I was a kid, I really had no confidence in myself. I suppose not much has changed. I still feel unworthy and not good enough every...

I never wanted to acknowledge the fact that one day, my best friend and soulmate would not be here. I secretly hoped sometimes that I...

I haven’t had an easy couple of days. I struggle with clinical depression. Sometimes medicine helps. Sometimes it does not. Sometimes...

Every day here, I am amazed at just the thought of how old this house is. And the ruins attached to the house, the mill behind the house...

The day after my dog Brickle died here at our house in Italy, I started seeing hearts. Leaves shaped like hearts. Rocks shaped like...

I didn’t sleep all night. But I also felt frozen. Not because of the weather. But fear that if I moved, I may feel something. Any...