I sometimes wish I had a female friend with whom I could just pick some herbs, mushrooms, bake and cook… just be and enjoy little things in our lives. I don’t have any friends today. I mean I don’t mind it. I am introverted and I like being alone, just with my pets… I don’t really feel lonely. But sometimes I wonder what it feels like to have a loyal female friend. 🙂

I am trying to be the best friend for myself. I am trying this as a form of the practice of self-compassion…

Hello Anita,

I find it fascinating that you have this opportunity to encounter so many wild animals. This is something I would love to experience. But I know it can be scary and dangerous. I remember your story about the coyote.

I was bitten by some animals but I have never given up on them. I mean, I am not afraid of them. Some people don’t like animals after having a bad experience with them. It’s actually interesting because after some bad experiences with animals, I didn’t develop such a profound distrust of them, but when it comes to people… it’s a completely different story.

I still feel much better and safer when I’m in the presence of, for example, an unpredictable dog than in the presence of an unpredictable person.

I’ve heard that people in America have guns and aren’t afraid to use them, but it always has been more of a stereotype to me. It’s hard to believe it. I can’t even imagine it because here you can’t just have a gun (you have to go through hard and expensive exams – theoretical and psychological before being able to get a gun), let alone point it at someone. The special police forces would come for you in an instant. Is it true that it’s not recommended to go for a walk somewhere you don’t know, because if poeple appear on someone else’s property, they could be easily shot? (this is what I heard in one youtube video)

I hope you are having a nice Easter weekend. 😊 It is cloudy here but it is good because the nature needs water a lot! We don’t have enough rainy days here.

I’ve already tried to write here twice today… and each time the power went out. It’s really windy here today and we always have problems with the power in this kind of weather.The third time is the charm… I hope.

Anita, what a coincidence. Maybe telepathy works. 🙂

I believe that the nature there is very unlike anywhere else. I really like the US nature from pictures and TV. I love bizons. Have you ever seen/met one?

It must be exciting to have an opportunity to meet wild animals, but I guess it can be very dangerous, too. Do you have any “guidelines” what to do when you meet a mountain lion or bear there? I can’t even imagine it. All wild animals, which could be dangerous, were unfortunately decimated here… and when a few packs of wolves appeared again, people fought so hard for having a right to shoot them… There’s a horrible mindset here when it comes to the wildlife.

Alessa, it is wonderful that you have the best of both worlds – the woods and the sea. Which do you prefer? Don’t even talk about ticks. Our dog is full of them. And it’s such a drama to take them out. 😅 She cannot wear Foresto collar like our cat because she had an allergic reaction to it. We’ll take her to a vet next week and get some pills against ticks and other little creatures.

By the way, I am curious. How do you celebrate Easter there? I don’t like Easter because our tradition is so stupid. Really. Men make whips out of willow twigs and go from house to house to whip women’s behind… They should get colored eggs as a gift, but they usually get some alcohol… or they already drink at home and then go. And god knows why but in the past people used a word for whipping which meaning has changed throughout the century and it means a vulgar words for making love today… So… Just imagine. A group of men, all really drunk, come to your house and say “We came to f… you!” and they whip you… It’s embarrassing! They should whip you tenderly… in a symbolic way… but some of them under the influence get rude and whip hard and it hurts. I do not like Easter. I’m lucky I have a sensible man and he doesn’t celebrate it.

Anita, I apologize for missing your post on April 1. I cannot see this page very well on my phone – the layout of the website is off the screen and I cannot see the posts well.

I was and am doing fine. Our dog was in heat a few days ago and a tiny dog sneaked into our garden and she bit him. ☹️ Fortunately, he was okay. I took him home (He is a frequent visitor. I know where he lives.) And within a few minutes he came back and got bitten again! It seems that the instinct to reproduce is stronger than the instinct to self-preservation. 😅

I hope you are doing fine, too. I guess that now you will have a lot to do at work. The spring is here and the season of working outside just started. 😊 We have a lot to do, too. We are building a new place for wood storage and preparing our garden for new seeds etc.