Little by Little...

I cut most of the insulation while D K read David Sedaris essays to me-hilarious!!  Now it's in a spare room at our current place waiting to be pieced back in like a ridiculous jigsaw puzzle.  But it's indoor work so we got it done while it rained.

Ludwig is showing off our cypress bathtub.  It's 4 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 3 feet tall.  It will go in the back left corner.

Custom wiring...

 by Jim.  He is a man of many talents and he has a heart of gold.

He and his rig may haul us to our first playground.

Only weeks left of winter..

We welcome spring.

It won't be long now...

Miss Mazy Understood by Anita Bretha Freshair

I know a girl named Mazy
Miss Mazy Understood
One girl called her crazy
But she misunderstood

I can't really say why
But that girl  couldn't see
Mazy lived her life
With Chemical Sensitivity

The girl said Mazy thought
She's more important than others
But Mazy was always taught
We are all sisters and brothers

To live is to care
About all others living
To help and to share
Have hearts that are giving

It seems a bit twisted
To think perfume's a right
The "rights" that girl misted
Turned Mazy in fright

If she thinks it's okay
To wear perfumes and scents
Why not mist Raid
It's an equal offense

Calling Mazy an ingrate
And also a fake
This girl's words seem harsh
And too much to take


Miss Understood, she just
Wants fresh air
And maybe for a few
More people to care...
Less people who judge
More people aware


Miss Mazy Understood, she'd studied,
She knew her stuff
Avoiding chemicals is key
But that was going to be tough

It affects every part
Of Mazy's day
But her sweetheart
Helps her find her way

He loves the forrest
He's perfect for Mazy
She found an angel
And he found a daisy

Living with illness
Can be really scary
He's a wolf, he's protecting
His little canary

He gave his heart
Unconditionally
Now they're building a house
A safe place to be

The road might be rough
But their house has wheels
Mr. Understood
He cares how she feels

So when others have
Silly things to say
Letting ignorance and emotions
Get in the way

They take a deep breath
In air that seems clean
And go on with their life
Fulfilling their dreams

DU: International Crime in Progress

Exposures to Depleted Uranium (DU) and DU dust continue to pose health problems for US troops, their spouses and offspring. The people of Afghanistan and Iraq are undeniably suffering it's effects with illnesses comparable to Hibakusha, or "those affected by radiation" after the US dropped nuclear bombs on Japan.  
How can we stand by while US soldiers are ordered to use weaponry that will contaminate their own environment? DU explodes into dust that can be breathed/ingested. These particles are radioactive, chemically toxic, cannot be cleaned up, and cause chronic and life-threatening illness. Even before exploded, boxes of DU, used as seats, have caused rectal cancer. With over half of Gulf War Vets on permanant disability and a 10-fold increase of cancer in Iraq, why do we remain blind to a problem that has existed for over 20 years?  
Nuclear scientist, Dr. Rosalie Bertel, has done extensive studies that shed light on DU's toxic effects on the brain, causing aggressiveness and other behavioral problems.  
Major Doug Rokke, US Army veteran, with a PhD in health physics and forensic science, was exposed to DU and continues to study, speak and work toward an end to it's use. 
As does Dr. Loren Moret, geoscientist and whistleblower at Livermore Nuclear Lab, currently studying the effects of DU in Afghanistan and Iraq through private funding.  
Dr. Asaf Durakovic, chief of Nuclear medicine at a veteran's hospital in 1991, was terminated for researching the effects of radiation exposure.  With hope that adherence to the international bans on DU use were imminent, upon his death in 2004 a US soldier donated his body to Dr. Durakovic as evidence of DU effects.