The Zees Go West

A New Englander moves to New Mexico

The Adventures of Bertie Pierre

The Arrival of Bertie Pierre

Gracie Under Fire

Bertie Knits

Bertie Naps

Bertie Pesters

Shirty Pierre

Where Oh Where Has My Little Bertie Gone?

Bertie Says: No!

Bertie Just Wants to Say

Bertie Gets a New Suit

Bertie and Gracie Go to the Olympics

Bertie and Spike Play Dentist

Bertie Sings Mariachi

Gone Away; Farewell to Our Bertie Pierre




Bertie's own blog can be seen at Ruminations of an Ice Cream Philosopher. I am not the author (not kidding here, it is written by my husband), so I take neither credit nor blame for the content
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Who knew that retirement would be so much fun? I loved working with kids and books and technology as a school librarian, but now I love having time to get together with friends, and to enjoy raising chickens, walking, taking photos, reading, researching, blogging, knitting, and gardening.
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My Other Blogs

  • Recipes for Ben
    Chocolate Balsamic Vinegar Sauce
    5 weeks ago
  • Remember
    Thomas Rankins: From Maine to California, and From California to Australia
    1 month ago
  • Sit, Stitch, Share, Snack
    Cindy's Coffee and Donuts Doll
    9 months ago

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  • Margie's Musings
    Sunday and Church
    20 hours ago
  • Modern Daily Knitting
    Atlas Insider: Lights, Camera, Brioche!
    21 hours ago
  • Made By Barb
    25 Projects made with LEAVES!
    1 day ago
  • Owl's Cabinet of Wonders
    Creating a Garden Wunderkammer
    6 days ago
  • Letters from a Hill Farm
    Blur - To the End (Live at Alexandra Palace 1994)
    6 days ago
  • Southern New Mexico Explorer
    West Fork Gila River - Gila Wilderness
    1 week ago
  • Owl's Farm
    It's Not Easy Being Green
    1 week ago
  • Yarn Harlot
    Definitely
    1 week ago
  • A Full-time Life
    Winding Down and Wrapping Up
    3 weeks ago
  • Yards of Happiness
    Summer Knitting & Knit Stars
    2 months ago
  • Margaret and Helen
    Glorious
    1 year ago
  • Visual St. Paul
    Lovely Butterfly!
    1 year ago
  • The 7MSN Ranch
    A little bit of peace on earth
    2 years ago
  • Morning Bray Farm
    The Netherlands
    3 years ago
  • Quiet Paths
    Bison, Bison in the Snow
    3 years ago
  • greenchilesandroses
    5 years ago
  • Occasional Scotland
    Fighting the horror
    6 years ago
  • Sylvia From Over The Hill
    Meet My Young Grandson, Soli!!!
    6 years ago
  • Slow Growing in Scotland
    Plodding on
    7 years ago
  • On the way to Critter Farm...
    Well, we've had quite the adventure
    7 years ago
  • Blue Ridge Blue Collar Girl
    A Longer But Later-Than-It-Should-Be Update (Sorry!)
    8 years ago
  • Views From the Castle
    A BLOGGERS REQUEST
    9 years ago

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"The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings."

~Robert Louis Stevenson


"Sun, silence, and adobe - that is New Mexico in three words. "


~Charles F. Lummis, in The Land of Poco Tiempo, 1928



"All calculations based on our experiences elsewhere fail in New Mexico."
~Lew Wallace, Territorial Governor of New Mexico, 1881
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