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rlbecker
Feb 17, 2011rlbecker rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was a highly entertaining memoir spiced with information about her ancestors, present day family, friends and critters of all sorts. The story starts about by grounding her story in that of some of her interesting grandparents. It then continues by giving us her reactions to local wildlife such as the various rattlesnakes who each live in a certain spot in her yard or under her house. They live together sympathetically: she doesn't bother them, they seem to know this, and they don't attack her. The same goes for her local wild bees, salamanders and owls. She also owns some macaws and dogs. The story is told in a very loving and insightful way. She also speaks about her continuing quest for turquoise. She looks for big ledges of it on her walks in the nearby desert. She picks up pieces, but always wants to find big deposits of it. The irony of it is, later on, she finds that she built her house on top of a turquoise ledge.