Zen’s The Night before Christmas 2021

The 7th Annual ( Zen mtn version) of Twas the Night before Christmas, plus 3 short humorous stories following

Annual “Countdown to Christmas” Zen Short stories

For seven plus years now. I put up new stories from the wild" kids" up here getting ready for the big morning. Christmas Eve, I'll put up the Annual " Night before Christmas on Zen Mountain." Hummie Holiday Hummie and his clan are always a big part of what goes on up here on Zen...

Zen’s short Stories: “Patches”. along with harvest canning and more..

Well, once again, Sunday rolls around and our ISP is puking all over the place, crashing both my comps: good times. ,We have a recently returned Hummingbird boy; Patches, that is excited about coming back up from Gotham and the Hummie Brownstone where all the family: Hum gather for the winter... with the few exceptions,...

Zen’s Short Stories: Awwwh-meww

The funny thing about the Short Stories is; they are all based on actual events. Early this morning, we had our elk herd come in to sit under our bedroom window at 0-dark:30..With a wake up call. The other funny thing is, more often than not, I don't have a clue what I'll be writing...

Zen’s Short stories : Trick or Treat

Now, as everyone knows, Ma; my better half, and I are waaaay off the beaten path...Ok.. It's not so much a path as a series of deer tracks that veer off a dirt road.. off a dirt road that is off an old mountain road....between villages... In the arm pit of the Columbia Gorge... So.....

Zen’s Short Stories: Are you my mother?

I thought I'd toss up a new, based on real happenings, Short Story.. cause I can.... Zen Mountain Playground Zen Mountain Playground for the wild ones I often write about our wild kids' playground, where the Moms drop off their wee ones to come and hang out in relative safety while they get a well...

Zen Mountain Sunday Post 6 year anniversary

Well.. according to WordPress, it has been 6 years...course, the original Post started before that..Until the Hacking began and I moved here... Harvest So, I know that so many are overwhelmed at this point with veggies and some with fruit.. We are slowly gaining hot peppers and tomatoes.. veggie wise.. That's all she wrote... or...

Zen’s Short Stories: Hummie and Wilber

Another Child of the Wild attempting to apprentice Dennis in this goofy kid's adventures on Zen

Ma’s bit during Tour de Fleece 2021

Last weekend finished the " Tour de Fleece 2021 " or on the FB page.. IN a nut shell, folks spinning through the event, scheduled during the Tour de France. ( obviously) More working with fibers while they watch. Some go for yardage, many folk push their limits in their own way, whether it is...

We do Not “heart” yellow jackets

Another Sunday has plopped into our laps, so time for more mind wandering blatherings from Zen. Ma and the yellow Jacket Last week, Ma got bit and or stung by a yellow jacket on the arm, and things went badly. The weather in our portion of the North West is nothing but dry and hot....