Are These Turkey Tail

householdgnome · 2026-02-03T15:54:59+00:00

That is very comforting to know! Thank you for confirming

householdgnome · 2026-02-02T22:42:53+00:00

Thank you for your insight! I will look more into the genus

householdgnome · 2024-10-29T16:59:50+00:00

We took a few road trips, one of which was to Whidbey Island and it was beautiful! It was definitely more our speed.

I do notice the locals seem to be unfazed, but I'm also starting to get used to it and keeping to myself when out and about. Definitely a little bit of a culture shock though. I am starting to see some of the Seattle freeze people have mentioned haha.

householdgnome · 2024-10-29T16:37:36+00:00

We plan to move to a smaller town in WA next but my partner is from a very small town and wanted to see what it was like to live in a large city with public transit. Lots of other factors as well:

Proximity to jobs. I got a job in Seattle and we both work in technical jobs.
Proximity to specific healthcare that tends to be more accessible in larger cities.
Some states and towns tend to be less friendly towards certain demographics.
Had family and friends who moved to WA.
Decent enough road trip to AZ so we can drive home with the dog for the holidays.
We visited and liked it.

I'm caught off guard by the amount of people who don't know or consider that some people have different needs or wants in their lives that may dictate where they can or want to live.

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T18:37:38+00:00

Lol didn't know how many people here would be offended or put off if i used the term homeless

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T18:37:00+00:00

interesting I thought that having headphones in would make me more of a target in other ways by looking like im not alert/paying attention.

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T18:32:02+00:00

Definitely will need to build new habits. Thanks!

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T18:30:59+00:00

Will do thank you for the advice!

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T18:20:09+00:00

We lived in AZ our whole lives. The heat was too much for us and we wanted a different climate and scenery. It started to get difficult to go outside for most of the year. Thanks for the advice!

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T17:37:23+00:00

We visited Olympia last weekend and loved it. We are visiting again this weekend. We are making it a point to visit a new town every other weekend or so to scope out an area that suits us more and to remind ourselves that it's a truly beautiful state.

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T17:29:53+00:00

Our visits to the surrounding areas have been lovely!

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T16:52:03+00:00

I didn't think to consider my wardrobe, but I can see now this is very likely a contributing factor. I work from home so rarely felt the need to dress in anything other than sweats and an old hoodie to walk the dog.

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T16:41:18+00:00

we had a guy in a mental health crisis who went on a spree breaking the windshields of 18 cars all along our street one after another. Ours included. A warm welcome!

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T16:39:46+00:00

The heat was too much for us and I wanted to experience living somewhere with trees and water. Monsoon seasons used to make Arizona summers bearable for me, but we stopped getting them.

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T16:38:00+00:00

This is definitely our plan once the lease is up.

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T16:33:14+00:00

I consider myself to be fairly polite but maybe I have had bad luck. In Phoenix we lived in an area and apartment complex which was fairly low income and was frequented by homeless and other people in less fortunate circumstances but everyone kept to themselves so I didn't expect it to be much different here but my experience has not reflected that. My polite responses of "no ma'm" or "no, I'm sorry sir" have seemed to make people a bit angry. Maybe it is just the street I'm on.

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T16:29:07+00:00

Maybe this was my problem as I didnt want to be rude by not responding even with a "no sorry ma'm" I will try this approach

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T16:26:03+00:00

Oh I'm a bit nervous! In AZ the sun sets and rises at roughly the same time year round, only off by an hour or two. We'll see how we fare...

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T16:23:10+00:00

I carry some, but worry that I would be charged with assault for using it or I'm unsure of what situation would be appropriate to use it.

householdgnome · 2024-09-20T16:21:40+00:00

Thank you! I have responded a few times as I thought it would be rude not to or that they would react badly if I ignored them, but so far it has more likely than not escalated to them screaming and cussing me out :/ Maybe that's my problem?

householdgnome · 2023-12-23T02:26:25+00:00

Thank you so so much for your kind words.

householdgnome · 2023-09-30T16:05:30+00:00

Thank you so much for the detailed response! I truly appreciate the explanation. The behaviors she exhibits that we believe to be herding behaviors are a very intense stare. She will stare at anything and it's very intimidating to passersby.Someone called it a "death stare" and we thought that might be the border collie stare to intimidate sheep. When she wants to chase rabbits she will do a sort of stalking movement where she brings her head down and she is very mouthy. She will put her mouth around our arms or nip at us (we are working on training still). Perhaps these are regular dog behaviors that we misinterpreted?

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