Karen Liwoch:  

Ok, so I'm still not living on my own farm, yet. I've lived on a horse farm, one of the best perks of working with race horses. I've almost always had cats. (I'm still not old enough to have kids.) I have an old tom cat who will be 21 years old 10/11/08. I have a pit bull who will be 6 on 11/1/08; and my pit has raised her own cat. He was a lost kitten from a neighbor who feeds strays. My dog had to pull him out of the bushes because the kitten would not let me near him. The kitten, Tim, was just 4 weeks old, and starving! Tim just turned 3 on 10/27/08. In 2004 I was rear ended by an SUV while riding my motorcycle home from work. My beautiful 1100cc Honda Shadow was totaled; I hobbled to the ambulance on my own 2 feet, slowly. Probably the longest 45 feet I ever walked. Nothing broken (damage on leg from foot peg not included), just pulled, strained, or sprained almost every muscle I have. Still have three small lumps, and I get stiff if I sit too long. My pit, Remy, proved to be a natural born therapy dog. I never had to call her or give her instructions, not even ¿sit.¿ I used her as leverage so I could sit-up without human help. So my husband, Derek, never had to take time off to care for me. (He did take that first night off. Yes, I married a vampire, he works nights.) I now have a small motorcycle, a Suzuki 800cc Intruder. I really need to get a bigger bike. I have a ¿Mountain¿ bike that I¿ve only ridden a few times. When the weather is bad, I have a cute little car. I don¿t ride the bicycle much because my shoulders and wrists still get numb, even with the front fork shock absorber. I¿m a wimp. Deal with it. I¿ve hiked the trails of most of the Indiana State parks, that have a lodge, enough times that I could give tours. I¿ve hiked, with Remy, the local trails enough that I know where and when to chase frogs, pick blackberries, or watch Sand Hill Cranes, and Herons (blue and green). The little black bird with the skunk like stripes really is a stinker. They actually disappear when you get out your camera! Known as the Yellow Headed Black bird, their song goes on for at least a minute, longer if...Expand for more