In the third Tortoise Spotlight, I'd like to introduce Marina Tortoise!Here's a background story...when Dean and I first started dating, we realized that there were many parallels in our lives. Our childhoods were somewhat similar...we had similar interests and goals, and we both love adventure and experiencing new things. There were also more...

Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. ~Lao TzuI mentioned in another blog post (Lesson Two: Things Do Not Have to be Perfect to be Ideal) that tortoises can feel the vibrations. And when they feel my vibrations, they come out of their hides to see what good stuff I have brought for them. The tortoises have learned that the vibrations of human...

 Welcome to the second ~Tortoise Spotlight~One of the most frequent questions people ask about my tortoises is, "How do you tell them apart?" I can understand how it might seem difficult to tell them all apart at first. But...wait until you get to know them! You'll see.The tortoises all have different markings and different personalities...

 "In this world, you only get what you grab for." ~Giovanni BoccaccioOne thing I can tell you about tortoises is that if they want something, they seem to be completely single-minded in their attempt to achieve it. People who have pet tortoises refer to them as little bulldozers. They will dig, climb, stretch, and push to get what they want (or...

And now, for our first:  ~Tortoise Spotlight~Allow me to introduce: Archie Tortoise!Archie is a male red-footed tortoise given to me - along with his buddy, Lucky - by someone who was moving off island. They were the 4th and 5th tortoises added to my creep (in March, 2019).Archie is on the top right, Lucky is the bottom left.Archie came to...

"Discard everything that does not spark joy." ~Marie Kondo One of my favorite things to do is watch tortoises eat. In Torti Town, there are two concrete stepping stones next to each other, fondly referred to as "The Slab." It is on the slab that I lay out all of the culinary goodness I have prepared for the shelled ones. In the morning,...

 “Life isn’t meant to be lived perfectly…but merely to be LIVED. Boldly, wildly, beautifully, uncertainly, imperfectly, magically LIVED.” ~Mandy HaleSometimes in life, we need to follow these steps:                               ...