I’m shopping for bricks to do the walkway at the cottage. We need to find a brick supplier, anyway, for future projects. Boral Bricks has a web site with a nifty little program for planning such projects. Cool, right? I…
Poetry: The Months
The Months –Linda Pastan From The Last Uncle March When the Earl King came to steal away the child in Goethe’s poem, the father said don’t be afraid, it’s just the wind… As if it weren’t the wind that blows…
Hey, CybrCat?
Do you have any good lo-carb cake recipes? ga_sunshine needs one 🙂 And she’s allergic to chocolate.
Where Do They Find These People?
We want to move the cable modem. That should be a simple thing, right? We don’t need the jack where it is now. It shouldn’t matter where it moves. Well, it isn’t that easy. Lots of talk about taps, splitters,…
Eeek!
I missed wishing mayremi a happy birthday here yesterday! I hope it was a beautiful day, sugar.
Busy Tuesday
The van had to go into the shop yesterday. It has a month-old battery, but now it seems the alternator probably needs replacing. I asked them to go ahead and do an oil change and do whatever it needs to…
Self Care
I’ve posted frequently lately, but not so much that’s truly personal. I’m doing a lot of emotional processing, which is usually the case when I’m quiet like that. I think I’ve just about come to the close of this intense…
Two Quotes! Coleridge and Mistinguett
A kiss can be a comma, a question mark or an exclamation point. –Mistinguett, singer (1875-1956 Readers may be divided into four classes: 1. Sponges, who absorb all that they read and return it in nearly the same state, only…
Interesting
According to this abstract, urinary tract infections may be a food-borne illness. Isn’t that a cheery thought? I found it through the Food and Environment Electronic Digest from the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Gafilk Songbook?
I know this is silly, but as I catalog our music, I find that we have all the GaFilk songbooks but 2003. And yes, it bothers me that there’s a gap. I don’t suppose someone has a spare they’d donate…