People have been asking me about those pavers I talked about planting, so I went back in time and took pictures of what I did.

( cut for pictures )

I've got 7 more hours to write my Carnival weekend review post before I'm no longer in the correct month ( Read more... )

Look! I made a Thing!


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So there was this con a couple weeks ago. In past years I've been to this con as a Spicy Braider (or as reg staff), but this year that wasn't to be. Since I suddenly had a bunch of free time and energy, I decided to try A Project.

( The Costume )

This weekend was a nice calm stay-at-home weekend for me after last week's con-people-boston-visiting whirl. (The writeup on that one will come later)

It started with a bit of a busy-ness, as I prepped for my first Soup Swap Party. This involved making two large pots of clam chowdah (bacon and non) and doing a whole bunch of house cleaning, ( Read more... )

Now that the latest cold snap has passed, it seems like a good time to revisit xuth's and my recent vacation getaway. This year we escaped to Black Moshannon State Park in the middle of PA. We chose this spot because there looked to be a fair number of hiking trails accessible without needing to drive anywhere, and also because they had a "modern" ( ( Read more... )

Well, I made an idle comment elsewhere that my hair is currently blue and pictures were demanded. I suppose technically I don't really have blue hair and I more have blueish "hair ( Read more... )

( cut for pic )

Yesterday ravens_prentice and I made plans to go see Romero, Phipps' resident corpse flower before it closed.

( like the flowers that fade )

My much-neglected todo list tells me that I never did an Arisia writeup for this year. But beyond just showing off braid pics, these posts are good for me for future planning. I'll probably backdate this so I can find it in the future.

( points of interest )