I've decided that because I haven't been feeling well, I'll stay home today instead of hiking. And take a nice long nap. My eyes look puffy. Still no fever this morning though.

I started reading Grandma Gatewood's Walk last night, and wow, she was hiking the Appalachian Trail with hardly any supplies. Tough grandma. It gives me hope that I could ( Read more... )

Mower guy came and mowed. I wound up running outside in my slippers, shorts, a t-shirt, and no bra to pay him. No doubt adding to my reputation for eccentricity.

I was watering the garden and saw....a zucchini! I guess that the flowers got pollinated. I called Mom and told her about the zucchini. That's exciting! I'm really having a blast with my ( Read more... )

Had my normal breakfast and nap routine. When I got up, Zara was sleeping very deeply. I couldn't see her breathe, so I went over to her to check on her. She gave me a bleary-eyed look that said, "Huh?" I told her to carry on.

Took two naps. I must have needed them because now I feel much better.

Checked my garden while I watered it, and my ( Read more... )

If you have any curiosity on what I do as a librarian, here's the front end of the new library discovery interface. I wrote the text for the instruction boxes. There also is a back end that I can't show you that we use to check books out and in, catalog printed books, and activate databases and eBooks. I spend most of my time in the back-end ( Read more... )