Like many people, I made a point of getting out -- and even outside -- last weekend when it was so sunny and warm. I admit, I often find this time of year disappointing -- even on those rare sunny, warm days that tempt you to go outside, the landscape is still just mud and brown grass and bare stick-trees and bird diversity is at a very low ebb. ( Read more... )

I ended up with tickets for tonight's Pirates game, and the weather looked like it would be okay, so CJ and I went! This is only the second game I've gone to, and the first night game. It was a fun time! We were in the outfield bleachers with a lot of Toronto fans and there was a *lot* of chirping and trash talk between the two contingents of fans ( Read more... )

Making chili this morning ... on a whim, and since it's coincidentally the right point of the year to do such a thing, I decided to try starting seeds from the whole dried guajillo peppers I like using in chili. If the peppers are truly just air-dried, then the seeds ought to be viable (although who knows). What the heck: it's free to try. ^_^

After nearly two years here, we finally got our act together: materials, equipment, time and weather all combined and we did some significant yard work this weekend. We dug out two large shrubs we didn't want; we pruned and weeded and pulled up grapevine and vinca (periwinkle) like crazy. We then rented a (mid-tine) tiller from the Depot and we ( Read more... )

Haha ... The internet is not very interesting this morning. I may be forced to do some more productive things! Except that this morning I've already checked the car's tires (fine) and oil (added a pint), made a pattern from a beloved old shirt, washed dishes, done a spot of wiring work in the kitchen, and rehung the basement door. It is not time ( Read more... )

SNOW!!!!!!! :-D

As cayeux said, after all the heat in the past few weeks today has been a day for reveling in the cold. A month from now when it's like this every day I'll be closing the windows except for the warmest part of the afternoon, and I'll have traded in my sandals for shoes and warm socks. But today? It's nearly chilly out and it's awesomeOf course, the ( Read more... )

So during Pennsic tear-down, I wasn't really thinking about it and as a result came home with rather a sunburn. Not only was I wearing a (ratty old) tank top that scoops lower in the back than anything I've worn yet this summer and ends well above my waist (resulting in an odd ring of sunburn just above my jeans), I was also sporting an especially ( Read more... )

So I bought these boots today:

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(Sorry for the cryptic post, but I have no idea what the actual guest list for an upcoming event looks like ( Read more... )