Congratulations to pinkleader, and welcome to the Order of the Laurel! Sorry we couldn't be there to celebrate your induction.

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Saturday, I was puzzled by the cats' antics in the kitchen. Up until now, they hadn't shown much interest in our so-called breakfast nook. Suddenly, Ignatius was digging out the boxes of dishwashing detergent so he ( Read more... )

ealdthryth has been reading up on what is referred to as "Maker Culture". Some people claim it is a cheap marketing trick by Make magazine to affiliate their name with a subculture. To be honest, I don't actually know how to classify what a "maker" is. Artist? Engineer? Craftsman? Some folks claim that "hacking" (not in the traditional hysteria- ( Read more... )

Cooler temperatures mean snuggly kitties! AElfgifu has been firmly tucked in next to one of us by the time we go to sleep, and when I awoke this morning, she was curled up next to the Momma and gently purring. Josie attempted to paralyze my legs by laying across my calves again, and Ignatius started bunting me as soon as I appeared to be awake.

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What a gorgeous day for a Coronation! Others have said it, but I will repeat it--it was a bit of "old home" and "old school" day. I won't say it is my favorite site, but the rustic nature of the site and old CCC camp amenities help me with my illusion of medieval times. OK, so the buildings are of 1930's National Park rustic construction, but ( Read more... )

Yes, two entries for the day....

I had to fetch kitty litter from the store last week. My usual habit is to test my willpower against the allure of acquiring kittens. I was amused to note that a 4-month old orange tabby named Lincoln was awaiting adoption. The In-Laws have an orange tabby named Lincoln, and the coincidence was highly amusing. ealdthryth ( Read more... )

I know a lot of people have rather cluttered garages. We aren't in nearly the same class as some packrats, but we are definitely part of that tribe--but no where near as much as we once were. If we can't manage to actually leave the tribe, we are hoping to become a fringe element of the Cluttered Garage Tribe. On the other hand, we now have a ( Read more... )

I spent a little time dusting off and brushing up the notes/article for my rose window class, and reviewing the slides. I did a tiny bit of 'Net research and discovered that Wikipedia parallels a lot of what I published before Wikipedia existed. I didn't delve too far into it because I had a lot of other things to do, though. I may go back to it ( Read more... )

I now have two bids for University! Woo hoo! Most folks don't have any idea how pleased I am to actually have a choice. Both are from groups in Virginia. One from the west, one from the north, both seem to cost about the same.

Decisions, decisions.

Mordor

A heh. I don't really crack me up as much as you'd think ( Read more... )

Saturday was scribal arts at Brig and Lucien's place. I brought a project, but by the time I arrived, there weren't any available flat surfaces to work on. It's all good though, Brigs students are enthusiastic and appear to be doing really well on painting. What I saw this weekend was mostly "simple" stuff, but I do see some more complex pieces ( Read more... )

My outlook is much improved after preparing for and teaching my classes at the Interbaronial Collegium. That, and the baby shower and being able to just have good old social time with friends ( Read more... )