Happy All Hallows' Eve to all my quaint and curious companions.

It's been an odder year than usual, Halloween-wise. I haven't posted any verses from Sweeney Todd or any of my usual Halloween poems or anything ( Read more... )

Groundhog's Day.

February 2.

The crocuses are blooming.

What's up with that?

It's been a good weekend. The weather has been gorgeous, so we took a drive on Skyline Drive yesterday. I also made a from-scratch German chocolate cake for a party today ( Read more... )

The sun is shining and the crocuses are starting to bloom. It's nippy, but I have the back door open onto the screened in porch. The fresh air is nice, and the kitties are enjoying it.

And they played "The Weight" on the radio on my way home. I've never heard the actual cut before.

All in all, not a bad day.

They're predicting sun and fairly mild temps today. Here's hoping it's a good one, as my job is kind of wearing me down at the moment ( Read more... )

I'd never heard of thunder snow until last year. I'd never seen it until tonight ( Read more... )

Or rather, Happy Winter Solstice Plus Bonus Full Lunar Eclipse.

Did anyone else get up to see the eclipse last night? Lunar eclipse on the Solstice hasn't happened since 1683It was pretty amazing. The full moon was so bright when we went to bed, then when we got up around 3:00am, things were so dark. We had a little bit of cloud cover, but we ( Read more... )

We finally got the tree decorated on Saturday (Dec. 11). We also went to see a little community theater production of A Christmas Carol in Washington, Va., about half an hour away. Their local community theater has converted an old church into a theater space. I imagine the rooms that are now closed in as the sound and light booths might at one ( Read more... )

It's raining. Inside my office. Seriously.

Heavy, heavy rain today, and I've got a waterfall down the wall about five feet from my desk. Plus one over one of the sub-panel/breaker boxes. Plus one in the far corner. Plus one in the middle of the room ( Read more... )

The azalea bushes have exploded. The lilac bushes in the neighborhood are amazing. The weather is gorgeous ( Read more... )