I'm off to the Northeast Grassroots Community Herbal Convergence for the weekend, followed by a couple of days in Vermont. I should be back in Ithaca by Wednesday night for the Grandmother Council's Men's Gathering. Still seeking work and house.

~M

Tuesday I had the inspiration to host a "redistribution of surplus" dinner party. Wednesday I started the potato-leek soup. By 8:00 Friday, with the help of the people who arrived "on time," I had five courses. Didn't get to dessert, but Kaza brought strawberries and chocolate dipping sauce, so I was saved. Eighteen people in all. I've never ( Read more... )

I burned for this. Burned through four sewing machine needles and almost through a few friendships. And now there's nothing to show for it, anyway. The bike's not done. Neither is the quilt. Emmy left at six this morning, without me. So now the question is, what can I do? I see two possabilities: Find another ride, or start from here. The ( Read more... )

...almost like the ten plagues, come into my life, but with parties ( Read more... )