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This past Saturday, I went to the Lochmere event known as Night Under a Fae Moon. (Lochmere is one of the neighboring SCA baronies.) It was relaxing and productive at the same time. I didn't have any tasks to do, other than perform four carols/songs/motets/whatever with Laydes Fayre, an a-cappella women's group. And performing with them is fun, ( Read more... )

Hey, it's about time. Five things make a post.

1. Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of my dear mother's passing. I remember my parents' 25th wedding anniversary -- red roses, silver-colored gifts, firecrackers and Roman candles. There are no such general symbols for a death anniversary. I volunteered to light the chalice during yesterday's Sunday ( Read more... )

Been a long time, been a long time...

In fact, it took me a long time to actually start getting emails from the Golden Dolphins. It didn't help that the current Order principal had a parent who had just undergone open heart surgery (and believe me, I know what it's like to be the adult child of such a patient). Finally I whitelisted the email ( Read more... )

These last few days have been rough on the species Felis catus. Not only did we witness the passing of Grumpy Cat, but a couple of my SCA friends lost one of their 5-month-old kittens to FIP, and early this morning an LJ/DW friend lost one of his fur-buddies to post-operative septic shock ( Read more... )

Someone contacted me in the middle of the week to offer me some freelance work. Maybe I am getting known in my field. Of course, I wouldn't see this money till December....

Last night I went with a UU friend from the SCA to a "soft opening" party at the Charm Kitty Cafe in Baltimore. She supported its Kickstarter project, so that's how she got the ( Read more... )

Today the boy toy and I spent the day in Baltimore, visiting a couple of museums that waived their entrance fees today under a special Smithsonian program: the B&O Railroad Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Industry. (Sorry, photos are still in my camera.) Then we stopped at a diner-type restaurant that had been featured by Guy Fieri on the Food ( Read more... )

JULIA'S SIDE ( Read more... )

I didn't realize until Thursday was upon us that October 29th is National Cat Day. The previous day, I had bought Julia a second cardboard scratch pad so that she will have one at each end of the condo. She still uses the one in the living room, but she had taken to sharpening her claws on the bedroom carpet. I can't afford to replace the wall-to- ( Read more... )

Today has been the 11th anniversary of the Boston Red Sox victory in the 2004 World Series. Guess which long-sleeved shirt I am wearing. Yeah, that one. :-)

Nowadays, of course, the World Series begins later than ever before, because there has to be a play-in round before the ALDS and NLDS. Gee, why don't we give all the teams a gold star, like in ( Read more... )