This one has been writing itself ever since the day we got Prompt # 4 (a history poem) on the same day I noticed the redbuds had started blooming already. The tree by my bus stop is bursting in all it's lavender glory now, and greets me every morning. I'm always a little sad when they come this early, because they won't be there for the birthday... ( Read more... )

It's been quite an amazing ride, this past quarter century.

The last year has let me know it was worth it.

Happy Birthday, Meredith.
My Beltane Baby. :)

Of couse, this weekend we'll be in Cleveland for Kinko de Mayo, and with that comes all the expected whirlwind preparations (I *think* I've figured out the wardrobe for the weekend, maybe...). :) And we've had a kitten to keep an eye on, other trips to coordinate, bills to deal with...

But underneath it all...Friday is coming. Even if I don't ( Read more... )

So yeah...not having internetz completely sucks. And NOT in a good way.
*sigh*
I'm being HORRIBLY productive at work, though. (Word choice totally intentional.)
Thank all the gods I'm off the next 3 days!
And thanks to our ladylove, who is so graciously allowing me quality time with Lwaxana so I don't get shakes and DTs from internet withdrawl...

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This was the real purpose of the photo album project - I've been wanting to get Meredith copies of the baby pictures I have of her. I have more, but these are the best (and the ones that came out best using my camera to duplicate them). Next installments will include Christopher, Erin and Connor's baby pictures, and some random SCA photos from ( Read more... )

Sometimes poking around looking for old photos, you find interesting stuff. :)
( Mai kiddehs, let me show you dem... )

My birthdaughter's new myspace pic ( Read more... )

I'm posting a link to something I wrote last year. 
I was looking it up to share with Meredith. 
Yes...THAT Meredith. 
For those of you who don't know yet (as I've kept it fairly closely filtered) the daughter I placed for adoption 24 years ago has a myspace. Which I stumbled across back in February. And sat on as long as I could.
I wished her happy ( Read more... )

Or May Day, depending on what you celebrate.

And Happy Birthday, Meredith.  

Lullaby In Blue
by Bette Midler
(from her CD Bathhouse Betty, which I have *somewhere*)

I know that I'm no saint ( Read more... )