I hope I don't regret using it in the week ahead!
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I got a bur oak. It's a nice big white oak, with enormous acorns (up to 2" long) with big fuzzy caps that make them even bigger.

My tree is fairly young (about 12' tall) and in a 15 gallon container. My soil is of such, um, uncertain quality that the nursery recommended a young tree that can establish itself quickly and learn to deal with the ( Read more... )

It was late and I wasn't hungry, so I just froze the juice. All handy for the next recipe ( Read more... )

Last Sunday I finally found a small bookcase for my bedroom.

My mother suggested it, pointing out that it's pretty logical for someone who loves and owns books like I do. (And also considering the piles of books that somehow grow in the corners.)

She also suggested one with glass doors. I'm all for minimizing things that must be dusted! Predictably, ( Read more... )

In lieu of content, here's some pictures I snapped while avoiding the zipper in my 30s dress. (Instead: Re-stitched a lot of the quilting that had come out of the 50s circle skirt on the work table.)

The room isn't as dark as it looks, but those lights are great!
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Somehow I ended up spending my Labor Day working around the house. Finished up the desk stuff, which took a lot longer than I thought it would. It including going through and organizing my CDs and tossing out the jewel cases. (I'm about 5 years behind on this type of organization...)  But now I've got some good stuff handy for my car, and the rest ( Read more... )

So this will be short. I have to be at the church by 7 tomorrow so I'd really like to get to sleep early. I'm not too good at that ( Read more... )

I had most of the work for my crown done this morning. The temporary is in now and the numbness wore off hours ago. My jaw is still very sore from being held open so long, though. I'm very glad I won't be doing serious singing tomorrow.

The trip to Dallas for court dress stuff was moderately successful. I have some really nice fake fur from Golden D ( Read more... )

*yawn* So sleepy! I got home last night and found that while the fan was going and air was coming out of the vents, it wasn't cool air. The downstairs was still at right what it should be (it was only 84 F yesterday), but the sewing room upstairs was 94.  So I called someone I know, got a recommendation for someone else fairly close to me, and set ( Read more... )