Woke up with a headache and aura, bordering on migraine. Took the migraine meds and drank a cup of coffee, which often helps stave off the worst of it. Its a very foggy here, so thick I can't see the neighbor on the corner or the far corner of my backyard. If anything, it seems to be getting worse, the driveway is getting foggier as I type ( Read more... )

For Solstice, one of our Elders gifted everyone with jet athames. They are gorgeous and now holding a place of honor on our home altar ( Read more... )

Got up early this morning because I wanted to get a few things done to burn off some of this energy. Its 56F out there and calm, we weathered the storm just fine with only a few branches down. We had a few blips, but the electricity stayed on. Its muddy as all hell out there, though ( Read more... )

The guys were awesome! They managed to take a load to the dump, then came home and hung the wooden gate to the Bunhalla/Duckgard enclosure. They rigged a system so the gate swings shut nicely by itself, you just need to check to make sure its latched afterward. Very easily done one-handed ( Read more... )

Spent a quiet morning watching a movie while making pasta salad, only to discover that I haven't any peppers. So I'm off to get a few to finish off the salad since Kevin asked me to make some for Football Sunday. I'm also dropping off a freezer bag full of feathers I've collected for one of my friends who does gothic fashion. If you're on my ( Read more... )

Jerimiah finished painting the kitchen walls today, which means with any luck I've setup and tore down the kitchen for the last time this month. Ugh. Each time, we cleaned so the kitchen is the cleanest its been since it was installed by now ( Read more... )

Waiting for the contractor to show up, so I went ahead and started going through the kitchen drawers. I now have a box of stuff to take to the thrift shop, if it takes more than another hour, I'll likely get through the cupboards, as well ( Read more... )

Its a beautiful and bright morning here, I'm in awe that its gone by so quickly ( Read more... )

Its one of those misty mornings here, where you can almost hear the mist falling onto the trees. A sort of bemused hushing sound, anticipation as an almost-visible sensation. Its a cool gray morning, the songbirds are quiet and all you can hear are the crows in the neighbors' trees. Even the roosters are silent ( Read more... )

Generally speaking, I haven't minded the neighbor's teenager coming over to use our internet. But given the amount of work that needs to be done around here a few weeks ago I bit the bullet and told her I wanted her to come by and help out for an hour a week in exchange. So yesterday and today, she's come over to paint the gates and dog tunnel. A ( Read more... )