Enjoyed CapeCypsy's party this afternoon. It was a pleasant, low-key affair at her home, in the shade of a big oak tree in her yard. I hadn't been to her house before, which is VERY small, but cute and cozy inside. She's got two dogs; one is in love with me, because I know where to scratch. The other one was more standoffish, but her amiable cat ( Read more... )

Yesterday was grey and angsty, with intermittant tears. Not having heard anything to the contrary, I was sure Kat was hospitalized in Oklahoma on her death-bed. Turned out that she'd been treated for dehydration and released, but I didn't find that out until after 9 PM, when I called GK to ask for an update. Meanwhile, I was exhausted from 24 hours ( Read more... )

Regular readers will have heard me lament about the state of my house. I know that slovenly housekeeping is something of a cliche, and a great many people talk about what a horrid state their house is in when what they are REALLY saying is, "There are eight pieces of mail laying on the coffee table and I haven't vaccuumed since Saturday week ( Read more... )