This is a cross-post from my garden blog:  My Garden and Such at www.welasgarden.com.  I'm trying to save my fingers for some tunic cutting.  That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.  Enjoy!

So, after a somewhat useless night of tossing and turning, I finally got some sleep....at about 8 am. Yeah, early starts are borderline miracles around here ( Read more... )

And it's not even "International Talk Like a Pirate Day"! (That's not until September 19th. Mark your calendars now! I did!) Yes, in spite of this whatever-I've-got and its mad attempts to keep me chained to the couch, or the toilet, depending on the time of day; I managed to break free from such fetters yesterday, and actually do a little yardwork ( Read more... )

....no, no emergency--it really is May Day! Or Beltaine for those of us of the alternative ilk. Or the birthday of the Society for Creative Anachronism that I'm always talking about. And you would think that those three facts would make it a busy day for me, wouldn't you? But, in point of fact, I've spent most of the day on the couch huddled up in ( Read more... )