I have been shopping for a brown blazer for a while ( Read more... )

So last Saturday we decided to attend the Stewart/Colbert Rally to Restore Sanity, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. And why not? After all, we live here ( Read more... )

I had a great time this weekend. Saturday, I went to the gym, and then we headed out to the Metalsmith's Symposium. My sister in law laughing-fox was in town, and she, ballistabob and myself headed out to the event.

Metalsmith's was one of the most relaxing events ever. Because it was all about classes, we got to hang out and practice, practice, practice. dante_di_pietro was ( Read more... )

Okay, whoever came up in LJ with this idea of reposting comments to Facebook and Twitter was on crack. Particularly since you, the poster, do not have the option to opt out of that ( Read more... )

Well, I am back from Pennsic and back at work. And as you can imagine, after a week of leave, it's been rather crazy ( Read more... )

They tell you "I am sorry Mama for not doing dishes while I was living here. Now I know what it's like when you are the one who ends up doing them all the time."

Time goes so fast ...

Well, after much toil and trouble, I have happily achieved a nifty pair of venetians (with pockets!) and doublet that actually fit ( Read more... )

Weekend was fabulous. Much planting was done, no plants died (which is an accomplishment in and of itself, as I am the worst gardener in the world), and we got to see Iron Man 2 with the Dark Child. The latter was his idea, and he treated us to the movie. His boss had given him a gift certificate for the movie theater, and he decided to use it ( Read more... )

My therapist says that children go from dog to cat to dog as they grow up ( Read more... )

Last weekend, as I was attempting to update the Household site, my trusty Toshiba laptop went kablooie ( Read more... )