I have not posted here in almost a year. I guess I blame my hiatus on my tendency to stay in touch via Facebook. I have also been neglecting my blogs of late. I think Facebook is a time-suck and it doesn't help that I've let my friends list climb up over 800. I need to purge some folks I don't know ( Read more... )

The day and my mood are grey ( Read more... )

It's been a strange morning watching the 'live' news footage of September 11, 2001 on MSNBC. Now they've moved on to current events and the memorials being held today. I still remember it like it was yesterday. I felt like Peter Jennings was my closest friend, I didn't stop watching him for days on end ( Read more... )

Hello, all ( Read more... )

I still have plenty to do before we leave tomorrow: pack my herbs, resins and other incense making stuff, and art supplies, organize the clothes that will go on hangers, and pack a few magazines in my computer bag in case I decide to do some reading (I have two months' worth of New Yorkers to get caught up on!), plus a quick look at my toiletries ( Read more... )

We're headed to Brushwood on Wednesday for most of the month of July, coming home on Monday the 27th. We're so looking forward to it! I was lucky enough to go for a five day stretch at Memorial Day (a working weekend during which I did several hours of gardening every day), but Todd has only had a couple days here and there this spring, so he ( Read more... )

Well, the weather is at least allowing some periods of sun amidst the bouts of rain. Still relatively hot and humid; today will get up to 76. Todd ended p having to work and extra 24 hour shift today; otherwise we might have gone to the drive-in last night, and maybe gone to pick strawberries today. But I find myself at loose ends.

Old Songs is ( Read more... )

Thursday afternoon: take the bus to Boston ( Read more... )

Had a visit from an officer from the New York State Dept. of Agriculture (Food Markets division) today, and am happy to say I have been approved to sell baked goods at the local farmers' market! Bungalow Baking will be selling cookies, cupcakes and brownies every Tuesday at the Delaware Avenue Farmers' Market this year ( Read more... )

I'm headed west for the holiday weekend. The weather will be near perfect (sunny, high 70s during the day, high 40s at night) and I hope to get a lot of work done on my various garden projects at the elemental areas and near the shower house by registration. The tulips I planted in the fall looked amazing at Beltane, and I look forward to see what' ( Read more... )