I want a hammock.

Pop quiz:

Hostas or hydrangeas?

We built a raised flower bed this last weekend. My subdivision is built on what was literally just five years ago a cow pasture, so the ground is, er, very fertile, but the trouble is that the top layer is red clay. Which means that either you have to till it regularly to loosen the soil, or do a raised bed ( Read more... )

This is a picture of the baby sweater I knitted. It's a cardigan and it fits roughly 18 mos to 2 years, depending on size of the child. It's based on the pattern for Haiku, from Knitty. You can't really see the detail in this picture, but it's got a box stitch stripe on either side.


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I was not overwhelmed by the Doctor Who Easter episode and I was not fond on the new companion. Why do they have to have girl companions with generalized flirting? I want a boy companion (with or without generalized flirting) or old people companions. Wilf ( Read more... )

I drank an entire bottle of champagne on Saturday. I do not recommend it. It was over the course of several hours, so it wasn't like I was totally drunk, just more consistently fuzzy all day. Of course, Sunday, I woke up with a horrible headache and dry mouth, which either could have been a hangover, or just leftover anxiety from the Easter ( Read more... )

Also.

I have not one clue about what's going on on Lost, not having watched for the past two or three seasons, but I suddenly find myself enjoying it immensely. And if anything ever happens to Ben, I will be sad.

I am all ready for Easter! I have all my cards sent out (late!) and the baskets are ready to go. I went to the bakery that does the cute little easter egg petit-fours and bought a bunch of them to add to the baskets. I have all my shopping done for the meal - ham, creamed spinach, glazed carrots, mac n' cheese, and the dough is rising for the ( Read more... )

Gambling question:

What is a point spread and how do I beat it?

The Iowa Supreme Court says that the state's gay marriage ban in unconstitutional. Huh.

We begin with the County's argument that the goal of the same-sex marriage ban is to ensure children will be raised only in the optimal milieu. In pursuit of this objective, the statutory exclusion of gay and lesbian people is both under-inclusive and over- ( Read more... )

I have my very own copy of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies! And there are zombies and ninjas and it is all I ever wanted in a classic romance.

*clutches to my bosom*