Trick or treaters, the changing of the deco guard, and some inches lost
Another Saturday, with more and more rain. The backyard was positively spongey when I was out there taking pics for the bottom of this post. At least yesterday morning it was beautiful and sunny for the hour I was out for my walk… then within a few minutes of...
Crying wolf, disposals, and dye
Skipped writing one of these last week because there wasn’t really much going on, and even this week was kinda low key. Well, there was my father going on one of his frequent bouts where he insists he’s dying and about to have a heart attack… but then instead...
Blog plans, my birthday, and some soaked flowers
There’s a break in the monsoon-esque rains of the day, so I popped out to take my garden pics for the end of this post. Things are looking weary out there right now, but they got pummelled last night. Kinda fitting for this time of the year, actually. And...
Lighter red, Barbie Ferrari, and the saga of the furnace non-filter
So… I bleached my hair, as I debated doing last week. Not that you can really tell, but it is a lighter shade of red despite 20 minutes with bleach sitting on there and then dyeing over with a medium blonde shade called “California.” Oh well. Baby steps. Or...
Flannels and quilts and it’s time to dye my hair again
Well, the rains have come off and on this week, and monsoon season seems to be upon us for the next few months. Still, there’s been some sun, and the garden seems to be enjoying the change. Inside the house, October means the start of flannel sheet season, which...
Equinox, escape plans, and a reflush in the garden
Another week gone by. Happy fall! The equinox was this week and I was kinda thinking how I need to be a little bit better at being more in tune with nature. Not in a granola and Greenpeace sorta way, but in a paying attention sorta way. Generally, the...
New Zamos, rain, and dye jobs
Well, we got our first nasty rainstorm yesterday, with over an inch of it. I’m sure the garden appreciated the water, we’ll see how much of a flush of new growth things get in the aftermath. I bet Zamo would not be too thrilled with the return to sweater...
It’s beginning to look a lot like the rainy season, plus the return of cross-stitch and a character interview excerpt
It’s raining again this week, and I’m sure I soon won’t consider that worth mentioning other than to complain. For now, though, it’s refreshing. And I’m sure the garden appreciates it, since I’ve been neglectful. I dunno if it started last June when I fell down the stairs and...
Fall cometh, sax vs. bass clarinet, biceps and a new iMac
Well, it’s now September. Every September 1, I have a ritual of listening to David Sylvian’s “September.” It was neat to see in the comments on that video that I’m not the only one who does that every September 1, and furthermore, I’m not the only one who also...
Plastic doll beards, actual knitting, and a late summer surprise poppy
Another Saturday afternoon spent watching YouTube and ripping CDs to my laptop so I can then dump the music on a thumb drive so I can move it upstairs to my old iMac whose CD drive has been broken for years so I can listen to them on iTunes....