At about 6:30 this morning, the really nice man I run over and buy milk from when we run out in the morning at the corner store, was shot and killed in an armed robbery.  They haven't caught the son of a bitch yet.

 Ah, yes, the blog...  There has been too much to post and too little time for posting.  As is my tendency in such a situation, I opted not to post anything rather than posting snippets here and there.  Bummer.

Work has been too busy.  I took on five regular maintenance clients from Rebecca (the going-out-of-business gardener I met in February).   ( Read more... )

 About five weeks ago, I was doing a little bit of gardening work for one of my landlords' neighbors.  I was on his property a grand total of eight hours over two days.  I happened to be in his front yard when Rebecca walked by and stopped to ask me if I was a professional gardener.  It turns out that when she saw me working, saw how I was dressed ( Read more... )

I spent a magical hour in a fabric store this afternoon.  After easily recognizing the early symptoms of fabric addiction, I signed up for my first quilting class this evening.  It's an online introduction class to needle-turn appliqué Hawaiian quilting.  Woohoo!

I voted, and now I'm holding my breath.

I've been unable to form a coherent response to the recent political goings on.  Mostly, what I manage to come up with sounds more like I have turret's syndrome than a cohesive political opinion.  I read this post by a friend earlier today, and it is pretty much what would have eventually fallen out of my head if I had continued to beat it against ( Read more... )

I can not wait to see the vice-presidential debates.   Carnage anyone?

Woohoo!  I have a meniscal tear!  My two biggest fears have been alleviated: that I might have a problem with my ACL again, and that the MRI would not show anything.  I have an appointment with an orthopedist super early on Wednesday, so hopefully after that I will know if I need surgery.

Ok, so I started jogging.  I know it is laughable, but there is something to be said for aerobic exercise.  Well, this week, something went wrong with my knee.  It just started to hurt and swell.  I'm sure it is just the swelling that is making it feel slightly unstable, but due my long and sordid history of trouble with this particular knee, I am ( Read more... )

They say that a high of 54 degrees and raining isn't normal for this time of year.  The last week has been like the dead of winter was, except it stays light out longer.  At least I'm not trying to have a summer vacation in a blizzard in Montana like my friend Tracey...  It *could* be worse.