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Batik & other craftiness. Mulberry. Sliding toward 40.
Broke as a joke this week - the paycheck I use to pay my mortgage always makes for a rough couple of weeks. We’d planned to spend Memorial Day up in Illinois at this big party but decided to postpone it for another year. In retrospect, I’m really glad. I had a vacation day scheduled for tomorrow so we could leave town earlier for the long trip ( Read more... ) -
Upcoming weekend.
I love the month of May in Louisville! It starts with the end of Derby festival (2 - 3 weeks of parades, steamboat races, Chow Wagons, free concerts, steamboat and hot air balloon races) and the running of the Kentucky Derby. After a couple of quiet days to recuperate & clean up, we’re back at it again. I feel like I need to clone myself to do ( Read more... ) -
"Trust" at the Moth
I'm sure there is some way to embed a YouTube video but I really don't know. Sorry. But it is worth a click to watch! Just under five minutes. My first win at the Moth!
http://youtu.be/K1pzlLgCiM4
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Critter updates. Guest room. Crafty projects. Gardening.
Gypsi has been working out lately. That is the only explanation for her new burst of athleticism.
She was out in the backyard last week and wanted to come back in about 15 seconds after she went out there. She is bad about that - we're trying to work on her about her housetraining again. Since the couple of days after she got back from the ( Read more... ) -
Senses askew. Echoes. Pleasures of food.
I have a favorite pair of boots that I've worn for the last 13 years. The tread is getting paper-thin in spots. You can read the uneven wear and how I roll my foot to the outside. They were a gift from Liz, the mother of a guy I dated for a while, and they were far more expensive than any other pair I owned. I went yesterday to see if they ( Read more... ) -
"Love Hurts"
The theme for The Moth for February is "Love Hurts." Mick & I are both putting our names in the hat and working strategies out.
I've won twice - once for a story about being bullied in the fifth grade, and once for a story where I got really aggressive with a stranger at a free concert. This month is a rich one to mine. Mick's strategy is to ( Read more... ) -
NJ to TX. Air Mega Mattress!
Next month, Rob & Cassie are moving to Texas. Cassie is flying down there with Monroe. Rob is taking the cat Harpo in the moving truck and driving down. Cassie's father David is driving the car for them. They are leaving out of Jersey City and heading to Austin. Cassie and the baby are heading straight there but the rest are stopping off in ( Read more... ) -
Evicting a possum.
Saturday, Gypsi was out in the back yard making a racket. This is nothing new - she is a nervous dog and barks A LOT. She barks at birds and squirrels and neighbors and kids and plastic bags stuck on the fence. But her pitch was raised and frantic - she sounded like she could go hoarse at any minute. Mick looked out the back window and saw her ( Read more... ) -
Dreams of musical skills. Cake with history.
I dreamed a couple of nights ago, I was teaching a class full of children. They all had different musical instruments, and they were all playing different songs. I was playing some instrument myself - I don't remember what it was - and I could hear every single song every child was playing. It wasn't cacophonous or confusing. In real life, I ( Read more... )