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One of our "Year Two in the House" projects is to get a proper patio area set up in the backyard, with room for the firepit and table that isn't just sitting out on the grass. Since we don't have a lot of money, and I don't want to commit the environmental no-no of putting down another impermeable surface, this is going to be an area bounded by ( Read more... ) -
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The Mississippi is very high right now -- it's rather shocking to look at when I cross it on my commute -- which led to a discussion about various large-scale Midwestern weather events David and I remember. Which led to my looking up the Great Flood of 1993 on Wikipedia, which led to my finding this truly epic gem of fail that I had never seen ( Read more... ) -
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It's going to be interesting to see how Mom handles the whole rapidly approaching Empty Nest thing, what with Raquel heading off to college next fall and my next youngest siblings approaching marriage and college graduation, respectively ( Read more... ) -
Oh, parody, how I love thee. xD
Okay, I haven't gotten through much of this yet because I'm laughing so hard I can barely breathe (oh, god, chapter 3 xD), but:
Lawd of Them Hills -- What if Faramir and Boromir had been hillbillies? Come on. You know you want to read about what's happening in Go'nder Holler. xD
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Almost time to start gardening...
Well, I ordered the seed for the tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, bush beans, peas, cucumbers, spinach, and strawberries today. I am thinking some of the things we had considered planting -- like cabbage -- just aren't going to be worth the hassle, as they practically give them away at the farmer's market when they're in season. And anyway there's ( Read more... ) -
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Another illustration inspired by Llinos's "Recaptured", for Chapter 64, "Requiescat." See? See? This is what I do to authors who make me cry. xDDD
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Ah, and here we are, entering this year's Red-head Hell Week. Number of times my hair is mentioned to me during a normal week: roughly once a day. Number of times it's expected to come up this week: roughly every five minutes. I kind of want to post the following sign at my desk at work ( Read more... )
