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Today was a good day
I spent a little bit of time cooking,a little bit of time outside with my chickens, a little bit of time holding an infant, and a little bit of time on the painting project in my kitchen. I had a lovely dinner and outing with my girlfriend and her son and my son. I learned a new craft project. I got one of the sweetest compliments on my cooking ( Read more... ) -
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G and I went on a backpacking trip in the Olympics. Maybe I'll write more later, but for the moment I just want to record the word that G coined. "Bearanoid" - The state of jumpiness that results from nearly walking into a bear because you were paying more attention to tricky footing than to the path ahead, resulting in a pause every 2 steps to ( Read more... ) -
Micro-fiction: "Edifice"
Tin Pan Joe saw the sharp outline of a roof and approached cautiously. It had been a long time since the prospector had seen another person. He wasn't sure of his welcome, but the promise of shelter drew him. It was a sturdy edifice, built to last, with four half-timbered walls, a single window, and a sharply slanted roof to shed the snow. The ( Read more... ) -
Walkies
I went walking today at Brightwater for the first time. I saw two little falcons! It's a perfect 1- hour loop: a little bit of elevation but not too much, nice firm gravel paths, very pretty, close to home.
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Winter holidays
I'm so blissfully happy right now ( Read more... ) -
Autograph
Best idea I've had all week: have Steve Perry, lead singer and driving force behind Cherry Poppin' Daddies, autograph my dress!
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Andean crops update
Today we dug the Yakon and Mashua that I planted in the keyhole garden.
From 4 Yakon plants (2 white and 2 red) we got 9lbs of tubers. That's pretty good for 1- year - old baby plants. I'll put them in pots of sawdust in my house where I can keep an eye on their humidity. Maybe plastic bag tents like mushrooms or African violets. The Yakon is ( Read more... ) -
If you were a magazine...
Jeremy and I often have VERY silly "pillow talk." Yesterday he decided that I am Reader's Digest. Short, but still contains all the good bits. Full of wisdom, humor, and random quotes. Sure I have issues, but at least they are diverse and entertaining. And my favorite: "Loved by more people than actually have subscriptions."
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Practice makes... less sucky
Being heartbroken is like moving. No one enjoys it, but sometimes you have to move on. It's harder when you don't do it often. For someone who has lived in the same house for 35 years, moving is a complete end of everything they know. When you have changed houses as often as I have you get pretty good at packing things away where you can find them ( Read more... ) -
being heartbroken and excited at the same time is weird
Sometimes being poly leads to strange things going on in my brain and body. Or maybe it's just the way my brain is wired, how I compartmentalize things? I can laugh and sing while I'm dying inside. I remember that strange duality after my husband ended our relationship. Like flowers growing in the playa: so out of place, so unexpected ( Read more... )
