Alas, due to the combined efforts of the latest storm down here and the completely bloody-minded & incompetent airline (I'm not surprised they're going bankrupt), my trip to Philadelphia was cancelled. :o ( Read more... )

Haven't posted anything in a while, so thought I should...

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For those of you who have an interest in all things squid-like:

Squid Love

Had an unbelievably great weekend! You can look behind the cut if you wish to read about it ;o)

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.....is a warm homemade brownie, cake-like texture, extra amount of dark chocolate chips added....(will work this off via stair climbing and walking to train station today, so there isn't even any guilt attached ;o) )

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Had a pretty good time on Saturday: put finishing touches on cards and pressies for mother's birthday, cut some roses and ferns from backyard to make bouquet (for same reason). She was quite surprised and very pleased, which made me happy. In the evening went out with parents to a very good Danish restaurant, for more birthday-associated reasons ( ( Read more... )

A couple of weeks ago I sent away a tape from England (birthday pressie) to be converted to DVD. Yesterday when I came home, a surprise was hiding underneath the doormat: the tape was back, with converted DVD...yay! It's a really lovely movie, too (Box of Delights), and I'd been looking for it for ages and ages, and now I *finally* have it ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago I bought some seeds from Home Depot (or Despot, whichever you prefer), mainly basil and mint, but also some oregano and italian parsley. I put them in little white pots and set them in a nice sunny spot by the kitchen window, making sure to water them every few days. Patience seems to have paid off, since they're now all sprouting ( ( Read more... )

(grins)....No argument here...

You are the High Renaissance and absolutely
bursting with ideas. Sometimes, your
versatility is overwhelming and you have to be
careful to do justice to all of your talents.
You love the artistic world, culture and
classical civilization.

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