. . . well, you know the rest. Her Furry Eminence is ill. She scared the hell out of me this weekend being ill ( Read more... )

Emmaline tells me that summer is over ( Read more... )

So, Emmaline, Her Imperial Furrosity, the Cat (registered trademark) and Chief Rodent Control Officer of 1102 knows, ever since that little mouse in the baking drawer fiasco, that I have a thing about rodents IN THE HOUSE. I don’t know how many times I have reminded her over the years that Emily Post-Housecat says to always eat home catch al ( Read more... )

I have a fun news item. after how many years of using family hand-me-down/heirlooms and such like, I bought new dishes for the house. The first new set of dishes I have ever bought and it was fun ( Read more... )

. . . I was sitting at the title company freaking out at the ream of paper I needed to read and sign to officially buy my house ( Read more... )

So far, so good. I like the new job. I thought my head was going to burst the first two weeks with all the stuff I was trying to wedge in. Brain kept telling me it was full already, but it found space. Goddess only knows what the back room looks like right now. (I know what my sewing room looks like! whew, bad really isn't the word ( Read more... )

Thu Jul 30, 2015 at 05:00 AM PDT ( Read more... )

Well, they are not backfilling me.  When I lock the door on Friday the office will be closed.  It feels weird and upsetting that all the work I have done here over the last seven months will just get covered in dust ( Read more... )

I am starting a new job in Seattle on Monday, August 3.

Just thought you should know.

Rosceline

I just thought I would crow for a moment.  The foxglove seedlings that I planted a month ago and that looked so fragile and short lived are thriving!  Seattle has had some of the worst unseasonable hot weather I have ever survived and the foxgloves are not only still alive they are thriving ( Read more... )