( cut for VERY long, but with pictures )

Whenever someone asks for a recommendation of books to read I mention the Liaden books by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. These books are so good that I actually own multiple copies of all of them - at the very least an electronic copy and a dead tree version and sometimes more than one dead tree version ( Read more... )

I just emailed this list to the people that I did the training walk with today. I thought some of you would find this list interesting. Some of them I've posted before and at least one is only accessible if you're registered for the Komen, but I'm posting the entire list for future reference.

( here's the list )

I mentioned a few months ago that I really wanted to rejoin I.O.L.I., in part so that I could get access to their back issues for less than the cost of buying them at $5 an issue. So the wonderful aluminmug gave me the money to renew my membership ( Read more... )

You guys know from last year that I'll eventually slow down on Komen posts until it gets closer to the walk. But right now having just started with the walking for the year and with the other walks in the area coming up I'm posting a lot ( Read more... )

So the good news is that I figure I walked about 1.5 miles today in Clinton from 9006 Simpson to 11208 Colorado St and back.

But the question is - Does it still count as walkies if I walk to Rita's Italian Ice and back?

In other news - tomorrow Rita's is giving away a free regular sized Italian ice to celebrate the 1st day of springToday was ( Read more... )

Some of my friends took part in creating the Plimoth Jacket. I was a slacker who hasn't finished making the sample piece of lace yet, but I do have the privilege of having said kit. And I'm working on the lace now ( Read more... )

So Thursday I had lunch with the lovely t_ngina1 before heading to Laurel for a visit with flt, devilvern and the hounds. Drake has been having continuing health issues and I wanted to get in some pettin time to relieve his humans ( Read more... )

Here it is, per molly_world's request. For the Privateer Feast I'll leave out the onions and we'll use a different pasta.

( Penne Alla Vodka recipe )

Ice Castles
January 30, 2010
Barony of Black Diamond

Poll Ice Castles