Happy birthday oakenking

I've just walked home from the shops. My usual route takes me along a path through a clump of trees where you always disturb the squirrels and they dash this way and that. Today, however, I spotted a tail bobbing away from me that didn't look right. I was pleased when owner reversed back my way to avoid crashing into another heading for the same ( Read more... )

..I'm weird

I originally posted this answer on Kateaw but then I saw that lots of friends had done it, so I have reposted ny results here.

I took that test and the circle came up with 25% interesting and 75% peculiar. It said my overall weirdness was 79 - and since the average is 27, then I am weirder than 97% of LJers. However, my writing is

I finished reading "The Time Traveller's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger yesterday. It is a lovely love story and I will recommend it ... but you must remember to read the chapter headings otherwise you might get confused. It is the tale of Clare and Henry. Clare first meets Henry when she is six and he was thirty-six, but Henry first met Clare when ( Read more... )

It is my last evening in which I can work on my textile memorial to Gytha at home - it should be on display in the Art Show at EasterCon. I was just putting all the pieces together when I realised the 1951 had been stitched as 1957. Arrrrr! Guess who is now going off to try and fix the problem?

I've just been watching the Orion nebula and the Andromeda nebula. It was awesome. The Pleiades were in sparkling form too. I even got to spot the Hyades.

Well I caught up on the various eJournals over the weekend and completely forgot to answer the four nice people to offered suggestions about my red sealing wax problem. Thanks to all of you ( Read more... )

Anyone got any suggestions on how to get rid of a spot of red sealing wax off one's nice new - first time ever worm - white skirt?

I had a lovely night's sleep last night ... but it wasn't really surprising that I slept so deeply because yesterday I had been awake since 04:40 ( Read more... )

Anyone got any suggestions on how to help someone suffering from a painful bout of sciatica?