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Farewell
Pwca, 17, died Wednesday at his home in Cleveland Heights, a family spokesman reported. His health had been in decline as he battled feline cancer a second time, after a successful surgery in April of 2008. Well known as a bon vivant, gourmand, enfant terrible' and political figure ("The Dreadful Kitten" and "The Emperor Pook" numbering among his ( Read more... ) -
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Important note - never post an "everything seems to be going great" note until after the event is over. Really ( Read more... ) -
Going into NOWM
If you'd asked me a week ago, I wouldn't have had a very positive outlook on the big event coming up. I was still hurting from the recent extraction of a wisdom tooth, and it seemed like everybody had a problem, a gripe or a crisis about to boil over. And I felt like I was letting everybody down, so I just wanted to lair up and be miserable and say ( Read more... ) -
My Summer: All Mapped Out
So, the Pearce Family House Thing is a “go”. We’re letting my parents’ house to the daughter of our next door neighbors, who’s been trying to get out of the monster house she “won” in her divorce a couple years ago. Alissa and her 2 darling children Hal & Lily will benefit from being next door to the grandparents, who will benefit from having their ( Read more... ) -
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Sarah and I went to JoAnn's to get linen for summer gowns for her - actually linen-blend, since it was on sale at about $5 a yard and I had a 20% of coupon. And we fell in love with the brilliant sage-like green as well. Kewl. I should have checked the bolt, because JoAnn's also shelves the $15/yard pure linen on the same rack, under the "Sale, ( Read more... ) -
SCA Meme
GENERAL SCA ( Read more... ) -
When Fencing, Mind the Floor.
I'm used to fighting on carpet. The plastic tarp that covered the gymnasium floor at Central Catholic was different. Sort of slippery. Just a little mobile against the floor itself. And thin ( Read more... ) -
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Coronation is past and went well.
Highlights of the day:- Ilsa's new dress - it was a perfect cornflower blue that went beautifully with her hair, and she said she felt very special walking about in a dress her lord sewed especially for her. We had been working on her Gothic Fitted Dress, but towards the end of last week, she asked if I'd be ( Read more... )
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Happy SCA New Year Day ( Read more... )