So here I am, like picking up where I left off. The garden is more like a mini farm and the lake is full from the big storm that flooded much of Pasco. The crows are loud and it rains every afternoon. The humidity is at least 50 ( Read more... )

Early tomorrow morning we leave for Florida. Of course, we won't be arriving until evening, the day after ( Read more... )

There are few things more disappointing than having done things the "right" way, the "correct" way, the way dictated by U.S. Consulate law, only to be given an unsympathetic "No ( Read more... )

I started learning to knit a couple of months ago. It's not hard--anyone with functional fingers can learn. The movement of the yarn and the needles is straightforward ( Read more... )

Next month I leave one home and head for another. New Zealand is where I grow my leaves, but Florida nurtures my roots ( Read more... )

I must write everyday, even if I am upset or scared or unmotivated. I should have done this in the morning but sometimes the day follows a different course. I spoke to mom and sis over the phone instead--I don't regret it. But I am dissatisfied with how I've been feeling all evening. The dark, cold shadow has returned and I am not able to just let ( Read more... )

At the suggestion of spryng I have decided to do my own "day in the life" post. It's not nearly as nice as hers. My pics look like they were taken by someone coming down from a crack binge (hence all the blur) and there aren't any pretty desert scenes. But it is my life, and I'm darn happy with it just the way it is. So here we go:


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I just finished a week of reading-deprivation ( Read more... )

All day, I work with documents from 1914. They are the medical records of New Zealand soldiers who fought during the first world war ( Read more... )

In about 27 minutes, the moon is going to break over the horizon and it will looker bigger and fuller than it does on any other day ( Read more... )