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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Tuesday is garbage day

As soon as I am functional in the morning, the bag of garbage that didn't go out last night, must beat the garbage truck to the bins. I pay a few dollars to share the bins of the guys next door, but when they get busy with cleaning and all, that means the bins are full by Tuesday morning. Admittedly, this doesn't happen often. After cramming my one bag on top, who should appear in the front yard but Madame LaDarque herself! She makes good use of the trees in the front, in fact my first photos of... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Being quiet

I haven't had a lot to say lately. I have been reading, but even comments aren't surfacing much, though I am very glad that Baisy's daddy has emerged from the cell phone, and CCT's friends are amusing and sometimes moving as they amble through the country lanes. Smooch and Grump are a charming pair, and I hope Smooch is feeling better! Our Kabu, enjoying her Aussie break from winter, makes me feel ever more and more that I want to go down under again, and see more of the so-much I missed before.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

I read somewhere

It isn't spring until you see the first bluebird. Well, it is officially spring on my back porch. The male bluebird came to check out the seed cup, and sang in his rather raucous voice, then dashed away when he saw me, to sing loudly in the spruce tree in Charlie's back yard. Another feathered sign of spring is the persistant cooing of the ringneck doves flirting heavily with all the gal-doves in the neighborhood. The gals generally ignore the strutting and puffing and cooing. I planted some... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Faces of Charlie

CCT and I had a little chat about adding a third gallery to our own personal photos, and our pets: our kids Well... If you want to see my boy Charlie, he is now in my photostream but in his own set, as well: Faces of Charlie. There are some of our early pictures of the lad, including school photos, and his very first theater role. And then, there is the series of shots he made himself with his computer, before he actually majored in theater, just foolin' around. Enjoy!... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Here it comes again...

Yesterday was actually warm, today the snow is flying sideways again, made bright by the sunlight shining through the clouds. It's great to have the warm days when the heat never comes on, it helps pay for the days I push the thermostate up above 65 F. Madame Cheeky was at the door when I staggered out of the bedroom this morning. (I think sometimes, with nostalgia and neuralgia, of times when waking up and hopping out of bed was a cheery, pain-free exercise.) She has discovered the birdseed... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Trouble in knitting paradise

There was a simple guideline for the knitting group I have been going to: Please refrain from discussing inflammatory topics like politics and religion. Seems reasonable, and precautionary, but a concern arose: we have not, as a group, made any group decisions about what specific topics are to be off-limits. Is one person being uncomfortable sufficient to put something on the no-talk list? A matter came up involving the lady who brought some of her small exotic critters to the Wednesday group.... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Photos from the Odd Shots file

This is the file for images I don't know where else to put. As it turns out, there is a theme to bring some of them together. The main group here is "Seasons" but there are a few others, too. http://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/ All this was the result of going through some old flashdrives and transferring images to the laptop so they can be shared. Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Two days warm, one day cold and snowing...

It's been fish-bowl cleaning day for the rescue goldfish. They are bigger than the first batch, and need more room and more water surface. Every now and then, there are little lapping sounds: the goldfish at the surface, grabbing at the air. They do this when the oxygen in the water is depleted, and it means they need fresh, oxygenated water, and to have fewer fish in a single bowl. I have a number of bowls now with one or two occupants, and their water is freshened every two or three days. It... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 10, 2014

Second spring day in a row

Temps are almost all the way to hot, and I am itching to put the potted plants out and begin this summer's deck garden! Doors are open to let in spring airs, but I do have to watch for errant birds and squirrels. Spotted our Madame in the yard doing flips and dances when she thought no one was looking. She had settled down by the time I got back with the camera. I sent a query to a publisher that puts out serializations of fiction. It was a bit of frustrating to get that far, finding the right... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Spring cleaning

Rain yesterday, then snow, but big wet flakes that stacked two inches high on the back porch rail, and didn't accumulate much on the ground at all... What pioneers used to call a Sugar Snow, because it signaled the spring rising of the sap in the maples, and so, time to tap them to make syrup and maple sugar. I learned about this from Laura Ingalls Wilder, who was there. (LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS.) I don't think the big maple out front is a sugar maple, though. I was looking around my... Sign in to see full entry.

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