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Saturday, June 21, 2008

Davy Diary, or The Dog Blog

Davy will be 9 weeks old on Sunday, and he has been with us now three weeks. Reviewing for anyone who has not read of it yet, Black Jack Davy is a border collie pup. He is very smart, but still a baby, and as hard as he tries to learn things, he forgets: he nips at heels and pant cuffs... he jumps and snaps at hands... he grabs Unsuitable Things for toys... he is far from continent in the house... But he is learning. Every day he gets it and retains it better, whichever lesson it is... He has... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

New Flowers for the Sally Garden!

Who knows what this one is? This is a green primrose! Or primula, I believe, across the Atlantic... And here is one for the Fourth o' July! Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 1, 2008

Another side-trip to Middle-earth

Recently wrote a little poem to add to my tribute to Tolkien writings.. The Courting of Goldberry There--! Among the reeds I see you! Part of the River, part of the land... I hear your laughter and your singing... I offer you my strong brown hand: Come with me. fair Lady springing from the heart of the River-- Come live on the land! Come sing with me, and with me dance-- Oh, sweet fair Lady, take the chance! Oh, Lady, come, I'm a lovely fellow in my happy blue hat and my boots of yellow-- I'm... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Oh what a clever girl am I!

Over the past two months, since the lad was home from college and I had his muscles and good nature to assist, there's a room in the back of the house that has been cleared out (mostly) of years' accumulation of stuff. Much of it was on top of an old mattress and boxspring that rested on top of a rather nice futon couch frame. The futon itself was long ago expelled from the house... "Launch futon torpedo!" We pulled and dragged and wedged and maneuvered until the frame was in view of the TV, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Here's an idea...

I just posted this notion to Blogitstaff, but I also want to run it by you, and see if anyone agrees with me that it's a good idea: I would like to give gift subscriptions-- perhaps read-only--to a number of people. One month samples, so to speak. Can I open accounts for others? Do we have a read-only option at all? What if you let us have a few free invites for maybe a more limited trial-read, to possibly boost membership? Maybe a two-week invite, with a 'coupon' for a discounted first-time,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 30, 2007

Movies! Your recommendations...?

pbitter brought up the subject of comedies... What are your favorite comedies? Are there some you can watch over and over again? Maybe it wasn't a comedy-genre movie, but just one with a lot of laughs... LAKE PLACID comes to mind as one of my favorites: technically, the genre might be monster-movie spoof, but it's spoofiness is intelligent and clever, and is not presented 'spoofily.' In fact, there is nothing like laughter to set in the hooks of a horror movie--One of the best ever for that is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 28, 2007

Christmas Report

Christmas was quietly fine here--Yes, Offy, there was a GPS involved... My husband is frequently in unfamiliar cities for his fencing tournaments, and he can get lost going from one end of the house to the other... My far-flung family sent wonderful gifts, and there will be no returns, I think, this year. One of the best I got is an 11 volume set of Will and Ariel Durant's HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION. It was in the vendor mall where I offer my cards and prints, and I made sure Santa knew I had my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

This isn't Inchland-- It's Planet of the 70s!

My cousin sent me this blog item. Last weekend I found a JC Penney catalog from 1977. It's not often blog fodder just falls in my lap, but this was two solid inches of it, right there for the taking! I thumbed through it quickly and found my next dining room set, which is apparently made by adding upholstery to old barrels: Also, I am totally getting this for my bathroom: There's plenty more home furnishings where those came from, however I'm not going to bore you with that. Instead, I'm going... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 4, 2007

A new Inchland coming!

For all you explorers of Inchland, there will soon be photos of a new region of the Inchland world: the land of Hole-in-the-Wall, and Goblin Valley, and the Cliff Dwellings of the Canyonlands... We are currently travelling Colorado and Utah, and these places, of course, have Inchlands within them... For seekers of Tolkien's Middle-earth, I am happy to tell you we have discovered the Trollshaws north of Rivendell, and will also have a few images to post upon getting from there, back again to our... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 12, 2007

More Tropical Inchland

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I'm doubtful the events of my life will be of great general interest, but I'd like to share a little more of me to the several of you on Blogit I've come to feel are real friends, and the many I imagine are potentially real friends. We'll see how it works out. ______________________ all my words and images posted on Blogit are copyright 2005-present, all rights reserved.

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