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One more cup of coffee before I go
One more cup of coffee for the road One more cup of coffee ’fore I go To the valley below Bob Dylan Every morning, my son and I have coffee together. We are the earliest risers in the house, so … Continue reading
Catch up
Lovely long five day weekend where I have been busy, yet can’t recount exactly what I did. Well, some of it, I remember, so it’s not a lost weekend. I mucked out the goat shed and cursed myself for NOT … Continue reading
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All Jane, All the Time
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. Northanger Abbey Jane Austen PBS has done three Jane Austen movies in a row, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. As a … Continue reading
Worm sign, Usul!
This morning, among other things, I turned the dirt in four more of the garden beds. This year, unlike last year, I found WORMS! Woo-hoo. I must admit, after starting with the soil in my backyard, I feel this is … Continue reading
This is my life
A long post after a long silence. My daughter has harangued me mercilessly about this, and I’m hoping this will mollify her for a day or so. Let me begin with the most recent pictures of my beloved children, Morgan … Continue reading
This n that for August 29
The weather report: As of august 27, there were 67 consecutive days of 100 degree temperatures, two shy of the record 69 days set in the 1920′s. We actually had some measurable rain (by my standards of measuring, which a … Continue reading
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This n that for mid-August
Today’s Bob Bean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chsDCC6oUS4 What I’m missing Rain, obviously, but this time of year I miss school. Specifically, buying school supplies. New pens and pencils. Crisp notebooks with clean white pages. Don’t get me wrong, I still buy a few … Continue reading
The difference in eggs. . .
Another hot day here in Austin, although I briefly believed we might get some rain this morning. Sadly, no. Chicken and eggs news Anyway, we have been regularly getting two eggs a day. Today was a record day: 7 eggs. … Continue reading
This week
What I’m reading The Other Queen, by Phillipa Gregory, about Mary of Scotland during her imprisonment in England under Queen Elizabeth. Gregory also wrote The Other Boleyn Girl and is clearly in the business of writing about the lesser woman … Continue reading
Shiva, the bad little brahma, and other stories
HA! Did you really think I was going to start with the bad little Brahma? Not a chance! You must suffer through other nattering first. What am I reading? I just finished Palace Circle, which has almost everything an escapist … Continue reading
