Deserved Indulgence

Twitter killed my blog

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:30:02 -0500

Even though a lot has happened, very little of it has been my story to tell.
There was a trip home,
Some extended family craziness (the standard kind).
A string of house guests.
I wrote a novel in November. (NaNoWriMo)
Health issues (my own and those of family).
and some much needed connections with old friends.

Somewhere in there the Holidays happened, and my Christmas tree is still up.
I’ve got big plans for the next few months.
We will see where they go.

Guess the break wasn’t quite over.

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:50:28 -0400

School is finally out for the year.
The High School Monkey has friends sleeping over tonight.

The pool. It is calling my name.

The picture (circa approximately 1910ish?)
The little boy - not the baby - is my great-grandfather. His mom is standing beside him with her hand on my great-great grandfather’s shoulder, while my great-great-great grandfather is standing on his other side. This picture makes me happy.

Well teenage girls are descending - back in a bit.

Okay, so break’s over

Wed, 27 May 2009 08:20:43 -0400

The rain won’t stop long enough for me to finish mowing the lawn.

I’ve developed quite the lovely ice coffee habit. Check out that cold brewed coffee tute that’s roaming the interwabs. (okay - basically dump ground coffee into water and leave at room temp for 8 hours and strain. Store in fridge.) I then use my blender, ice, simple syrup, and milk of choice to make something frappachinoish - but better.

I’m working on my list of summer goals. Writing them on index cards - categorized (home, painting/photography, metals, trips, sewing, mind/body). I’m not so anal that I’m color coding them ... hmmm or am I?

Reading: Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross
Listening to: La Boheme by Puccini
Watching: The Phillies games
Painting: an abstract
Eating: Artichokes (Attempting to eat our way through the alphabet again)
A= artichokes, B= bacon, C= cheese,
upcoming D= Doughnuts, E= Eggplant or Egg Salad, F = Fava beans, Fried dough, or French Fries, G= Grapes, H= Hot dogs or Hamburgers or ... (is there anything non icky that starts with H? Even some vegan versions of these kinda gross me out) Hijiki it is a seaweed! I= ice cream, J = Jalapenos or Jackfruit, K = kiwi or kale.

Enough of that - I’m off to make my little cards.

I’m probably in the car

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:05:59 -0400

If you need me, I’m probably in the car.
Or outside in the garden.
I could be in a class,
or taking the dog for a walk.
Possibly I’m in the studio,
Or away on a trip.
I might even be cleaning the kitchen,
but honestly, I wouldn’t bet money on that one.

I am so thankful for the Spring weather (and the burst of energy associated with) that I am not even cursing the allergies yet.

Been up to lots. Not a lot of time for blogging. I don’t feel guilty for that. I have a gentle friendship with my blog. We will pick right up where we left off when life gets slower and I have stories to tell.

Spring!

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:44:08 -0400

Thank goodness it is Spring.
Around here the gray days are generally gone, it is chilly instead of frigid, and I am having the urge to duct tape someone to a wall.

Back in Engineering School at U of A, we had a tradition. Since 1909 the Engineering College has celebrated the arrival of Spring with Engine Week. We duct taped each other to the walls to see how long we would stick ... (20 mins was the record while I was there). We tossed eggs in over constructed, protective, contraptions off the balconies. We built Rube Goldberg machines, played golf, cards, and racquet ball.
Food and insanity the way only nerds can really pull off.
Since I spent so long there (Hey, I was a single mom, working and going to school. It took me a little longer than normal.) Engine week is part of my biological time clock now. *sigh* Maybe I’ll tape a potted plant to the wall like a sconce just for old times sake :)

What else is going on ...
hmmm
Running around like a chicken with my head cut off. My calendar is suddenly more complex than it has been in years. I wake up in the middle of the night convinced that I didn’t hit that save button after I entered an appointment in my iphone - and therefore lost it and have no idea when or what I am supposed to be doing tomorrow.

I pulled a couple of muscles. Didn’t rest them properly so now I’m paying the price. Not a huge deal. PT a couple of times a week, had to switch cars with TTH since his is an automatic (and about 7 billion times bigger than my mini). Hopefully I’ll be back to yoga soon.

My best friend from high school will be here tomorrow for a visit. I’m very excited to see her and am trying to restrain myself from packing way too much stuff into the next few days. Speaking of packing too much stuff into a day - I’ve got to go wash some linens, clean up a kitchen and pick up a kid from a sleepover.

Hang on - just heard on the radio ... Tibetan Buddhist Monks rioted? Is there any video? Anyone else think this sounds like ridiculous propaganda? I’m off to google (then wash, clean, and pick up).