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Nothing makes me happier than seeing my washing strung out to dry on the clothesline. The Badger kindly put mine back up last week, and while it’s shorter now it still holds about 2 loads of laundry.

So it was with a deep contentment that I hung the laundry up this morning and watched the […]

So this doesn’t describe my job, or the Badger’s, but a girl can dream.

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There are leaves on the cottonwoods that grow on the lava beds, and we have seen 3 bears this week.  The air smells green, and it’s sunny today.
(And the Badger had a nice birthday with the year’s first barbequed steak and THREE new Lee Valley catalogues in the mail)

We were at Walmart (ugh) the other night, picking up a spring jacket for Thing Two, and I found a guy’s t-shirt that I kinda liked- it had a bit of a v-neck, not too deep, but it was boxy, and I’ve gotten used to wearing shirts shaped for a girl. Being the do-it-yourself ninja, […]

Lots of things going on, in real life and in my mind.  Those who’ve known me for a while know that I’m happiest when I’m being creative.  You’d think that the house would be a big enough creative outlet that I’d be set for years, but, well, all the decisions have been made.  Well most […]

Thing One is off on an extended stay at her aunty’s. We chat and e-mail and sometimes even talk on the phone, even though that is sooo 20th Century. Here’s a recent ‘conversation’:

I kinda miss the monkey. Aaigh.

I came across mention of white peacocks this morning- I had never heard of such a thing, I don’t know why not.  I went hunting and found some pics- they are delicate and ethereal looking.  But I suspect they’re just as noisy as their colourful counterparts.

Browsing the ‘net recently I came across the Purse Project- as site that suggests a theme every couple of months for sewing a purse or bag. You create something on that theme and submit it, and the site owner makes a nice flickr gallery of everyone’s contributions. I’m not a purse collector, all […]