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Random facts

Nectarine stones can be digested by a hefty waste disposal, but please don't try this yourself. It's really noisy, it was an accident, and I'm not planning to do it again. There really is a creperie in St Louis. They have nutella and strawberry

Weather again

Going to Ohio tomorrow for Hubby's graduation from Vineyard Leadership Institute. Yay graduation! Then on Tuesday, he takes his final exam. No, I don't understand that one either. Might get to visit The Yarn Shop again, and show them what I've done with their

Strange minds

Hubby found an old Wired article: The Geek Syndrome. Here are a couple of snippets: Autism - and its milder cousin Asperger's syndrome - is surging among the children of Silicon Valley. Are math-and-tech genes to blame? Though Asperger's syndrome is less disabling than "low-functioning&

Living history

The Ford Thunderbird is a redesign of the original Thunderbird, in production from 1955 to 1966. The Volkswagen Beetle is based on the original VW Bug, in production in Europe from 1938 to 1978. The BMW Mini is a rework of the original Morris Mini, sold from 1959 to 2000.

Spellings and such

It's annoying when I get website feedback informing me that my spellings are all wrong. Fact is, they're English spellings, not American. I was born in England, did all my schooling in England, and I write my websites in English, not American English. They are not

Odds and Coins

Does anyone have a California quarter they could mail me? I'll mail back a Minnesota quarter, we have two of those. This 50 State Quarters program is helping me learn my states. I do know where California is, but those quarters haven't made it anywhere near

Revenge of the Sith

Surprisingly, the movie didn't suck. Some of the dialogue was cringe-worthy, I still think Yoda is a first class fraud for shuffling around with that stick, but it was an OK movie. No spoilers here. I got off work early to go see the matinee with Hubby, which

There's a hole in my house, dear Liza, dear Liza

The trouble with home improvements is that in order for things to get better, they first have to get worse. A lot worse. Our house needed painting last year. It went from looking like it needed painting, to looking like someone had eaten half the paint off, to primer grey.

Weather with you

First bug bite of the year. I'm horribly allergic to mosquito bites but I iced this one down before it got bad. Our monster cottonwood trees are raining white fuzz, the honeysuckle along the back wall is cruising for a vicious pruning, front yard rose bush pumped out

Home again

House is still standing, both cats healthy, huge thanks to our cat-sitters for the excellent job. Remembered to bring my pillow home this time! Wonderful conference, met a lot of great people, some excellent workshop sessions, good food. Managed to fit in a trip to a yarn shop and find

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