Continued from Day Four. (From the beginning.) On Friday we packed all of our stuff back up and headed out.  We were barely out of the resort when: This tire is flat. Apparently all that gravel out to Horne Lake Caves the day before also included a small screw.  We limped around the corner to … Continue reading Summer Horrification — Day Five — Englishman River and Rathtrevor

Rituals of childhood (content note: gun violence, mass shooting) The Stump That Didn’t Die Growth mindset lessons had no impact The Costs of Reliability Everyone I know is mostly going about their days right now slightly dazed with horror about the detention camps on the southern border. Piece of string? I’m a frayed knot (Included … Continue reading Links — September 1

When the Public Feared That Library Books Could Spread Deadly Diseases The Difference Between Happiness and Joy Who’s Considered Thin Enough for Eating Disorder Treatment? The Cost of Next Day Delivery Attending Burning Man or Parenting a Toddler? Not having kids is nothing new. What centuries of history tell us about childlessness today. Prehistoric Parents … Continue reading Links — October

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I would like to have a new raincoat.  Longer than my current gear because surely I will be drier if I have more coat.  I’m thinking something like this. @sewaholic Robson and Great War greatcoat #historybounding Eventually this will have to be made out of clearly 21 century waterproof fabric. In some ahistorically bright colour … Continue reading Rain Coat

For Advent this year, the church I attend removed the baptismal font. I missed a few weeks, but by the fourth week the table was gone too. On Christmas Eve the pulpit was gone. All swept away for Christmas decor and space for a slick performance with little time for audience participation. Never mind community. … Continue reading Symbols

Mornings go best when I’m ready to go before anyone else gets out of bed. I need to save my knees for my commute and cannot take the stairs at work. (Having discovered how much this helps, I am now reconsidering all the previous times in my life when my knee issue flared up.) I … Continue reading Things I learned in 4 months of full time employment

I’ve had some requests to show details of how I arrange the buttons in order to shorten my long skirts for bicycling. Well like this: Clear as mud? Let’s take a closer look. Disclaimer: I’ve been wearing both of these skirts for years and it shows in these detail shots. First that plaid walking skirt … Continue reading Bustled for Bicycling

In the early fall, over 400 bicycles would pass through the bike counter on my route before me in the morning. That number has dwindled through the winter. I don’t know what it was during the rain and wind that we had last week. I took the bus for a couple of days. But on … Continue reading Counting

Laundry. Built deer protection for my garden. Purchased materials for deer protection for my apple trees. Dishes. Mended one sweater and one pair of jeans. Reinforced neckline on another sweater in an attempt to have it fit better. Culled my wardrobe. Verified that garden deer protection withstands wind warning type winds.

I have to say, I think Anand is learning more at home being unschooled than he was in school, and is much happier. Which isn’t to say that he isn’t missing some things that could use more disciplined teaching, and I’m hoping Kevin and I will have more time to do that this summer after the semester’s … Continue reading "Learning From Home"

So, I ordered a bunch of native plants on Etsy, and they were WAY cheaper than they are in stores around here. They came as chunks of root, essentially. It only occurred to me after I ordered to worry about why they were so cheap — is it possible they’re being illegally harvested from woodlands? … Continue reading "Native Plants From Etsy"

Lily-of-the-valley getting ready to bloom — quick reminder to locals that I’m planning on replacing most of mine with native ground cover, so if you want to come dig up a few for a Mother’s Day gift, please feel free.

Native pink trillium, aka wake-robin, presumably named such because they bloom in spring when the robins are warbling like mad? ‘Wake-robin’ is just a great name for a flower. 

Jack-in-the-pulpit, another native with a great name.  And such an unusual appearance. The roots are apparently edible, but only with some serious treatment — you have to let them dry for at least six months, then roast them, then grind them to mix in with flour…otherwise, you can get severe irritation of the mouth. I’m having … Continue reading "Jack-in-the-pulpit"

Anyone know what this lovely tree is? Spotted in Mills Park.

Made a fire and burnt up a whole bunch of tree pruning today, toasted marshmallows with the kids. Fire good.

Heh. K Tempest Bradford happened across an old photo of me and Neil — I’m in a sari, so I’m guessing this was at the Hugos. We look very young, so at least a decade ago — maybe two.