Posts from February, 2006

Update on the Wolfpup

Okay, false alarm. The Wolfpup was, in fact, doing his homework. Homework which (apparently) is not even due yet — he was trying to get a head start on it. Then his mom called him and told him to come home. So he did. Thus leaving the unfinished homework, which btw, he finished tonight. So I besmirched and worried for no reason. Guess my spidey senses need a tune up. Good job my young lord.

Power Blog of Indeterminate Length

Stealing Honey from a Swarm of Bees…

It’s been sunny three days in a row now.

The scary thing is, I’m starting to believe it.

In Seattle, where it rains upwards of 40 days in row, you really can’t get your hopes up about one sunny day. It could just be a 24 hours sanity break. But three days in a row? Now that’s temptingly Spring-like. Not to mention the crocuses are randomly blooming in my front lawn. (Remember that part in Generation X, where they throw playing cards on the front lawn and plant a daffodil bulb wherever one lands? I liked that.) Oh, and my neighbor’s ornamental cherry is all rosy…and this morning, at 7:30, it was vaguely … {read more…}

Eden’s French Pantoum Poem About Fall (best read outloud while looking at fall leaves)

seeing fall birds
eating pumpkin pie
snow (sometimes)
jumping into leaf piles

eating pumpkin pie
new clothes
jumping into leaf piles
going to school

new clothes
snow (sometimes)
going to school
seeing fall birds

No Posts…

There have been no posts lately due to the fact that migraines have returned (day three and counting.) But hey, a three week pain-free run is nothing to sneeze at so I’m still winning the emotional battle. Hopefully these will ebb soon.

Until then, check out this video from Pink (Thanks Bob C, for sending this to me.)

If I Only Had a Hammer…

if i only had a hammer

My friend-and-mentor, Rose Swetman, sent this clip to me this week. First I laughed uproariously…then I started to think. Do I, in fact, have a hammer? What might it be?

Have you got a hammer? What are you doing with it? Do tell!