Sunday, March 25, 2012

The Last March Meme

Welcome back to Sunday Stealing which originated on WTIT: The Blog authored by Bud Weiser. Here we will steal all types of memes from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent memes. You may have heard of the expression, “honor amongst thieves”. In that age-old tradition, we also have our rules. First, we always credit the blog that we stole it from and we will “fess up” to the blog owner where we stole the meme. We also provide a link to the victim's post. (It's our way of saying "Thanks!") We do sometimes edit the original meme, usually to make it more relevant to our global players, to challenge our players, sometimes to select that meme's best questions, or simply to make it less repetitive from either this new meme or recently asked questions from a prior featured meme. Let's go!!!


Today we ripped off a blogger and blog named Susan K. Mann. She claims to have been tagged by the lovely Pippa from A Mothers Ramblings in this & Questions and by the book loving Big Book Little Book. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. Take the time to comment on other player's posts. It's a great way to make new friends! Link back to us at sundaystealing


Sunday Stealing: The Last March Meme

1. Which TV character do you think you are most like? Fozzie Bear

2) What time do you go to bed?10:30 pm ( I get up at 2:30 am)

3) What was the last meal you made from scratch? Dinner last night - mushroom risotto, Spinach stuffed chicken with rosemary and lemons, tossed salad.

4) What is your favorite type of music?country, classic rock

5) In what position do you sleep?left side

6) What is your first memory?my aunt wore a bun, when she came to help my mom when my brother was born.

7) What is your least favorite smell?BO

8) It's your round at the pub and your friends asked you to surprise them. What drink would you buy and why?Guinness floats - 'cause if it gets to me - it's time for dessert and heading home.

9) What was the last thing you read/watched that made you cry? The last chapter of No Ordinary Genius - where Richard Feynman dies.

10) They say that you learn something new every day. What was the last thing you have learned?That some Gang Green wearing Jets fans have no idea who Tebow is... mwahahaha

11) Which Literary love interests would you snog, marry and avoid.You guys are aware these men aren't real right??

12) What is your oldest memory?Isn't this the same question as number 6??

13) Paperback, Hardback or Kindle? Which of these is your favorite reading format and why?Paperback - lighter, don't have to worry about the cover, can get it from the library.  Only read 2 books on a reader  - jury is still out.

14) If you could bring back any canceled TV series for another run what would you pick and why?I would either have them finish Firefly or Farscape.  The wrap it up movie really didn't cut it for me - and I really got into the characters.

15) Paperback, Hardback or Kindle?How about dementia meds??  this is the same as 13!

Saturday, March 24, 2012

I got 2 more books

The Periodic Table by Primo Levi uses the elements to create structure of his life from a small Jewish settlement in Italy to Auschwiez - not my usual kind of book - so we'll see.

The second book I got is Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy.  Those of you who've known me awhile, know I like Irish Lit.  For whatever reason I've never read one of Binchy's book - and this was recommended by several people as a good one to start with.

Right now - I have caught up with my goal of reading 30 books this year.  I was initially behind for the first 10 weeks.  Right now I am at 6 books read - which is just short of target.  I figure I need to read .58 books a week.  So I should be at 6.9 -  may need to look for books similar to Nora Roberts or Debbie Macomber that I can read in a day or two to catch up for real.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Ugh - change



I'm not afraid of change.  Really, I'm not.  If you only knew the changes I've dealt with at work - or all the different positions (or positions that were eliminated making me find something new) I can roll with it.  Tony switched from the Home Depot 20 to the Office Depot/ Mobil 1 14.  I needed a lot of new clothes, but I dealt. 

However, it is way past my bedtime, and I just discovered that Blogger changed all the stuff to look at comments, dashboard, create a post etc etc etc.  I am not equipped  currently to process this change.


Thursday, March 22, 2012

This comic I found describes my day on so many levels.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Sensational Haiku Wednesday
Sensational Haiku Wednesday

Welcome to “Sensational Haiku Wednesday!”

Thanks Jenn for hosting!

The basics: Haiku is simple! It is 3 non-rhyming lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively (a great way to use your fingers!)

Here are Jenn's rules:

      Structure: While Haiku may be written by some in other styles, for THIS meme only 5-7-5 is acceptable. At least one of your haiku must be in this format.
      Theme/Prompt: We have a new prompt each week, and your haiku needs to be related to it, if not include the actual word in it. Feel free to leave a word suggestion in a comment!
      Linking: When you post your link, link to the blog post with your haiku, not to the main page of your blog.
      Reciprocate: If you participate and post your link on my website, you must have a link back here on your post. It’s only fair.
    Folks not complying with the above risk having their links removed. Don’t make me be all “Grrrr” and stuff, it makes me grumpy! Thanks for your cooperation! P.S. This is a really busy time for me – I may not get around to everyone each week. Sorry about that, but unfortunately I need to attend to business before pleasure!

This week’s theme is: Battle

All face struggles

how we approach them, measures

the person we are.

 

Sit in foreign lands

hoping to see tomorrow

defending ideals.

 

Losing a love'd one

Left alone to face each day

getting out of bed.

 

Giving up all else

Striving to become the best

Not all will make it.

 

 


Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Quickie

This is post #1005 for me.  Since May 2008.  I would have done a big 1000th post - but since I don't always hit the dashboard, I missed it - and 1005 is just kind of lame don't you think??

Grace came over this afternoon - She didn't get lost!! I had a great time as always.  Grace was my partner for her mystery yarn ball swap.  (finally - we've been in sooooo many swaps together but never get partnered!)  So what was very cool was getting to watch her open/unwind her swap.  Although calling it a ball was a bit of an exaggeration

IMAG0441

Grace has some dietary restrictions - and so for dessert (yes starting with dessert) I found a great recipe that uses oats and quinoa to create the crumble crust for a fruit crumble ( I made blueberry - they looked best)  Of course do I read the directions??? NOOOOOOOooooooooo.  So the topping needs to be pre-baked and then baked on top of the fruit.  I didn't make it until this afternoon - because crumbles should be warm.  So she was just trapped here longer! 

We had salmon, bacon, arugula, brie & spread made of sourcream and dill sammies, and a spring greens salad.  Totally yummy I thought - I hope she enjoyed it as well.

Monday, March 19, 2012

I'm sorry

I have just had the most horrible day.  Probably the third worst day in 21 years at  work. Even Brauns was guilty (they didn't load one of my rolls on the delivery trailer - and it was grass carpet - and it will be 80 later this week - they tried to make up for it- they found the roll in the warehouse and will send it with C on Wednesday)  And then I came home to annoyances.  The only good thing about today is I am about to go to bed.  Then (hopefully) it will be tomorrow.  Tomorrow Grace is coming over my house after work for lunch.  I'm pretty excited - we've been friends for a while now - and she's never been here.

Sunday, March 18, 2012

So let's see how good my memory is..

It's been 5 months since Rhinebeck.  I was in my not blogging funk at the time, so it never got blogged about.  Since January 1st - I've managed to put up a post every day (admittedly some of them kind of lame - but it's an attempt at habit forming thing)  But I haven't actually taken the time to sit down and try to organize my Rhinebeck thoughts.  On the plus side - I've forgotten a lot of the details - so you may have to look for comments from those involved to get the rest :p

So - where to start?? The beginning?  I was going to Rhinebeck with my friend M and her friend R.  They both live about 2 hours away- and were taking a mild detour to pick me up on their way up.  I had sent them directions - because GPSs want to send you up a most bizzare way - which takes much much longer than the thing's estimated time.  The obvious map route would be the turnpike - also sucks.  So  I sent the directions my friend C gave me - to try to save lives on the Turnpike. (seriously - if the universe even thinks I'm contemplating that road - there will be a fatal accident - usually between exit 9 and 7)  I managed to get it right all the way up to my exit on 80.  Where I told them to go left instead of right. ... sigh...  Fortunately they had been here before ( albeit with the f'd up GPS directions) and M realized that something was wrong.  Then M remembered my right/left difficulties. So they turned around and managed to find my house :P

We then headed north.  I managed (  I think) to actually stay awake through most of the ride (usually I have serious back seat narcolepsy- a childhood defense against motion sickness) My friend M, has been staying at the Super 8 in Kingsford for several years - so I just paid her for my share and joined them.  We get there, we check in, we head out for SUSHI!!! hey who am I to buck tradition - especially when said tradition includes SUSHI!!!  The place is called Kyoto Sushi - excellent food.

During dinner we have some discussion over some things that M was told.  That she had issues with "social cues".  By someone who has serious sociopath issues.  And it came up that due to recent circumstances R  lost her ministry in the future Kingdom (Queendom?) of M. and she needed to be reassigned. (me?  I'm the Minister of Mocking... such hard work there..) We were discussing the exact cues in question  - and decided the R should be the Minister of Social Cues - since she both needed a new assignment AND had a pad and pen with which she could score M, herself, me and the general public.  (I'm pretty sure that our server and at least one of the groups of diners got demerits before we even left)

The next morning we head to Rhinebeck.  After getting in - you know my prime mission is coffee.  Once I find my coffee, we are ready to go.  M had a list of Christmas projects she wanted to buy yarn for. ( She shops opposite of me - I usually find yarn and then decide what it wants to be later) R didn't bring any projects with her - and needed everything -a project, needles and pattern- so she would have something to work on while she drank her wine as we watched the NASCAR race on Sat night. ( I think not being a race fan should be a demerit myself - but that's her jurisdiction - my prerogative(I may have been saying that word wrong all this time)  is to mock her for not watching racing) My list was something for my friend Grace (her birthday is before Rhinebeck - but I tell her she has to wait until after - because I can find her cool stuff I don't see around here.) and a Knitting Noddy - so I can rehank yarn.  We also plan on stopping at the wine & cheese barn before leaving - so we can get dips (two really good dip vendors) and snackies (and R can get her aforementioned wine) for the race.

Now, remember this was October.  Breast Cancer Awareness month.  I am hoping that was the explanation for a LOT of people having their hair, or streaks or a streak of hair dyed pink.  They were everywhere.  If this was their plan to be able to find each other in the crowd it was a HUGE fail.  Pink dye does take differently on different hair - different base colors - whether the hair is previously dyed or permed.  On one guy it turned out purple - or else he just misread the memo and went with purple. Or he decided it was unmanly to dye it pink - so he added blue for boyness and got purple.  Either way it was PURPLE bright purple.  We saw him through the barns on a few occasions.  Mostly from the front.  THEN>>> we see him from the back.  

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

If you have a big ass baldspot on the back of your head - I understand - it is all about genetics.. it's not your fault.  However if you have a big ass baldspot on the back of your head and you dye your remaining hair bright ass purple - I will mock you. A lot. Everytime I see you. (also you risk embarassing your existing hair - and it may fall out as well) 

You get the picture?? Later in the day I regret not taking a picture of said fool.  However, the gods were with me on this one - because he ended up in line for food right in front of where we were eating lunch.  I decided that clearly I must take this picture.  But it was impossible to get a good shot from where we were.  So I got up, and walked just about behind him and took the picture...

IMAG0169

While we were in one of the stalls that seemed promising - There were kits and patterns and samples of the patterns - R was strongly leaning towards a slouchy hat- a woman asked M if she could ask her a rude personal question (well those weren't her exact words - but it's what they meant DEMERIT!!!) M is somewhat used to this question so she told her how tall she was.   The woman kept talking.  Apparently she had an un-tall daughter who was tired of people treating her like a doll and picking her up all the time. (clearly the answer is to kick 'em in the balls or the t'aint and they will put you down - trust me I was usually in the 5th percentile of height until Jr year of HS) but what this woman REALLY wanted to ask M - was about her SEX LIFE!!!  As in did she get laid in college - does she have trouble finding partners - and I swear when I walked away - she was talking about logistics. Because her daughter was headed to college next year and her mom was worried she wouldn't get any!! Not wouldn't get a boy/girl friend (not sure her orientation) but if she would get sex.  Because in High School - she wasn't getting any.

WTF???  I spend my time worried that my daughter will - and for the wrong reasons - and without the proper protection...   My prediction - yes she will  and the guy will be well over 6   feet tall.  I don't know why freakishly tall guys prefer short girls but they are everywhere.  My dad? 6'7" my mom? 4'11"  My friend D? 6'4" his wife (who by the way has him SOOOOOO whipped) is 4'10"  Friend T? 6'5" wife? 4'11".

ANYway - we somehow missed what time the festival closed and sort of ended up having to leave.  R did find a hat pattern, yarn and needles. I had a Knitting Noddy and several hanks of yarn.  One is a yarn and weight I almost never knit with - but it was super soft and named Capricorn (the Angie is a capricorn) let's face it Scorpio would be prickly.  We had our dips , R had her wine - they didn't have any local brews :(  we headed back to the hotel.

M had a bit of a headache going - and she couldn't take any of my drug assortments.  there is a CVS a few blocks from the hotel - so we decided to stop there for pain pills, and since CVS's we were familiar with had basic groceries - like mayo and sour cream , cream cheese - stuff to make a dip with.  I'm not sure what people in Kingston find the need to run out quickly for - or what they crave when sick - because really? that's who buys food at CVS- people who want to run in and out and people picking up stuff while getting their prescriptions.  I think this CVS had to rely mostly on medicated people - because getting in and out of their parking lot was a pain in the ass - and trying to check out? you could read a book.  M had a coupon for CVS - so we got the things we needed that they had ... and spoke to the cashier.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Do not speak to the cashier if you go to the CVS in Kingston.  Especially do not ask them any questions.  Both you and the cashier will gain nothing from this exchange.

I asked if she lived around here.  She was confused. She said near the CVS?  I said no in this general Kingston area.  She thought about it... for a while.. I thought she zoned out and didn't realize she didn't answer. Then she said no. (I kind of wondered how far a person would be willing to commute for the wages CVS pays cashiers.) She asked why.  I said I was looking for something in the area and was hoping she could help.  She then tells me, until a few weeks ago she used to live in the area. **headcounter** So (not learning from my mistakes) I asked her (yup asked her another question) if there was a grocery store or supermarket.  She repeats with a very dazed look on her face grocery store? supermarket?  I answer (see I don't learn) yes, someplace we can pick up sour cream etc etc. (I'm thinking we're not that far from NYC - there can't possibly be some other regional word for this. Even NC, TN and TX understand these words) She says like a Hamferd?  I say do they sell food ? sour cream etc etc?  She says she doesn't know if they sell sour cream etc etc, but she THINKS they sell food.  **headcounter**

She then proceeds to give me directions of turn left out of the parking lot and go to the end.  We thank her and leave... wondering how much neuro- cranial damage has been done.  Get in the car - get to the exit of the parking lot and there is a divider across the centerline of the road.  Basically - since R doesn't have a crane attachment on her Focus (seriously FORD?  Why don't you offer useful options?) it meant we had no choice but to turn right.  We realized that she may have meant turn left somewhere else because we came from the direction she was sending us and didn't remember seeing any Hamferds. And R & M had stayed there more times than I.  So we decide to try right and watch left to see what happened.  At the light there was a long strip mall on the left.  there was a pizzeria and some other stores - no Hamferd visible - but one of the stores stuck out and blocked the rest of the strip.  Not holding out much hope we drive down the strip. And see a BIG store with a sign that says Hannaford  AND AND AND under the big sign - was a smaller but still large sign that said - SUPERMARKET AND PHARMACY.

We went inside.  And as we entered we saw...

IMAG0170

Food!!  So I don't know what entrance our cashier used when she went - but the confusion over whether they sell food was quickly answered.  It was a good thing that this store didn't start out with it's hardware or newstand section - we may have given up despite the giant letters spelling Supermarket.  We then realize part of the problem may be that Dan Quayle was somehow in charge of spelling and vocabulary in this part of the state ...

IMAG0171

(when I pulled up their flyer to steal their logo for this post I realize they may have just took the S off of their flyer)

 While looking through the store for beer  I could drink (being from NJ having a alcohol aisle in a supermarket is a novelty - but when they cross merchandise alcohol on endcaps far away it really cracks me up -especially for what I would be accused of 'wrongness')

IMAG0172

Might I add that I don't know what the beer tax is in NY - but it has to be pretty high. Because while I am used to paying those prices for Guinness and Smithwicks - it's a couple bucks too high for Coronas.  I ended up getting a 6 of Guinness.  We had some problems finding an appropriate container for our dip - but ended up with a ziploc container. And then we found ... yes... you didn't forget what our original quest was for did you?? we found...

IMAG0173

An entire case of sour cream!!!! (Obviously they had to have a lot- people going to CVS would eventually end up there looking for it)I asked the cashier how they said the name of the store.  yes, this store.  She looks at me like I just got off the short yellow bus and am wearing a helmet.  The very slowly says HAN A FORD.  Yup just like it's spelled.  Not Hamferd. The CVS cashier strikes from a distance!  we went to the pizzeria on the other side of the strip before heading  back to the hotel - M still was hurting and ended up sleeping through most of the race.  R started on her hat, had her wine and pizza -  I had my Guinness and pizza - I think I knit on something. We never did make any dip :P

Redneck soapbox

R did have some interesting questions about NASCAR on tv - most memorable was over the comment that someone had 4 tires.  (sometimes teams will change 2 or sometimes all 4 tires at a pit stop)  R just heard them talking about one of the drivers having 4 tires.  She was confused - didn't all the cars have 4 tires?  how fast could you go on 3 tires?? or 2??  I had to explain.  I'd like to think I taught her something about racing... Maybe because it obsesses me so much - but I always believe the reason people don't like racing is because they watch sucky race coverage - that always seems to be at commercial when stuff happens.  And all they see is a bunch of cars going in an oval.  They don't see what happens to a particular car - or understand what affects the cars performance.  I always think if we teach this person enough about racing - they will understand the sport - and they will love it,

This post is long enough - look for part 2 about Sunday hopefully tomorrow.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Did you ever feel like your life was slowly turning into a slide show from LOLcats?  And that your ever helpful friends keep sending you more to  prove it to you?  Here are a few from this week:

When the Angie was little she went through a phase where everytime she got her picture taken she tried winking for the camera.  The only problem was - she couldn't wink (yes I still tease her - and she has thus become an expert winker) so she would end up with weird contorted faces.

I have a new minion-in-training at work. (Ok boiled down to who didn't piss me off) who came to a realization (he called it sad hmmmf) that he had just done something because he knew I would tell him to do it momentarily.  So we now have WWRD (What Would Ria Do?)

Then - even when I was young and athletic - running was never my thing.  I could be quick (tennis & fencing demand it) but while I had a really good batting average , and I pretty much always powered it out far enough that I got on base - there were no triples on my stats sheet.

And finally - my ability to nap just about in any position , and my "alleged" bed thievery led to these

Friday, March 16, 2012

Reading 2 books at once

I'm reading 2 books at once.  They are both about the same person - but not as confusing as one may think.  Richard Feynman was a brilliant physicist.  Nobel Prize winner. Most famous for his work on the a-bomb , but people studying physics (at least when I was in college in the late 80's) relied heavily on his Feynman diagrams.  He is one of those "dead" people on my list of people I wish I could skip back through time and spend a day with.  He had a great curiosity about everything in life, an a great joy about life.



Thursday, March 15, 2012

Seriously the weather is too freakin' hot.  It's March people!  And to add insult to injury -- my daffodils are mocking me!!

IMAG0431

Wednesday, March 14, 2012


Sensational Haiku Wednesday
Sensational Haiku Wednesday

Welcome to “Sensational Haiku Wednesday!”

hosted by the incomparable Jenn!

The basics: Haiku is simple! It is 3 non-rhyming lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively (a great way to use your fingers!)

Here are Jenn's rules:

      Structure: While Haiku may be written by some in other styles, for THIS meme only 5-7-5 is acceptable. At least one of your haiku must be in this format.
      Theme/Prompt: We have a new prompt each week, and your haiku needs to be related to it, if not include the actual word in it. Feel free to leave a word suggestion in a comment!
      Linking: When you post your link, link to the blog post with your haiku, not to the main page of your blog.
      Reciprocate: If you participate and post your link on my website, you must have a link back here on your post. It’s only fair.
    Folks not complying with the above risk having their links removed. Don’t make me be all “Grrrr” and stuff, it makes me grumpy! Thanks for your cooperation! P.S. This is a really busy time for me – I may not get around to everyone each week. Sorry about that, but unfortunately I need to attend to business before pleasure!

This week’s theme is: Excite(/ment)

 

Pace car pulls off track

Green flag waves, cars come to life

My bp goes up!

 

  Will he pull ahead?

Can he hold onto the lead?

To hold the trophy?

 

 

Monday, March 12, 2012

Sadness

IMAG0427

IMAG0428

IMAG0429

Crocuses are blooming.  In Philly yesterday - daffodils are blooming.  This bodes poorly for winter ever showing up this year....  I was  outside working in a short sleeve shirt,,, sadness...  Orion is in the west by 11- sets before I go to work at 3AM..  Orion is one of my favorite constellations- it means winter is coming.  Orion setting means winter is leaving... sadness

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Congrats Tony!!

Tony battled Jimmie Johnson over several restarts at the end of the race to claim victory!!!  Tony is more of a hot weather driver - 43 of his wins came May - November.  This is an awesome sign for the season - and all the people that second guessed him firing the idiot Grubb can STFU now. 

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Busy Day



Actually busy couple of days.  Unloaded a whole bunch of stuff at the Goodwill donation center.  Everything from clothes,  old boardgames no one plays, kitchen gadgets I bought but don't like/use (that microwave pasta tube thing?? next time I try buying something like that shoot me) movies on VCR, some video games.  Seriously 3 carloads.  And you don't even want to know how many garbage bags were involved. At some point in the next month or so will be a smaller round 2. (and I still think the producers of Hoarders would drool - and I've never actually watched the show)


I had a bunch of people over for lunch today, took advantage of the beginning of my cousin's daughter's spring break with the end of the Angie's break.  So it was Norman, his wife Marian, son Will - recent college grad lives with them in VA, his girlfriend Brittany - recent college grad from Pittsburgh, son John - going to grad school in NJ, daughter Kristen (already mentioned - on spring break from Gettysburg) My mom - who got lost after making a weird turn on the way to my house , and an hour and a half late  - my sister Anna and her husband Joe (no it's been 105 days, it's been 100 days since they closed on their perfectly liveable house and no they still live with their respective mommies)


After they left I had to run a few errands and shop with the Angie for stuff to take back to school with her.  Curt is currently at bowling.  Tomorrow morning we need to run and take care of something before dropping the Angie back at her dorm - so we will be there later than normal.  Hopefully we get her situated with enough time before the race - that we still have time to grab some food before watching the race with my catphew Fe.... oh and his human Min...  And I like an idiot - will get home late - and have to be back at work monday - who schedules their return to work right after the clocks spring forward???


I hate daylight savings time!! Screw the evening people!! Us morning people deserve a life not in darkness you know!!.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Finished two books this week.

Ireland - by Frank Delaney,  he was the author of the month in January, in the Irish Book Club on Ravelry.  The book is about a boy who meets a travelling Story Teller when he is 9.  he is absolutely fascinated by the man.  An altercation with the boy(Ronan)'s mother sends the man packing.  Ronan spends the rest of his childhood up into the beginning of his University years obsessing about the man.  he collects  stories and recollections about the man.  Hunts down people who have had contact with him.  Also learns of the stories he tells, immersing himself in the history of Ireland. He ends the book in pursuit of his PhD in history. At the end of the book there is an interesting twist regarding, Ronan, the storyteller, his father, mother and aunt.

As some of you who know me better know, I have a long standing fascination with Ireland.  I think it started when I was younger and almost half of my neighborhood was of Irish descent.  There were also a lot of Italians and a few other groups around, but  being Irish drew my curiosity.  Most of my best friends were Irish.  As someone who is throroughly a mutt - I really don't identify with any of my national origins- and maybe this is why it seemed so odd.  My friends of Italian descent were italian Americans, others were german Americans or jewish Americans.  But my friends of Irish descent were IRISH americans.  Many of their grandparents were from Ireland - and I found them fascinating.

The stories in this book - from prehistoric NewGrange to post WWII - this book describes the soul of the Irish.


William Trevor was the author for  February, so I picked the Story of Lucy Gault.  This is a tragic tale - of a retired soldier married to an Englishwoman with one child Lucy.  After an attempted arson, the family is to move to England.  Lucy doesn't want to go.  She runs away. An item she lost weeks earlier washes ashore, leading everyone to believe that lucy has drowned.  After searching the beaches and coastline for her body - her parents try to run from her memory and the guilt over her death across Europe,  losing contact with the caretakers of their estate.  Lucy is found half starved, in the woods where she had fallen badly hurt, but alive.  I won't spoil the actual story - but it is a tragedy of people living empty lives in the wake of all this.  From the arsonist, to her parents, to Lucy there is no love that can fill the void.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Swap Goodies

I got 2 swap packages in one day.  The first one I opened because I smelled coffee, was from Dorothy in Canada for the CPaAG Junk Foodies, Hot Damn hot beverage swap on Ravelry.  (Before you wonder, no I am not a member of the CPaAG - but I do belong to this one splinter group.

IMAG0425


I also got my mystery ball from Grace's swap from Katherine.  The "gimick" of this swap was that everything you add to the swap has to be wound into the ball of yarn.   So here's the ball:

IMAG0423.jpg

I haven't got time to unwind right now though. sorry.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Sensational Haiku Wednesday
Sensational Haiku Wednesday

Welcome to “Sensational Haiku Wednesday!”

Hosted by Jenn!!

The basics: Haiku is simple! It is 3 non-rhyming lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively (a great way to use your fingers!)

Here are Jenn's rules:

      Structure: While Haiku may be written by some in other styles, for THIS meme only 5-7-5 is acceptable. At least one of your haiku must be in this format.
      Theme/Prompt: We have a new prompt each week, and your haiku needs to be related to it, if not include the actual word in it. Feel free to leave a word suggestion in a comment!
      Linking: When you post your link, link to the blog post with your haiku, not to the main page of your blog.
      Reciprocate: If you participate and post your link on my website, you must have a link back here on your post. It’s only fair.
    Folks not complying with the above risk having their links removed. Don’t make me be all “Grrrr” and stuff, it makes me grumpy! Thanks for your cooperation! P.S. This is a really busy time for me – I may not get around to everyone each week. Sorry about that, but unfortunately I need to attend to business before pleasure!

This week’s theme is: Nature – traditional haiku challenge!

 Bending under ice

more than any modern art

Natures artistry.


The power of earth,

It's fury in water's wrath

Unstoppable force.


The air is full of

electricity and light,

I'll watch forever.