Monthly Archives: April 2007

Saturday we celebrated Conquistador’s impending entrance on the social scene by throwing a pinata party. There was lots of food, thanks to Chip ordering from Moe’s, daiquiris, virgin and otherwise, courtesy of the Professor, and Spanish Lemon Cake, a la … Continue reading →

Corabelle and Jewel admire and taste their new flowers.

Last year my uncle “borrowed” the family farm’s John Deere, then quickly sold it and pocketed the money. Daddy decided it was time to replace it. He bought this 1954 Ford Jubilee, almost exactly like the one he had to … Continue reading →

Chip, Scrappy, and Kate all came over tonight, braving my sneezing and hacking, and we painted the pinata. It turned out pretty great, in a hideously ugly sort of way. Scrappy had the brilliant idea of using birthday hats to … Continue reading →

I am planning a trip to New York City in early June to visit family and friends and see some museums and such. My superfantastic Aunt Joan is traveling with me. Some of my fabulous citified kinfolk have generously offered … Continue reading →

I am sick. Head and chest misery. I am eating chicken soup with lots of white pepper and drinking a lot of decaf hot tea and watching lots of DVDs, while knitting, of course. Which sounds awesome, but then there’s … Continue reading →

In honor of Earth Day, I dug a hole. Here it is. Cooool. I then planted a metal hanger and a plastic string, and look what grew! A clothlesline! I can’t wait to see what clothes grow on it! Actually, … Continue reading →

First, you go to Washington Farms and pick strawberries. While picking, snap pictures of baby strawberries. Then invite over Kate, and y’all sort out how people tick while making a couple of batches of strawberry jam. Second, go to the … Continue reading →

I finally finished sewing this skirt I started a while back from a Simplicity pattern. It was easy and cheap. (Yes, yes, like me.) And it looks pretty good from far away. (End comparison.) Just don’t look close. Or at … Continue reading →

I am living the wild and crazy life. After working late, I came home, went on a walk, pulled weeds, cooked macaroni from scratch, and took pictures of . . . a well-camouflaged Common Whitetail dragonfly (female) a pretty weed … Continue reading →