Monthly Archives: January 2008

Local crime map. Lots of drama. I think I live about where the final “a” in Atlanta Highway falls.

I got to join the Soup Swap tonight! Bring six quarts of soup, take home six various soups! Here are some of the selections. Here’s what I came home with–rondon, creamy chicken tortilla, old-fashioned vegetable, cream of sweet potato, chile … Continue reading →

After the run-in with the hawk, the chickens were pretty jumpy. They would make this alarm call, which is faint but like a low purr. Then they relaxed and drank water, which I filmed too, because I find it amusing … Continue reading →

This morning, I let the chickens out to range as usual, cleaned out their nesting box, collected two eggs, put in more hay, gave them more food, and freshened their water. I scanned looking for a hawk that I’d seen … Continue reading →

We got the snow, but not the snow day. I was really hoping for a five-day weekend. Alas, it was not so.

I’ve really been enjoying finding ways to spend less money—it’s a fun, creative challenge. I really tried to cut back my spending on the holidays in 2007, like by making my own wreath from others’ tree leftovers. I also had … Continue reading →

Back when the Professor lived in California, he would go to see Whose Line Is It Anyway? being taped. One time, they pulled him up on stage and sang a song about him. Can you recognize him sans beard and … Continue reading →

Like everybody else, I am on a diet to recover from holiday bingeing. But I’m also making great efforts to cut back how much money I spend, and the only place I see as a possibility is food. This is … Continue reading →

Here are some funny LOLchickens featuring Corabelle and Rose that were created by brother comedy team Rob and Will. They appear in the order received–first is Rob’s, the second two are Will’s. They make me laugh. Out loud, even. True … Continue reading →

From the Professor’s parents’ front yard (the Pacific). If you touch these sea anemones, they fold inward. I think those balls of sand and shell fragments in the crevice on the left are actually anemones that closed once exposed to … Continue reading →