Monthly Archives: October 2008

Fall, Fiber, Friends, and Truffles

This weekend I went up to Asheville to go to SAFF, where I bought some nice alpaca yarn, which came from a gorgeous deep dark brown animal named Izzy, and a new peculiar hobby (more on that another time). After … Continue reading

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Cleaning Up the Poop

Rose’s butt has been very poopy lately. I’ve hoped it would get better with weather dry enough for her to take dust baths, but today I came home and found one of Corabelle’s feathers stuck to the poop. The grossness … Continue reading

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Blue Bird of Busyness

I went to the zoo last Saturday with the Professor and his folks, who were visiting from California. Alas, my camera battery died first thing. But I did get one picture at the zoo in Atlanta, this blue bird. It … Continue reading

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It’s True, Puns Are Contagious

My fiancĂ© is a fun guy. He planned a weekend north of the Smokey Mountains with his folks, and I got to drop in and see the fall colors. Just the break I needed. It’s as if he red my … Continue reading

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Going Out on a Limb

Last weekend, the Professor dragged a bedraggled me out to the Botanical Garden for the plant sale. I bought him some pretty shade plants–special native irises and coral belles–and he bought a lovely passion flower (aka Maypop). Then we went … Continue reading

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Pumpkin Time

This weekend we went pumpkin picking and corn mazing at Washington Farms. You can read all about it here. And you can see some here: We missed the pig races, but I think we got the idea from the sign. … Continue reading

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I Don’t Feel Like Blogging

I don’t feel like blogging, and I’m not sure why. Partly it’s a lack of time, but I think it’s also a lack of cohesion or themes. A lot has been going on, most wonderful, but so much at once, … Continue reading

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