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The title phrase applies to my life right now in more ways than one. It applies to my new wordpress framed home here on the blog. Also to the little, yellow house we now call our ‘primary’ home. And, half a semester in, it applies towards my college home. But also just basically to the…

!http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3756053672_aa80db5aff_m.jpg! Finally! I figured it out. The mobile version of Flickr and the iPhone didn’t make it easy but I did it. Aren’t they cute? They remind me of the Last DoDo from Looney Tunes! But they are supposed to be great for eating ticks. Now I’ll try and catch a shot if some ducks…

Last goals set: -Go into town to apply for replacement SS Card for Angel- _done and received already_ -Pick up wire for horse/cow pasture & animal feed- _done and built, but need more now_ -Set pole for mailboxes in concrete- _was finally taken care of this weekend, complete with shiny mailboxeS_ -Plant some more in…

test 1 2 3 test!

Ice can be beautiful, and ice can be devistating; for our trees it was the latter. We’ve lost literally hundreds of our trees to this catastrophic storm. For 3 days and nights we’ve lived to the almost constant sound of trees, treetops and branches snapping, crashing and falling under the weight of ice. For the…

We’re here. Phase 1 of our house is closed in around us. We’re putting shingles on the roof tomorrow. The wood burning stove warms us well. The electricity will be brought in to us next week. Everything is folding onto place, pretty much. I’m writing this on my iPhone, nothing but a kerosene lantern left…

The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they’ve printed. Well let’s see. 1) Look at the list and *bold* those you have read. 2) %{text-decoration:underline}Underline% those you intend to read. 3) _Italicize_ the books you LOVE. 4) Reprint this list in your own blog so…

I’m working on the August Monthly Dishcloth sitting halfway down our stairway. Dad and Melodie came by and visited “the shop”:http://www.yarnalong.com and then everyone else went to their motel for a swim while I worked. Dinner was here at our house – _He_ cooked an exceptional meal as usual. The house feels so quiet after…

A little bit of sunset behind me…. And a week full of what felt like stormy weather, too. * *Starz*Above* *

!http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2153/2659738149_856e1e6492_m.jpg!:http://www.flickr.com/photos/starzabove/2659738149/ Here is some of what I’ve spun up thus far. It’s not much, but it’s something. On the left in the picture is some alpaca that is part of my stash that hid from the original photo of the complete stash. I should weigh all of this fiber. The 2 skeins shown are some…