Congratulations to Laila!

Laila Lalami (moorishgirl) announced today that her short story collection The Things That Death Will Buy has been sold to Algonquin Books (a two book deal no less!). She is a lovely, delightful and talented human being and I am thrilled for her. Also, I can’t wait to read this book when it is released in Spring 2006.

Katie Weekley makes me LAUGH with her gorgeous rant about cults. Read it and weep (or laugh).

s n o w

We had a bunch of snow fall yesterday (and a few days ago). Below are some photos from today:

this is the view up our driveway to the road.

Darby (Darby has a gentle leader on his nose. Many people think it’s a muzzle but it’s not–it’s more like a horse’s bridle. It stops him from pulling) and Allen’s feet

The brook (aka mosquito factory)

our wood piles (this is from trees we cut–am I rustic enough for you?)

Lilies and Cannonballs Review

Got my contributor’s copy of Lilies and Cannonballs Review the other day and, after reading it, I’m even more excited about my inclusion in it (and I didn’t think that would be possible). It’s beautiful and the writers and artists found within, left me moved and inspired (and feeling unworthy of sharing space with them). It’s a wonderfully eclectic journal.

100 things we didn’t know this time last year . My favorite: 97. Matt Groening’s father – the inspiration for Homer Simpson – has only complained once about his alter-ego’s actions. It was an episode in which Homer badgered Marge into walking some considerable distance on a hot day to fetch him something. and my least favorite(s): 13. Smoking killed nearly one million people … Read More

oh, how I squander my time!

I was bored and surfing last night and I came up on this show Wickedly Perfect. It was absolutely ridiculous and the antithesis of anything that I am interested in (one need only see the derth of decorations and the multitude of dust in my home to realize that I am not interested in being like the people in this show) and yet I … Read More oh, how I squander my time!

interpret my (partial) dream

Okay, I only remember part of this dream from last night–it involves a couple I know (I can’t remember whether there children were there or not), me, and my husband. The couple were living in a house just off the road on a side of a mountain. The lot was wooded but it got some sunlight (even though the tone of this dream was … Read More interpret my (partial) dream

Kamana

Okay, so this is definitely not for everyone but I read about Kamana in my new tracking book and I’m thinking it is something I might look into. Here’s a brief description: The Kamana Naturalist Training Program is a four level independent study program that covers the naturalist background needed to engage in the wilderness arts, including tracking, bird language, survival and native living … Read More Kamana