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May 4, 2010
Green Tide
Green ... the word containsMyriads and multitudes. . .Spring's profligate coin.
Chartreuse, emerald,Sea-green, grass-green, apple-green . . . I am drunk with green!
Wrapped in blissful greens,Nature stretches...preens -- I watch, Rapt in endless greens.
May 3, 2010
Deep Dish Pizza and the First Rain of May
Monday is pizza night at our house. I love it. John makes the pizza; Claui makes the salad; and I wait for those magical words -- "Dinner's ready!" Last night it was something a little different -- Chicago-style Deep Dish pizza. And the magic words were Justin calling --"I've poured you a glass of Prosecco..."
Whoopee! A wonderful way to celebrate the rain!
We were awakened around five Monday morning by the welcome patter of raindrops and, mindful of my grandmother's teaching, I rolled...
May 2, 2010
A Moment in Time . . .
Yesterday morning, as I was perusing the New York Times online (a free service for which I am endlessly grateful,) I saw an announcement for A Moment in Time accompanied by one of those wonderful shots of a blue and cloud-covered Earth from space. It said: Attention: everyone with a camera, amateur or pro. Please join us on Sunday, May 2, at 15:00 (U.T.C./G.M.T.), as thousands of photographers simultaneously record "A Moment in Time." The idea is to create an international mosaic, an...
May 1, 2010
Refreshment of the Soul . . .
Another beautiful day dawning and time for a little refreshment of the soul . . .
Not reading nor writing but pulling weeds, re-potting some plants, and generally tidying our little entryway garden . . . 
The bearded iris are coming on strong -- such lovely, graceful things. The hostas are lush -- the slugs must not be out yet. The yellow climbing rose by the green house door has its first bloom. . .
The greenhouse snake kept an eye on me as I busied around in her domain -- at one point...
April 30, 2010
Booked Up . . . for a Year
If you're a regular reader of this blog, you may wonder why I haven't mentioned recently what I'm reading. Well, it's like that CIA joke -- I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you.Okay, so I'm overstating the case a bit but here's the thing. I am reading A LOT but I have signed a pledge not to discuss the books I'm reading -- not now, not ever.
"What the ...?" I hear you saying.
Indeed. It's weird. But I am one of a committee reading to select five nominees for Best (span
April 29, 2010
Nature Shots
April 28, 2010
Poem in Your Pocket Day
It's National Poem in Your Pocket Day when we are invited to tuck a favorite poem in a pocket and carry it with us all day, sharing it with others or reading it to oneself or simply feeling its talismanic power.I like this one.
April 27, 2010
The Male Point of View
When I decided to do a post about trying to write from the male point of view, I wanted some pictures of seriously male guys. So I Googled 'macho men.' (Macho -- Spanish slang for he-man or virile.) The first websites that came up were gay websites. And while there are undoubtedly macho gay guys -- that's not what I'm here to talk about.
So I ended up with the wrestler Randy Savage (and if that's not a macho name, I don't know what is); Dirty Harry, movie tough cop; a Marlboro Man; and...
April 26, 2010
Just Another Nutcase?
Not here at the farm -- all serene here. But at the Asheville Airport, as President Obama was leaving on Sunday, the police arrested an armed man in a car equipped with clear LED law enforcement-style strobe lights in the front and rear dash. The car also had a mounted digital camera in the front window, four large antennas on the trunk lid, and under the steering wheel was a working siren box.
The armed man was not in law enforcement. When he got out of the car, he was listening to a...
April 25, 2010
Kate, Meet Hannah
Kate the donkey was in serious need of a pedicure. Over a winter of standing around, her hooves had become seriously overgrown and she looked like she was wearing bedroom slippers.
Ta da! Hannah Knox, Farrier to the rescue!
Now while Kate is not technically wild (she'll eat out of your hand if she likes the looks of what's on offer,) she's as independent as a hog on ice and attempts to get a halter on her or to get her into a stall were not immediately successful. Kate took a look at...
