The journey continues...

Brian Bilbrey August 1, 2018

1 August 2018

We still have a few of the Tiger Lily blooms extant in the front yard beds, which is unusual. They're often utterly gone by the third week in June. I'll put it down to a generally cooler summer here (so far), and a couple of weeks of rain. All flowers generally get along with more water and less heat. Note that I was watering them weekly during the 4 weeks of little-to-no rain from late June through late July. Here they are from a couple of weeks ago: Tiger Lilies in bloom

Brian Bilbrey July 31, 2018

31 July 2018

And that puts the fork into the seventh month of this dismal year. In such good news as there is, I got the major yard work - lawns, etc. - done this last weekend, and several other chores to boot. Not much else to report. I did finish up the last few pages of that V.E. Schwab book, A Darker Shade of Magic. Fun tale, with the boring caveat that almost everyone lives, which seems unreasonably unrealistic. But the book is well written, and I've gotta find out what happens next... Now all I have to do is fit more…

Brian Bilbrey July 26, 2018

26 July 2018

Well, I guess it's been a bit. I participated in two long painting days at the theatre last week, and by Sunday, after chores, etc, I was plain tuckered out. Since then, I've just been either busy or forgetful ... I can't remember which. Upcoming is the last weekend of Love's Labour's Lost presented by the Annapolis Shakespeare Company at St. John's College in Annapolis. Also, still running through late September, The Miser is on in the courtyard at Reynold's Tavern. We've seen and loved them both (and we would, even if Marcia wasn't volunteering as a part time office…

Brian Bilbrey July 15, 2018

15 July 2018

Another productive week, and a much more productive weekend. Saturday was for detailing cars and seeing Annapolis Shakespeare's lovely outdoor production of Love's Labour's Lost. Superb! We saw it with some friends after a nice supper at Luna Blu, an excellent restaurant serving Italian cuisine, walking distance from the show on the lawn under the trees at St. John's College in Annapolis. All highly recommended. Today: shopping, coffee roasting (a Burundi from Sweet Maria's), and house cleaning. Enough, I think. * * * Our condolences to the families and friends of these fallen warriors: Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Andrew Celiz,…

Brian Bilbrey July 8, 2018

8 July 2018

Well, that was a busy week. And although we had a lovely weekend, weather-wise, it was mostly downtime for me. I wasn't feeling very chipper yesterday. Today, I got the bare minimum done - shopping and coffee roasting. I did spend some time playing Deus Ex: Human Revolution, though. I play these shooters in story mode, and they're fun for me that way. I'm not fond of the die-every-minute mode they've put in for the fun kids with extreme fast twitch reflexes. * * * Our condolences to the family and friends of Cpl. Joseph Maciel of South Gate, California,…