A day late, and a bit more than a dollar short. We missed the storms this evening by attending the ASC Cabaret - lovely. Weekend: yardwork, getting a bunch of stuff done, but just one bed fully prepared, planted, and protected from the wrascally wrabbits. * * * DoD reports no casualties in the last week. Ciao!
Continue reading...First: She's a good dog, Brent - 42/10. Lexi, above, at one of her favorite activities: watching DogTV (tm) from an ottoman at my upstairs office window. * * * Second: Happy Mother's Day, y'all. You know who you are! My personal celebration in honor of mothers everywhere is listening to a lot of Bangles music tonight. Yay! * * * Our second streak of Seattle weather in May finally broke today, after several grey days and a couple of inches of rain. We reached the mid-70's. That meant I could get out and take care of the mowing, and…
Continue reading...By the calendar, it's Fall. By my reckoning, we're really close. I count "Fall" as the first morning below 50° F. Close, today, at 52°. A busy work week, productive but long after several "short" weeks under my belt. I also went to the office yesterday to do some work that required off-business hours AND onsite for "just in case the SAN firmware update fails." All went smoothly this time, thank FSM. The big events of the weekend were yard work ones. I used the hedge trimmers and the electric chainsaw to clear out the front garden beds and rid…
Continue reading...Welcome back, us. We hared off to Atlanta for the weekend to visit our friends Jen and Kris. We've not visited since their wedding, four or so years back, so this was lovely! We drove down on Friday (12 hours door to door). Saturday we went to the Chihuly in the Garden exhibit at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. The installation in the Japanese Garden was my personal favorite. I've always had a soft spot for the suprises to be found in meticulously kept tiny gardens. Sunday we wandered around quaint downtown Roswell. There was shopping for some, and dogs to…
Continue reading...Well, another busy week gone. Sadly, I'm a cranky bastard today because they had a late-night party at the pool last night that ran until midnight (a bit later, actually) with loud music. It was a neighborhood-approved event, so I didn't set the cops on them, but I'll bitch about it to the management and the board. If they can't control the volume, I don't want my HOA fees going to that sort of event. The restless first part of the night leaves me feeling altogether unrested. Sigh. The good news is that next weekend is the last weekend for…
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