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  • It’s been a full week, with the inevitable twist at the beginning of the semester. We had new student orientation and a party tonight and I was “on” all day. I really don’t know what got into me, but I played the extroverted crusty good ole gal all day. Some days I really am like…

  • Sunday sweep

    Boy, I sure have gotten lazy with the titles of my posts. Maybe I should just not title them. I’ve been working hard in the Back Forty, mainly weeding and mulching as much as I can before the hot weather and mosquitoes arrive. Sandy has requested to be in charge of the big tomatoes this…

  • Great news – Miss Ginny is back! I’ve been pretty lazy other than work and so I don’t have a whole lot to say. I was in Ed McKay’s tonight with an armload of assorted strange books from the free shelf. You know I usually pick them not for their content but for the size…

  • Killian Mansfield – Somewhere Else

    I received this CD in the mail today. I ordered it mainly because it was by my friend’s son and a lot of interesting musicians. But let me tell you, if there hadn’t been that connection, I still would LOVE this CD! It’s fun and it swings. And proceeds go to the Killian Mansfield Foundation.…

  • Yesterday’s papermaking with Susanne was great. I did almost all of it – except for a few details of operating the beater and she dried the paper for me in her paper dryer after I left. She says that she will give me a small dryer and a paper press because she is excited that…

  • A handkerchief

    If there was a contest for sweating, surely I would win. Especially if it was held early in the morning. I tell people at work that I don’t wear makeup because I would sweat it all off before 9 a.m. (although I really don’t wear makeup because I have no interest in it). I used…

  • Saturday morning coffee pot post

    I’ve already been to the market, and I’m finishing up the rest of the pot now. My haul: 11 ears of what seemed to be the last of the bicolored corn in the market, 2 bars of Gardener’s Soap from Mimi’s Soaps, half a loaf of rosemary/garlic bread from Simple Kneads, smoked goat cheese from…

  • This daily post will be short because I’m getting a migraine. Friday night is the perfect time to listen to Louis. Have fun!

  • Put together paper signatures for more books. This weekend I’ll work on covers. Still obsessed with Betty White. Now my motto is What Would Betty White Do? I have to go to the DMV tomorrow because the online registration renewal is still saying that my license number doesn’t match my VIN. These are the numbers…

  • B-Dub Love

    After enduring massive skeeter attack while picking butterbeans, field peas, figs, and tomatoes, I sat down with a Yuengling and indulged in the magic that is Betty White. I didn’t know that Betty did a regular schtick on Craig Ferguson’s show. I want to be Betty’s bitch. I want to be HER. Seriously, can I…