I woke up this morning with all good will. Let’s start with that….
The use of color at a Waldorf school. Witness the chalks that the teacher uses to create….well, just that, to create:
My first visit to Marblehead, Massachusetts (yet another wealthy New England town that made its fortune on shipping, ie, trade in spices, cloth, rum, tobacco, sugar cane, and slaves (as if humans are the same as the rest of the things on this list, but that would be another post entirely, wouldn’t it?)
Chris Smither, who we saw in Marblehead on Friday night, at the Me and Thee Coffeehouse
old enough kids (old enough for me not to be in the thick of motherhood, but young enough for me to still be in the thick of motherhood)
8,000 blog hits which I reached TODAY in spite of having a blog which features a. poems (who reads poetry any more? and most of them weren’t even about sex) and b. gratitude, o, cynics, and c. not photos of naked women, or naked women with large breasts, real or silicone-d, or naked women with small breasts, or posts about Justin Bieber, Radiohead, &c.
I just used &c instead of etc. I have never done that in my life. How cool is that?
So, I know that 8,000 is a relatively low number for blog hits and it’s sort of measly, but I like it. In fact, I love it!
I have been blogging for almost a year and I only wanted to throw in the towel once (about 2 weeks ago) for about 3 days and I love that, too
new cat
What’s that twinkly? Yes, you heard right. New cat, who remains as yet unnamed (we think Strider, but eldest daughter protesteth). Here she is, retrieved from the vet that was fostering her for Dakin. She’s a beauty, but was in pretty bad shape from her previous owner and probably from the stress of living in a shelter down in Springfield for 2 months…she had fleas, earmites, nausea. She’s scrawny and has lots of matted fur and a distended belly. She’s around 2 years old and gets up and eats every time I go in the room where she’s staying for now. We love her already
You know what happened by this evening, right? This is what I found out at about 4 pm…
While I’m glad that I called and emailed the White House (oh, yes, so grateful for that), I really want Obama and the entire Democratic party to grow a pair. So I guess I’m not thankful. But trying to stave off ranting by being grateful for all the other stuff.
I better stick to beauty…
and smart, talented men:
twinklysparkles 
I see what you did there, tagging “naked women” as a cheap ploy to bring people to your blog. Works every time! My usual tags are moon, winter, birds, lovers, death, maybe I need to write about something more interesting!
Lord knows I’ve tried, but it’s not working, Ray! By which I mean, even when this is a tag, I don’t get more hits. Not sex either. People do search for funny stuff, though.
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Catching up on my blog reading, as I’m supposed to be baking. I believe I’m having more fun right now reading your blog!! Congrats on the 8,000!
I wanted to say I LOVE new kitty too! So, so adorable! Congrats!
Lara, I have fallen so far behind on my blog reading. I saw your project photos on FB. AMAZING!
Merry Christmas. It is raining here. C’mon, people. Rain in December. Don’t like.
Lucky you to see Chris Smither in person! Thank you again for introducing his music to me.
New kitty is a beauty. I read the more recent post first and can tell a big difference in the photo there compared to this one. Already she looks so much more serene, so very lovely. I am SO happy for you that you have her for Christmas, and vice versa for heaven’s sake! May you live together for a decade and more years after that…..
Lydia,
She is already sooooo much happier and healthier. I know she wasn’t treated well in whatever home she lived in before (not well-fed or taken care of and then 2 months in the animal shelter). I love her so much. We haven’t settled on a name. I think Minerva for me, but one daughter says “Felix,” the other says “Strider.” She’s not really either of those names. I am not sure what her real name is yet. Minerva is good, but not really right either.
Did I already say that I love her so much? The rest of the fam hasn’t figured her out yet and I think they are impatient because she is so kittenish and curious. She’s my baby for sure. She’s curled up right behind me in my chair. My butt must not be too big after all because we both fit!