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Owing to my trip south, this will be a fairly abbreviated post. Hence, a few highlights from this week:
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| 1. Daffodils! |
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| 3. Raised bed garden in the making! 4. The superb husband who is building it. 5. The likewise-superb in-laws who have contributed transportation for long pieces of wood, plus tools and labor. |
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| 7. Healthy baby cherry tree! Even if I can only take a blurry picture. |
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| 9. Pansies! And basil and chive starts. I hope they grow. |
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Readers' and writers' link of the week: Nathan Bransford suggests we Beware of Stories. There are numerous possible essays to be written in response to this, but I'm ending an extraordinarily busy week and have no time. Feel free to write or imagine your own.
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Music of the week: There's just not enough Faure in the world.
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Random amusement of the week: Despite the fact that I think there ought to be less hate mail in the world, not more, this is funny.
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Happy weekend!
I clicked around the website a bit and came up with this: "You know, there's a lot of talk in this country about gnashing of teeth. Well I think Americans are tired of the same old alligators. Ordinary Americans believe in kitties!, they want less scorpions, they just aren't sure if their leaders believe in hope."
ReplyDeleteUm...
LOL, David! What website was that?
DeleteMaybe we can organize a protest against protesting. :)
ReplyDeleteYour pansies & chives & basil should do just fine...except Maia knows they're in there. It only takes one slip by you & she's in there. She's a cat; she can wait. (Theme from Jaws playing in background.)
You're right about the "it only takes one slip", George. Don't think it doesn't keep me up nights. :P And yeah, the Jaws theme is most definitely appropriate.
DeleteI've always like the idea of protesting, but in practice it's disappointing. That said. I almost went to the one in Portland, but Yarrow has a huge aversion to the carseat right now. We didn't make it half-way there before giving up. I hope it went well!
ReplyDeleteAha, I've known a few babies who hated the carseat! Bummer. Our rally went very well and was surprisingly enjoyable, probably because we only had one heckler that I heard, and he didn't come around till after everything had wound down. Which for Seattle is pretty nearly miraculous. :P
DeleteJophus LOVED the Faure video and watched the whole thing attentively and quietly on my lap, which is a lot to say for a squirmy 10-month-old who rarely sits still for anything these days! I peeked over at him and he was often smiling. For myself, I liked the conductor especially. It's a delight to watch a good conductor coax a thing of beauty out of 40 disparate souls. Thanks for posting that.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you and baby loved the Faure! It's a favorite of mine. You're more than welcome. :)
DeleteAnd Masha, we too are dealing with Carseat Aversion at this moment!
ReplyDeleteJenna,
ReplyDeleteOnly one heckler..my image of protests is crumbling to pieces. I like seeing hecklers, they make me feel like I'm actually doing something, not just chatting with people I know or listening to speakers.. :) I'm glad it went well though!
Maria,
Carseat Aversion is awful. Fortunately - for Yarrow - we now have only one car and she can avoid riding around in it as much as possible.