We managed to get a lot of stuff done outside yesterday. It was not a bad day, and the rest of the week looks pretty good, also. The BaldMan mowed the lawn for the last time on Saturday, and took the mower deck off the tractor. Yesterday, we put the chains on the tires and … Continue reading Monday Musings: Outdoor Work, and NaNoWriMo
Friday Review: The Short Man by Joshua Cejka (Meg Brown Mysteries #1)
My rating: 4 of 5 stars A fun short read. Meg Brown is a detective on the Minneapolis Police Department. She is called to a local college campus when the body of a campus security officer is found shot. She's barely into this case when another body turns up. Meg needs to use her Sherlock … Continue reading Friday Review: The Short Man by Joshua Cejka (Meg Brown Mysteries #1)
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Monday Musings: NaNoWriMo, Here I Come!
November has started, and that means a lot of things. Halloween is over, we are off Daylight Savings Time, Thanksgiving is on the way, and Christmas is careening around the corner. But that's the small stuff. For many of us out there, November 1 means the start of National Novel Writing Month, that lovely insanity … Continue reading Monday Musings: NaNoWriMo, Here I Come!
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Halloween: Things That Go Bump in the Night
Just a short short ghost story for your Halloween reading. Things That Go Bump in the Night “But, Mama, I don’t want to go to bed! The monster is there!” Mom pulled Katy into a close hug, smoothing her hand down the back of the little one’s head. “Katy, you know there isn’t a real … Continue reading Halloween: Things That Go Bump in the Night
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Friday Review: Changeless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate 2)
Changeless by Gail Carriger My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is the second book in the Parasol Protectorate series and is as much fun as the first, despite a rather underhanded cliffhanger ending. In this part of the series, Alexia, the new Lady Maccon, is awakened mid-afternoon by her husband yelling. Now, Lord Maccon … Continue reading Friday Review: Changeless by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate 2)
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Wednesday Wanderings: Halloween, of course.
A pretty decent article on the origins and folklore behind Halloween: http://www.loc.gov/folklife/halloween.html Still need some ideas for carving that pumpkin? Here are some, many with free downloadable instructions: http://www.southernliving.com/food/holidays-occasions/halloween-pumpkins And here are some Halloween food and party ideas from Food Network (try to ignore the big picture of Sandra Lee in the middle): http://www.foodnetwork.com/holidays-and-parties/packages/halloween.html Last, … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Halloween, of course.
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Monday Musings: Reaching The End, and Feeling a Bit Lost
A few years back, I wrote a story. Okay, that's not all that unusual, as I have been writing stories for as long as I can remember. And I guess it was a bit more than a "few years," since I found a copy in my files dated 1998. It was a long short story- … Continue reading Monday Musings: Reaching The End, and Feeling a Bit Lost
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Wednesday Wanderings: Google Earth Fails, The Known Universe, Beautiful Buildings, and Dance of the Planets
Google Earth is a wonderful tool, but occasionally, they do get things a bit, um, wrong: http://www.viralnova.com/when-google-earth-screws-up/2/ A digital tour of the entire known universe, starting in the Himalayas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jymDn0W6U The Known Universe Some truly beautiful examples of unusual architecture: http://news.distractify.com/alex-scola/breaking-conventions Dances of the Planets make intricate designs: http://ensign.editme.com/t43dances Those last remind me of the … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Google Earth Fails, The Known Universe, Beautiful Buildings, and Dance of the Planets
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Monday Musings: Computer Woes, Garden News. Autumn, and Thanksgiving Changes
I got a new computer a few months ago. My old laptop was just that- old. It was getting slow and cranky, and hadn't been happy with a second monitor attached for a long, long time. I have gotten very used to working with two monitors, so it was not an ideal situation. I got … Continue reading Monday Musings: Computer Woes, Garden News. Autumn, and Thanksgiving Changes
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Friday Review: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Dresden Files series has been recommended to me many times over the past few years, and it turns out to be one I am very sorry I did not follow those recommendations much sooner. "You don't know what you are missing" turned out to be all too true … Continue reading Friday Review: Storm Front by Jim Butcher
And So On... 