Posted in Uncategorized on July 31, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I’ve never understood it, to be honest. This fascination with cars and other such things that go zoom. I much prefer the laid back, easy going lifestyle that utilizes real horsepower…the type with a pony exterior as opposed to interior.
And how anyone came to the conclusion that a kitchen sink would make a terrific [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 30, 2007 | 10 Comments »
My neighbors, Dick and Jenny Bosch, have been hard at work transforming a former coal mine into a lovely garden. Their home sits on what used to be a portion of Glen Echo coal mine. Eventually the mine was closed and became a shingle mill. The shingle mill then closed it’s doors, and the property [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2007 | 10 Comments »
Today is the Grammar Nazi’s birthday. Today he turns 21.
The Grammar Nazi made his appearance into the world following what must surely have been the world’s longest contraction. Not the longest labor, mind you, but contraction. It lasted seven hours. Seven long hours through which I pleaded for City Boy to take it back, telling [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on July 28, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Not long ago I posted about Gretchen’s Wool Mill. I left a fleece with her to be washed while down there learning to make cheese a few weeks back, and this week Darling and I drove down to pick it up. I didn’t have Gretchen process it, but she did wash it and then let [...]
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Posted in brigget, creepiness on July 27, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I know you’re accustomed to creepy things coming from Brigget’s place, but today I wanted to share something that makes me just plain sick to my stomach. Being the readers you are, I knew you’d want to share in my queasiness, so here it is…brace yourselves!
It’s a swing. A big, red, rubber [...]
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