variations of moonlight

Posted on August 27, 2008 - Filed Under reviews | 1 Comment

I have previously posted about my severe disappointment that CBS canceled my vampire PI show “Moonlight.” (Moment of silence here, in remembrance of Mick, or in hatred of CBS, fielder’s choice.)

I love getting really involved in a story, which I certainly have done with Moonlight. But lately this one has yielded some unexpected insight on [...]

toys that never stop

Posted on August 21, 2008 - Filed Under kiddo life | 3 Comments

stacking cups silks varialand blocks barbies paper scissors tape glue crayons colored pencils

i am not an alien

Posted on August 20, 2008 - Filed Under mayalife | Leave a Comment

I am not an alien, but man, I sure feel like one this morning. I had weird dreams all night and then, this morning, walking around the yurt, I had the distinct impression that I was really an alien consciousness, beaming into this life as some kind of extreme vacation or training program for…something. I [...]

how to build a yurt (10 of 10)

Posted on August 16, 2008 - Filed Under alternative building | 2 Comments

I just realized I never finished posting the yurt raising pictures. Here is the last page, plus a bonus page of yurt interior shots, from that day.

This picture shows the last part, installing the walls. The interior panels have canvas on one side and insulation (the silver stuff) on the other side–you can see those [...]

mayonnaise, food of the gods

Posted on August 14, 2008 - Filed Under food, honeymilk farm | Leave a Comment

I saw Tom Robbins speak one time–what a cool guy!–and though much of the evening has faded, I do remember him declaring mayonnaise the food of the gods. I have to agree. And since, lately, our chickens have far outpaced us in terms of egg production vs. egg consumption (I think there are about 40 [...]

best 20 bucks I spent all week

Posted on August 11, 2008 - Filed Under adventures, kiddo life | Leave a Comment

That’s Sophie the Brave on the huge horse! Can you believe it?
When she saw how big Carmen (that’s the horse) was, she said, in this tiny voice, “Mommy, I was thinking maybe a smaller horse would be better.” But Anne, the instructor, said Carmen was the most gentle of all the horses, and Sophie petted [...]

fowl weather friends

Posted on August 10, 2008 - Filed Under honeymilk farm | Leave a Comment

You may recall that of our five guinea chicks, only one survived the unknown-guinea-eating-monster attack. We were quite concerned about our lone guinea. Would the chickens shun her? Attack her? Could she find a place among them or would she be on her own–not a good situation for a flock-loving-critter such as herself.
Little could we [...]

remains of the play

Posted on August 9, 2008 - Filed Under kiddo life, making things | 1 Comment

There is a benefit to not cleaning everything up right away. The kids do their thing, play their games, and move on to another location, leaving these cool tableaus behind. Usually I know what they are about, but if I’ve been focused on something else, I might come across little scenes that are a complete [...]

in which i become a redhead

Posted on August 5, 2008 - Filed Under adventures | 6 Comments

I love red hair. I love the real stuff, the stuff you see on those lucky Irish gals, the lush curls, all of it. But I also adore the fake stuff. Like this

That is Franka Potente in the fabulous “Run Lola Run.” What? You haven’t see it? Get thee to your netflix queue at once! [...]

hurts so good

Posted on August 3, 2008 - Filed Under writing | Leave a Comment

I was reading some work by a writer friend of mine last night and was just totally blown away by what she had done. Deep, complex characterizations that took third-person-deep-penetration to a whole new level. One character in particular exploded off that page for me, so fascinating, with this huge history, woven in cleanly, no [...]