in which we cross a bridge many, many times

Posted on May 30, 2009 - Filed Under adventures, kiddo life | Leave a Comment

We’re all about attending local events. With little kids, doing the local scene is so much better, imo, than big trips or expensive vacations, (1) because everything is new to them, so they love it, even if it’s low key, (2) no long car rides (nightmarish with small kids) and (3) you can go home [...]

welcome to mayaland’s virtual macabre crawfish feast of death!

Posted on May 30, 2009 - Filed Under adventures, food | 2 Comments

In an apparently ongoing series on eating shellfish, I present to you the Memorial Day Crawfish Feast!

That’s right, we got a coveted invite to a fantastic cajun feast, put on by our once-neighbors, now living in their new digs, but still putting on The Feast, and sweet enough to remember us. Awesome folk, indeed.
But wait! [...]

kittenphobia

Posted on May 30, 2009 - Filed Under goats, honeymilk farm | Leave a Comment

We got the kitten, which has been tentatively named Turtle, to the barn! She seems to be going through a total personality transformation, from semi-feral fear ball, to bouncy happy runs-up-to-meet-us fluffy cakes. She’s downright…kittenish! And she’s out of the junk heap and into the goat barn, where, as I predicted, she seems much happier.
But.
The [...]

whew.

Posted on May 30, 2009 - Filed Under geeklife | Leave a Comment

Picture me, running around the yurt with my arms up in the air shouting “Go Me! Maya Rocks! Woo HOO!!!!”
That was the situation last last night when the google malware alert was lifted off my poor, victimized blog. Malware FREE. I mean, I had to learn a bunch of tricky tech stuff, and talk to [...]

I’ve been hacked!

Posted on May 30, 2009 - Filed Under geeklife | Leave a Comment

Holy shit! Some asshole put hundreds of weird porn images onto my server and google flagged my site as containing malware!
But I’m on it. The elves are helping. Things should be under control shortly.
Sorry!

here we go again

Posted on May 22, 2009 - Filed Under honeymilk farm, kiddo life | Leave a Comment

About a week ago, Paul heard a squeaky sound coming from somewhere outside and traced it in the dark to a tiny black kitten, hiding in our storage heap shed.
“No, no, no!” I said, when he reported back. “Absolutely not!”
It wasn’t that long ago that I was hanging out with poor old Chopper while he [...]

2 stories, 1 joke, and a song

Posted on May 22, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | Leave a Comment

Story #1
Sophie was drawing an huge, scary, creature-looking thing last night and I asked her who it was.
“This guy is the meanest guy in the whole world. His name is Peacock Stink-poot! He has the stinkiest poots in the whole universe! When he poots, they can smell it all the way in China! His eyelashes [...]

seeing through Luc’s eyes

Posted on May 15, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | 1 Comment

It’s only very recently in the history of the world that a three year old might have the freedom to take as many photos as he likes. Digital cameras are awesome. I love seeing the images Luc snaps—the world is different when everything is new to you and you are only three feet tall.

Portrait of [...]

garden people

Posted on May 14, 2009 - Filed Under adventures | Leave a Comment

We went to a garden art show last weekend at a local artist’s home/garden/studio. Her beautiful land was filled with outdoor art pieces from a variety of local artists. The combination of the gorgeous grounds and the art was evocative and interesting for all of us.
Here is Pirate Luc by the entrance. “Mom, there’s a [...]

reading romance, writing funny, idea nets

Posted on May 11, 2009 - Filed Under writing | 3 Comments

I am reading the second romance novel I have ever read. The first romance novel happened like this. I was having one of my publishing-process-snits and standing in the grocery store, glaring at the rack of books that have sold bazillions, many of which were emblazoned with heaving man-titty, and I thought, fuck. I could [...]