floaty madness

Posted on June 29, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | 1 Comment

Our pond is pure heaven.

The only problem with it is that it has no shallow end—you just dive off a dock. In fact, I’ve never touched the bottom. So the kids have had to learn how to get along in the deep end from the start.
How did they do it? Lots and lots of floaties.

Here [...]

goat yard morning

Posted on June 28, 2009 - Filed Under goats, honeymilk farm | Leave a Comment

The goat babies went outside today for the first time. It was so funny when I opened up that stall door—they craned their necks out, raising and lowering their heads, looking and sniffing, refusing for several minutes to step hoof out of safety as they tried to comprehend this new, alien landscape. They got over [...]

it’s a girl! and a boy!

Posted on June 25, 2009 - Filed Under goats, honeymilk farm | 1 Comment

Lucy had her babies! Oh so exciting!

She was acting weird all day, pawing the ground, getting up laying down getting up, not eating…so we knew it was soon. Finally, around 6pm, she started really pushing. Nothing to do but talk sweetly to her and comfort her as she did her work….

But it went on and [...]

so say we all!

Posted on June 23, 2009 - Filed Under mayalife | 2 Comments

I’ve been in several weddings and gone to a pile more and I have to say, my cousin’s wedding this past Saturday was about the most fun, joyous, and silly-happy I have ever had the pleasure of attending. And I was the maid of honor, often a hell job, but not so for this one! [...]

happy dragon-free summer solstice!

Posted on June 20, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | 3 Comments

Last night, falling asleep with Luc, he asked in this small, serious voice, “Is there anything spooky under the bed?”
I put on my Total Confidence Voice. “Nope. Nothing spooky. This bed is Spooky Free.”
“Good.”
Quiet. And then he said, “Except maybe some mouse poops. There might be mouse poops under the bed.” ‘Poop’ is one of [...]

i stand corrected

Posted on June 19, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | Leave a Comment

Luc, 3, was telling me today about Compsognathus (it’s astonishing how many of these multi-syllabic dino names he knows) a dinosaur that was small, about the size of a chicken.
“Oh,” I say, “so it was as small as you.”
He looks up at me with his blue eyes and says, “No, Mommy, it was as big [...]

could this be writer’s block? Naaa…

Posted on June 18, 2009 - Filed Under writing | Leave a Comment

Ack. I really ought to write a blog post, but I got nothing. Across the board, I mean, I’ve got nothing in the writing department. My novel, the new one, the one I have characters, plot, setting, and outline for, will not be written. And I don’t mean I’m procrastinating. Writing is a mental health [...]

flower porn

Posted on June 16, 2009 - Filed Under honeymilk farm | Leave a Comment

Because really: what does this remind you of?

And when you consider that flowers are the plant’s genitals….

…well, I guess the world is a flower’s gynecologist.

Okay, this isn’t a flower, but isn’t the shape amazing?

This is like some kind of crazy fiesta dancer’s dress….

I had this idea that the macro on my camera might be able [...]

The Listener (Who-Also-Sees) gets a review

Posted on June 15, 2009 - Filed Under reviews | 5 Comments

I watched the pilot of “The Listener” the other night. At first glance it seemed to be a Canadian rip-off of “Medium” and “Ghost Whisperer” et al, a telepathic paramedic solves crimes. Yawn. But, to be honest, I don’t really care if an idea is a rip-off if they do a good job. Are the [...]

waiting for berries…

Posted on June 13, 2009 - Filed Under honeymilk farm | 1 Comment

…is hard.
Law of Life #72: the person willing to eat the sourest fruit gets first pick. In this case, that would be Sophie who has been eating sour berries for days and days, wishing they were ripe, her face screwed up against the tart, saying “No, really, it’s sweet! Really!”
But they aren’t. Not quite yet.
We’ve [...]