We're at Spokon this weekend, off and on…

Since it’s local and only 5 minutes from our house, we have the luxury of coming and going at need. Guests of honor are Tanya Huff and Michael Whelan. Michael and Audrey and Jane and I are old friends, and their transport is a couple of nice friends of theirs...

We’re at Spokon this weekend, off and on…

Since it’s local and only 5 minutes from our house, we have the luxury of coming and going at need. Guests of honor are Tanya Huff and Michael Whelan. Michael and Audrey and Jane and I are old friends, and their transport is a couple of nice friends of theirs...

Still more patterns in the CC Bazaar…

Oh, you guys are going to love it as we clean out our image closet. We have so many sketches and fun things to commit mugs and t-shirts with. Latest is Ignorance killed the cat… —thanks for reminding us, Martha!

The pond is finally! back under control…

Live and learn! We now have very little green algae: we have a barley-based clarifier and a type of bacteria-based cleanup stuff normally sold for small lakes: I use it by the half-ounce weekly, and another dose of a different bacterial cocktail once monthly, and...

a somewhat moderate summer day…

Rain is possible, about 30% change of four or five drops, on average. The temperature is headed for 97 and will stay there for a number of days, including this weekend, which is Spokon, so attendees will be baked. Fortunately the venue is dependably air conditioned....

an apology…

…the software on Cafe Press is tricky. We set a general command to set the price at 20% above cost…and sometimes it took it, and sometimes it didn’t, even within the same product list. We have now gone in and made that correction. It will NOT affect...