by CJ | Jul 19, 2009 | Journal
And we both emerged dry and relatively rested. Only half the course was available because of bridge construction, but it was about enough: I’ve been so tired. But I went with OGS’s husband, Steve, and Steve II, (his best buddy) in another canoe. Steve...
by CJ | Jul 17, 2009 | Journal
…in the same vein. What is the absolutely craziest thing you’ve ever done that you survived? Ours was probably undertaking a 4000 gallon pond dig (most of the back yard) with a Mantis tiller. But outside of that—probably deciding in my 6th decade and...
by CJ | Jul 17, 2009 | Journal
…in the same vein. What is the absolutely craziest thing you’ve ever done that you survived? Ours was probably undertaking a 4000 gallon pond dig (most of the back yard) with a Mantis tiller. But outside of that—probably deciding in my 6th decade and...
by CJ | Jul 16, 2009 | Journal
We are breaking in (I hope that’s not prophetic) the garden with a party Friday night, and Sunday afternoon, which will be a sort of mini-convention, starting tonight with a dinner on the falls. Spokane Falls, that is, which should be very pretty, even in this...
by CJ | Jul 16, 2009 | Journal
This site is getting larger. And larger. However, there are some shortcuts. 1. scroll up. Way up, above the banner. See that gaudy little triple box in the corner? That is your ruby slipper icon. If you click that, it will take you to the initial display of the page,...
by CJ | Jul 15, 2009 | Journal
Lynn has been called to the bedside of a seriously ill close friend. This sets the CC timetable off a bit, but we will get there. Hugs to Lynn. Jane and I continue to work on text and art, so some things are moving forward. Jane has her new computer and is preparing...
by CJ | Jul 13, 2009 | Journal
I found a feather on the drive, a very nice feather contributed by one of the ravens that lives over in the church grounds. I picked it up, deciding our good-luck troll, who collects such things, might have a Spokane raven feather for his collection. Then I thought:...
by CJ | Jul 12, 2009 | Journal
I’ve concluded Rusalka is going to have to have a new copyright. I’m changing things. This is a book I always felt could have been better. I was writing it during some very hard years, when I was close to losing both parents: my dad and my mom were...
by CJ | Jul 11, 2009 | Journal
Washington soil is stubborn. Put a spade in it and you can hop up and down for an hour on it without penetrating more than half an inch. It’s gravel. Glacial till. You can shovel it if you slant your shovel sideways and hack, like somebody shoveling coal on a...
by CJ | Jul 10, 2009 | Journal
She’s still reading her new reference books, which apparently provide you sample files that don’t match the examples, which has her kind of stumped, but she’s forging ahead, and says she’s making progress. Meanwhile I’ve got some books...
by CJ | Jul 10, 2009 | Journal
She’s still reading her new reference books, which apparently provide you sample files that don’t match the examples, which has her kind of stumped, but she’s forging ahead, and says she’s making progress. Meanwhile I’ve got some books...
by CJ | Jul 9, 2009 | Journal
So glad to have you aboard!
