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...

Got ourselves a present…a bench grinder…

Dad always had one. I learned how to sharpen a hoe to a nice edge when I was 6. Jane’s dad had one. We just never got around to getting one, assuming they’d be really pricey. Well, some are, if you want to lay down 300.00. This one, from Skil, is 69.00,...

Closed Circle Bazaar…

will definitively open tomorrow, on Pacific Time, when we actually get our act together and decide to push the button. Which will probably be after sane contemplation and breakfast. To get there from here, use the Closed Circle link in the left sidebar