They say good fences make good neighbors. That might be so, but here’s a fence that stands alone, not between me and anything. It’s not a particularly “good” fence, in that it’s not all spiffy, not something that zoning regulations would approve of. It’s a fence that’s no better… Continue reading
I don’t like truck adventures. This is not to say I don’t like adventures that trucks are used in. I just don’t like adventures about trucks. Last blog post I wrote about floods. Today I’m blogging about what happens after floods. Namely, mud. Um. And complications. TUESDAY: About mud Mud… Continue reading
What you see in the photo is evidence of my most recent haircut. That would be the one I gave myself this morning. I’m not sharing a photo of the remaining hair on my head, not because it’s a terrible haircut (it is, of course, a terrible haircut) but because… Continue reading
Before I say anything about bread I want to say something about the image posted here. This is my version of a selfie. I take photos of my shadows and mess with them. This one particularly pleases me. It’s called Self-portrait with yucca crown. It would make a great album cover… Continue reading
♪ I’m So Glad (Skip James, ca 1931) YouTube What is it about joy that has such power to make me teary-eyed? How can I be grinning like a maniac as I’m hauling wood from the woodpile in a wind so cold it freezes my snot? I want to ask… Continue reading
Yesterday it rained for the first time in I don’t know how long. Oh, I could readily find out — I do keep a weather journal. It didn’t rain much the last time. As of yesterday morning I had recorded under half an inch since the first of the year… Continue reading