Clean Bee II

And It's STILL Snowing

I was trying, for the most part unsuccesfully, to capture the fatness of the snowflakes.

Snow Day!

I took these photos about 20 minutes ago; the patio is completely covered now.

Clean Bee

I found this bee floating in my milky coffee on the patio today. I got it out, then dipped it in my water, thinking it might help. Then I put it down on the chaise cushion and watched it clean and dry itself.









It finished up and flew away right after I took the photo below.

For Hugh

Hey!
I pause at every post and tree
and sniff in hopes of news of thee!

I cannot eat my kibble!

—Fred Milton, Beat Poodle
via Lynda Barry

Rock of Love

Wine comes in at the mouth
And love comes in at the eye;
That's all we shall know for truth
Before we grow old and die.
I lift the glass to my mouth,
I look at you, and I sigh.

—W. B. Yeats, 1910

Bon Saint Valentin!

I play it cool and dig all jive
That's the reason I stay alive.
My motto, as I live and learn,
is: Dig and be dug in return.

—Langston Hughes

How I Spent My Superbowl Weekend Vacation At the Cabin

1) I knitted this Saints hat for my husband. It is THE WORST hat ever as far as execution goes (it is not supposed to be pointed like an elf hat!), but he loves it, and that's all that matters. Now that I know what not to do, I will make another, better one; but in the meantime, I told him that if he ever wears it outside of the house, he must tell people that he got it at the thrift store, or alternately, that his wife who is insane and lives in an asylum made it for him.


2) I paged book #3 in the Tom Carter series, written by my friend Hank. WARNING: If you know Hank, don't tell him about this, because he won't see it till Wednesday and it is a surprise!


Here's the cover in full. Tom Carter #2, The Key That Opened Everything, is there behind the Auto Caper.


3) I hung out with Spike the cat. She's been pretty poorly this week, but she's happy, and is most content when she is sitting on a person's lap or other body part. When I'm at the computer, she gets on the desk and drapes her little furry body over my left forearm as I type.

4) I cooked a chicken that is now ready, and I'm going to go eat some.