A slight coif
It was time for my haircut again, which is to say it was a good [...]
Seating for two, some restrictions apply
Well, now that I solved the problem of the ratty swivel chair with an $86 [...]
Miracle on 29th Avenue
I don’t like to say I’m cheap. I don’t like to say I’m short, either. [...]
Maturity is overrated
It was recently suggested that I might want to cut down on my alcohol intake, [...]
How to make your own lore at home
If your vegetables are sulking, turning into pudding, coated in flies, or otherwise straying from [...]
The meadow
You’re all wondering how my new meadow project worked out, but you’re too polite to [...]
Brass is a gas
Dave and I just came back from the Portland Honkfest and if that event doesn’t [...]
Everything new is old again
I’m recombobulating a portion of my stone-lined gravel paths. I enjoy the work even though [...]
You’re seeing a WOMAN??
photo by Walter Henritze 1972. We were young, we were opinionated, we were [...]
The anchovy whisperer
Mary Ann with a friend of the family I don’t have anything against [...]
In praise of the dump
I heard on NPR someone is doing a survey to assess rental increases across the [...]
Some of the kids are all right
I can’t remember exactly how it came up. I think we were talking about the [...]
Forebears and Forebison
Archaeologists recently discovered what might be the oldest site in America once occupied by humans, [...]
What a crawk
It’s been quieter than usual around here for the last month. Yes, the littler songbirds [...]
Snowflakes in summer
October 15, 2008 I’m no legal whiz. So when it comes to the [...]