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Monday, July 13th, 2009
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3:22 am - Weekend Wrap-Up...
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| Monday, July 6th, 2009
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3:47 am - In the Reading Realm...
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"Reality folds against reality, worlds are hinged against worlds."
Tanglewreck by Jeanette Winterson
Two words: Highly recommended :)~
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| Saturday, July 4th, 2009
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10:53 pm - The State of Gardenesque
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The daylilies have been rendered low by the June that thought it was April. The almost daily rain brought on flowers that only do the horizontal bop, and the spot that they are in needs a focal point with height. So, I bring you Googly-Eyed Garden Goodness in Running Rabbit Form :
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| Monday, June 29th, 2009
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2:23 am - ~*~
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2:16 am - Oh, the purpleness of it all...
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| Saturday, June 27th, 2009
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8:12 pm - In the Goth Garden
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| Sunday, June 21st, 2009
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11:13 pm - What is that big round thing in the sky?
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There was finally some SUN for the summer solstice today, a bright afternoon that I spent strolling around New Hope like a tourist. (Wish you were here, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) mamabeaks.) Basking instead of puddle stomping ~ what a novelty!
Last night in the wee hours, I was hijacked by words which formed themselves into "Beauty's Garden," a seasonally appropriate poem, to be sure.
And Father's Day. Well. Can I just say that the missing never stops?
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| Saturday, June 20th, 2009
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6:04 pm - State of Caturday: Part II (or, Photoblogging Between Rain Drops)
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3:02 pm - State of the Caturday....
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| Sunday, June 14th, 2009
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11:03 pm - Tree Love, with the subtitle "Look at me now!"
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I was going through some old photos this weekend and found a pic of my little tree-ling taken in 2006.
This it what I wrote about the tree last year:
"Three years ago, right around this time, I bought a Green Laceleaf Japanese Maple. Remember "Charlie Brown's Christmas?" This tree was a small, seriously scraggly thing along the lines of that. It was the last of its kind left in the greenhouse, the runt of the litter so to speak. It was desperate, and I can be a hopeless optimist, so I figured we were a good match.
It had maybe three and a half branches and a dozen leaves that all waved happily when I took it home. "Lookie!" it said, as if getting bought and then planted was something of a validation, "I'm a tree! I am, really! Yea man! Hey, you're not laughing at me are you?"
I loved the tree and didn't laugh at it even once. I was worried when the cold weather came, though. Would the Charlie Brown Maple make it through the winter? Happily, it did, and the second year it looked almost like a real tree after all. Or at least one that had potential to be a real tree when it grew up.
This year my little tree is moving toward the glorious. It now has a full waterfall of rustle-y green leaves that shimmy and dance proudly. I almost want to say "lush," but it is not quite there yet. Still, it has come a long way and I am happy for and with it."
And this is my Green Laceleaf Maple now. So *lush* I want to pet it each time I walk by...
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| Monday, June 8th, 2009
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2:47 am - In the Reading Realm...
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... I know that inside the story told is the story that cannot be told. Every word written is a net to catch the word that has escaped."
The Stone Gods
Jeanette Winterson
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| Friday, May 29th, 2009
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11:55 pm - Small precious things...
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Photos, bits of old lace, leaves, framed heather from the Highlands, acorns, colored bottles filled with sand, stray stones, carved wood and shaped clay. These are the things that turn my shelves and countertops and tables into small alters everywhere. If life is a book, then each of these items is one of the short stories that forms a part of the whole. Adventure, love, memory...
My thanks and a tiny spell poem for mamabeaks, who sent a sweet bundle of beauty my way to add to my cache of small precious things!
Candle and bone and shell and stone,
These are the things that turn
house into home.
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| Sunday, May 24th, 2009
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3:18 am - Photo Blog: In the Garden
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| Monday, May 18th, 2009
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12:24 am - ~*~
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| Sunday, May 17th, 2009
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11:32 pm - This Weekend's Book Loot
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One of the many cool things about having librarian friends is that you never know what they're going to drop in your lap...
"B is for Beer" Tom Robbins (Yup, the "Even Cowgirls get the Blues" guy.)
A bit of a departure from his usual fare, this slim volume revolves around a curious child, her mixed-up family, monkeys and a beer fairy. Contains an offbeat brewery tour and sentiments like this:
... "When civilized people dance, they reconnect with their old animal nature. It reminds them that they aren't mechanical chess pieces or rooted trees, but free-flowing meat waves of possibility. " (p89)
"The Night Tourist" Katherine Marsh
A YA book which spins an Orpheus-esque tale of a young Classics student who finds himself in the New York underworld searching for his dead mother. Riffs on the secret levels below the NY streets are not uncommon, but this one is well done, with engaging characters both major and minor, a well paced plot and a satisfying ending.
And in non-book weekend news: It was mostly about hands-in-earth gardening and playing PathWords on Facebook. Not terribly exciting but definitely peaceful.
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3:35 am - Tarot reminder...
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... there are skies upon skies still waiting to be explored.
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| Monday, May 11th, 2009
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2:45 am - Recent Reads
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"The Mystery of Grace" Charles DeLint
I will always think of DeLint as the father and master of mythic fiction. His latest novel is fronted by Grace, a tattoo-covered, hot rod building mechanic who is an engaging and easy to root for character. She is thrust into a geographically specific afterlife and her travels (there and back again) set the stage for explorations of relationships, loss, and the age old question of What Happens Next. Very well done, and bonus points for spectacular cover art!
"Godmother" Carolyn Turgeon
Turgeon has a quite a talent for finding magic in the margins. Lil is a seemingly simple old woman made shiny with secrets. This is not exactly a fairy tale retelling, but a story in which Cinderella elements run deep and dark, arising in blood and bone and feather. The story is poignant but not sentimentalized and Turgeon's depiction of this elderly woman's situation is both heartfelt and admirable.
"Ravens in the Library" ed. Brucato and Buskirk
One look at the ToC and you know this book is a genre lover's dream. Some of the stories are reprints, but both they and the tales original to this book are all top notch. This is an anthology worthy of a slow delightful wander, with time taken to relish each gem of tale. My favorite is "King of Crows" by Midori Snyder. When it comes to mixing music and magic, no one does it better.
"Careful What You Wish For" Lucy Finn
Chick Lit! Single mom finds a bottle filled with hotness in genie form. Light-hearted and fun, if a bit redundant and occasionally stereotypical at times.
"Literacy and Longing in L.A." Kaufmand and Mack
More Chick Lit! This one has lots of books, though, and bookish references, a fact which appeals greatly to my geek side. This story is peopled with interesting characters and has a well paced plot and one of the best mainstream sex scenes I've read in a while. I wasn't crazy about the ending, but I liked the book enough to see what else these authors are up to.
"Drink, Play, F@#k" Andrew Gottlieb
A rather blatant and irreverent parody of "Eat, Pray, Love." I can't imagine how this male romp through travel-based divorce recovery reads to someone who hasn't read Gilbert's book. There are drinking tales, gambling in all shapes and forms, sports both watched and played and the search for a means to refresh the libido. Despite its nods to Neanderthal tendencies, I have to say that much of the book was fairly funny. The ending feels somewhat contrived though. I can't decide whether the way it wraps up is an honest reflection of what men really want or if it's just a polite cop-out.
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| Thursday, May 7th, 2009
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2:30 pm - The sun has gone missing.
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I would really like to take a walk in a park, but at this point, a walk in the park would necessitate full body waders. And the forecast (if you'll forgive a bad pun) isn't bright : )~
I think I need a new project for this weekend. Any ideas?
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| Monday, May 4th, 2009
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2:33 am - Online Playgrounds R ~ US
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I am now accounted for at Dreamwidth. I'm there under donnaq, so stop by and say hello :)
For the record: LJ will remain my primary place for posts. If things really get swinging over at DW, I'll figure out how to cross-post here.
In other randomness:
This weekend ~ I rewatched "Mists of Avalon" for Beltane.
Today ~ I finally used a gift certificate for Red Lobster that I was given over the holidays. The mismatched plates are gone, but the biscuits are still the bomb! Plus: grilled lobster and shrimp. Yum!
Tonight ~ there's rain on the roof and hot tea and kitty-cat snuggles.
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| Friday, May 1st, 2009
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3:00 pm - ~*~
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peaceful
