Edited–Back again with a vengeance.  I just finished writing everything I had to write for the Potomac Celtic Festival Program, and that means I’m free to rave about how wonderful Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival was.  But I can’t really do that until I tie up at least a few of these loose ends. So, […]

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I’m sprung, girls.  There are no two ways about it.  I am in love, and that means I am in trouble.  And this time, it’s trouble squared. Yarrow is gorgeous, but evil.  And Speedwell is gorgeous (this picture does not do him justice), but evil. These two are hell on paws.  Fur bags full of […]

You’ll have to excuse my lack of blogging recently.  I’ve been on vacation for the last week or so, burning through leave at my old job before I start my new job.  The Vernal Equinox was here a couple of days ago, and it really feels like I’m staring at tons of new beginnings, and […]

The Shadowy One has left us.  When I got home from work last night, Scath was having serious difficulty breathing.  Between gasps, he meowed at me.  I’m pretty sure he was asking me to help him on his way.  We will miss him terribly.  I hate cancer. Edit: Thank you all for being so kind.  […]

Can’t talk: watching curling! I am writing during commercial breaks.  Running up and down the steps over and over again so you, Gentle Reader, don’t think I’ve fallen off the planet.  Really, I’ve fallen into a long-awaited winter.  An Olympic Winter, no less.  I’m absolutely chuffed.  It snowed!  It finally snowed! Kayo needs snow.  And […]

So, a group of us spent last weekend at John the Farrier’s near Charlottesville.  Yet again: a hoot.  We had exceedingly warm weather for February, and a bit more rain than we needed on Saturday.  More importantly, we also had one person after another learning to forge.  It was beautiful, seriously amazing, heartwarming stuff to […]