Guess who got a wireless keyboard for Christmas?

ME!!!!!!!!!!!

So now I can post to Blogger without it giving my finger a cramp. Guess who's going to be posting more frequently?

ME!!!!!!!!!!

Everyone's a helper

Seriously? Like there wasn't enough cat hair woven in the scarf already...

I like my art tiny

Courtesy of Janet Mettee, a talented artist and all-around delightful conversationalist who is exhibiting this weekend at the Terra Vista Studio holiday sale (http://www.terravistastudios.com/Holiday_Sale_2012_Info_4.html).

Go check out her work before all of the adorable little canvases are gone!

Shake your groove thang

When at http://www.bspotburgers.com/, it is necessary to order a milkshake....preferably one that comes with BACON!

(Vanilla Bean Apple Pie Bacon, with or without bourbon)

From this day forward, he shall be called "Dumbass."

Guess who managed to climb up the curtains and get stuck in them right next to a cold window?

Dumbass!

And who thinks it's fun to savagely attack the feeding tongs while ignoring the food?

Dumbass!

And who decided to buy a lizard based solely on its looks?

Um, me.

Lizard Wars

"No, Luke, ours is a love that was not meant to be."

Wow, that was close!

I've been so busy trying to get the photos off of my daughter's camera and into my computer (4 hours, two trips to Target, and three befuddled employees did the trick - sort of) that I almost forgot to post!

Almost.

Making progress

I have to redo 4 squares (the ones missing in the photo), but it's definitely coming together. I can't wait until it's done and keeping my feet warm while I work on my next project!

Grace, thy name is Liza

Wait til I get home and can post the dancing videos....

Snort

Tell me I'm not the only one who finds this hilarious...

Don't bother me

We're in my happy place.

Sunny with a chance of awesome

The weather here has been getting windier every day, going from still as glass on Saturday to 'oh my god it would be a glass-bottom pukefest' today. The weather forecast shows none of this, only varying from day to day in whether the low will be 74 or 77. Since my schedule for every day looks the same (read and knit in the shade by the pool until it's time to eat or take photos at sunset), I don't care if it's windy or still. It's all good!

Speaking of sunsets, here's yesterday's:

Convertible

I feel like I forgot something on these socks, but I can't think of what it could be...

This is the end

Of the pier.
Of the storm.
Of the rainbow.

Kenny

Sitting here eating breakfast in Jamaica, and the music they're playing in the background is the same Kenny Rogers album my dad used to play all the time when I was a kid helping him in his workshop. I know all the words to every song, and I suddenly wish I had some woodworking to do.

This verse of "The Coward of the County" is for you, Dad. I miss you.

And here they said...

... That the iOS 6 map feature didn't work right. Found me, even in another country!

On our way

The wifi connection at the resort was really spotty last time we went, so don't be alarmed by radio silence or a lack of photos - just trying to not go insane looking for a decent signal all week.

A poem

The bags are packed,
The curtains drawn.
Don't look for us here
'Cause we are GONE!

Garfield would be so proud!

Last fall we (meaning me - Jason and Liza could have cared less) decided that instead of throwing out our leaves, we would instead use them as the foundation for a bunch of new lasagna gardens (http://organicgardening.about.com/od/startinganorganicgarden/a/lasagnagarden.htm). What began as a billion cubic feet of shredded leaves and grass (plus a bag of compost starter, a bunch of half-finished kitchen compost, and a bunch of earthworms we dug up in the spring) turned into more than 100 square feet of new gardens in the back yard. We planted some this spring, and left the rest to ripen a bit (some piles were heavy on the not-so-shredded leaves). Here it is after a year - 3" of perfect crumbly humus, ready to go.

I bring this up now because it's leaf season again, so I can show you the before and after shots all at once. Here's this year's lasagna bed, about 18" deep in shredded leaves and waiting for the last go-round with the rakes and law mower.

And here's last year's bed for comparison. It's a bit shorter, huh?

The only downside? The pile doesn't get very hot while it works, so we had to deal with (ie ignore) tons of weeds, including this cute little guy:

What, don't you recognize this volunteer? It's the rare "native to Ohio, no really it's not a tropical plant" avocado tree. I've been growing one in a pot inside for months, and this one looks healthier. See, I told you I was doing something right with the compost!

Put that away

Nobody wants to see your freaky tongue, Junior.