The Green Room

It’s supposed to be 97 degrees on Thursday. I think I’m going to cry.

It is entirely Patrick O’Brian’s fault that I look at my electronic barometer in the morning and say, “Oh dear, the glass is falling.” Normally I am as much a fan of stormy weather as the next man, but in this case I really must protest. I need the weather to start getting [...]

In other news, Raptor Cam is back!

The mountains today are the same color blue as the sky. Only the sun hitting their edges sets them apart.

I promised I would go hack at the roses today, so hack at them I will, despite the fact that it is raining rather persistently at the moment. This just means that doing the taxes this afternoon becomes that much more attractive, because at least then I can be indoors and wrapped up in [...]

It is very bizarre to read about all the snowstorms in the rest of the country. Our winter has been so mild that when I poked my head out the back door this morning, I wasn’t even really that surprised to see that I already have flowers coming up.

I ate my breakfast and read a chapter in my book in the backyard this morning (sitting on the ground because we don’t have any outdoor furniture yet). Then, because it continued to be a lovely morning, I got out my fiddle for the first time in months and played a few tunes for [...]

I spent time outdoors today for the first time in months. And by that I mean I wasn’t walking somewhere, or waiting for the bus, or even at an outdoor market or something. I was simply being, out of doors. I did have a book in hand, but that was just in [...]

I hate doing things after work. Even if they’re activities that I would enjoy otherwise, I’m just so grumpy and tired by the time I get off work that all I want is immediate food and bathrobes. Socializing and making valentines are right out. Part of this, I think, is the winter, [...]

I am getting that February feeling, and it isn’t even midnight yet. I need to smash something, or eat really spicy food, or make a new dress, or, or, or, maybe all three! When will it be warm again?