In Which I Kvetch Some More
You wanted more kvetching instead of sweetness and light... you've got it. I'm going to spend the rest of the week being thankful, though. 1. It is not fair that some people get to live full, long lives, while others die much too soon. Coupled with that is the quality of life. While there will probably always be those who have more than others, it seems that the least we could do as a species is

In which I kvetch
In the comments of the last post, Tanita suggested, "Why not write complaints for a couple of weeks? You certainly don't have to be all sweetness and light." I don't plan to alienate potential customers or lay out my struggles with politics and religion, but I think I can muster some proper kvetching. Thanks, Tanita! Here goes:1. At the top of the list is my frustration and dismay at the

November is not my best writing month
What I have been working on these last few days:1. Preparing for storytelling gigs.2. Sewing for the store and for the school auction.3. Getting ready for a week of visitors.4. Trying to exercise with a sprained ankle.Yesterday, my daughter told me about what she imagined the people of Jupiter were like: "They look like fairies and they fly around in hot air balloons." I thought, "There might be

The Teacup in Andersen's Shop, Story #8
As last week proved, plans go awry. My ankle is on the mend, but I was limited in what I could do last week. The second time I ever sprained my ankle was during my first week of work at my first librarian job. It was a very bad sprain. I had to go to the hospital for X-rays, and was out of work for two days without accured sick leave. I managed to ditch the crutches by the time I returned, and

Lantern Walk 2009
I've uploaded a home-movie of last night's Lantern Walk. It's on A Storytelling of Crows, my adjunct blog (and thus far my Martinmas blog by default).