This is a squash that grew "by mistake" this year Dontcha love it!!

Sumac in my back yard

Isn't this colouration extraordinary??

Fall 2008 clearout.

This fall I have been clearing out my house and life, discarding old fabrics, yarns, projects and volunteer organizations that are no longer of interest or use. It was definitely time!! Life had become so overwhelming and cluttered that I was no longer able to focus on anything. Now I can actually get going with the things I really love. Wotta concept!!
My head and brain is actually becoming a useful appendage again. Yippee.

I have finally joined the 21st Century

Today I am finally hooked up with high speed internet..no more 8 hour downloads, no more going to make a coffee while I wait for my bank info to arrive, no more jammed mail system because someone sent me an enormous sized junk mail joke. AND the phone can be used at the same time, instead of permanently having a busy signal. WOW!!!
On the down side I have to start to send out mailings with my new email address..now THAT is going to be an extra large pain in the neck. However I can still access my old server for a while so no panic!!
Everything is so fast now. My evening "check the mail" took only minutes to deal with, even with the "gotta check that out" side trips. LUV IT!!
Picture me HAPPY Shirley

Oops, I missed October!!

It is November 9th, 6.30am, and I have been trying to access epost. Wotta pain that is!! Sometimes it lets me in, but mostly it ignores me, then shuts me out. VERY irritating and time consuming, especially as I'm still on dial up.
and that's another irritant. There are finally a few high speed services out here in the boonies, but trying to get someone to actually install everything in my village has been a nightmare. None of them have followed thru on what they say they can/will do. Frustrating, and time consuming again.
Hope your internet experiences are less annoying!! Happy Sunday