House of the Moon

He said his first 3 syllable word today, a few times. *drum roll* Screwdriver. What a BOY. I have been a little mildly worried about his speech, just cause he makes up a lot of words for words, even when he can understand what I am saying…but this was definitely “screwdriver.”

Wandering a Vietnam Memorial park. DLJ loves this photo, says he looks like a boy should, wet, a little dirty, sniffly from the cold weather.

I love getting our local, non homogenized milk SO much. It’s a treat to drink now, and I want LESS of it because it is so delicious and rich tasting compared to regular stuff. I wish I had had access to this decades ago for my body. I eat less processed cereal now because I [...]

Lots going on, nothing going on. I need to pick up a book at the library. It’s all about omega fats. Sounds scintillating, doesn’t it? Today is trash day, so Derek loves standing at the window on his stool and watching all the big green trucks drive around. One driver even flashes his lights at [...]

Ah. Whole grain bagel with sweet, fresh butter I made this morning. Perfecto!

He needs to grow into the gloves a little.

What a day! I finished getting the gravel down around the beds. I didn’t think I would finish today. We still have more lawn to get rid of, but around the beds are done, and we want to build one more smaller bed to be Derek’s to care for. He helped a lot today, taking [...]

Ooo. I just took a shower with Derek AND DLJ. We were all in the garden today, a lot, and we all were dirty! We got a yard of blended compost/soil/manure to top off our veggie beds and replenish our soil storage tanks for the growing season. Half of it is already in the backyard [...]

Wow. That was a pretty good ending. I’m a softie.

It’s Friday. This weekend is gardening, maybe swimming, DLJ has a cold and so far I have been lucky, so has Derek. We are still healthy. I hope to get some studio time, as there is not much time left for me before the show in April, since I get only a couple days a [...]