Now here is an heirloom seed seeker’s daydream: an herbal shop has reopened in Pompeii. Their stock includes seeds and plants that might have been offered at the herbal shop in the same location two thousand years ago. The new store, a product of a collaboration between biologists, botanists, archaeologists, and others, is discussed in an online English-language article in ANSA, an Italian newspaper: Pompeian plants for sale Herbalist’s shop opens in archaeological...
Continue reading...March 2007
New look…
I updated the look of the blog today with a new theme. The new header image is of Isis. Just had to put my baby there, since she is the mischeivious horse. Related Images:
Continue reading...Sister will be late
My sister called. She will be arriving late today. Thank goodness! Otherwise, I have no idea how I’d be able to completed all of the stuff to do… The closet took way too long last night. My friend was a great help. Boy was I thankful to have her help me with the closet! We put in 13 hours(!!!) before she left and the closet organizer system still wasn’t up. I finished it...
Continue reading...When it rains…
Okay, so it’s my birthday today. My sister is due here with her family in about 36 hours. I’ve been spending most of my evenings getting things around the house finished. The back door locke have been repaired (finally), vaccuuming is done, front yard is weeded and mowed: lots of little things. The type of things you’d do when the first family members visit your house. To me, it feels rather like getting...
Continue reading...Next computer: Definitely a Mac!
The Reg has an article on 10 reasons to purchase a Mac from Apple. I’m pretty much hooked. I refuse to go to Vista with all of it’s let me help you attitude problems. I hate operating systems that will not let you do what you need to do on a computer. That puts the power in the OSes hands and not the user’s. That’s just philosophically wrong. So here is the article...
Continue reading...Sister visiting — Panic ensues
My sister will be here on Sunday evening with her husband and three children. While I’m looking forward to seeing them, I’m also slightly panicked about getting the house ready. I’ve been slowly finishing projects and getting things put into place. I’ve had one week and still I’m not done… Dishes are done. Kitchen is (mostly) clean. Bedroom is clean. Sun room is almost done, just have to hang one more shade. The...
Continue reading...Followup on Feast of Epona
The search for the source of the ‘Feast of Epona’ on June 13th continues. The topic came up again on another mailing list I’m on. This lead to some more topic searches to try and track down the source. I tried to find the source of this using both a Google and Amazon (‘Look Inside’) search. Of the two pages of hits on a search for ‘Feast of Epona’, none of them cited...
Continue reading...Net Neutrality Explained on The Reg
The Register has an excellent article on Net Neutrality. The author puts the pros and cons of of the term ‘net neutrality’ in very plain terms. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/21/net_neutrality_a_monkey_hangers_guide/ Related Images:
Continue reading...When to breed?
The question of whether to breed or not to is especially hard to me. I grew up on a breeding farm. We bred the best Crabbet and Egyptian Arabians (later only straight Egyptians) we could afford and always made sure they found homes. My primary mare, Isis, is a product of the Crabbet/Egyptian breeding. She is the granddaughter of our first Arabian mare. I have had the honor of meeting the majority of...
Continue reading...Been a while since I last posted…
Things at work and at home have gotten hectic. I’ve been spending time at the barn dealing with mares in heat (talk about a good name for a comic strip) and fixing up the house. My sister is coming to visit in a while and I have a lot of work to do! The brief update: Isis is back under saddle (PARTY!), Rajiyyah seems to have a perpetual heat cycle, and it’s now...
Continue reading...Update on the Bushman
I took today off to take Ambush in to the vet’s. Excellent news! The vet was doing the happy dance. =) His glucose level remains within reasonable levels (189) even after one week of being off of insulin. She said to bring him back in for a checkup every two weeks. If he stays at reasonable levels and doesn’t have any other changes (i.e., drinking too much water, weight loss), he can stay...
Continue reading...Performance tonight at World Grotto
Our performance is tonight at World Grotto! We’ve been practising for weeks. I hope it goes well! I’m also video taping everything. Should be fun =) Workshop with Moria beforehand, too. I’ll be sore and happy. Related Images:
Continue reading...Computer Issues
I think my portable is dying a slow, painful death. It now randomly will not boot properly. Upon rebooting, it hangs just after the RAM check for about a minute. An error message appears stating that there is a hardware failure (PXE-E61 to be exact) and to check the hard drive cable. Considering that the hard drive is located underneath the keyboard and the wrist rest of this portable, it is not a...
Continue reading...Visit with the Chiropractor
Both of my horses have a chiropractor who sees them regularly. (Most of my friends think I’m a little nuts because my horses get better medical care than I do.) The doctor came out today and had some excellent news about Isis and Rajiyyah. Isis seems to be back in the shape she was before the surgery in August! Even though she still has soreness and stiff spots, they are in the same...
Continue reading...Second bit of good news
My income tax refund came today. Woohoo! It was seven times more than I expected! My CPA said that was the correct amount. Can you say new roof?! Related Images:
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