Monday, September 24, 2007

A Little Bit of Salaciousness

Hmmm...not sure if I spelled that right in the title. No, it's not about my life. My life is somewhat dull. Somewhat. It's the book I'm reading...



This book has a slight edge of the Harlequin romance, but I am a sucker for historical fiction. The Other Boleyn Girl is all about Anne Boleyn's rise to (and fall from) power, told from the perspective of her sister, who was also a mistress to King Henry VIII. Once I got used to the romancey scenes, I really enjoyed it. I have also read Gregory's other work, which focused on the the time immediately following Henry VIII's death and Queen Elizabeth's rise to power...



It's interesting to see a historical period and figures from an insider's perspective, even if that perspective is a good deal of speculation. The characters really come to life, and it helps me keep my history straight. Ha. If you like historical fiction, check these out, and tell me what you think.

~t

Monday, September 10, 2007

Weird neighbor on the roof photo

I am not going to specify whether the adjective "weird" in the title of this post modifies neighbor or photo. At any rate, our neighbor is always doing some putsy thing around her house. Always. Her house would be in shambles if I lived there, apparently, because I am so not good at putsing. So, yesterday, as Kevin was cleaning up from working on his wall (more on that later), I heard him talking to her. When I went out there, this is what I saw:


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Silly.

~t

The Wall

Nearly a year ago, Kevin had to rip down our side fence because we learned it was infested with termites. If you are a die-hard shameless fan, you may remember me blogging about it here. (You can also see Kevin's last concrete project there.)

Well, it has taken quite a bit of time, some donated concrete, some new tools from a store I refuse to mention because I hope to never shop there again, a lot of waiting on dudes who were supposed to be cutting out stumps. VOILA! Kevin has begun work on the new reclaimed concrete wall that will replace the old termite-infested fence. (We thought he would be doing it all summer. Ha ha hah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !!!!) Anyway, we're glad it's started. I am officially a reclaimed-concrete-wallmakers widow. (you know, like deerhunters' widows?)

Here are some pics from the other day...


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~t

Sunday, September 09, 2007

Self Portrait Sunday

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Here I am, self-portraiting. I can't remember if I usually do this here or over on my other blog, but here it is. I'm getting my toes wet with the blogging again.

I just kinda liked my hair today and felt like dorking around online. Unfortunately, there is a whiny 2 yr old who wants my attention, so I don't know how much dorking around online I'll be able to do. Well, at least I'm going to do this.

Here it is (sorry it's a little fuzzy--laptop camera. my regular camera always gives me weird, unattractive angles when I self-portrait. I guess I have to work on that):


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~t

Monday, September 03, 2007

Just a Monday Morning in Olympia before Work

So, this is the upside to getting up at the crack of dawn to get to work, right?


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I love my home. Both Olympia and my actual home. When we moved here, our realtor's slogan was "love where you live". It really does make a big difference. We love it here. Especially the trees.


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~t