-t, I've said so elsewhere, but please know we are all thinking about you and will do anything we can for you.

I'm so happy to hear about Hagrid! Also very happy that Sean enjoyed his birthday party.

I just got back from the farmers' market with megan walker (awesome) and now have the makings for fresh grilled veggie skewers, grilled salmon with dill, and a fresh roasted beet salad. Dinner will be yum.

Pix, we went to the farmer's market today too. Potatoes, carrots, a rosemary plant, rhubarb chutney, strawberries, and chocolate covered sea salt caramels.

-t, I've said this elsewhere, but you are in my thoughts. I am so, so sorry.

You're in my thoughts today as well, -t.

(A separate post, just because.)

House of Reason is having kind of a craptastic weekend. We found a new batch of ants invading the kitchen last night. Moving the dishwasher = not fun. We left a message with the pest control people, but hey, it's a three-day weekend. Argh. Also, we need to contact a plumber, because the pipes for the kitchen sink and the dishwasher were done by an enthusiastic amateur, and have been having problems. To top it all off, Pete had the worst night's sleep he's ever had, after a week of bad sleep, and I need to write 4K words of fiction today.

I would like a do-over now.

{{{House of Reason}}}

Jilli, I recommend Orange Guard It really works, and it smells nice and is safe for pets.

Thank you, Vortex. I just sent that link to Pete.

I'm watching "America: The Story of Us" again. I know it's wrong like a wrong thing but I love it. I wish I had the knowledge to pick out all the wrongness but it's not like I'm passing along the misinformation to someone else. I'm just enjoying it for the cinematic qualities.

And when I finish my soup I'm going to switch it off and play a video game.

Ants totally suck. I hope you can get some relief from them soon. And a good, final solution for both the critters and the plumbing.

I finally got a decent night's sleep. Not at the precise hours I should have slept, but I'm willing to take each battle in this war as they come.