Fortunately, I have learned to leave plenty of extra time when I travel. We caught the shuttle with no problems but then, not surprisingly, traffic to Atlanta was backed up because of two different accidents. The shuttle wound up arriving at the airport an hour late, which caused some of the other passengers concern, but […]
The shocking affair of the airship OR why we were an hour and a half late. Read More »
Rob and I are heading back to Portland today. It’s been a lovely trip and I always find myself wishing I’d scheduled more time. The weather, alas, has completely failed to snow us in, despite my wishing it would. It is sunny and beautiful outside with lingering mounds of snow on the grass and nothing
Heading back to Portland after a lovely Christmas Read More »
Today was absolutely lovely. In this order, I sat by the fire, opened presents, played in the snow, napped, ate leftovers. There was some cleaning involved as well, but it did little to diminish the pleasures of the day. Why cleaning? Besides the carnage of the wrapping paper, thirty-three members of our extended family came
Photos of Christmas 2010 plus a snowball fight Read More »
We’ve got an inch on the ground in Chattanooga and it’s still coming down. Those of you from places where it really snows, hush. This is the first time in my life that I’ve had a white Christmas. I’m fully aware that the snow isn’t making it under the trees yet but it’s covering the
As a Christmas present, I’d like to give you a short story which takes place between the end of Shades of Milk and Honey and the beginning of Glamour in Glass. Unavoidably, it contains a spoiler so I’ve hidden the story below.
Happy Christmas from the Ellsworths Read More »
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Protected: Christmastide with the Ellsworths Read More »
Today has been a lovely day. Although Mom had the house mostly decorated for Christmas, I helped put some additional greenery up and made some arrangements. On Christmas Eve we’ll have dinner for thirty-three, which will be delightful. It’s all family extending out to third cousins. Meanwhile, my brother and his children arrived this evening
The arrival of my brother and an outing for barbecue Read More »
Rob and I had a very smooth trip here. Our flight had a tailwind so we got in at 1:20 and had been scheduled to arrive at 1:55. Then our luggage was the first one off the plane so we managed to catch the earlier shuttle to Chattanooga arriving here an hour early. We had
Safe arrival in Chattanooga Read More »
This is a gag reel put together in 1990 by Disney to welcome the Muppets back.
Very funny Muppet outtake reel Read More »
Okay folks, tomorrow is a travel day for me. You have been warned. Rob and I are flying to my parents’ for Christmas. We’re flying into Atlanta and then taking a shuttle up to Chattanooga. By happy coincidence, it started snowing tonight in Portland. I’m sure it will be melted by tomorrow but I did
Traveling tomorrow to Chattanooga Read More »
The San Francisco Chronicle just posted their list of the Best science fiction and fantasy books of 2010. Shades of Milk and Honey is on there! Kowal presents a tale of romance in Regency England with just a sprinkling of fantasy. Able to pull “glamour” out of the ether and create intricate tableaux that trick the
San Francisco Chronicle’s best science fiction and fantasy books of 2010 Read More »
Yesterday I was irritated about having my car towed but still hoping that once everyone understood the misunderstanding, that my money would be refunded. As such, I initially refrained from mentioning the names of either the teashop, Tea Thyme and Lavender, or the towing company, Retriever Towing. If you know of anyone in the car
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