these are a few delightful sights I have been delighted by on this particular Thursday (in chronological order): nasturtium buds peeking fro...

I spent a little more than 48 hours in Flagstaff the other weekend. gorgeous weather. wonderful wool and fiber festival (even if my very  f...

I spent a week in California (mostly San Diego) earlier this month. we did lots of beautiful and silly and fun things. twenty years later, D...

I missed the chance to commemorate the true birthday of this little blog, last Monday . but today, January 19, 2025, marks exactly 20 years...

at a certain time of day, the shadows that fall from the southeasterly sunrise across the somewhat-elevated sidewalk behind our house line u...

the other day, this lengthy stretch of fencing (branded nicely enough with so much black, white, and red to represent the construction compa...

over the past few months I've been devouring audiobooks on the weekends. I basically listened to Stardust in one long stretch on a Sunda...

thinking about my grandmother lately, off and on, I sometimes puzzle over how close and also how distant she seems. her birthday is coming u...

almost six months ago, my attention was drawn to all the conflict in Palestine more than it ever had been before. a house down the road from...

here we are, at a midpoint in this somewhat random tournament of roleplaying games. in this post, I'll summarize the opening round match...

opening match #8: Shadowrun 5e vs A Song of Ice and Fire   this final opening round match-up review one has taken me a bunch of extra time ...

opening match #5: The One Ring vs Scion: Hero the meanings of the word epic have evolved a fair bit , as meanings and words tend to do. th...