Words, Ho!

One of the other things I've been dealing with this week is the news that a friend from high school is seriously ill. I haven't written about until now because I was still processing it.

See, she has an Arteriovenus Malformation (AVM) wrapped around her brain stem. She had a bleed in 2007 and that caused her to crash a car. She had symptoms of a stroke, so they gave her radiation therapy. In the last few months she rapidly declined and has lost her speaking ability, her muscle strength is gone and she can't walk, even with her walker. Now, after a few bouts of pneumonia, she can't eat or keep her eyes open. She's in a nursing facility not far from here and has a feeding tube. The neurosurgeons think she can hear visitors. Some of the old gang are planning on going down. I don't know if I'm going to go with them or on my own. I've been so out of touch with my high school friends until recently (yay, Facebook!), that I don't know if that's where I want to have a reunion with them, you know?

The hardest part about all of this is you have to have know E. She was amazing, bubbly, enthusiastic, vivacious, lively. In my mind, until I heard this news the other day, she was living a happy life with a hubby and some kids, still in the Philly area, bringing joy and life into every room she walked into. She was that kind of person.

Anyway, I'll be going to visit her this week. I don't know that there's much time left for her. I just hope I get to see her before she goes. Prayers, healing vibes, good wishes would be appreciated.

A pizza for auntiero, emt_hawk: Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella, Ricotta, Parmesan, Asiago, Bell Peppers, Onions, Mushrooms, Black Olives, Green Olives, Kalamata Olives, Fresh Tomatoes, Spinach, Fresh Basil, Garlic Cloves, Garlic Chives, Pepperoni, Ham, Pork, Bacon, Sausage, Salami, Prosciutto, Ground Beef, Chicken, Basil, Oregano, Parsley, and a perfectly-baked crust.

Fun with pizza toppings at The Pizza Arbiter

And any other brides out there:
http://community.livejournal.com/seasonal_icons/360257.html

Icons for bridal months. :)

Many happy returns of the day!!!!

May you have a beautiful, glorious, non-frustrating day. :D

This time highlights of our trip to Annapolis back in May with Casey's lodge. While the guys were at the lodge meeting, the wives wandered (rather aimlessly) around the town.
( On the town )
After lunch, we met up with the guys and toured the Naval Academy.

( Naval Academy Highlights )

That's all for now. I should go take some pictures of my vegetable garden and the flowers I just planted. :D

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Seriously. Love it. With a capital LOVE. I just cut out two under tunics for Casey in under an hour (after taking that much time again to create a pattern from an existing under tunic and transfer said pattern to the fabric). With regular scissors it would have taken... well... much longer.

Actual sewing will commence Thursday night. Think I can assemble both of them in a night? I think so, too. The hemming will be done by hand in front of the tv on Saturday. :D

Well, this is exciting! My Spring 2009 Seasonal Spuffy fic, Bloody Poetic was nominated for Best Short at Rogue Poet Awards. I'm very excited! :D



Thank you, whoever sent in the nomination. I'm tickled!

Neat!



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Edited to post the correct banner (thanks, loosecannon!)

gullinbursti!!!!!

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

Ganked from patrikia. This is truly awesome! :D

I took a ton of pictures at Aethelmarc Coronation. Unfortunately, they didn't all come out. So here are the non-blurry ones!
( The Non-blurry pictures )

I so need a better camera with a better zoom. :D

is NOT the time to realize that you most likely left all of your feast gear in the really nice Mountain Man basket with the really nice clay pitcher at Mudthaw. Grrrrrrr... I've just e-mailed the autocrat, so hopefully we will hear something soon. Now I need to figure out what to do for feast gear for THIS event.

GRRRRRRRRRR.

ETA: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! The autocrat contacted me. They found our feast gear! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO THE LOVELY AND TALENTED, smithing_chick! </span>


And milestone birthday wishes to liamstliam!

R.I.P. Andy Hallett

Too young!

A view of the River Ness - April 2004


From my Inverness album.

They're in my photobucket account. Here are some pictures from Roses 2005:
( okay... more than just some )
If you want to see more, go to my Roses 2005 album on photobucket.

Thanks for strolling down memory lane with me. :)

May the blessing of the rain be on you—
the soft sweet rain.
May it fall upon your spirit
so that all the little flowers may spring up,
and shed their sweetness on the air.

May the blessing of the great rains be on you,
may they beat upon your spirit
and wash it fair and clean,
and leave there many a shining pool
where the blue of heaven shines,
and sometimes a star.

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Cool website! http://www.irish-sayings.com/

Not only does it have audio to share pronunciation, but it gives several different dialects. Awesome!

Happy Birthday, mikekn!

Enjoy it!

You Are Influential and Ambitious

When You Are Comfortable: You are a glamorous, social person. You love being the center of attention and an object of adoration. People see you as charming and charismatic. You are naturally dazzling. You are ambitious, and find it easy to get ahead in life. When You Are At Your Best: You are quite quirky, and you enjoy doing things your own way. You are optimistic, and you've always got a good idea brewing. People find you to be positive and uplifting. You make people feel good about themselves. When You Are in a Social Setting: You are well-read and well-informed. You have educated yourself a lot, and you have many deeply held beliefs. People see you as candid and outspoken. You have an opinion on everything, and you don't shy away at making it known.