I’m going to the fair with Hercules And we might take awhile For the Scarborough Fair is far away, One hundred and twenty miles. There’s so much to do and so much to see, A glass hill and an apple tree. We must sew a shirt without one stitch And clean all the stables with naught but a ditch. We may not even get to the fair Or come back after going there Because, my friend, the whole trip’s ……
I still eat kiddie cereals every now and then. I get the tiny travel-sized boxes so they don’t get stale in between my infrequent cereal moods. I guess that’s why the guy at the grocery store assumed I had kids. “Picking up the kid at three today?” he asked me as he rang up my items at the checkout lane. “Uh, no,” I replied, confused because I’d totally forgotten I had the cereal there and couldn’t figure out why he’d…
Want to look like a pen and ink wizard of an artist? Okay, this one’s for you. Here is our “Before” shot, a photo I took at some landscaping shop: First, we will duplicate the image to another layer above it, like so: Make sure you’re working on the top layer before proceeding, and make sure you have the foreground and background colors set to the default black and white (hit the D key if they aren’t). We’ll be using…
Meet the bunny… …the bear… …and the love monster. These are just three of the stuffed toys in my bedroom. One of these I got for my birthday. Another I got for Valentine’s Day. Another was for just because. One sings. Two are on my bed, one on top of the other, probably doing it. And one is not really quite the color portrayed. Jen, who is one year younger than Ted, is two years older than Mike, who is…
It’s Friday the 13th. I didn’t realize that until the day was almost over. Anyway, if you’re feeling lucky and you’d like $50 for books, you might want to mosey on down to Annie Dean’s blog—she has a contest celebrating the release of her book. All you have to do is suggest a caption in her comments for the following photo: …or you can blog about it, like I am here, and you’ll be entered in the drawing. Doesn’t the…