It's Friday!

& tomorrow is a full moon, a flower moon  - simply named because of the many flowers in bloom this time of year. And let me tell you they are a blooming. Anemones, Violas, Bacopa 

Anyways.....

Yesterday was a fabulous hard working day - Jumping back and forth between the computer and outside. I'm partly though reformating an excel file that contains all the titles for my company - something like 17,000.  The list was originally on word and no one in head office could figure out how to get into excel in a usable format - not even the IT guys. Well I did it. Macros are my friend.  

However, it's pretty damn nice outside and the garden is calling. There were thousands of dandelions when I got home from Toronto (can't turn your back on them a bit the dirtly little buggers....) so I plucked and sprayed with vinagar throughout the morning yesterday.  By the afternoon, the main parts of the lawn were under control. A quick zip with a weed wacker to trim the edges and I was pretty pleased with the park like appearance.

It was then time to put plants into the ground. Planted the Clematis, a climbing rose, a bush rose, hostas and more perennials. I also did a ton of laundry, got the soaker hoses into the flowerbeds, the water hose hangers up (it's fun to drill into brick!) and the new umbrella placed just in time to sit and relax in the early evening sun. A friend stopped by to talk about site tokens for coronet. All in all a nice day.

Today and for the rest of the weekend I only have 4 goals - finish the excel file, plant my veggie garden, finish the signs for coronet and help Caius finalize the arrangement for the tourney. He's having trouble getting a hold of the person who is supposed to help so we're the ones who have to herd the cats.....


Well, guess I should go start, the dog is snoring now but she has been waiting patiently to go outside. I'm actually a bit concerned about her. She's been very good these past couple of weeks, so I've been letting her off leash more often when I'm outside. This means she's running a lot. All well and good - that what border collies do and it helps her sleep but more often then not now she's having trouble getting her back end up the stairs. She even fell out of the jeep when she couldn't jump in completely. That so must of hurt - landing on the trailer hitch like that. Oh well, guess I just have to keep an eye on her.  3 years old and already an old lady. poor thing....

ta ta

Itsy bitsy bit of a rant

I hate verbose, arrogant people. You want me to help you? Then don't talk to me social injustices of how your kind have been treated and how you think the sca should be - I will tune you out (so will many others I know). The SCA is not perfect but it will never be just _your_idea of what it should be. As autocrat, I am more than happy to provide a venue for your activity but damn if your email didn't almost get trashed. Preaching is not an effective way to get people on your side, my friend. Enthusiasm is. 

Oh and don't ignore the advice given you, especially if you come to them for approval. If someone says you should make sure all parties involved are on board, then do it. Don't announce it then say they can veto the idea if they want to. 

And now.....

I must go drink wine......