General Thoughts

Helene – and the beginning of Autumn

A cloud hung over this weekend. Despite the joy in visiting my mother-in-law for her 80th birthday and family reunion with her sisters and brother and other family - Helene left darkness in all the corners. I'm going to leave a link to my friend Angela's page (Link Here) to various orgs which are helping… Continue reading Helene – and the beginning of Autumn

Inspiration · Writing

Looking Forward – also, Alan Wake II calls me out

Mid-Week Winter Blues Time has screamed by - February came in with a drunken mix of freezing days and unseasonal warmth. It also came in with the completion of a two projects - flooring in the basement and a cleaning of the chimney. This President's day, there will be assembly of display cases and kitty… Continue reading Looking Forward – also, Alan Wake II calls me out

General Thoughts · Inspiration · Photography

Welcome to 2024 – A To-Do List

OK, I will be completely blunt. The idea of creating a list of goals for the year outside of what has been defined in a professional capacity (i.e. 'the day job says you need to make x number of customer success plans and hold y number of meeting') has me in the following mood: Crow… Continue reading Welcome to 2024 – A To-Do List

General Thoughts · Inspiration

Crying at Christmas – or the Ancient Magus’ Bride

I honestly should not have liked this show/manga. The basic premise sounds like the cringiest of urban fantasy books. An ancient fae mage purchases a young woman with magical abilities and declares she will be his apprentice... and his bride. In any other context, I'd be throwing this book at the wall/shutting off the TV.… Continue reading Crying at Christmas – or the Ancient Magus’ Bride