Hello!

How’s grandma and daughter and baby doing these days? All good I hope!

hey pellora — how ya been?

all doing well — new pics up over at my place

Suz! Fascinating clip!

hey newton — thanks dood — how ya doing tonight? i love that its 4 cellos and a drummer doing metal. here’s a video of them doing one ya may recognize

Practicing for the bench-press!
How nice was your Mother’s Day!

isn’t that a great pic newton — we had a blast celebrating jen’s first mothers day as a mom…

sand man

How fucking cool, they finally got a light show!

I’m sure Bach would have been a rocker.

Nice find honey!
I’m not long for this, been busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest lately, put damn near three hundred miles on my truck in two days going one way from Nasty Girls place and then started busting my hump.

I can only tell you it is absolutely gorgeous here today, off the charts beautiful.

hey busted — thought you would like it babe — the day started off sucky here but prettied up this afternoon.

Good evening everyone.

hey ecahn — how ya doing tonight?

awesome

My contribution to uncommon music for bassoon!

modnote: link fixed

harmageddon

Nice baby pics!

Looks like everyone is doing well. Waking up stretchy pic looks like she could have been doing weight lifting and showing her disgust for the exercise. *g*

I did more outdoor stuff today than for many many moons.

Feel into a deep sleep after dinner. After several hours woke up & here I am. Hoping for another half night’s sleep in due course.

O
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Minnesota entered the Union as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858.

i love the one where she is trying to grab the camera — of course, she’s too young to have that coordination down yet but she’s working on it….

how are your bees?

hey robert — how was your day?

Weather was gorgeous. Had to stay inside, though, to write my horror story…

to compensate for the sunshine this afternoon, the weather dood is forecasting rain tomorrow

Thanks mod! I’m a bit tired so I slipped up on the linkie. I was off at Suz’s place checking up on the cute baby and happy mommy!

Suz – just last fall at one of Kidlet3′s concerts, a professional philharmonic bassoonist performed Jimi with an electric bassoon. I’d never seen or heard anything like that before. This is not the guy – but good all the same. You get the idea! Kidlet3 plays bassoon and plans on being a professional.

*heh* I see ya didn’t forget the cam this time, Suz…!

I don’t know who I await more, Jujube pics now, or Fenway and Wembley’s weekly pics…! ;-)

Aloha, LLN pups too…! ;-)

wow, after seeing purple haze done, i can totally understand why :)

Aloha Tuttle! Missing you…. :(

Holy cow!
In the first place, I had no idea such a thing existed and to hear that guy wail away was AWESOME!

I think you get the prize for surprise Tuesday.

aloha tut — how’s paradise tonight? aw thanks dood *blushing*

on eurovision in 2007

My bees are great.

Chris (beekeeper) came yesterday. We want to split the hives before they swarm, which happened right around now last year but the winter & this spring have been much colder. Splitting involves finding a queen cell (easy to spot) and the reigning queen (who must go to her new home with about 10-15,000 bees), much more difficult among the tens of thousands of bees in the hive.

Turns out we were probably about 2 weeks too early. There are queen cups (vertical instead of horizontal) but no eggs in them yet. And since the new queen was not yet in larval form, it was useless to find Queen Vickie or Queen Alice. But they are laying (the queens lay more than their own weight in eggs every day at this time of year), the girls are collecting pollen & nectar, and the hives are going gangbusters.

Aloha, M’dear…! I know… I’ve been bad…! 8-(

I’d never imagined that either, and was amazed at the performance here at the university during the wind ensemble concert. The musician was neat, and about my age! Means he grew up with rock’n roll and a love of music and bassoon. What a combo! The guy here only had a pro drummer for accompaniment. He got sounds out of the instrument that were unexpected. To say the least!

Wondered if you were being scarce on purpose or been told to. :(

sweet! its been cold and wet spring here too…. my dafs are just now losing their blooms and the apple trees are finally starting to bloom. everything is a wee bit behind schedule this year

Mighty soggy and dreary…!

Did ya see my homage to Mothers…?

i did.. you covered *all* the bases with that one dood. :)

i put up the childfund mothers day video over at my place — those kiddos were just too cute

Tex Betsy had back surgery last week. She’s been scarce, still in pain, has recheck either today or tomorrow (based on tweets in side bar at her place and an email). It is a slow mend from that type of surgery. Otherwise the beach haus has been very quiet.

puppets

I love the bassoon even more now. What a great find!

I’m going to go turn in. Some amount of stress lately and I’m not sleeping very well. But I’ll go try anyway. Y’all take good care and have fun. :waves:

hey margot — how was your day?

No real particular reason actually…! Betsy and I chat regularly on gmail…! ;-)

g’nite pellora

There’s more bassoon stuff at UToob, just search electric bassoon. But hard to beat Jimi!

Wow. Your season sounds late. Though I’m not familiar with timing on your side of the continent.

Here, the apple trees (lots of orchards) used to blossom on Mother’s Day.

Then with global warming, it was coming a week earlier.

This year, Mother’s Day it was.

Daffs are over, right in line with pre-GW timing. Still some forsythia but that’s about done for.

Today weather was spectacular, which is why I overdid what my diminished stamina was ready for.

Well, that’s good. Glad to hear that.

Sweet Dreams, Pel…! *g*

Give my regards to TexBetsy. I’ve been thinking about her. Hope all went well.

Wow! What a band! Sounds great plus really good visuals.

tis a typical la nina spring but only more so… several records were broke for most rainy days, latest day in the calendar year to hit 70, fewest days above 60 etc. we are at 192% of normal snowpack up in the mts and the colder march and april has delayed the spring snow melt.

hey loohoo — how ya doing tonight?

Suz, the weather was lovely. I have a neighbor who wanted to move a birdbath in my yard to where she thought it would look better, and she was going to get some neighbor boys to help so I said sure, I don’t mind. She yearns to have flowers that will bloom like my poppies, but her yard is too shady. So I told her “my garden is your garden.”

G’thud y’all, nice chattin with ya.

Smooches Suze.

oh my that’s wonderful margot! more eye candy in your yard for both of ya

g’thud busted *smooches*

Q: What’s the difference between a viola and a cello?

A: A cello burns longer.

Shit, fuck, piss, ass, screw, cock suck poo poo pee pee billy butt.

Cello’s galore?

Where do ya find this stuff . . .

Incredible.

Just incredible.

Rcc’d.

Humbly yers, blown away.

lol

ha! hey ev — how ya been?

Where’s the banjo n resonator joke?

Killin me . . .
*G*

lardy larue — do ya always react that way to cellos?

Hey Suz, good morning pups,

That world’s cutest baby is getting the hang of turning on the charm for the camera. She doesn’t look like she’ll ever qualify for a gig posing for the pouting baby thread. I am up after an exhausting day and a “nap,” in the lazy boy, and like eCHAN, hope to get back to sleep again shortly.

On Mother’s Day my Mom passed away. Family is arriving, we’ve been sharing memories, and putting the finishing touches on previously made arrangements and enjoying the spring weather that has finally stayed for a couple days in a row. We are especially grateful for Mom’s quiet and peaceful passing. All the area flowers seemed to have finally bloomed full tilt on Sunday.

oh nonq — i’m so sorry (((nonq)))

2X snowpack sounds like a lot, but manageable. Not like floods in middle of country.

I’m now pig-in-shit happy with weather, after a harsh winter and rainy cold spring.

Right before it was too late the guy who was supposed to redo my driveway showed up last autumn (after all summer begging & pleading). The new (gravel) driveway not only looks great (used a browner stone rather than the harsh gray item #4), but the curtain drain (meaning perf pipe about a foot under stone covering) he put in on the uphill side of the driveway not only has done it’s job at diverting heavy spring rains off of driveway, but also has kept water table from rising in that portion of basement that is not paved.

Snoopy dance.

Wuss, if ya stayed up longer we’d chat with ya, regardless of the state or county ya were in.

You travelin a lot hossm where n why???????

Yep.

*G*

*yay for the new driveway* our could use a serious redo – lotsa bumps and dips where the gravel has poofed.

everyone’s hoping that its a slow melt and doesn’t all melt at once — there’s a lotta snow up in the cascades

Bidness an pleasure.

I’m beat and I have to get up way too early or ya know damn good and well I’s sit here and bullshit with ya.

So sorry to hear about your mom, and such a day to die.

I wish you well with your memories.

Hoping you, your father, and other family members are holding up well.

making mental note to never invite ya to the symphony dood

My most humble blessings NQ.

Lost mine, and her husband, a few years back.

Miss them both, dearly. They did good by us kids (3 of us).

Think of them both often as time goes by . . . n so does my wife about her parents.

LeSigh.

Best to yas . . .

((nonquixote))

Mine has needed redoing for years, but, as with all house projects, did patchwork until it got too bad for that to work.

The last snow in March 2010 was heavy, wet, on top of thawed ground. So the plow rolled up the old gravel like a threadbare carpet. So the driveway project went to the top of the radar screen & finally got done the way it should.

Just a quick chance to tells ya I and we readers loves ya.

Pretty sure I’m not alone.

You just stay ok, sane, n well hoss . . . best hopes n wishes from me, hoss.

*G*

last year the landlord did some repair work but its gotten bad again. its gonna need more than patchwork to avoid risking taking out the bottom on the car in some spots.

I used to host classic music on an NPR station long ago.

Vivaldi!! 4 Seasons!

lol

eCAHN, are ya doing anything May 19th…?

Blueprint for Accountability:
Gaza, Goldstone and the Crisis of Impunity Naomi Klein is on the panel, with Laura Flanders moderating…! ;-)

Owners vs. renters. Both have problems.

As an owner, I get to decide when a problem is too bad and that I should pay up for getting it done right. Project literally cost 2X estimate bc of my add-ons. (Oh yes, plz put more stone on ground in shed and where tractor tires create ruts, and, of course I should have a real thick bluestone sidewalk block going from driveway to my back door, as anything thinner & smaller will chip & crack, and, and, and…)

As a renter, you don’t have to pay but you don’t get to decide.

oh mio

You have my sincerest condolences, NQ…! *g*

i get to enjoy the lovely plants in the garden and don’t have to put in any sweat equity at all :)

its all those ‘while its being fixed i might as well…’ changes and additions that always got me when i owned the cottage.

I gotta thud . . . music is being woiked Suz . . . slow but Shirley.

zzzzz

g’nite larue — and no rush dood

Looks interesting.

I spend most of my time out of the city, and have finally bit the bullet & decided I must sell the NYC apt. But that will not be done by 5/19. Will take several months at a minimum, so I’ll keep May 19 in mind.

I think what Goldstone did with his op-ed was disgusting & completely irresponsible and immoral. I am disinclined to go to anything on Israel-Palestine on first principles bc the deck is stacked so egregiously unfair against Palestinians, and I see no possibility that will change in my lifetime. (Kushner on democracynow yesterday is a perfect recent example.)

But I keep an oar in the info waters, just in case.

will i see your nyc apt on that selling new york hgtv show about real estate agents in nyc? i admit to liking that show

Thanks Suz and to the rest of you.

We are all doing OK and are lucky to have had very caring and devoted parents. Where I live is a kinda old fashioned place, (a geographical isolation of sorts) and most everyone in the community knows everyone and there is abundant support and genuine concern.

Got 30 years experience of “while you’re at it.”

The other pet peeve I have as an owner, is that anything I do NEVER gets an atta girl. People I know well come & overlook the latest improvement and say: What you need to do next is….

The cruelest cut of all is my cleaning lady who’s been working for me for a quarter of a century. She does sometimes point out that her job is much easier now than earlier, but she always spots the problem areas. *g*

I don’t know what you’re talking about, so I doubt it.

a blessing nq — and all the blooms blooming on the day she passed….

a tv show i like to watch on hgtv channel. they follow 3 diff real estate firms around and show wonderful apartments (many multi-million dollar apts) in nyc that are for sale while they guide potential buyers through them.

wonderful architectural eye candy and views

I heard a wonderful story of a gentile passing.

A long-time, middle-aged friend of my niece was her elderly mother’s caretaker. Every day her mother wrote in her diary and every day also included a walk. The mother’s walker included a chair-like place to sit (haven’t seen on of those so don’t know exactly how it works). Midway thru walk, mother was tired, sat down & passed.

When the daughter got them back to the house, the mother’s last entry in her diary was “Today is a good day.”

My apt is much too modest to appear on a show like that!

Seems like it’s time for the other half of my night’s sleep.

Gnite all & be well.

that is a wonderful story. a chair sit is a predetermined place where one sits and rests and then returns or continues on the walk.

g’nite ecahn

I am renting now and have a seriously reduced rental rate for taking care of a few things around the property here. Used the owner’s tractor and a load of gravel he had delivered to groom the driveway last week. I am handy enough for minor repairs without calling the expensive trades to fix things.

We both garden here and we consult on what we will be planting so that we compliment each others plans, I’ve established some nice fruit and berry patches, asparagus beds etc., that produce more than enough for us and the neighbors.

Nite eCahn, sleep well

the former downstairs neighbor used to do the mowing for a reduction on her rent. my landlord had a great veggie garden when they lived here full time. the rose that tries to eat the stairs up to my front deck survived the replacement of the stairs and railings. this place is full of eye candy — i can see the blooming rhododendrons outside my dining room window — their tops are at eye level so its a great view. they were planted by the original owners of the property and are estimated to be around 80 years old

Watch out Suz…!

100…! ;-)

happy lucky 100 tut!!!

(thanks babe)

I got your back…! ;-)

tis appreciated dood. what’s you grandson-to-be’s size descriptor this week?

You to crack me up.

hey homeroid — how’s homer tonight?

Eighty years ago is about when the original owners started farming this 40 acres. The old out buildings are just about gone. When I cut back some overgrowth around the house, the next spring surprises me with a new bunch of tulips or something that has not seen the sun for a few years.

I’m heading to bed too, the sleepy-time tea is doing its job. I have been getting some calls for performing work at my regular self-employment and have two appointments later this morning, besides getting the teen off to school.

A pleasure to stop by as always, thanks for being here, Suz and pups. Going to get some of that music to download whilst I sleep.

g’nite nonq

An ‘ear of corn’, Suz…! 8-)

Aloha, homeroid, I do try ya know…! ;-)

wow, times a’flying. her baby bump must not be a bump anymore

I love watching you an CT head to the line.
We be a bit wet an a bit sunny. And hope it stays that way.
Driveway is throwin up frost heaves. Everyday is a new topography.

*heh* We’ve passed the half way point and the ‘bitching’ has commenced in earnest…! I’ve not earned any brownie points in pointing out the obvious to her either…! Bwhahaha…! Live and Learn…! ;-)

tis difficult when ya feel like you belong in a sigourney weaver movie. jen said it was like her body was hijacked and she just wanted her body back again.

tis about time for me to turn back into a pumpkin folks. thanks for letting me hang out with ya tonight

g’nite all

Ooh, what a great analogy…! I’m sure I’ll win some points with that one…! ;-)

Sweet Dreams, Suz…! *g*