The AH Coffee Shop and Reading Room 02: A Comma (is a Restful Pause)

[Handley_Page]

Evening HP. I do love a yellow rose as well and I've bought a few over the years, floribunda, tea and others. Strangely enough, all for other people. Maybe next year I'll correct that.

Just had my afternoon coffee, a bit late. Going to try to write for a few before starting dinner.

Do get your 'own' rose, Mags.
this one is a rich butter yellow (apparently), and a good flowering bush thing.
Time will tell !

I have some bits to add, and I think (=hope) that I may have a suitable entry for the Hallowe'en thing. All I need it an understanding Editor. . . . .

PS. Be very careful of "remote" gadgetry: See HERE.

 

[MagicaPractica]

Do get your 'own' rose, Mags.
this one is a rich butter yellow (apparently), and a good flowering bush thing.
Time will tell !

I have some bits to add, and I think (=hope) that I may have a suitable entry for the Hallowe'en thing. All I need it an understanding Editor. . . . .

PS. Be very careful of "remote" gadgetry: See HERE.

Yay! Congrats. I look forward to reading it.

Good thing all my toys are decidedly low on connectivity. Which reminds me, I have some shopping to do.

 

[NotWise]

I've been searching for the last couple weeks for a new story and/or character to follow "The Third Ring." I'm intrigued by "Yellow Woman" from Acoma folk tales. She's an archetypal figure who appears in oral tradition, often to teach girls their role in society.

In the course of that I also found Leslie Marmon Silko's short story Yellow Woman. The link is to a pdf copy of the story. It isn't erotic, or very long, but it's one of the best things I've read in a long time. If you google "Yellow Woman" most of what you come up with are literary analyses of the story--there are many. That's a little unfortunate because the analyses overlook how strangely moving the story is.

 

[Handley_Page]

Yay! Congrats. I look forward to reading it.

Good thing all my toys are decidedly low on connectivity. Which reminds me, I have some shopping to do.

Batteries, perhaps ? (for your torch, of course)

I've been searching for the last couple weeks for a new story and/or character to follow "The Third Ring." I'm intrigued by "Yellow Woman" from Acoma folk tales. She's an archetypal figure who appears in oral tradition, often to teach girls their role in society.

In the course of that I also found Leslie Marmon Silko's short story Yellow Woman. The link is to a pdf copy of the story. It isn't erotic, or very long, but it's one of the best things I've read in a long time. If you google "Yellow Woman" most of what you come up with are literary analyses of the story--there are many. That's a little unfortunate because the analyses overlook how strangely moving the story is.

I'll have a go at that; thanks

 

[MagicaPractica]

Batteries, perhaps ? (for your torch, of course)

Something like that.

Oy vey, going to be a long day. Munchkin is rather wide awake and it's only five am here. I only got to a fitful sleep at three am. sigh

 

[TxRad]

Happy Sinday,

The coffee is brewing.

Early to bed and early to rise, either makes you a farmer or bored. Happily, I'm neither. Writing time.

 

[Handley_Page]

Ah, the complexities of a variety of Hard Drives; connected via the USB (and that's not an easy thing to understand). But I think I have located a couple of compression trimmers or similar, so the working CB aerial may just be in sight.
It's the middle of the day. Time, I think, for coffee.

 

[MagicaPractica]

I'll take an extra large or two, one for each hand.

Managed a long nap between six and eight am. Glad I bought english muffins, not up to making pancakes today. Minimal work today, finishing this story. Sleep deprivation is always a good state for me to write in. Turns off the inner editor.

 

[Handley_Page]

I'll take an extra large or two, one for each hand.

Managed a long nap between six and eight am. Glad I bought english muffins, not up to making pancakes today. Minimal work today, finishing this story. Sleep deprivation is always a good state for me to write in. Turns off the inner editor.

When that happens to me, I get a feeling of panic and a marked reluctance to develop the story (not that I'm any good at that, currently).

 

[MagicaPractica]

When that happens to me, I get a feeling of panic and a marked reluctance to develop the story (not that I'm any good at that, currently).

I find that if I just keep writing, I muddle through.

 

[MagicaPractica]

I've managed to edit a whole paragraph so far.

 

[Handley_Page]

I've managed to edit a whole paragraph so far.

You too, huh ?

 

[MagicaPractica]

You too, huh ?

I think I've now figured out the plot, pretty much up to the showdown with the evil demon drug lord. But I still need to be able to visualize it to write it.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I can't seem to be able to maintain interest in a story. I'd rather build something.

 

[MagicaPractica]

I can't seem to be able to maintain interest in a story. I'd rather build something.

Creativity takes different forms at different times.

 

[Handley_Page]

I can't seem to be able to maintain interest in a story. I'd rather build something.

I've been tinkering with an aerial for a pal of mine. Got to get it working right before the really cold weather; and he's on top of a big hill.

Creativity takes different forms at different times.

If it's not aerials, it's taking photos, for me

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I now have a completed three-bin composter. Tomorrow I start running all the yard trash through the yard-vac to grind it up so I can dump it all in bin 1. Then I'll leave the lid up for the next rain (predicted for Tuesday), put the lid back down again and let it 'cook' for a month. Turn that heap into bin 2 and fill bin 1 with ground up fall leaves and garden leavings. By Spring I should have nearly an entire cubic yard of well worked potting soil.

I have this idea . . .

The tomato 'Early Girl' is well thought of here in the PNW because of its short ripening season. However, there's this tiny midget called 'Mexican Midget' that has an entire beefsteak's worth of flavor in a tomato the size of a vitamin pill. I wonder what would happen if you crossed them and then bred back for a couple of seasons. I would call it 'Early Flavor Bomb'.

 

[NotWise]

I now have a completed three-bin composter. Tomorrow I start running all the yard trash through the yard-vac to grind it up so I can dump it all in bin 1. Then I'll leave the lid up for the next rain (predicted for Tuesday), put the lid back down again and let it 'cook' for a month. Turn that heap into bin 2 and fill bin 1 with ground up fall leaves and garden leavings. By Spring I should have nearly an entire cubic yard of well worked potting soil.

When I was composting I found that yard trash didn't compost very well. The nitrogen content isn't high enough. I got rotted leaves, but that's all.

The tomato 'Early Girl' is well thought of here in the PNW because of its short ripening season. However, there's this tiny midget called 'Mexican Midget' that has an entire beefsteak's worth of flavor in a tomato the size of a vitamin pill. I wonder what would happen if you crossed them and then bred back for a couple of seasons. I would call it 'Early Flavor Bomb'.

I don't know about 'Mexican Midget', but isn't 'Early Girl' a hybrid? Long ago I tried saving seeds from a commercial hybrid ('Big Boy' probably) and the tomatoes they produced were so acidic they were inedible. That (and a few other coincident issues) ended my vegetable gardening for a long time.

 

[TxRad]

Middle of the night questions.

Why am I awake at 2:30 AM?
Why are there Double Stuffed Oreo's on the counter?
Why is there real chocolate milk in the fridge?

Can I blame them being missing on the chocolate mouse?

The cat shakes her head.

Well, back to bed.

 

[Handley_Page]

Middle of the night questions.

Why am I awake at 2:30 AM?
Why are there Double Stuffed Oreo's on the counter?
Why is there real chocolate milk in the fridge?

Can I blame them being missing on the chocolate mouse?

The cat shakes her head.

Well, back to bed.

Ah, such mysteries are behind me so far.
I reckoned that they are done to fox our brains and make us tired.

Coffee-time, I think

 

[TxRad]

Welcome to Moanday, all you work a week people. Welcome to just another day for us retired people.

HP, I knew why the cookies were left out. House guest had a snack before she came to bed. The chocolate milk is what housemate takes her morning pills with. Since I have diabetics, I can't have either one. It's the old temptation thing with chocolate instead of an apple.

Now that it is a more decent hour, let there be coffee.

 

[MagicaPractica]

Today . . . just . . . no, I refuse. I'll be in my blanket fort. Send coffee.

 

[ChloeTzang]

Today . . . just . . . no, I refuse. I'll be in my blanket fort. Send coffee.

Send some for me too. Camping this weekend has been an adventure and I am now holed up in our sleeping bags listening to the rain on the tent roof and thinking that soon, soon, someone is going to be making coffee and it won't be me because I'm staying here where it's nice and warm and cozy.

Saturday night we had an almighty thunderstorm and wind gusts that hit about 60mph, the changed forecast only came in late evening so we were running around putting extra ties on the tent and a few heavy duty tent pegs and using some hug rocks on top of the pegs that the incredible hulk moved coz I wouldn't have had a hope in hell. Got all that done and feeling very satisfied and then the first gust hit and the kitchen tent collapsed and broke one of the poles. Duct tape fixed that and we threw it in the car for the night and packed everything away and finally did the eating thing.

The Dutch Oven worked really well and so did the recipe. The warthogs didn;t come calling and no deer conveniently strolled into camp to join us so cubed beef it was. The camp oven cornbread was a total disaster so we fell back on bagels (contingency planning 101 - always bring bagels or rye bread). Have to try that one again next time.

So we tucked up in bed and at 3am the mother and father of all thunderstorms paid us a visit and the tent survived the wind gusts and the downpour just fine. Blew around a bit and shuddered and shook but all the extra ties and pegs and things did their job, but there were pine cones everywhere in the morning. Went on till about 6am and then cleared up in time for breakfast. Bacon and eggs and toast and a day that started out cloudy and ended beautifully sunny most of the afternoon.

And then, tonight, from midnight on, the pitter patter of soft rain on the tent which is continuing now - but the kitchen tent is back up and everything is dry so as soon as it's light it'll be woodsmoke and coffee and toast and packing up later....

....and my Halloween Story is up after the weekend. Yaaaaaay, happiness. I'm not doing a second one like all you others tho, got another one in my head and I'm doing my next chapter of "Chinese Takeout" before anything else.

 

[TxRad]

With all the gnashing of teeth in the blanket fort, I'm not sure if i want to stick my hand in there or not.

Chloe, don't ya love storms while camping. The light pitter pat types are preferred on my part but the other types seem to generate more passionate lovemaking.

Cooking tent? I usually stretch a come-along between two trees and cover it with a heavy tarp. Open on both ends with about three feet of opening along the sides during the summer. Good ventilation but dry if you ditch around the edges. If storms are eminent, I usually do the same setup over the tent.

With experience comes dryness.

 

[NotWise]

I left for work this morning to find three hot air balloons trying to land around my house. The closest one was a real big commercial flight with the largest gondola I've seen. It seemed like they all got down safely.

The Balloon Fiesta is underway, but those balloons had to launch somewhere other than the Balloon Fiesta site. They couldn't have reached my house from the official site that early in the morning.