Samain Moon of the Winter Solstice According to the cruise log provided by the ship, we traveled 12, 800 statute miles by sea. Counting the six thousand plus from Rio to Atlanta and another thousand to New York to get … Continue reading
Fall Waning Autumn Moon The packing has begun. Items have been sorted for relevance, need and weight. A long trip that extends through several time climactic zones, from equatorial to sub-Antarctic, combined with a small space, the stateroom, makes challenges … Continue reading
Fall Full Autumn Moon Off to the city of Andover to get stakes marked with orange fluorescent paint. Why? We exurbers put these to mark the edges of our lawn so the city snowplows plow the street and not our … Continue reading
Fall Full Autumn Moon Just realized I’m going to have change my headings once we’re south of the equator. Seasonal reversal in the Southern Hemisphere. I knew about it, of course, but hadn’t factored it into the blog. These days … Continue reading
Fall Waxing Autumn Moon The zone. Kate and I have reached the under 2 week zone for a cruise we booked in March. We each have particular tasks to get done. Things to do. Tomorrow we’re going to go through … Continue reading
Fall New Autumn Moon While we slept, the busy folks at English Gate Academy in Saudi Arabia were solving Mark’s visa snags. Dr. Ahmed called a person he knew at the Saudi Embassy in DC. Mark submitted two new forms, … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Harvest Moon Another fine day with that clean blue sky we borrow from our Canadian cousins this time of year. When my family used to go to Stratford, Ontario for the Shakespeare Festival, I came to associate these … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Honey Extraction Moon Mark went to a hospitality industry job fair in St. Louis Park. I took him, then went on out to Minnetonka Travel in Wayzata. I picked these folks almost at random to help with the … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Honey Extraction Moon Walked in the garden alone. Yep, it’s an old time spiritual, much loved in the churches of my youth. It also describes my morning turn among our vegetables and in our orchard. The garlic has … Continue reading
Lughnasa Waxing Honey Extraction Moon Got excited during the Graphic Design class and ordered Adobe Creative Suite 5.0. It’s cheaper since it’s behind the latest iteration 5.5. I’ll be able to do my own eBooks, website, manipulate photos. It’s more … Continue reading