Uhoh. We just decided to try and do Pennsic this year. Now to try to find a group of people we can camp with, make sure we have enough garb, assemble a packing list, and send in some last minute reg. Help and advice accepted and repaid where possible.
Yard!
Last weekend we went to town with the chainsaw and the loppers. Â This weekend we brought in the tractor to scrape and rototill. Â Our yard is getting a desperately needed makeover. We pulled out a rhododendron, which, while healthy, was unattractive and had the effect of filling much of the space and visual field. Â We cleaned up the abandoned areas around the edges of the yard. Â Here are the before and after pictures: Continue reading Yard!
Uh-oh
Someone recently was complaining about the variations and turns of phrase that come out to mean ‘I know you better than you know yourself’. Apologies, I can’t remember which of you it was.
I’m just here to say, though, that it turns out that science supports that statement, in some senses. See http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=know-thyself-11-05-07 . The truth is that we as people are most likely to develop blind spots about ourselves, and have the ability to be more objective about others. So -objectively- others may know more about us than we do ourselves. Emotionally, we still probably know more about ourselves, but we may not be admitting it to ourselves.
Welcome to this crazy tribal society we live in.
Starting a Monday (occasionally Tuesday) night board game night. Let me know if you want to be on the list.