It's that time of year in retail. Once, I wrote about Christmas displays in September. This year, I'll write another dark side of Christmas retail. Theft increases close to Christmas. From the retail perspective, we're close enough. People want gif… more »

No fiber content today. Every time the lawn service comes to mow the lawn, our tomato plant wilts. Sometimes the mint wilts and curls as well. Makes me furious! We're living in an apartment. We have no control over the lawn service. Every time t… more »

I work in one of those big box stores -- in the garden area. I won't call my employer dangerous -- certainly it's not a dangerous place to shop. However, there are many, many ways to get seriously injured in our store if you're not using your head. We're… more »

There was a time in my younger life when bicycling was pretty much everything to me. I lived on my bicycle. I rode to work every day rain or shine -- and in Seattle winters, it's mostly rain. When I wasn't working, I was cycling for fun, including some r… more »

Yup. Want to write. Can't think of what to write. Not enough knitting progress to mention. No spinning. No new birds to talk about. Nothing really new in the garden. And, no pictures I feel like putting up at the moment. Nothing. I suppose I could… more »