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Worse than plain bad...

Farberware no-sharpen knives. Pre-grooved and unsharpenable for my displeasure. Don't get me wrong: Farbarware's non-stick is brilliant and well priced enough to change it out every year. But, MAN, these knives are bad. Not just bad, but dangerous. I've use Ginsus better than these. A whole knife block full of crap. This is the last time I travel without my good knives.

Rain, Sun and Animals

It's been rainy stormy, gusty, bright and shining all within the last half hour. Splendid. We went North along the coves this morning looking for seals and saw the following: Three seals body surfing, one sunning. All seals are named Earl, BTW. Lots of deer (M, F and babies) Three wild turkeys (2 F and 1 M); all had these very strange grey feather tassles from their chests Countless other birds, including a raptor flying off with a rather large rodent in it's talons. I like the sandpipers the best (cue Benny Hill music). Tuesday was a great tidepooling day the motherload of celadon colored sea anemones, from very small to the size of a dinner plate. two glorious seaslugs that looks like outrageously beautiful christmas wrapping A few purple spiny sea urchins (The Steven had to be reminded that this is his least favorite sushi.) Starfish: orange and red and two purple a few crabs and a few other lovelies (this is from just one set of tidepools) In the evening our walk was south...

It's Five AM...

...and I really needed a cookie. The chocolate covered peppermint jojos have that effect. Merry Solstice, Everyone. (From here on, the days get longer.) I am so grateful to everyone who stops by, but especially you. Bless. The rain has started to beat in earnest again against the roof and it is so perfectly black out that I am going back to bed to enjoy both in sluggly comfort. So wonderful. Spun this week: moss, unknown green, blackthorn (in process), bruise, agean.