March 2012
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Just finished re-purposing an old aquarium as a small greenhouse because hey, I can’t afford to keep tropical fish and it’ll make an awesome place to grow my seedlings on. I hasten to add no fish were harmed in the making of this greenhouse- the aquarium has been empty for about a year…
“Oft in the tranquil hour of night,
When stars illume the sky,
I gaze upon each...”
– George Linley
“Your absence has gone through me
Like thread through a needle
Everything I do...”
– W.S. Merwin, “Separation”
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I’m missing the boy quite badly today :( He’s out and about, which I’ve become unused to, and I can no longer text him from my computer- sad times…
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It’s times like this when long-distance relationships really hit hard- driving home from the cinema there, the night is so mild and all the stars are out and shining so brightly, all I wanted to do was lie back in a field somewhere with the boy and marvel at the beauty of it all (before rolling over and having my way with him while he gazed up at the heavens and contemplated the wonders of...
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OK. Money is tight this month- between MOT and paying off vegas and saving for the Summer, I’m definitely feeling the pinch. Which means that not only am I putting a total ban on buying new shinies (yes, merino and alpaca wool, I’m looking at you), but I’m going to try and avoid buying any groceries for the next two or three weeks (apart from milk). There’s no reason to-...
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The Hutgirl goes organising!
Apparently fed up with the stacks and stacks of crafting materials as well as the general mess and clutter in the house (particularly the junk room at the back, which seems to elicit groans every time it is entered), the Hutgirl has written out a list.
On it appear MDF, 2”x1” baton, shelf supports and planed timber. If we were betting men (which we’re not, both because...
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Finalllllly almost free of prospective students! Today id the last day of the Open Days, so hopefully in the next twenty minutes or so everyone will drift off, and I’ll go back to being blissfully quiet and stress free for the next 5 weeks until my normal students return :) It may be a fait hope, but I’m clinging to it, dammit!
On an unrelated note- this week will be dedicated to...
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“I think I’ll be a clown when I get grown,” said Dill. “Yes,...”
– Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 22
Prospective student #1: I don't think I could come here...
Prospective student #2: Oh? Why? Everyone seems really nice!
Prospective student #1: Well the College colours are red and yellow- it's everywhere!
Prospective student #2: What's wrong with that?
Prospective student #1: I just feel like I'm at a clown school..
Me: (walking behind, dying with laughter)
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