Well, I’ve recovered enough to do useful things in the space between naps. Like tell you the traditional Scottish cure for a heavy cold. You will need: One hat One four-poster bed One bottle of whisky Method:1) Put hat on a post at the foot of the bed.2) Crawl into the bed.3) Drink whisky until the hat moves. Your cold will not trouble you for the rest of the day….
Life’s been rather boring lately. All I seem to do is work: if it’s not the novel, it’s polishing a guide for the Tourist Office or – horror of horrors – housework. But last night I went to a belated San Martin party. They promised me that some of the chestnuts had maggots, but I only found one. It wasn’t a particularly exciting party, but the company was good and…
The green threads wrapped around this parsley are dodder (Cuscuta). It’s a parasitic plant without any leaves or roots of it’s own. It finds a living plant, wraps around it, and digs sharp spikes into the victim plant to suck the juice. Other names include devil’s guts, devil’s hair, devil’s ringlet, goldthread, hailweed, hairweed, hellbine, love vine, pull-down, strangleweed, and witch’s hair. Essentially it’s a vampire, and the dang thing’s…
My story “Infant Colic” is up at the website of Cosmos Magazine. I love the illustration.
My son’s homework takes up most of the afternoons, so we’ve been neglecting his Godmother, Ana. On Saturday we finally got there and had a good time. Here’s Ana’s daughter, Nayra.
The editor of A Cup of Comfort has bought my non-fiction essay “The Whole Kitten Caboodle” for A Cup of Comfort® for Cat Lovers which will come out in July 2008. I knew I was on the short list, but I’m delighted to know I’m definitely in. I don’t suppose this sales streak will last, but it’s marvellous while it does. And now I really must go and do some…