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Mabon and Equinox

September 22, 2016 by Avogadro Mole

The second of three. The first is Lughnasadh on the first of August, and the first day of fall as modern pagans count it. The third will be on Halloween.

In this house in the northeast, I’m still learning how to garden. Too much shade, and more rain than this Angeleno is used to. When I lived in Los Angeles, I had to water things. Here, I have to make sure things don’t drown. So far, I’ve been successful with nasturtiums, summer squash, chili peppers, and parsley.

From my time in Los Angeles:

And the grapes growing on my grape tree smell and taste wonderful. (Grape tree? Yes, the loon who planted things in my yard all those years ago planted a lemon tree and a grape vine very close together. So I have a lemon-vine-and-grape-tree combo in that corner.)

 

Filed Under: Gardens, Holidays & Celebrations

Customer Service At Its Best

September 5, 2016 by Avogadro Mole

I have friends who think I’m this great computer person. They also assume that great computer people do not have serious issues with computers. For those of you who think the same, I share a customer service “issue” from some time back.

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Filed Under: Commentary, General blither

My Favorite Quotes

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

— Charles Kingsley

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