What is it???

Found this little creature crawling on Joe's chair under the big live oak and have no idea what it is. 

Menu for May

May Menu

1.  Leftovers
2.  Antonia's
3.  Bacon sandwiches, Oven fries
4.  Schlotzsky's
5.  Baked Fish, Carrots, Corn/Cabbage
6.  Slow Cooker Old-Fashioned Chicken Noodle Soup
7.  Beef and Bok Choy
8.  Leftovers
9.  Texas Roadhouse
10. Bacon Sandwiches, Oven Fries, Veggie Tray
11. Schlotzsky's 
12. Cod Chowder
13. Chicken Rice Bake
14. Slow Cooker Beef Stew
15. Leftovers
16. Gringo's
17. Bacon Sandwiches, Oven Fries, Veggie Tray
18. Schlotzsky's 
19. Shrimp Jambalaya 
20. Slow Cooker Farmhouse Chicken and Corn Chowder
21. Spaghetti and Meatballs, Green beans
22. Leftovers
23. Luby's
24. Bacon Sandwiches, Oven Fries, Veggie Tray
25. Schlotzsky's 
26. Pork, Sweet Potato, Spinach
27. Chicken & Snow Peas
28. Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup
29. Leftovers
30. Papasito's 
31. Bacon Sandwiches, Oven Fries, Veggie Tray

Meditations

The good thing about science is that it is true whether you believe it or not.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Saturday Poetry

Everything you see has its

     roots

In the unseen world. 

The forms may change

Yet the essence remains the 

     same. 

Every wondrous sight will

     vanish,

Every sweet word will fade,

But do not be disheartened,

The Source they come from

     is Eternal,

Growing, branching out,

Giving new life and new joy.

Why do you weep?

That Source is within you

And this whole world

Is springing up from it.

The Source is full,

Its waters are ever-flowing;

Do not grieve,

Drink your fill!

Don't think it will ever run

     dry, This is the endless

     Ocean. 

RUMI

Goals for Next Week

Goals for Week Ending Saturday, May 3, 2014

1.  Quilting
     Layer and Baste

2.  Reading
     Washington: The Indispensable Man by James Flexner
     Pandora's Seed by Spencer Wells

 3.  Cooking
     Pork chops, sweet potatoes, spinach
     Baked fish, Carrots w/thyme, Asparagus
     Spaghetti and Meatballs

4.  Trip to Louisiana if weather permits
     Check out Alaska cruise sites

5.  Guest Bedroom Project
      Nightstand/Chair
     
     
     

Book Review: Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman

 

 

Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman

I started off really annoyed by Piper Kerman. I mean, how stupid can a person be? She's a graduate of a prestigious college, rich, with a loving family and decides to cast her lot with international drug dealers. Does she really think this is just a harmless lark to be moving drugs and drug money in and out of the country?  Does she truly think this is some kind of schoolgirl prank that will have no consequences?? Again, how stupid can a person be?

Anyway, once I got past the crime and into the punishment phase of the book, I became much more engaged with the narrative of her year in the minimum security Federal prison at Danbury.  As annoyed as I was with her choices, I must admit she can write about people and bring them to life.  The women with whom she is incarcerated became real with their own idiosyncrasies, flaws, and virtues. The conditions, the food, the corrections officers and staff are described and discussed. Very informative about prison conditions and recidivism. 

I couldn't put it down. 

(I have not seen the television series nor do I plan to.)

Brazos Bend State Park

Last Friday JMM and I took a picnic lunch to Brazos Bend State Park and enjoyed the warm sunshine and shade under the massive live oaks.  After lunch a stroll along the park trails. Immediately, it was obvious that spring was well under way: Never have we seen so many alligators and turtles! We realized that we always visit Brazos Bend in mid-winter to avoid the heat and mosquitoes so we were never there when the turtles and alligators are out and about. The ducks, of course, were all gone but there were many herons, moorhens, and a grebe or two.  Lovely day.