[The Spider and The Fly by Mary Howitt]

Thank you for all the anniversary salutations.  Boar came home with a gorgeous bouquet of flowers and then we went out to dinner.  When we got home, he went straight to bed (he is at the beginning stages of a head cold) and I watched some of my new favorite television shows.  Sorry to disappoint my commenters, Cara and The Riddler —- but no, I got none!  Which actually isn’t so bad —- I got flowers, dinner, great television and knitting time …….. the younger Ann might have felt slightly peeved, the older Ann thinks it all worked out beautifully!

so …… did you notice that allusion to knitting?  Yes, I have been knitting – almost done that 2nd sock.  Since it’s another RetroRib, I haven’t felt all that motivated to whip out the camera.  What I really need to do is get to work on the BWA —- when I started that project I thought I would have it finished to give to Boar for our anniversary.  Now, if I knuckle down, maybe I will finish it for his birthday.  Maybe.

With all of the charts, it’s not very portable.  So then I start a porto-project.  I get involved in porto-project.  BWA is neglected.

any suggestions?

Today is our anniversary — 19 years!  How the hell did that happen?  We are an old, married couple.  Before you know it, I will be married longer than I was ever single.  There is some magical, mathematical moment when it will all turn ……

As you read this, I am sitting in the waiting room of the MINI dealer ….. Onslow is having his first check up!  Can you believe that I have had him for a year already?

In lieu of a bona fide entry, here’s a quiz ……

You are ‘Latin’. Even among obsolete skills, the
tongue of the ancient Romans is a real
anachronism. With its profusion of different
cases and conjugations, Latin is more than a
language; it is a whole different way of
thinking about things. You are very classy, meaning that you value the
classics. You value old things, good things
which have stood the test of time. You value
things which have been proven worthy and
valuable, even if no one else these days sees
them that way. Your life is touched by a
certain ‘pietas’, or piety; perhaps you are
even a Stoic. Nonetheless, you have a certain
fascination with the grotesque and the profane.
Also, the modern world rejects you like a bad
transplant. Your problem is that Latin has
been obsolete for a long time.

What obsolete skill are you?
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and let’s not kid ourselves – you don’t come here for bona fide entries anyway.

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