I’ve been working through a variety of Abstract-Challenge challenges that I’ve neglected or omitted over the past year. This one is for the “Landscape” theme of November, 2005. I focussed on the colours of the landscapes around me and the elements of the landscape that speak to me. I also restricted myself to using only…
Author: VickyTH
athlete * powerlifter * photographer * gardener *
Chilly
Ever have one of those days in which you’re cold, from the inside out? No amount of hot liquid, applied internally or externally, will change things, nor will socks, slippers, heating pads, sweaters or any other items of apparel. Yes, when you’re this cold, heating pads are an item of apparel. I feel like my…
Sleep surfing
John and I have a saying, “Friends don’t let friends drog blunk.” I’m currently neither drunk nor blunk, although either sounds better than insomniac right about now. So I’ve tried the usual remedies (friendly, familiar book, hot bath, etc.) and am no sleepier than I was two hours ago, although I am decidedly more tired….
Geriatric technology with rheumatoid arthritis
Aka my computer system. I am running (wait for it) a Pentium 266 with 64MB of RAM, Windows 98SE, a CD burner that the system can’t really handle, a floppy drive that doesn’t work, a DSL modem that works faster than my computer and USB ports that don’t work at all. Then there’s the dead…
Sunday head-smacking and photo trip
You know those jokes end with the line, “I told you that story so I could tell you this one…”? Right. That was the last post. Sunday I spent meandering through ideas that hadn’t quite solidified, going through the motions, as it were, of working. Okay, I’m not quite being fair to myself here. I…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 