The.Gathering: Scamp and Scooter are awake and active after yesterday’s surgery. They don’t like the collars. #kittens

Yup it is.

The beauty berry mead has been bubbling (fermenting) away the past week. I could bottle it now for a sparkling mead, but I’ll let it go to completion. #mead #brewing

Jody Lynn Nye and Tom Straw. #mdc3con #author #writing

The rest of today’s book haul. #book #reading #mdc3con

State of the Current Haul Which book grabs you? #books #mdc3con

Cool, my Damon Runyonesque short stlory made it into the anthology #writing #mdc3con

At C3 #writing #author

When the lace on your beer forms an image of Isaac Asimov, it is a sign that you need to write. #beer #writing

The Gathering: this is Scooter who likes to run around and attack things. He goes under the knife next week. #feral #cat

Oh fun. MBP after last night’s attempt at an update. Yes, I know how to try to fix it. I think I’ll just let Apple deal with it. #apple #mac

A cup of beautyberries for mead. #brewing #mead

US Mutant Ninja Turtles?

Gratuitous food pic. Steamed mussels with lemongrass butter sauce. (Appetizer portion) #food

Breakfast obtained. #food

Time to switch it up. Pelikan (unknown model) (M) w/ Iroshizuku fuyu gaki. #fountainpen

First ever kiwi harvest after ten years. Not quite ripe, though. #kiwi #food

It’s Beautyberry season. I think I’ll try making jelly since they are supposedly edible. #food

Lunch at a German Biergarten in Dover #food

The Gathering: The latest new (yes, that’s redundant) member of The Gathering. He’s at the deck door staring in now. I’m calling him Tux. He’s started to become a regular. I’m not sure what it is about this house/me, but all the animals (mostly cats and kittens) show up …