Some music while you're on hold...

While I take my little blog vacation, enjoy some fine music:


Good song, fun video - now I want to spin around at a traffic circle:




I love this one, but the line about "where the banshees cry" always makes me think of Spinal Tap:




And for something completely different, but quite wonderful:



And remember, wherever you go, make a little birdhouse in your soul!

MoCo Midway (a preview)

Yeah, I so know it. I know I have fallen down on the job as a storyteller. All this shall pass. My brain is being sucked dry at the moment, but I'm looking forward to the Labor Day weekend to perk up the blog.

I owe so many people apologies for not having a spare moment to catch up with their pages -- Claire, Suze, Janet, Heather, Dariush, and so many others! Soon, soon, soon!

Later today, I'll post a bunch of my photos from the Montgomery County Fair trek last weekend. (And Heather, I'll be using that lovely account you got me to host the best of the bunch!)

For now, a little preview...