For a little bit....

Things have been sparse around A Circle of Quiet lately, and I have decided to make it a full and honest break. I'm not sure how long I will be gone, but it has a lot to do with getting chores done and taking time to think. That means the computer will have to take a backseat while I dig and declutter and scrub and play and visit and stare.

There's plenty of inspiration to be found in my list of favorite blog destinations, so have fun.

I'll see you when the chores are done and my muse and I are back together for another round.

Soundtrack for refrigerator purchasing

Crash by Dave Matthews Band

Happy, loud music that makes you open the sun-roof and forget that you are about to spend lots and lots of money on something you thought you could avoid buying for a few more years. It didn't have quite the same happy pill effect after the money was spent, but I don't expect miracles from a CD.

And for the record: if any more appliances break down, I'll have to close down the blog and make appliances my full-time job.

And another thing: how many features do we need on refrigerators in order to make our lives meaningful? Our needs were "huge" and "cheap", but we seem to be odd family out when it comes to refrigerator preferences.

Now I am off to load all the freezer items into the garage freezer. Then I get to decide if the freezer is the right temp for the frig. items, or if we will have to play "camping" and fill the coolers.

I'm working on my attitude. I promise.

Cyber-friend becomes the real deal

After seven years of "knowing" one another via homeschool message boards and blogging, I had the privilege of meeting Janie from Seasonal Soundings. We took a brief stop on our way from Civil War battlefields to the airport to share a meal with her at Cracker Barrel, and from the first moment of recognition across the parking lot, to when we regretfully said farewell just a short 90 minutes later, it was a joy. She came a LONG way to meet me, and I am honored.

Thanks, Janie. It was a slice of heaven.

Williamsburg in pictures