April!

Time to say Rabbit Rabbit for good luck in April.

'Course it's still winter in PA. Dangitall. Not much luck with the weather. If you're in Pennsylvania you might consider getting some nice warm earmuffs. Rabbit fur would be nice.



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A very fine March to you!

A very fine March to you and yours! Don't forget to say Rabbit Rabbit for good luck in March. Or White Rabbit White Rabbit as Pat would say.

Ah, spring! It's been a long time since we've seen you!

TGIF

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Thank god it's February. That much closer to spring.

Rabbit rabbit y'all.

*Clarification: I didn't make this snow rabbit. Found it on Google.


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2011 !!

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It's the first day of the month, so it's time to say Rabbit Rabbit for good luck all month long.

I just cannot comprehend that's it's 2011. It seems like just yesterday that everyone was all excited and/or upset about the year 2000.

Happy New Year everybody! I hope it's good to you.

Can it be December??? So soon?

Well, heck, it's time to say Rabbit Rabbit for good luck in December. This time last year I was on a cruise on the Queen Mary 2. I've said Rabbit Rabbit each and every first of the month, but still I'm on dry land this December first. Heck.

That's me up there on our balcony, leaving New York on November 30, 2009. I'm writing this on my birthday, November 30, 2010.

One of the things I like about Christmas is watching the movie A Christmas Story. I don't seem to get tired of it. Of course, I can drop in and out of it and not pay complete attention to it. That Ralphie. Poor little guy in his pink rabbit pj's. Sad.



I may be land locked today, but I'm thinkin' about last year.

I'm gonna be honest and admit that I have absolutely no idea which island this is. We got off the boat and visited five islands, took tours, etc. Had a great time. But --- if you've seen one of these islands, you've pretty much seen them all. Beautiful, and I'd do it again. Sigh. But it really does all run together as far as the islands go.

Well, I don't know about you, but I'm sayin' Rabbit Rabbit for luck anyway. Even if I don't get a cruise this year.

Poe Evermore

Once again the family made the trip to Mt. Hope Estate and Winery to see and hear the Poe Festival. That's Actonbell on the left, me standing up in my used-once-a-year Poe shirt, husband Niks, and 3D in the green sweater. Acton's husband Ekim is behind the camera. Can't see him. Can you?

Poe Evermore is a great treat. We generally also enjoy a meal in the tavern on the estate grounds.

A good time was had by all. Well. Maybe not by the prisoner of The Pit and the Pendulum. Hrmpf. That whiner.

The creepy writer himself always appears and has a good time, by a deeply depressed man's standards anyway. He's been dead about 140 years or so. Doesn't look that bad really.

They decorate the grounds for this occasion.


Tryin' to look all scary and stuff.

The old mansion is scary enough in itself.


Was once a beautiful place, and still is a little bit.



We usually go for a dinner with Poe, and for the performance at midnight which is super creepy and fun. This time we went for lunch and an early show, and thereby saw stuff I had never noticed before like this pretty bench.

On balance, I think we'll probably stick to daylight after this. Once you're inside the mansion for the different literary sketches, you can't tell if it's day or night. And the drive to and from the estate is easier and safer.

This time different actors performed The Pit and the Pendulum, The Mask of the Red Death, Hop-Frog, which I had never even heard of, and of course, The Raven. They do different poems and short stories every year.

So. What did YOU do this weekend?

(Granddaughter K. has my best camera, so I stole these pix from the ones 3D and Actonbell took. Well, SIL Ekim took some too.)

November

It's November. Yawn. What a swell month.

You know the drill: you have to say rabbit rabbit! first thing or you'll have bad luck all month. Like you'll have to eat too much turkey and pumpkin pie and junk. I sure wouldn't want that to happen to you.

So, get with it!

Rabbit rabbit y'all.

October rain

Well, I dunno where September went, but it's time to say Rabbit Rabbit again, 'cause it's OCTOBER!

I like October. Nice month.

It's been raining so hard here today that I don't know how the little animals are staying dry. Probably they're not.

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Here's to a great month for us all!

Almost fall

This is my bunny for September. Well, okay, I stole it from LOLcats of course. But still. Get your own Rabbit Rabbit for September or you won't have any good luck at all.

I had quite a busy and mostly wonderful August. Had good times with my three daughters, and two granddaughters. I hope that September is as much fun as August was.

Remember to say Rabbit Rabbit on September first for good luck for the month.

Happy Birthday to Actonbell Pez

Our daughter Actonbell has circled the sun once again. That Acton. Very precocious. Very sweet. Very pretty. Very smart.

Happy Birthday Actonbell!