Dragon's Orchid Garden

There it is.  It's in it's perfect box.  It arrived today all the way from Shanghai in just 8 days.  So quickly, that I don't even have my wireless network set up yet.  I will RTFM, then call my buddy, Sam, who is a pc specialist (but not a mac specialist) and we will get this big bad beautiful piece of ultra-modern technology working.  I feel like I have to paint my office and scrub the floors, and get new window treatments.  I am not worthy.  Wait...yes I am.  And I have next week off to polish my imac's new home.  As if this were not enough to make me giddy with happiness, I just heard from Jenny at Miss Jenny's Soaps that I won the February drawing and she's sending me 3 bars of her fabulous organic artisan soap for free!  I chose lemongrass and cinnamon and asked her to pick another for me since I already have lots of patchouli, my favorite.  I think I should buy lottery tickets.  I think I'll paint the office green, a ni...

Wayne and I spent my Wednesday off this week going to the Florida State Fair . He loves that he can get in for only $6 as a senior now. I did, too, as I asked for 2 senior tickets. I lied. I’m not 55. I think I’m pissed that the ticket guy didn’t ask for my ID. We love to just walk around and look. We don’t ride the rides, and anyway, it was too cold for that, though there were some crazy people in paddleboats and kayaks in the little lake. My favorite part is Cracker Country . It consists of a circle of historic buildings from the 19th and early 20th century such as an old railroad station, school, general store and post office (which is an actual working post office). Like a small Old Sturbridge Village , folks that work there dress in period clothing and tell you about what they’re doing. They are blacksmiths, teachers, farmers, they make soap and candles and print newsletters and demonstrate cracking a homemade whip (hence the term Cracker). You can go there all year round, not j...