Oh, and Stuff...

Yesterday was Beltaine, the ancient fertility festival of my people. So it was appropriate that my stepmom came over to work in the garden, planting a variety of vegetables, flowers and various seeds. At dinner, she related that she'd talked to her friend who runs a farm in Oregon, and one of the ewes had given birth to twin lambs (both ewes). Since she breeds the females, that's an auspicious omen of plenty for the coming seasons.

I just got an email from Samantha's mom, telling us that her paternal grandmother just died. She was the last in Sam's family of that generation.

And the cycle continues...