http://thistlehut.com Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:00:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ok, that's it... this is the new me. I'm not changing it again. For awhile. Really, I'm not. I had some help, I admit. I made the background, but the banner was modified from a banner offered in a free theme and I can't for the ... http://thistlehut.com/2008/07/20/were-jammin/ I'm trying out a new look... pretty colorful, eh? Or is it actually too monotone? I'm sure I'll fuss with it for awhile yet so don't be surprised if things change around here. A.lot. Yeah, I'm the furniture rearranging type too. The Turkish hackers ... http://thistlehut.com/2008/07/17/new-old-digs/ Hee! Congratulations, David Cook!!! http://thistlehut.com/2008/05/21/david-cook-my-guitar-hero/ ...and I'm sitting in here messin' with Photoshop. Heh. Scrawny, age 19. I never expected him (or his sister, who died just last year) to live to be a year old. We found them in the attic after their mother was killed by racoons (ah, ranch life!). ... http://thistlehut.com/2008/03/28/spring-has-sprung/ Actually, the last few days have been spectacularly beautiful -- warm and sunny with just a smidge of morning fog. But it's about to rain again. Just for a few days. It's probably a good thing because I've been shoveling dirt and moving boulders and ... http://thistlehut.com/2008/02/18/raindrops-keep-fallin-on-my-head/ http://thistlehut.com/2008/02/13/happy-valentines-day/ Tornadoes in the South (AP Photo/Bruce Newman) So, um, about my oak tree? Never mind. http://thistlehut.com/2008/02/06/perspective/ ...counting down the days until spring is sprung. The deck is going to be fixed next week - yay! I'm just going to finish off the cutout where the tree was, but, man, I'm gonna miss that big ol' tree. It helped create my favorite corner of ... http://thistlehut.com/2008/02/02/february/ ...and so do I! Final Results of Parade Magazine/America's Giving Challenge See the blog at A Place To Bark for an update re: the donation prizes and for Bernie's thanks for everyone's generosity and hard work!! We raised over $42,000 dollars. And on top of that, the Zoline Foundation is matching the ... http://thistlehut.com/2008/01/31/a-place-to-bark-thanks-you/ Two More Days!!! Ok, this is getting nerve-wracking!! A Place to Bark is currently in the top four badges. But the race is on!! As a thank you to the donors, a group of Bernie's artist friends have donated their artwork as gifts to those who donate ... http://thistlehut.com/2008/01/29/a-place-to-bark-final-stretch/