Thanks Stefan...

... for sharing these words. The entire entry is here, in German only, Steven Milverton .

Roughly translated;
To be a partner in a marriage is more than just to be a part of the whole. Each contributes his/her presence and decisiveness to the success f the marriage. The individualistic thoughts and actions of each commands respect. Respect and acting respectfully towards each other allows each partner in the marriage freedom to grow and blossom in their uniqueness. This, after all, is the reason they fell in love with each other in the first place!

Auf Deutsch:
Partner sein in einer Ehe ist mehr als nur ein Teil des Ganzen zu sein. Jeder trägt in einer Ehe auf seine Art Wesentliches und Entscheidendes zum Gelingen des Ganzen bei. Die Individualität des Denkens und Handelns verlangt Respekt. Denn Respekt und respektvoller Umgang miteinander lässt dem Ehepartner den Freiraum zur Entwicklung und Entfaltung seiner individuellen Einzigartigkeit. Und in die haben Sie sich schließlich einst verliebt!

Knitting related.

see My post on my fiber blog

What?!!! Who?!! Have I been in contact with this person?!!!

I just got this e-mail from our Human Resources person;

Hello All,

Please remind your staff that if they are sick, & especially if they have a fever, to not come to work. We have our first official case of h1n1 in our factory. Don’t freak out…let’s just do our best to not let it spread. If you know one of your employees is sick & they have come into work, send them home. Please communicate with each other about holes in your staffing & be ready to help out other departments. Also, if you see your staff sneezing in their hands, remind them to sneeze or cough in the bend of their elbows instead.

Squash infestations and violence

Over the past few weeks there has been a steadily growing number of squashes, pumpkins and gourds inhabiting the front steps to the house. Last night i decided I should do something to quell this infestation. I grabbed a kitchen knife and went out to face the pests down. A couple of them turned quite menacing, and I backed down, for now.
I may have to try a surprise attack. I've heard that after halloween they can turn into zombies.

I'm Pickled

4 weeks ago I came home from work to find that Geoff had bought cucumbers for me to make dill pickles, of course it had to be on a Monday. Dutiful little Hausfrau that I am, I immediately washed them...
...and put them into the "crock". in my case, a large plastic bucket made for fermenting homemade beer. Note, making ones own beer is fun once or twice, but is a lot of work, especially the part where you have to bottle it.

After fermenting for 4 weeks it was time to bottle them.

20 quarts of dill pickles ready for the winter. That's a lot of hamburgers to look forward to.