just anutha Swedish pop invasion. :-)
9.5 Downton Abbey
has all of us just lit up with glee. Yet another cruel year of waiting for a TV show, hurry up Season 3…
Today’s Farm Gym Workout
Installed a fence to split the pasture (so half can rest and grow back) – with lots of help from the girls (yay!), gathered up wood scattered across property, planted a huge maple, hung a couple bird houses (one on the back of the tractor barn), took down Christmas decorations, filled a big hole in the pasture, and cooled down playing fetch with the dogs. World’s best gym. :-)
Y’all make sure to get your exercise too. :-)
Nissan Leaf spotted in the wild
…driving out of the Progress Energy parking garage, whoop!
The Amazing Race 19 contest
Amazing Race returns, and let the next contest begin!
- Pick the team you think will win, and pick the team you think will be eliminated next.
- If your winning team is eliminated, you have to pick another. Least picks wins!
- If your losing team is eliminated, you score, and get to pick another. Most scores wins!
The two prizes will be huge Trader Joe’s Belgian dark chocolate bars, or better if I get creative! Good luck, ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!
| Team | Symbol |
|---|---|
| Andy & Tommy – snowboarders | S |
| Laurence & Zac – father/son | Z |
| Kaylani & Lisa – showgirls | K |
| Ernie & Cindy – engaged | E |
| Liz & Marie – twins | T |
| Jeremy & Sandy – dating | D |
| Bill & Cathi – grandparents | G |
| Justin & Jennifer – siblings | J |
| Amani & Marcus – married | A |
| Ethan & Jenna – survivors | U |
| Ron & Bill – domestic partners | P |
PICKS
| Viewer | Ep01 E/(G) |
Ep02 S/U&P |
Ep03 S/K |
Ep04 S/(T) |
Ep05 A/T |
Ep06 S/(A) |
Ep07 S/J |
Ep08 E/Z |
Ep09 A/? |
Ep10 |
Ep11 |
Ep12 |
| Larry | U/D | A/D | ||||||||||
| Jane | S/J | S/A | ||||||||||
| Andrea | Z/D | G/D | ||||||||||
| Mike | S/G | |||||||||||
| Wren | S/K | S/D | ||||||||||
| Reiley | S/D | |||||||||||
| Nick | U/P | S/K | S/D |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Winning choice won this leg of the race (used for tiebreaker) | |
| -1 | Winning choice lost this leg of the race (pick again) |
| +1 | Losing choice lost this leg of the race (pick again) |
| +1 | Winning choice won, and losing choice lost – PERFECT! |
| -1 | * Selection change |
| -1/+1 | Winning choice lost and losing choice lost (double elimination!) |
9.0 The Scarlet Pimpernel
Andrea and I, and her book club, read this short classic recently, and I told them I was sending a copy to Guy Ritchie, it was so tight. If you can get past the anti-semitic language… I excuse it only because it ends up being the fatal flaw that… well, I’ll leave that for you to discover.
Reiley throws a bash
Reiley had a very belated birthday party this weekend – 24 people total including Wren and Olivia – all playing Just Dance at the same time, whoop.
A really nice group of kids – they rode horses, we had a bonfire, pizza, ping pong, basketball, all under a heavy mist reminiscent of our days in Scotland. Even the parents had fun. :>
Wrenny the Baker
Wrenny makes the best muffins Evah.
9.5 Anna Calvi: Desire
I need a louder stereo. I just threw out my beautiful ancient massive Bose speakers, from back when they made massive speakers, over 20 years ago, because they had literally disintegrated.
This song demands a replacement. Not optional. This song must be felt.
Earthquake, seriously?
I’m on the 10th floor in Progress Energy’s TPP building in downtown Raleigh, and we were SHAKIN’ for about 7 seconds today around 2pm. It felt like maybe a big truck hit the building or heavy equipment was operating on a nearby floor. Totally surreal… Everyone popped up out of shortcubeville like gophers. A few of us headed outside for a bit, and confirmed with spouses and kids that they felt it too. CNN reports the center was near Richmond, VA but was felt in NYC. An hour later we were back to work, but certainly on edge! Strange…