Emotional Intimacy Question: Life Story

Folks have mentioned an interest in questions and conversations that make them think. So I've decided to offer more of those. This is the current list.

25. Tell me your life story in four minutes, with as many deets as possible.

I grew up in a house in the country, where I now live with my partner Doug.  I am a writer.  I garden for wildlife.

Eyelash Length

Science says your eyelashes are already the correct length, and messing with them will increase the amount of debris hitting your eyeballs.

Thursday Yardening

Today is sunny and quite warm, with a light breeze.  :D  It is a beautiful spring day, perfect for working outside.

Round 1 -- I fed the birds.  Lots of them are out and about today, hopping around and singing.

I cleaned the dead stems and leaves out of the barrel garden and its hanging pots.  These are now ready for planting.  It's not actually the first place I usually plant, but it's a small easy project to start with. 

My violas are waving gently in the wind, a little burst of color in a world that is mostly still drab.  It makes me smile to see them.

EDIT 3/28/19: Round 2 -- I straightened the brick border around the cistern garden, then removed dead stems and cut away some tree seedlings that didn't belong there.  I still need to remove dead leaves or stuff them down the holes, and add more soil.

EDIT 3/28/9: Round 3 -- I raked most of the dead leaves into the holes and low parts of the cistern garden.  I think I'll wait on adding more soil until I've bought new potting soil.  I pulled a few weeds too.  This section is in much better shape now.  \o/

EDIT 3/28/19: Round 4 -- I took the pruners and cut away seedlings from the strip between the house and the sidewalk, and inside the strip garden on the patio.  I still have a lot more pruning to do on the far edge of the strip garden and patio where it joins the lawn.

EDIT 3/28/19: Round 5 -- I pruned seedlings and pulled weeds along the back edge of the strip garden and patio.  That area should probably be raked up and the refuse thrown in the firepit. But at least it's cut down now. 

EDIT 3/28/19: Round 6 -- I raked up the mess along the edge of the patio, and hauled two trolley loads to the firepit.

*goflopnow*

Poem: "Chewing Anyway"

This poem is spillover from the February 5, 2019 Poetry Fishbowl.  It was inspired by prompts from DW user Dialecticdreamer.  It also fills the "nurturing" square in my 2-1-19 You Are card for the Valentines Bingo fest.  This poem belongs to the Shiv thread of the Polychrome Heroics series, and it leads into "Calming and Rewarding."

This microfunded poem is being posted one verse at a time, as donations come in to cover them.  At the quarter-price rate, $1 will reveal 8 lines.  There is a permanent donation button on my profile page, or you can contact me for other arrangements. You can also ask me about the number of lines per verse, if you want to fund a certain number of verses.
So far sponsors include: pool hosted by DW user Fuzzyred, ng_moonmoth

FULLY FUNDED
360 lines, Buy It Now = $45
Amount donated = $30
Verses posted = 64 of 95 
Amount remaining to fund fully = $15
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"Chewing Anyway" is now open for microfunding!

You can now read the beginning of "Chewing Anyway."  When Shiv gets antsy at the Finn house, Elisabeth diverts him to a safe outlet for oral stimulation.  Now she just has to convince a very defensive teenager that it's okay  to put things in his mouth other than a cigarette.

This is the last of the pool from the half-price sale, actually locked at quarter-price.  It only needs $15 to complete.  Does anyone want to finish it off? 

Shiv Thread Page Updates

Entries from the previous batch have been uploaded to the Shiv thread page.  I have a new batch of poem entries to proofread. 

Earth Is Easter Island

 I've said this myself, but this rendition is nearly liturgical in its elegance.  Look at the lovely parallels.  Such a graceful way of saying, "Bend over and kiss your ass goodbye."