May 28, 2003
London, Ontario

MY GOODNESS has it ever been QUITE the month (gasp), but I am back in Ontario and back in action. My parents have fly flyed away to Europe and I have been happily poodle sitting in their absence. Me and little Raven the dog have been doing much hiking in the glorious forest and watching much high quality television (boo hoo Buffy bye bye). I have also been loving my NEW CELLO and have been madly trying to teach myself how to play it. I can already play the them from Angel- which is just like a total dream come true... Have also been spending a lot of time in the backyard being total Garden Girl of the dirty nails and rippling biceps (I wish). Today planted black hawthorne, wild grape, creeping jenny, raspberries, strawberries, sage, orange mint, cilantro, hollyhock, roses, echinacea, poppy, foxglove, and a whole rainbow coloured world of beets, butternut squash, yellow zucchini, greens and purple Japanese eggplant... Mmmmnnnn. Getting ready for summer festival season... the wild and crazy adventures encroacheth!

Grandpa Paul L. Sweetland 1914-2003

May 1, 2003
Sperryville, Virginia

Lovelies, Happy sweet and delicious May Day- my most favourite day of the year. All is so glorious and green in gorgeous Virginia and I am so incredibly happy to be here. Heading out the the Smokehouse Winery- fine makers of honey wine for a May Day celebration gig and other fine and sordid goodness. The sun shineth and the bees buzzeth and all things good seem to flow. Yippeeeeee!

In Sperryville, VA with Miss Jenny (in front of the REAL authentic Dukes of Hazzard car...no lie) havin' some catfish, coleslaw and bluegrass tunes down at Cooter's Garage.