Author Archives: Gwaetgar

And so begins a new lunar month. It’s raining!!! On my garden!! On the poor little newly planted garlic that actually have sent a couple of shoots up in defiance of the Town of Pepperell and its mean old watering … Continue reading →

“At the country level, most of us are completely invested in this global food system, which is built on some very, very rickety pillars. I think, however, there’s a lot of interesting stuff that goes on more on the municipal … Continue reading →

All the news that fits, we print! The rest has to go in another post! This week’s Publishing News: On August 3, I posted that Google had requested .epub files for books enrolled in Google Editions by August 6. I … Continue reading →

Happy sidereal Lughnasadh, for those who attune to the earth and solar cycles! The Sun passed 15°00′ of Leo at 10:57 a.m. EDT, the precise midpoint between the Summer Solstice and Autumn Equinox. Since those are (misleadingly and inaccurately) called … Continue reading →

Google has asked for .epub files for Google Editions (which might, actually, some day, really launch!) by August 6. Plus, I’m looking to sign up with Kobobooks directly, and they need .epub files. Adobe InDesign CS5 will export to .epub. … Continue reading →

Happy traditional Lughnasadh/Lammas! I actually celebrate at the true cross-quarter point (when the Sun is at 15°00′ of Leo), which this year falls on August 7 at 10:57 a.m. EDT. But August 1 is “Loaf-mass” or Lammas, the festival of … Continue reading →

How do you make homemade ice cream without an ice cream maker? Oh, there are all kinds of ice cream makers–from those plastic balls you fill with salt and ice and shake, to electric ones that sit in your freezer … Continue reading →

I’ve had a busy weekend, with the Readercon 21 Debriefing committee meeting yesterday afternoon and and Full Moon ritual followed by some quality time with Dad today. Good publishing news: book sales are continuing to increase on a daily basis. … Continue reading →

So, what has… two and half pounds of cream cheese six eggs fresh grated zest of lemon and orange blackberries picked in my own yard heavy cream a homemade brown sugar shortbread bottom crust …and is taking forever to finish … Continue reading →

(disclaimer: the following post contains rhapsodizing. Click away if you’re feeling a high level of rhapso-intolerance. 🙂 ) After Readercon ended, I needed to get back to my workout routines. But it was so hot and humid, I just couldn’t … Continue reading →