Just updated the Celtic Myth site to Wordpress 3.0.2 sucecssfully - yay! Always a worry.... :)

OMG! So what is happening to the Wolves in the US? Are they really going to be removed from the Protected Animals list? Argh!!!

Apparently, my 3-yo Granddaughter informed her mother that we had all this snow because Siberia didn't want it! Kids are amazing! :)

We haz snow! I haz cold feet! Thinking of taking a walk in the woods, gonna be even colder but can't ignore the Call of the Wild! :) :)

Hope everyone is having a cool and relaxed day and getting ready for an exciting weekend! TGIF! :)

Just spent a wonderful, relaxing evening with @TeamDraven and his family! Thanks guys :) x x x

First public drumming performance tomorrow! Practicing like mad :) @faerieruth is employing serious sewing-fu to make costume! :)

New CMP show out! First half of our Autumn Holiday Special - http://bit.ly/9cQHcq - hope you enjoy it :)

Working on shownotes... :)

Should have taken my own advice on pacing myself - d'oh! Starting editing late in the day but excited! :)

Catching up with some FB peeps, then maybe some recording if my voice settles and is not quite so crackly - lol!

Aarrgghh! It's just struck me! System crash, re-format - no problem - but where's me emails????

Slowly coming round to waking up again, and you know? It's sunny out there! Cool! :)

Very tired today, so I'm curled up on the sofa doing research! Love to you all :)

If you don't mind me reminding you and you get a chance, would you mind voting for us in the European Podcast Awards - http://fae.lv/vote ? Thank you :)

Finally managed to make wallpaper for Ep. 8 for the iPhone app (http://fae.lv/iphone) - The Sons of Tuireann :)

Cell count down, fatigue up - gotta go back to bed - Will catch up when I can guys :(

Good night all - sleep well! Time for Garyus Horizontalis! :)

Very tired today but managed to make a wallpaper for ep. 7 of the iPhone app - http://fae.lv/iphone :)

Just added wallpaper for eps 5 & 6 on the iPhone app :) - http://fae.lv/iphoneApp

Wallpaper for episode 004 added to iPhone app :) First 4 done now - yay!

Last few days w family and working on wallpapers for iPhone App in spare time :)

Celtic Myth Podshow App for your iPhone coming soo! Lots of extras :) http://is.gd/c1n1u #iPhone #App

Resting and working on wallpaper today :)

Scripting and writing in every spare minute - and lovin' it! :) :)

Go to go back to sleep, but just wanted to say happy Beltane and May Day to all - have a lovely time :)

Very tired today, hope you all sleep well - night :)

The Onion Girl = Charles De Lint

The Onion Girl (Newford, #11) by Charles de Lint


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A very powerful book. I haven't read the other books he has written in this area - so it's fascinating to see how Charles De Lint brings the other references in without losing me.

Nearly finished now and the breadth of the book has widened considerably. The fae cosmology fascinates me and discovering the nature of 'The People' and the 'Old Spirits' that dwell in the Dreamlands or walk between them and the World That Is is an enjoyable journey.

There are some very fascinating characters in the book but I think my favourite has to be Jo Crazy Dog and the women's group. Joe is a trickster who walks between the worlds and acts as a guide to the women, and the women seem bound by their own unique perceptions of the Dreamlands.

To me, as a student of Celtic Mythology and the European Fey traditions, it has been fascinating to visit the realms of Canadian and North American Fey lore. There is obviously so much here to learn and I wonder how much of Charles' fiction is based in traditional lore and how much he has made up. This book has started a new quest within me - to understand how the Fey have spread across the world. Different cultures seem to experience them in radically different ways.

As a piece of fiction, it stands apart as a book separate from the other Newford books - I was able to enjoy it without understanding how it fits into the wider picture. The characterization of the main characters was very fulfilling and the supporting cast do their jobs admirably.

In summary, I enjoyed it tremendously and want to read more of his work now. Heartily recommended.

-- Gary

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Catching up on some reading today - hope you're all having a lovely Sunday! :)

Working on Shownotes and Contributor pages today. The Show should go up tonight or tomorrow morning :)

Didn't make it to Canterbury for the Faerie Festival - good luck guys! Editing instead - yay!!

Family time folks - cya laters :) Have lovely times with your loved ones!

Taking it easy today - be back later folks!

Caught up with lotsa emails and now for some recording! Yay!! :)

Time for some research, and then recording a bit later! Yay! :)

Today is a day for rushing up to Dr. Who and shouting 'Daleks!' - Instead, we're going to visit some dear friends this pm :D

Feeling a bit slow today - so working behind the scenes on the site :)

Just off to Chemo session, so may not be here for couple of days - see you guys soon :)

New Celtic Myth Show out! Spring Holiday Special Pt 1 - http://fae.lv/ab - hope you enjoy it! :) R&R now... ah! http://bit.ly/9fGerD

Gary's editing and loving it!!! Will be away for a couple of days! :) cya soon!

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I *have* to stop playing with Goodreads and Bitstrips and do some work!" Later peeps :)

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Happy Saint David's Day to all! Wear your leeks/daffodils with pride for Dewi Sant! :)

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I've been writing and designing so afk, so I'm looking forward to chatting with you guys again and getting a show out!

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Ooh! You can vote for Celtic Myth Podshow in European Awards! http://bit.ly/bw0n6F :) More details tomorrow!

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Buzz by Gary Colcombe from Twitter: Fire-blasted heath finds yet more Celtic stone treasure http://bit.ly/cSOjEH http://bit.ly/d50Xa8

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Equinoxes, Solstices, Cross-Quarter Days – when exactly do they occur? http://bit.ly/b96463 via @AddToAny

Did the Ancient Celts visit Chichen Itza? http://bit.ly/cW0krF - Hmmm fascinating!

One out of four PCs fixed - phew! Can't wait for Studo machine to be done :)

Fixing computers today - ugh!

Waking up to a world that's alternately blizzard-ing and clear - what's that about? lol :)

Forgot to mention Skype ansa-phone username yesterday - D'oh! - it's 'celticmythpodshow'! :)

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Just lying in Day Hosp. having my first chemo - feels a bit strange, but I'm all dozey :)

Just lying in Day Hosp. having my first chemo - feels a bit strange, but I'm all dozey :)

My Twitter account has just been hacked and password changed!! Luckily seem to have recovered it (phew!) :)

A fresh day and a nice easy start, I hope followed by evening with some dear friends :)

Off to bed now! G'night all and happy Imbolg :)

Catching up on some emails and then .. Hmmm.. server rebuild or sound work? Dunno... :)

Back from shopping and absolutely pooped! Time to rest :)

Time to do some shopping :(

My wonderful gift revealed - http://bit.ly/a6ArYT - thank you so much! :)

Something wonderful has arrived. I'm going offline to play with it and I'll tell you all later! Excited :) :)

Sitting in a cafe in Eastbourne, sipping coffee and chilling while Ruthie's in an appt. Browsing web :) ahhh!

Time to relax and take it easy :) Maybe kill some Srtroggs in a Nostalgic frenzy! #quake :)

Good morning all :) 3 different Doctors appts today! What's that about ?

Off-duty for a while - all the kids are here! Fun times :) :)

Gonna take the time today to prepare some blog posts for the website! Ready in advance? How rare is that? lol :)

Working on an Arthur Rackham blog - one of the most amazing Fey illustrators of our time!

OK, dead cool! Thunderbird sorted - now links with Gmail and online calendar! I'm impressed :)

Some great thoughts on Shape-shifting - http://ping.fm/4E0vR - must get more time to study! :)

ALmost finished reconfiguring PC. Tomorrow - finish off then start on emails - phew! :) Night all! x x

Thought I'd give Thunderbird a go as email client after the re-install. Seems good so far :)

Everything's more or less back in order - so I'm off to bed. nn all :)

First windows re-install of the year! Yay! All is well with the world ;-)

New blog - Who was Merlin the Wizard? http://ping.fm/PnGbS

My thoughts on Avatar - http://ping.fm/yuCPx -Whast do you think?

New blog - Faerie museum in Orkeny and the art of Neil Geddes-Ward - http://ping.fm/zDRyL

Coming up for air after lovely holidays! It'll be good to get back to the Show :)