Like Red Cabbage Simmering in a Dirty Diaper

I just got back from a trip to San Francisco, I love that city. The weather was great, it was sunny one day then rainy the next. I really miss the rain, it's always the same here. The hotel was beautiful (Hotel Vitale - I highly recommend it). I spent most of my time there working on my primitive gathering skills (a.k.a. shopping) up and down Haight Street & in the shops downtown. I had to make a stop at Britex, it's a four story fabric store filled with gorgeous imported wools & silks. Now I'm chock full of inspiration!

So I get home, spend a few minutes digging my keys out of my bag then finally open the door. LEAPING LIZARDS!! I get smacked in the face with the most disgusting smell. I could immediately taste it, it was horrible! It reminded me of simmering red cabbage and a dirty baby diaper. After getting over the shock, I think maybe a turtle died and his poor little carcass is rotting in the tank. I run into the living room, the tank is murky & green (I'm now squinting because it smells so bad). Luckily all the turtles poke there heads out of the water & seem to be just fine. I think we had a couple extra warm days here & the tank had an algae bloom. I cleaned out the filters & got some fresh water in there. The turtles didn't seem to mind but man o man that was disgusting! Oh well, it's good to be home : )