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Friday, October 11, 2013

The sky is blue...

the clouds are high and misty, and there is a new veil of snow on the mountains, mostly but not wholly above tree-line. The wind blew gusty and strong all night. I got up once to make sure the deck chairs were still there. They were, and are, as the winds keep up their gusty selves even now. Here's a shout-out for another of our photographers: TAPS has started her own photostream on Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/photos/86525696@N07/ I have a few new ones, a series I'm calling The Silver Lining,... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Well, it's leftovers for lunch...

Leftovers from last night's dinner at the Bonefish Grill, a birthday gift from my middle-kid, the daughter who dances with dogs. I had pecan and parmesan crusted rainbow trout, very tasty! Charlie had the wood-grilled swordfish. We both liked the tastes of each other's dish so much, we traded a fair bit. But next time, I will order the swordfish! I just reheated the remainder of the trout, and had it with a bit of balsamic mayonaise. There were leftovers partly so we'd have room for dessert. He... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

61+ a day: I danced

I've never been one for dancing where anyone could see me. Not the wild, throw-your-body-into-it kind of dancing. I left my center of gravity back in the high school gym class, and getting sneered at has always been a deep dread. Somehow, I went from inventing moves on the rings on the swing set at the park, to being a spectator to other people's moves. Well, I know how. But I'm not going there today. Charlie asked if I wanted to come to some sort of drumming event at the school, and I got the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

I didn't ask for this...

CCT's marvelous prehistoric fantasy poem in his current post reminded me of one of my own from a while back, so I went looking in my files here, and it seems now Microsoft can't open files it used to be able to open, because I don't have the necessary Office product installed. But I can buy it right from them, just click this! This is probably the outcome of an automatic update. I have opened these files before. How very aggravating! If they are going to pull such a switch, it's pretty nervy of... Sign in to see full entry.

Baby, It's Cold Outside

Violetta has been wondering why she can't go wandering out onto the deck: doors that have been open all day, all night, all summer, are suddenly barriers to a significant piece of her home. But all day yesterday, the blustery wind tossed backwards the leaves on the maple tree, and battered at the spruce, and though they were not quite enough to send our kitty flying, they were cold! Now, according to Accuweather, it's going to dip to the 20s tonight and tomorrow night, then next week, we can... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 4, 2013

The Book of Remembrance

I have had a few birthdays that were really memorable... worth putting in the Book and going back to now and then. This will be in that Book. The couple who came over for dinner could only come this one evening, it was coincidence, realized as the date was set, that it was my birthday. We'd talked about it a long time, and finally lunged at a chance: My first dinner party in this house, since the open house-warming that lasted all day and three good meals. I marinated lamb pieces all day in... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 3, 2013

A beautiful day to turn... older.

All right, 61. This may be the last fine day of the season, temps in the 70s, maybe even 80s, and the wind picking up as the change blows in... Behind the wind will be below-freezing temperatures and maybe even... snow! So this evening will be the last barbecue of the season--if the wind allows! A couple of friends are coming for dinner, a coincidental thing with this being my birthday and all. (Thanks, Misters Bartlett and Bremer, for remembering! I'd have you both over for dinner, too, if... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

And now for something completely unexpected...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/ One of the ladies of the knitting circle brought a little friend to visit us today... I think he'll make you smile... maybe even laugh out loud! Sign in to see full entry.

It's time...

As I'm sitting here, the Mountain goes from a ghost in the pre-dawn to a glowing edifice... from subtle rose to bright orange in front of a clear blue sky, and it is only just past 7 AM. A month back, this sight would have been an hour ago. I never know anymore when the clocks jump back, or forward, and when I wonder that, I also wonder why we still have this Daylight Savings Time. It served a purpose, once, but does it, still? Arizona doesn't recognize DST, yet, the Navajo Nation does. Well, it... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

a few more pictures...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/therovingeye/ Sign in to see full entry.

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