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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Change, change, change...

This is what happens when They assume everyone wants to do everything on their 'smart' phones. Surprising how much changing the format interferes with my sense of creativity and writing. For one thing, I have to get past the annoyance of having to get comfortable with new looks, a new environment. I will give it a try because I have friends and neighbors here in Blogittown. Change should happen because it has to. For instance, yesterday I went to see the eye/ear/nose/throat doctor, and because... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 5, 2023

Sunday morning: Foyeled Again

Here it is, near 7:30 clock time. 6:30 body time. The sky is all alight with fiery color again this morning, and my high school buddy is asleep downstairs. She came down from Bailey for the weekend to enjoy a few days of child-free time, and to trade the sock-slippers she made for me for the scarf I made for her. She lives with her daughter and son in law, and their kids--a pre-schooler and a toddler. It's a bit of hectic in that situation, so spending a few days away is a vacation. At noon-body... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Well, this was an interesting day.

I actually set the alarm to wake me at 7 because I was supposed to take the truck in for an oil change at 8. At the time I needed to actually leave, I had everything together--except the car keys. I could not find them anywhere they should have been and I had no memory of where they might have been set down instead. I knew they would not show up until I called and cancelled and rescheduled the oil change. I did that--and still, they didn't appear. The search roamed around the house: clutter was... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

woooooo...!

So here we are at another Halloween, as if the mundane world of politicians, guns, germs, wildfires and catastrophic weather has not been scary enough! My Pagan friends are celebrating Samhain--or soo-wain if correctly pronounced--the end of the bright time of year, and the coming of the dark time, the midpoint between the autumn equinox and the winter solstice, the end of harvest and the beginning of battening down against the cold and dark. Charlie and his housemates are once again rigging up... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 30, 2023

The week begins...

PixieChonk seems to think she wants to go outside. As it's 3F out there, I am not inclined to open the door for any reason! Charlie has it in mind to visit the workshop today, where he'll almost certainly need to turn on the heat for the first time since we moved in last April. A friend online sent me this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=glXv4xYQHyM which I am passing along to the gnome-lovers among us. Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 29, 2023

Sunday under snow

It's 19F outside at 9am, and snow is still coming in sideways, already 4-5 inches on the back porch railing. Heat and fireplace are on inside, and I'm sitting here with a big mug of hot coffee. Well, it was hot when we sat down, less so now, 15 minutes later. The forecast suggests that it will taper off around 11, though the skies will remain overcast. I enjoy the first snows of the season, the one that covers the landscape with this blanket of pristine white. I feel gratitude and pleasure as... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 28, 2023

October winter morning

It's 19F this morning, and the heat is on in the house. Artichokes are baking, and I am considering what I have that can be roasted today. The sun shines brightly if not warmly on the maple tree where the bright yellows are now a toasty golden brown. Some snow is predicted for this morning and more in the late afternoon. It's looking like a good day to stay home, and that is, in fact, the plan. I've been watching BROKENWOOD MYSTERIES this past week. The stories are okay, the people are okay, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 26, 2023

Back at it!

I'm here on the laptop at the workshop today. I will be inventorying and pricing hats again today. So many hats! It is supposed to be a lovely day in advance of serious cold and snow on Sunday. The high that day will be about the same as tonight's low, 33F. And there could be snow. Charlie has a new carving tool for his foam-crafting. Two of them, actually: electric carving knives. He calls them 'turkey cutters.' We find them for a few dollars at thrift stores, and they work well for cutting the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

And the week goes on...

Weather is closing in tonight, it was even cold in the workshop this afternoon. There's the rumor of snow in Denver before Halloween. I feel for the little trick or treaters who will have to wear coats over their costumes again this year. I always hated that when I was a kid growing up in New York. We got a late start this morning, though it still was earlier than our recent usual. We spent an hour at the thrift store, and I found a number of items to add to the costume collection. That happens... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Sunday morning

It was near freezing last night, as it's been several nights over the past week, and it shows in the trees: The big maple has gone golden, and trees are losing their leaves at a sneeze or a car honking. (Same thing, now I think of it--sneezing and honking.) I have a mail-in ballot beside me here. Part of it is about the local school district board of directors. Before I fill in my four choices out of the 10 on offer, I will be consulting with the several teachers I know in the district. They... Sign in to see full entry.

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