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Saturday, October 29, 2016

Additions to the DressUp Box

Charlie added a few items to the DressUp Box today, something of a deed considering how crowded it is already with the costuming! He added some of his wood-working items and a couple of his stick-creatures, one of the prop Books and a leather map. There will be photos, of course, but not today. At the moment I am smelling of garage dust. While at Willowstone today, we were in line behind someone who is moving out of her booth this weekend, and offered us a free shelf unit. Big one, 6ft tall,... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

The Plan

From vague and shadowy, just a notion without firm edges, I realized something today about my plan to move to New Zealand and live there, mainly. Having spent a total of 3 months there, mostly near Wellington, that's where I will start: in an area I already have some familiarity with landmarks and locations, places I didn't get enough of before, like Mount Victoria and all the trails there, and the wild and cultivated gardens of Zealandia, and all its wildlife. It was seeing an article about the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Another day closer to winter...

Autumn storm today... a little thunder, a little rain, a brightening of the colors as they are washed and wet now. It has been weeks since the last of the summer thunderstorms, and a while since the most recent grey day, that one maybe 3 weeks ago when a misty fog lasted all through one day. I'm liking this change in the weather, it's refreshing! Outside my bedroom, the maple is shades of gold and brown and even still a bit of bright green, and the ground beneath it is carpetted with the bright... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, October 23, 2016

ELEPHANT MAN

John Merrick was such a physically hideous child that his mother abandoned him to the workhouse when he was ~three years of age. After a few years he was sold to a freak-show, billed as the Elephant Man. He was a thing, a distortion of a human being considered unable to speak or understand, an attraction who made money for his keepers. John Merrick was nearly 20 when a doctor saw him and was professionally fascinated and rescued him to study him. He lived for the rest of his life in rooms at the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Colorado October

There isn't much of a smudge to the south, so it would be easy to believe that the fire at Junkins Creek is contained, but that's not the case. Two homes have been lost, and five other structures, and it is 0% contained at this point. Up near Castlerock, 40 miles north of the Springs, the landscape is bright with that particular autumn light that signals the change of season almost subliminally, and it's clear of haze or smoke. I spent part of the early afternoon along a walking path just... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Smoke in the air again...

There's a fire burning southwest of here, ABC reports 24 square miles involved, 175 homes at risk. This one, they think, came from a spark off a construction worker's vehicle. That's how dry it has been here, that a little spark has the effect of a lightning strike. The smoke has drifted on over Kansas by now. It's one of four fires currently burning in the mountains west of here in a band from Beulah in the south, also called the Junkins Creek fire, up into the mountains well west of Estes... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, October 17, 2016

Decision made...

Today I upgraded to a proper (not lap top) computer for the business. It's a Mac which has creative advantages, and the other big advantage: No Windows. It's mostly set up now except for a few minor details that can wait. I have the screen-saver set to randomly show a variety of photos, changing every 5 seconds. Lovely, most of them! In other news, Alice and Crumpet have moved into new digs--good term for gerbil homes! It's a 20-gallon tall aquarium tank and they seem to be enjoying making it... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Saturday morning

It's clear and sunny today, quite a contrast to a couple of days ago when a mist hung over the region, mountains were cloaked and, walking, you felt the tiny particles of water on your face. It lasted all day and into evening. This is an unusual occurence in this desert town. Many folks enjoy the novelty. Mornings are chilly of late: the temperature on the misty day never got above low 40s F. Then, the 70s yesterday. Yoyo thermometers! The maple outside my deck is swiftly going gold, and all... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, October 14, 2016

Turkish Soap Opera

Lately, on Netflix, I've been watching MAGNIFICENT CENTURY which is essentially a soap opera based on the historic figures in the time of Suleiman the Magnificent--a contemporary of Henry VIII and Martin Luther. It is very colorful, and as it's made in Turkey, has a very different flavor from shows from the US or UK. It's subtitled, so the voices are the actual voices of the actors, with their inflections and tones. I enjoy this, trying to actually learn a few words of Turkish, and to determine... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 13, 2016

...before it's too late!

I woke up from dreaming that my ivy plant was sending me an urgent message to water it. In that state just between sleep and wakefulness, it was right there, an image of large, crisping ivy leaves that would not go away. Every other thought in my mind was eclipsed by the thirsty ivy plant. After a less than restful night, I really would have like to sink back into sleep, but the ivy was there, showing me roots dying cell by cell from dehydration. I got up, checked the plant, and though the... Sign in to see full entry.

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