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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

The day is grey...

with drizzle here and there. I still have going out to do. There is stuff I can't tell you out loud yet, and please don't speculate over on Facebook, if you go there, as it is too public, but I can tell you that I am sending off a 3lb box of saltines to my daughter in England as they can't get them there. In fact, I am sending them to her husband who is in Virginia for a few days, and he will lug them through 4 countries before getting home. They are well-packed, so should make the trip intact.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, May 14, 2016

...and continues...

The weather has turned cooler and greyer and rather windy which could have repercussions on the canopy and tent. Yes, there is a tent to go with the stage, staging area for the actors. Our plan is to lay out the picnic goodies there, and a rack of costuming for anyone who wants to dress up. Today we need to sand down the bottom of one of the doors so it can open and close smoothly over the stage even when it isn't perfectly leveled. I want to drape some garlands around the front curtain pole,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 13, 2016

it begins...

Well, it continues beginning... Party is on Sunday, and at least a few people have rsvp'd https://www.flickr.com/gp/therovingeye/1TE188 Sign in to see full entry.

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new music and stuff...

Remember Susy MaCaulay from North Uist, one of those islands off the west coast of Scotland? She used to be one of the writers in our Blogitsphere. She has a radio show here: http://anradio.scot/listen-live/ It's called Susy Live at 6 and I am going to check it out! The knee is better, though it will be another week and a half before it's seen by an orthopedist. By 'better,' I mean it is more functional with less pain and I am no longer afraid of it suddenly dropping out from under me. Still... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Alice and Crumpet report

Today was exciting and busy for Alice and Crumpet. They have organized their house into some fine tunnels and levels. Every day or overnight, it can change considerably with rearrangements of bedding opening and closing little chambers and passages. Today, I dropped in a tube with a layer of paper still clinging to it. It stood upright for whole seconds before Crumpet discovered it and explored it into submission. Then she and Alice began to chew, and in 15 minutes, it was gone. Pictures...? Oh,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 8, 2016

Oddments

Yesterday's road trip (see photos in the Travelblogue) up into the Front Range between Palmer Lake and Woodland Park was very refreshing. I haven't enjoyed such an excursion since moving out here, what with eye problems and the cost of gas vs my income. Then came the snapping-behind-the-knee moment, and so today's adventure is limited to watching David Attenborough's documentaries about the Earth, its environments and life, while keeping the leg up. More experienced folk, hearing of the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 6, 2016

Summer is coming...

My mom had a rule: No shorts until the thermometer hits 80F. Yesterday was the first shorts day of this year. Personally, I start feeling the hot around 75, and last night was the first fan night of this year. The fan runs about every night in open windows season, not just to keep the air moving, but also as white noise, to smooth out the sudden street noise, like someone enjoying a loud-engined motorbike, or bellowing with laughter, or having a loud verbal altercation. Or, like this morning,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 2, 2016

birds and fish photos

Quick, before Kabu has a tantrum! https://www.flickr.com/gp/therovingeye/S2gpc6 Sign in to see full entry.

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Morning Busy-ness

Alice and Crumpet are busy this morning. They currently have a fine multi-level gerbil palace of tubes and tunnels burrowed into the bedding of grass, shredded paper, and wood shavings. Alice was nibbling away on a millet spray. The Birds also like the millet, and it seems they also like television. When it's active, they sit and watch the light and color in their constant motion. When I turned it off, Boy Bird started running up and down a long perch as if to attract my attention. Maybe he... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, May 1, 2016

Nature and I abhor the vacuum.

I finally took mine to the fixer for its first ever annual checkup. And got it back again. the carpets here were much in need of a working vacuum, and now, mostly, the upstairs is done, and the pretty oriental carpet is truly bright again. Charlie will do the stairs, probably not as soon as he said he would. Hereafter, it will be spot-cleaning near the birds, where their seeds will migrate beyond the cage, and the little messes that happen around houseplants. And surprise spots, like where I... Sign in to see full entry.

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I'm doubtful the events of my life will be of great general interest, but I'd like to share a little more of me to the several of you on Blogit I've come to feel are real friends, and the many I imagine are potentially real friends. We'll see how it works out. ______________________ all my words and images posted on Blogit are copyright 2005-present, all rights reserved.

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