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Friday, February 19, 2016

Clean Truck!

I picked up the new pickup today... New to me, it's a 2003 Silverado, 2500 which is grander than my old 1500, and has things like extended cab--with back doors! and long-bed which means being able to shift lots more stuff at one time! March 11 we will leave on our way to look at and probably buy the rolling stage. Meanwhile, one of the Little Theater companies in town has invited Charlie to board membership! Not the most prestigious of companies, but good folks, and he will sharpen them up some,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

New old truck!

I am buying a new old truck, another Chevy Silverado, 3/4 ton extended cab, long-bed pickup that has the /capacity for towing things of great weight. Why so suddenly? Because I want a thing that needs to be towed around. It's a 7x12 flatbed trailer with a traveling stage built onto it. This stage opens out on the side, has a 10 ft extending floor to make the whole stage 7x22, and the doors open out to each side. It comes with all accoutrements including audience benches and a canopy to keep the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Quiet and softly grey overhead

Alice and Crumpet are tucked up in their nest, out of sight. Classical music is on, as it usually is, to the pleasure of every living thing in the house, I hope. I leave it on at night to provide a counter to the outdoor noises and the indoor silences that can make it hard to get to sleep. ooo... Alice heard me think her name and is suddenly quite busy... A few months back, I tried out a variety of winter squashes to compare flavors and textures. One, called a Gold Nugget, I think, was very dry... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 15, 2016

The wind is up today!

Big, fat gusty winds, slamming loose doors around, upsetting the trash cans, nudging vehicles suddenly this way or that... This usually is a new weather pattern blowing in, in this case, rather warm for the season. I worry for the lilac buds opening in the back yard even now. Charlie is working Tech Monday for 12 hours, preparing for the one-man show: SATCHMO AT THE WALDORF. The show and actor are both critically acclaimed. It opens Thursday. The performer is John Douglas Thompson, an actor of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 12, 2016

Is it Spring?

It's a bit worrisome to see spring coming on in February when there are at least 2 or even 3 more months of possible severe cold. From now through next week, at least, temperatures are in predicted in the 60sF, and by the end of next week, buds will be opening out, and another hard frost will do them no good. Crumpet has her wheel back, as I was aware now and then through the night, having forgotten to remove it from the tank before going to bed. Charlie has completed his Quetzalquatalus...... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Fishy business

I wasn't here the past couple of days because I decided to use my Superbowl day to watch the entirety of ROME, a really excellent production broadcast by HBO several years ago. I got through the first 15 episodes on Sunday, then the final 10 yesterday. At an hour each, that pretty much filled my time. Today has been Catching Up day for household stuff. This involve some furniture shifting, shelves unloaded and reloaded. Really heavy furniture doesn't like to move over carpet even the 2 inches I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, February 6, 2016

More Voolishness...

This one is more horselike, with carved features like beak, hoofs and claws. If that doesn't arouse your curiosity, I should mention it has wings, as well. https://www.flickr.com/gp/therovingeye/52ew6G Sign in to see full entry.

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The Mountain in the morning

When I got up this morning and glanced out towards our snow-covered Pike's Peak, it was glowing a brilliant rosy pink! By the time I'd re-organized the sheer curtains out of the way, and settled on the couch with a clear view, it was dim, a rose-touched grey. And when I looked up again a few minutes later, the sun and eastern clouds had re-organized themselves, and the mountain was light with Maxfield Parrish gold! Now, a couple of hours later, it is whitest white, with the blue, grey, and white... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

Quiet Gerbil Thursday

When I got up around 8--late for me!--Alice and Crumpet were quite busy, but I am thinking that they were heading for sleep late rather than waking early, because since around 9 or 10am, and it is now just past noon, they have been cuddled up asleep. As CCT points out in a comment yesterday, pets can be bored, and it's our job as their keepers to provide what animal-keeper professionals call enrichment. This is true of all animals as can be witnessed in apes and cats and elephants and others of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

The day is grey...

Wednesday Gerbil Report: Much busyness today, with a new box replacing what was left of the previous; both Alice and Crumpet did a little household exploration in the gerbil-ball. Alice doesn't have the muscle or mass to move it about nearly as much as our Crumpet. Crumpet, today, rolled about 6 or 7 feet across the room over to where I was standing, where Alice sometimes is stuck just digging madly at the plastic wall. They don't stay in the ball for long--I don't want them to get bored or... Sign in to see full entry.

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