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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

First day of school

Charlie had his first day of being a substitute teacher at a local charter school today. First, it was a gym class of 6th graders. He had them playing some of the games that acting students play. Then he had a batch of 2nd graders in a computer class. Computers for 2nd graders! How the school scene has changed! A charter school is one that receives public funds but is independent of the school board. It can set its own standards and style. This one I notice doesn't have great test scores in the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Amazing, the difference a curtain makes...

I hung a soft pinkish sheer with a leaf pattern scattered across it, across the sliding door that faces the sunrise. Such a soft sunrise, today--usually, sharp bright sunlight stabbing through the bare trees and across the dining table. It cut across where I sometimes sit with the laptop, illuminating every crumb and cat-hair... And the front window also has sheers up since the other night, softening the view of the street and of Pike's Peak, while it helps hold in the warmth. It's wonderful how... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 8, 2014

Trying for a little Christmas spirit...

Charlie put up some lights on the deck railing last night, and with some mom-direction, the curtains on the front window were changed from the familiar ones to some a little more festive. Today some furniture was shifted, more changes of this and that, making a place to put a tree... thus I attempt to bring a sense of Christmas into the house. I've been looking through my photos and costumery and calligraphy, to see what will make gifts. It will be sufficient extravagance, mailing things this... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Finally, after 40 years...

I gave blood today. It's been since I was a college student, mainly because a while ago I started taking lithium, and that was a deal-breaker last time I asked. Apparently, it's not any more, and none of the many questions they asked today precluded me from donating. In fact, it took more time to fill out the questionaire than to donate a pint. I'm glad to do it, my blood type is O-, Universal Donor. and not too surprisingly, the blood banks are glad to get it. I think it's cool, too, that I can... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Where have I been?

No place wonderful, no place to take pictures to share. I've been dealing with health issues--mine and Violetta's--feeling under duress and great anxiety because there is not the money to do any of it right, and trust is not easy for me, dealing with a little girl doctor who puts me on another pill at every turn. Even so... I do have a place to live, to be warm and safe. I can afford food and gas for the truck, even if the truck is falling apart and still has no exhaust pipe. I have work to do... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

I had such a dream...

I don't remember all of it, but I remember I had to get to New York... or across the country, anyway, and couldn't take the regular flight, so I went up to a plane on the runway, where the pilot was standing by the stairs into it. I asked if he could help, and he beamed a most cheery, "Certainly!" and sent me up the stairs. And he went to the cockpit and fired up the engines. There was a large space with a so-comfy bed--like business class, but better! There were no rows of seats, just this nice... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

They've got a house!

Marika called very early this morning--still not certain of the time difference--to tell me about it. It is a farmhouse built in the 1700s overlooking The Shire. It's surrounded by 4 acres of paddock and orchard (well, a few trees in a group) and is built of stone. There is a full attic which they are converting to a master suite, and will put in a large window overlooking the valley. In the 1700s, they didn't put in big windows. There are former stables, now workrooms, one of which is just... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 17, 2014

Looking for houses

Marika is back together with her husband and the pets did not have to go into quarantine, so they are all together in a cottage near his parents' home, while they look for a proper place of their own. Every time she sends a photo with a house in it, I ask, "Are you buying that?" Last one was a castle ruin on or near Hollin Hill. Drafty, I know, a real fixer-upper. Meanwhile, it is getting warmer here, up in the 40s they say, this afternoon. I posted some pictures today, of Bryce Canyon, and I am... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 13, 2014

Tomorrow she flies over the sea...

Marika goes to join her husband in England, and I am feeling happy for them, and happy for me, because sooner or later I will get to visit, and sad, too, because that long cord of connection is getting stretched out again. Another day of Very Cold begins here. After several days in single digit temps, tomorrow's forecast of 30s sound balmy! For a number of reasons, I want to go back to bed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

High of 8F today...

according to Weather Underground. It is just over 1F this morning. According to Accuweather, we are looking forward to -5 tonight. And there will be more snow, adding to the several inches out there now. In about 2 hours, Charlie will be scraping the white stuff off the truck, and the engine will be trying to warm up the insides... if the aging battery will start at all! He might be taking the bus this morning. That is not a happy thought for him. Sign in to see full entry.

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