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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

True Spring and Nut Cases

The lilacs are leafing out nicely, unsmirched by late freezes and snows. The maple off the front deck is growing greener by the sunny hour. My little sprouts of sugar snap peas are looking optimistic. It is a clear view towards the mountain, which has a fresh white frosting which will likely become patchy during the afternoon. Madame was at the open back door, and I detoured on my way to give her peanuts, to grab a tissue from the living room table. When I turned around, she was on my chair,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 21, 2014

Painting Eggs

I have a long history as a doodler, always decorating school papers, eventually doing a kind of medieval calligraphy and illumination on a sorta real-like parchment and offering bits and pieces at the Pike Place Market. I once made a set of labels for wine bottles, but I made them on the flat, not on the bottles. So--decorating eggs is not the same. I have never worked on a rounded surface this way, with felt-tips. Maybe I will be bolder next time, and try the dip-pens and inks I used way back... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 20, 2014

Blogit is being all funny... not ha-ha, either

I wrote my nearly 500 word story for the prompt up there in the Prompts blog, yes, wrote it as a comment... and when I 'entered comment' got the page saying it could not find that page... So, I went back to 'write' and to that blog, and then looked at the comments. Mine was there. Ha ha, Blogit, very funny... It is Easter morning and the day is cloudy but nice. There may be thunder and lightning later, but if not, I'm ready, and the little table-top bbq grill is ready for a cook-out with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 18, 2014

Success!

I have a housemate moving in this weekend. Young fella, Charlie's age, with much cheerful enthusiasm. He is here for at least this month, then we see how we both feel about a second and third. Of course, you can't tell from a single meeting and interview everything about a person. But the signs are favorable. Meanwhile, it is a lovely day, and the forecast encourages me to put the plants outside on the deck, and begin setting up my garden for the summer. We are all liking being out in the fresh... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 17, 2014

The Blood Moon has been called less dramatic names

Like, the Copper or Penny Moon. It's the color, of course. Which happens with every total lunar eclipse. On one of my journeys, I happened to park in a Park in southern New Mexico, near Carlsbad Caverns. In the middle of the night, I woke up, and saw outside my window the moon gone nearly all copper. What a treat to see, and sadly, I could not get any good photos of it. So, what's the big deal with this one? There isn't one. Yes, it's dramatic to see. Yes, it is part of a 'tetrad' which is four... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Clouds are pouring down rain in the mountains, but we are dry here, although it's grey. I refreshed the ad today, in craigslist which has the benefit of listings being free. This time I wrote it with some questions that should slow down any scammers. And I just had a call from a potential housemate who is looking for something in 2 weeks, for at least a month, more if it works out well. Well, it is raining here now, and there is ice in it. I have brought the sprouted plants back inside. Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Didn't call, didn't turn up...

I'd be more disappointed if this had not happened last time, too: someone then got so far as to say he'd move in tomorrow, and bring the money... and never showed up. I had believed him. Now, I keep a shaker of salt by the laptop, and resist the impulse to count chickens before they hatch. We stood on the back porch last night, very early this morning, and watched the moon go red. My cameras and my skills could not get a good clear image, but later on I will post the best. In my Universe blog is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 13, 2014

Third time... well, you know.

The third email about the room did not sound like a scam, just a guy giving his name and phone number--which, in itself, is one of those signs it isn't a scam. A brief chat on the phone, and we went over a few of the conditions of the situation, and agreed to meet tomorrow. Another good sign: he was not trying to convince me he is the Ideal Housemate. I am now reminding myself of the next Rule: Don't count the chickens before they hatch. But it's okay to feel encouragement that there are real... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 12, 2014

We have had our lovely few days

and tomorrow, cold again, and maybe even snow. I've brought the tender plants in where they can be safe from the blast of another day of winter. Clouds--heavy, dark mammatus clouds--have filled the sky, and rain falls like a veil from some of them, never reaching the ground. Behind them, a wall of grey proceeds from the mountains, and I'm still wondering if that downpour will get all the way to our house. Meanwhile, I got this in the email today: Hello My name is Ellen Hoffman I was born and... Sign in to see full entry.

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What's with these kids...?

Clearly, no one teaches basic courtesy and consideration to their children any more.:As I was heading for bed last night, close to midnight, on the first night of the spring warm enough to leave open the door to the deck, I realized there was a party in the neighborhood. Cars were lining the streets, and I could hear more arriving, and little gaggles of persons of youth were polarized towards a house around the corner and down the block. As these packs traveled, their high spirits were loud with... Sign in to see full entry.

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