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Thursday, July 20, 2023

Going Fishing

We went out to the fish'n'chips truck that shows up once a month about 10 miles from home. We headed there to its usual location--and it was not there! Turns out they were in a new spot about 3 miles from home! On the way there, we pulled over under a tree alongside the road, and watched the hail come bounding and bouncing down, making a fierce tattoo on the roof, and tearing the leaves out of the tree. When it tapered off, we went on up the road, and there were flash-flooding gutters and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 19, 2023

There's always something...!

Things are cooling down here, thunderstorms are back in the forecasts for the next several days, and we've made it through the worst of the heat for now. Meanwhile, things have heated up with Charlie's LARP group. An issue has arisen which excited one of the more 'karenish' members into blowing it up into probably a bigger deal than was called for at that time who also brought some friends along with her disgruntlement. Reassurances were given by the owners, but... feedback from people involved... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 17, 2023

Another Monday begins...

Sitting here in the cool of the day--and we're warned of a 97 F high--my brain enough chill to do things like think and write. Also, to get done some housekeeping that has been much neglected of late, and to tap some words into Blogit and other places even before getting to my Wordle, Spelling Bee, and Mini Crossword over on the NYTimes page. later... Word-play is accomplished, a load of laundry is in, and the a/c is making inside nicer than outside where the warmth is now mid-80s. I've had... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 12, 2023

The Golden Hour, Wednesday

It has cooled down after another hot day in the mid-90s. I was going to say 'very hot' and then reconsidered, thinking of how hot it has been--well into the hundreds! in a number of other places. This area often gets it easier. The a/c at the workshop has been repaired: a blocked line caused the leak, and there was an electrical issue which was spotted and also fixed. The ceiling may be just left as is, which is okay as long as nothing falls down. Such heat as we have is still too much for me.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 10, 2023

Starting the week

Here's Monday again... I have a doctor appt to review how the various meds are working, and Charlie has to meet someone at the workshop--'the guy who looks at the yellow box.' The yellow box is where electrical connections come into the building. I have no idea what he looks for, other than that it isn't obstructed. It isn't. There is another problem, though. Charlie left the a/c going overnight on Thursday, and the collected humidity overflowed whatever is supposed to catch it, and water was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

Thursday busies

This morning started annoyinly at 4am when itching woke me up. Seems a skeeter visited and feasted in the night, leaving several calling cards. It was unignorable, even at 4 am: turned on a light, stumbled out to the living room where anti-itch lotion had last been seen, and then to the bathroom to swallow an allergy pill. The antihistimine is the best thing to kill such itches! Getting back to sleep is often a problem, so I picked up my book to read until sleep slipped in. I woke up again at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, July 1, 2023

Road trip healing

Here it is, Saturday, and Charlie is up at Fan Expo this weekend. We drove up yesterday, spent a couple of hours at the Denver Aquarium (pictures link in my first in a long time Adventuring blog) and then I dropped him off at the hostel he is staying at. It almost didn't happen, the driving adventure. I was feeling poorly and kinda stuck in an state of apathy so he had planned to take the inter-cities bus--called Bustang! that takes people all over the state for very fair fares. But I took some... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 26, 2023

So, what's Jugger?

It's cool and clear this morning at 8am, but the forecast says we're headed for 90F this afternoon. Definitely an a/c day! Yesterday's adventure had a fair amount of sitting in the sun, and I have the pink to show it. Most of the time most of me was under shade, but one arm and one sandaled foot clearly were not. It was fun finally watching a jugger tournament, seeing how it plays out. There iwis an object, traditionally a dog's skull but here it's something more or less that size and shape,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 25, 2023

Sunday adventure

Charlie's jugger tournament was cancelled due to lightning on the field being a real possibility a couple of weeks ago, a real jugger-not. It is happening under clear sunny skies today, with temps expected in the 80s in Aurora CO. So I am up early, getting my Wordle and other games out of the way to jumpstart my brain and maintain my winning streak. Just a brief note today, before having breakfast and getting out the door. There has been a yellow jacket buzzing around the house. It came in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 22, 2023

At the end of the day...

Sitting at home now after an afternoon at the shop... Sun owns the sky for another hour and a half, but the heavy clouds don't care. We are warned of further severe weather this evening, from around now until midnight. So far, though, the clouds are not making any threatening moves or drama. Lately I have been surrounded here in the living room with just too much yarn. Besides the lovely feel of quality merino wool, of soft, soft bamboo rayon, even acrylics that are so much nicer than they used... 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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