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Friday, October 21, 2022

New!

So... The new old laptop was a fail. However, they promised if I couldn't work with it, I could bring it back and apply the money to another. So--I did that today. And here I sit with a NEW new laptop, trying to find my way in, trying to make it mine. Like so many here, I do not love this process. It's Windows 11, for one thing, after my years of feeling quite content with W 10. It's a Gateway, the brand with the cow, another first for me! It has many capabilities, but I have not yet discovered... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday's gonna be busy!

Morning is showing just a little through the back sliding door, and I'm sitting here with the latest episode of The British Baking Show playing. At the moment they are attempting to make smores. (They've missed the concept, I fear...) There's another weekend event starting today, where Charlie will be with his post-apocalyptic bears. This means a couple of hours of set-up time this afternoon. It's the Curiosities & Oddities show, and it's here in the Springs, so it's a good show for him and for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

Wednesday again...

Another Bonus Day... Last night the temps were down in the 30s, but will be mid-70s this afternoon! And the sun is bright and clear. Pixiechops gets another day on the deck. I had a strange dream this morning before waking, about finding my truest self... can't describe it beyond that, the filaments still drifting through my mind are too wispy now, and I'm not sure I even achieved the goal, but woke feeling good about me. A while back, the one credit card I have been using for several years... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 17, 2022

Here it comes...

Here comes Winter. Overnight, the first 30s of the season... and looking ahead, we have one more week with days above 70, and then... highs in the 40s, nights in December predicted in the teens. I predict all doors and windows shut tight day and night, and a certain cat no longer visiting the great Outside of the deck, but being more cuddlesome than ever! She has already been seeking warmth at night, insinuating herself under the bed-clothes, spooning against my legs. She kinda locks me in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 14, 2022

People, in fact, are not just AWFUL!

Charlie and I had dropped off our groceries in the truck and were on the way over to the hair-cutters, when a man fell in a seizure right there in front of us. Charlie saw him fall, and I was just a moment behind him. Charlie was immediately on his phone to 911, and I knelt by the man and just put my hands on him on an impulse of letting him know he was not alone, and was cared for, even if he was not consciously aware. Another woman brought over a folded blanket to put under his head. Someone... Sign in to see full entry.

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People, in fact, are not just AWFUL!

Charlie and I had dropped off our groceries in the truck and were on the way over to the hair-cutters, when a man fell in a seizure right there in front of us. Charlie saw him fall, and I was just a moment behind him. Charlie was immediately on his phone to 911, and I knelt by the man and just put my hands on him on an impulse of letting him know he was not alone, and was cared for, even if he was not consciously aware. Another woman brought over a folded blanket to put under his head. Someone... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Reluctant morning...

Day seemed to come on slowly this morning. After summer's mornings rising brightly by 5:30, this morning it was still dark at 6:30, light only hinted at by then, and not making it past the curtains on the eastern side of the house until 7. Now, at 7:30, the sun itself has not risen here, though the mountains are glowing with it to the west. I, on the other hand, rose around 5. Dark mornings have their rewards: when the sky is clear, Jupiter is brilliant in the eastern sky, and this always is... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, October 8, 2022

Grey Saturday

Cool and grey again this morning... Looking at the forecast for the next 10 days, only two days--Monday, Tuesday--we might see temps in the 70s. The rest of the time, highs are in the 60s, and a couple of lows below 40 overnight. With luck, this will go on for a while longer, the mild autumn I was hoping for. But even so, it's time to bring in the plants I want to keep going over winter. Woke this morning wanting coffee. I don't coffee up every day, but after yesterday's fuzziness, today seemed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 7, 2022

Friday is fuzzy

Chilly and grey here this morning... my mind matches it, starting only slowly and without much enthusiasm. Yesterday's adventure went from casual leaf-peeping up in the Rockies to driving an unpaved, 30 miles of historic and scenic and twisty/windy/narrow road through Phantom Canyon. Pictures will be up on Flickr later today, linked up on my Adventuring blog. It will be slower today, I expect. Grocery shopping, probably, but nothing else is coming to mind. Louisa was born three years ago as of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

Seeking leaves and colors

First day in a while with no rain in the forecast. Charlie and I are going to head out pretty soon for a leaf-peeping trip up into the mountains. Even without a hard frost down here, the colors are coming out already. I hope we aren't too late for the higher elevations! There was a dash of snow visible on Pike's Peak the other day. Before we head for the hills, it's time to drop by Kaiser for a blood draw for the 3 month update on my A1C test that gives the average of where the blood sugar... 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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