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Thursday, December 19, 2024

For animal-lovers!

Just spent a fine part of an hour listening to a podcast: The Deal With Animals. It's a very professionally produced series of interviews with people in or related to the field of anthrozoology. This one was with Sy Montgomery. She has written about various animals--"The Soul of an Octopus" was the first I read--and now she's published "What The Chicken Knows." That's what this episode of The Deal With Animals is chiefly about but this very conversational visit between Marika Bell and Sy... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Ghosts of Christmas Past

Charlie and I were talking today about how there doesn't seem to be much Christmas spirit this year, only a little more than a week before The Day. Now, after reading Pat's and Kabu's posts, I'm also reminiscing about my own Christmas memories. I remember what was probably my 3rd Christmas when I was given a big hardbound book--The Illustrated Treasury of Children's Literature--and was so impressed, they'd given me a real 'grown up book!' I remember my 5th Christmas when I was living with my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 13, 2024

Windy night!

Winds are kicking up fierce tonight! According to the weather station, it's only around 15 mph, maybe bigger gusts, so probably not damaging. It will be a nice background to go to sleep by! Pixie is cuddled up beside me, savoring the warmth and purring audibly. Except for a drive to the UPS store and the grocery store, I've been home working on the latest blanket which will be a big crib blanket if I stop soon, or a lap robe if I use up the rest of the yarn. It's a combination of rich yellows... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Moving right along...

Today we're promised temps in the 50s F, and the roads even in this unattended-to neighborhood are black and wet, so going out is an option. Just as well, as my meds are getting low in some areas. I've been catching up with reading your Blogit offerings this morning, sometimes going back a while to catch up on what I've missed. Yesterday I finished off the last of a nice acrylic yarn I bought on sale, just enough to make another nice little cradle/stroller/car-seat blanket. It's tones of soft... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 9, 2024

Winter's back this week

After a fairly balmy week in Colorado Springs, with highs in the 60s, today's is predicted to get up to 35. Towards afternoon, snow, so They say. Maybe only a little, a couple of inches They say, but also that it will be on the weather map until tonight. So, that'll be about 10 flakes an hour over any given inch of the land. The sun rose under a flaming patch of cloud but now has gone into hiding with cloud covering the sun and the sky. I'm having a hot breakfast of eggs poached in chili. (Maybe... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 1, 2024

Weekend has ended

Here I am home again, feeling the tired! Charlie did well enough at the small art show this weekend. One bear went home, and some of his little items also, and several 'bappers.' Bappers are a new thing: little boffers about two feet long, paw-shaped, and covered with socks that look like various kinds of animal legs and feet. They are very cute! He got the idea when I gave him a pair of cat-paw socks. He found a source for them, discovering there are a lot more kinds than that first cat on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 30, 2024

Holiday's over...!

This weekend Charlie is displaying his wares at another show. This is a small one attached to a local store that specializes in pop culture toys and games and stuff. They do this "customer appreciation day" every year and it has been a good show for him every time. It isn't about lots of big sales, but the table fee is only $20 so there's a better profit margin. I've noticed lately a lot more awareness and support for going to small businesses and local artists and crafters rather than spending... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Before the Feast

It's cold, as is the case just about everywhere in the US this morning, and once again we have some snow coming down, though nothing remarkable and it will probably not last the day. Charlie made it home on time from Seattle despite the branches and trees across many roads in Issaquah after that cyclone 'bomb' the night before his flight. Some kind of miracle/blessing/luck that none of the roads to the airport were blocked! My daughter's house sustained minimal damage--one cracked, one broken... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, November 15, 2024

Winter is coming...

After a pretty good night's sleep I woke around 5am in time to see the full moon setting behind the Front Range. Once again, there are rewards for getting out of a cozy bed before the sun comes up! Yarn arrived today, two colorways, one yellows/reds/greens and the other dark blue with purples and yellow/greens flecked through it. They are pretty nice acrylics, and plenty of each to make a couple of lap blankets. I guess those are the theme of this year's holiday creative effort. I just finished... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 7, 2024

Aftermaths and On-goings

It is snowing this morning, adding to the top of the foot or so we had yesterday. I am really glad we did our grocery shopping on Tuesday before it started coming down. I feel trapped at home right now. But also wryly aware that at least outwardly I'm a straight, cis, Euro-American descendant with a fairly secure roof and walls and reliable heating and reasonable financial security for now, and pregnancy is not an issue: So many of my friends, relatives, acquaintances, and people I've never met... 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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