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Sunday, December 24, 2023

The Day Before The Day

It's grey outside this morning, and heavily frosted every which where. Temps are bottoming out and will be down around 11 tonight. It doesn't happen often, only a third of the time, They say, a white Christmas in this part of the world, but here we are, almost. It took until this past week to get to feeling that Christmas spirit. Every year it seems to take longer. But I did finally get a little cut tree, and it sits in splendor on the dining room table. Gone are the days of the huge arrays of... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 17, 2023

Lively Sunday!

I dropped Charlie off at his Jugger practice today, then drove over to the UPS store to mail off a little package to Our TAPS, and then went looking for a little Christmas tree. I wanted a live on for the first time in several years, and looked at Lowes, at Trader Joe's and didn't find what I wanted. Another thing I have not done in a while I did today: I went for coffee at Starbucks. I had a crochet project with me, and sat working on it while enjoying a better than average coffee. I could have... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Replay

Once again, to 6+ inches of snow and a day with no hint of melting temperatures all day. Unfortunately, we have errands to run unless they can be postponed yet another day. I hear someone outside scraping snow off their vehicle. When the snow started yesterday, the street started out wet, so I fear there may be slick ice under the snow, the worst sort of driving. I have a stack of scarves beside me, ready to be sent off to family to wrap and warm their throats against their areas' winter chills.... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 9, 2023

Six inches of snow fell overnight, and will not get much chance to melt today, with temps maybe as high as 35F--Definitely a home day! I'm watching cooking shows,and working on the Yule gifts for my eastern grandkids. They each asked for a cowl, one in pink, one in green, and after some indifferent attempts with merino wool, I've switched gears to give them the loveliness of the Stansborough Farms 'elven' wool. Considering the in-transit time for the yarn and then for the finished cowls, and the... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Here comes the sun!

The sun is just coming over the horizon on a day promising to be mid-60s, maybe even. closer to 70. I've had first breakfast already, but still need to make a nice cuppa coffee to round it out. This morning there are several errands to get done, including boxing gifts to send to both sides of the country, sending in my rent, and chatting with the diabetes nurse who specializes in Jardiance information. Then this evening, we have tickets for the UCCS clown show. I've shared video of Charlie in... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 1, 2023

Busy morning!

I woke early, before the sun today, and got busy before breakfast, before sitting and lighting up laptop or tv. First, I attended to the turkey soup that finally got started last evening. All the remains went into the biggest pot I have and simmered on low heat overnight. This morning I took out the bones, added back in the meat that was looking fit and sorted out a couple of cups of bits for Charlie's dog Milo. Next, two medium-sized eggplants went into the oven at over 500F and stayed there... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, November 26, 2023

A not bad weekend

Home again after a very pleasing weekend. It was a very small show, five tables with seven artists offering little art objects, crafty things, and artwork. Charlie had his bears and his inks, and I had my hats, scarves, and pouches. What with the below-freezing weather, snow and ice, it was no great surprise that there was light traffic and equally light sales, but we had very congenial neighbors, had some good conversation and it may be we started some friendships. I did some trades, getting... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 24, 2023

Show day, snow day

We started early, Charlie and I, to get his stuff and my stuff to the venue for this weekend's vendor show. It's at a shop for anime and other pop fans and enthusiasts, their annual 'customer appreciation weekend.' Not a big show, but friendly. Charlie's bears, his ink arts, his book TAIHAR, and a few other things are at one end of the table, and my wooly-works are at the other. It was snowing all day, tiny grainy snow that you get with very cold temperatures, and the thermometer didn't get much... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, November 23, 2023

It's the Day!

Four burners! I have four electric burners to cook and steam and sizzle! It will start with getting the turkey in the oven, accompanied by little taters and sweet corn on the cob. I am not so much up for the traditional making of stuffing to put inside the bird. I quite like it cooked inside, but I've been provided by Rob from next door with a couple of boxes of StoveTop, one cornbread, one regular bread seasoned for poultry. Charlie has come up with a solution to my preference for the... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 20, 2023

Updating...

The new-for-me stove is acquired and will be delivered tomorrow! They're scheduled to come by in the early afternoon, will pull out and haul away the old one, After a day of chilliness and snow, lunch at the Chinese buffet, some time at the workshop, and a stop by the grocery store picking up a few more things for The Feast... I am home again now, watching Escape to the Country and sipping warm, milky, caffeine-free Postum. Sign in to see full entry.

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