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Monday, December 13, 2021

Monday

Yesterday was one of those days where nothing planned or intended got done. By the end of the evening (which went on far too long as I watched a British mystery show that takes an entire season to resolve a story), I was feeling glum and overwhelmed by all the stuff not faced and dealt with. It isn't the quantity of stuff, really, but the quantity of decisions waiting to be made. I've never been good with decision-making. So, last night, as the show wound down to a conclusion, finally, I went... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 11, 2021

Time to get packing...

Here it is, near 7 AM and I have been up for almost an hour. The sky grows light, a pale blue tinged gold towards the eastern horizon. All's quiet after a stormy, cloudy day and a windy night before. The rolling, framed duffle-bag has made its way upstairs from the cold, dark, back of the garage to my room, and it is with relief and delight that I report that all the gifts destined for Seattle kith and kin have been successfully fit into it! There is even room to stuff a few items of clothing... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 10, 2021

Friday morning visitors

Big Orange Cat, Black Cat, and Squirrel were here this morning--Foxy Squirrel outside only, but BOC was just leaving the warm night-place when I came out this morning. He stopped for a bit of a scritch between the ears, and then was outta here. Black Cat--Not sure if he came from downstairs after a night in the warm, or came in while I was puttering around, but he also accepted scritches and pettings, and purred. This one seems the least out-doorsy of the three that visit, the most sociable, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Tuesday night visits

The sun is bright today, slicing across the house... every smidgen of dust and filament of stray fluff is lit up on this keyboard and dances in the air. As fast as I wipe the keyboard, new dust settles on it. Temps will be up around the 50s today, but it was cold enough overnight that Big Orange Cat and Pretty Fluffy Tabby both visited before bedtime. PFT was eager for pettings, collapsing on the floor and rolling over for tummy-rubs, and mewed sweetly, needily... I put fresh water and some food... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 4, 2021

busy Saturday

When I instructed Paypal to pay my landlord, it tried to draw funds from the wrong account. Maybe this was my goof, but today I have to go tranfer the funds from the other credit union to the one PP will try again on Monday, and see if because it was a goof, this credit union will give me back the $30 they charged for an overdraft. I think they will, but it requires an actual trip to the credit union. Then, I go to pick up the vacuum that is replacing the one that was more expensive to fix than... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 29, 2021

Monday starts... differently

After a couple of night-wakings, I usually get up around or just before dawn. Today, for a change, I woke up in the 6 am dark--though my lamp was on since I fell asleep again, reading, around 2--and I didn't get up. I reached for my reading glasses and book, and just laid there warm and cozy, and read for an hour or more. When I finally set it down again, the sky was full of sunshine and blueness. No cats around, but a young fox squirrel was at the water dish on the back porch. I put out some... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 27, 2021

Finishing off Thanksgiving

The sun is coming up, the air not quite as cold as earlier in the week. The mountain is already bright and etched with white in all its crevices. Thanksgiving feast leftovers still remain, but at a much reduced level. Charlie had a quiet day at the current show, mostly, bringing in all of $35 until he began to cover up the goods at 5 PM. Then a young woman came in the front door and headed straight to his table at the end of the room. She had had a think, apparently, and decided to take home one... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

The Day of The Day

Sitting here with my coffee, looking out at a mountain that looks rather heavily sprinkled with powdered sugar, and writing a few words while my mind plays with scheduling, cooking times, and wondering where the heck did I last see the baking pan...? When the coffee is done, things will be getting busy. It's cold outside, temps around 20F, and not likely to get much above the 40s today. The bit of snow from yesterday afternoon didn't amount to much, and the streets are mostly dry, so that's a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

The Day Before The Day

Grey skies, cool temps, and a possibility of snow... That's today's weather forecast. My high school pal is driving down from the mountains to stay over a couple of nights, to share our Thanksgiving. I expect she will be here early this afternoon. I've cleared a lot of excess and ancient stuff out of the fridge, and cleaned the glass surfaces. Artichokes have gone into the oven, four big ones cut into halves, so eight ready for tomorrow when they come out. I found really huge ones, and organic... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Caturdays

This morning the Big Orange Cat came visiting. He came into the house, looking for some rubs and some welcome. Of course, he got both, and while he didn't go for the available cat food, he did have a long drink of water. He went out, mewed some, came in again... Yesterday, I heard a bit of very quiet thunder as the grey stripy cat fled from downstairs and out the back door. This one is very shy, and I'm not sure its a stray, just a cat allowed out. Sometimes when the glass door is shut, I see... Sign in to see full entry.

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