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Friday, August 25, 2023

Friday Relief

Now, after 11am, I'm sitting with the door open to the deck, sitting here finishing the coffee that started out iced. The breeze is up, and clouds are gathering, and the forecast says thunderstorms will be starting up around 1pm, some scattered, some isolated, and some just... thunderstorms. Just the promise--along with temps in the low 70s--is energizing! Our first stop today will be the shop where the fire extinguisher is being tagged with a dated confirmation of use-worthiness. Then, it's to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

Oh, hi!

It's not as hot as other parts of the country, and more than usually humid for this area, but nothing as oppressive as the midwest is experiencing lately, so I am not complaining, but greatly looking forward to the mid-70s highs for tomorrow and Sunday, and even lower while it rains all day Saturday. I might need to just stand out in the rain with my face turned up into it! I hope it sweeps on eastward towards all my friends now under the heat dome! We got wifi at the shop today. The fella that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Morning Sighs

This may be a rerun as I wrote it several years ago. Morning creeps in, My head is not ready for it. It glows against the mountain against the quiet clouds tinging all things golden as they brighten to full day... I am not ready wanting the landscapes still of dreams of comforter and bed pillowing my head in sleep, dayless, consciousless... Slowly, relentlessly day pushes out the shadows of the house; world sounds, the silence of the head and house... Body nags its various needs like the cat... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

early morning, early night

Well, after a sweet and gentle week, looks like the heat is rising again this week as that heat dome over Texas expands north and eastwards. No storms are in the forecast to take the edge off, either. So... with a sigh, I prepare to sit it out next to my little a/c machine. We had an appointment with one of the internet providers to install at the workshop, but as it turned out, the necessary wiring doesn't exist without a whole lot more work and expense. So... tomorrow he'll call the other... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, August 13, 2023

Weekend accomplishments

It's been a quiet weekend with kindly weather. Charlie is off larping with a new group up in the hills, took the Bustang to Denver and met up with a ride to the site. The car broke down, they had to wait for a pickup, but got to the site in due course. He got to debut his new character, a kind of fantasy world clown. He says it went well, and the character is a keeper. I've been working with some classic Irish yarn, Aran Wool, a bit rough to the touch, but nice colors. They're also a heavier... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Hard news...

Just got word that the husband of a friend has passed away, the result of a fall that fractured his skull. He seemed to be recovering, but then suddenly didn't. He was a difficult man, a very difficult husband: causticly critical, meanly dismissive at times, an emotional bully... Think of an intellectual Archie Bunker. But he was also her husband for many years, and I watched her "Edith" come out from under his negating influence, learning to talk back and not absorb his line of meanness. In... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, August 7, 2023

Monday excursions

It seems the summer fever has broken, with temperatures here down to 50F overnight, and highs below 80 the past few days, even without storms to cool things down. It will get up into the mid 80s later in the week, but no more of the hot stuff this week, at least. I hope this is the case across the country, as well! Charlie will take the bus down to the workshop today while I have lunch with one of our friends. It occurred to me that while I sit here waiting for someone to call, there's no reason... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

Thursday relief!

Good morning! My strategy is working... I called first thing this morning to that online setup and immediately was connected to someone who knew what needed to be done. When we reached a certain stage, the ball had to go back to the parent, and she said she could take care of that directly then get back to me herself. This way I don't have to crawl through their system again with someone else who has to start again from scratch. I think this can be actually accomplished today, as long as the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Wednesday woes and frustrations

Dark falls and brings on flashing in the sky and rolling thunders! Much of today--too much!--was spent trying to coordinate with the online schooling of my friend Joanne's daughter. I've promised to help with her remote school assignments for reason too tangled to go into, and while her dad has told the school that I am joining as a learning coach, the school needs me to dance through hoops to be able to connect. I was serial hold for almost an hour today while no one did anything but listen to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 31, 2023

Under the storm--hooray!

9pm... Sitting unplugged, on battery power while the lightning flashes and thunder rolls, and hail taps at the windows while the rain pours down... I've been waiting days for this stormy weather to beat down the heat! More of the same is predicted for tomorrow and through the week with temperature highs in the low 80s. All this day I've immersed in yarnwork, with some lovely colors of acrylics. Acrylic yarns used to be scratchy and unenjoyable to work with. Not as bad as micro-fibers which don't... 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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