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Sunday, February 9, 2025

Sunday adventures

Yep, still too cold to open access to the deck, despite Pixie's scratching at the glass door determinedly. She believes eventually I'll give in... She's right of course, and I will as soon as the temperature gets up at least into the 50s. That should be by Thursday or Friday. Charlie, well-bundled, is at the park where the jugger team practices on Sundays, I have artichokes in the oven to enjoy with my friend Joanne later this evening, and around noon I'll pick up Charlie, then at 1:30 I have an... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 7, 2025

Friday suddenly...!

Sitting home, it's 11ses and I have spent much of the morning with a crochet project. It will be our last warmish day outside for a while as Fooled Ya Spring sidles out again, and Gottcha Winter jumps back in! The sun is shining, though, and the truck is running again with a new battery and the news that the alternator is going out. My grandkid Vale works at O'Reilly's and as the battery was still under warranty, there was no pocket-ouch involved. The other fix, the alternator, Vale will be able... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, February 3, 2025

On the Art of Reading

We had a lovely spring day today... back to freezing tonight! I've been considering how little most people younger than the Boomer and maybe the next generation read at all. Of course we didn't have much screen-time to divert us, and even tv was not freely on tap in my parent's house. So, growing up, I read. The first books I remember reading and losing myself into were Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books. I was probably in 2nd grade when I started with LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, February 2, 2025

First Spring

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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Typical winter days in Colorado Springs

And here it is, after a day with highs in the 40s, heartily snowing again. It's warm, big-flake snow and probably won't last the day, again expected to rise into the 40s. Next week there is a delicious rumor of mid-60s! And then, I suppose, there will be a blizzard. So it is a stay-home day, and I'm dressed for it. Nothing restrictive if ya get my drift... Now, with such a wealth of yarns, I am busy with the variety. Lately I've been using large hook sizes for scarves and shawls. They come out... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, January 27, 2025

Juggling!

This past weekend was a juggling act: Charlie put up some of his art at Cosine, our local annual sci fi/fantasy literary/arts convention that ran Friday-Sunday.. He always puts something in, but this time just a stack of watercolor/ink pieces. The art show is also a silent auction: He sold one piece this time. Meanwhile, his Wasteland Bears and other crafty artsy things, and my crochet collection were all set out at the Curiosities & Oddities Expo. This is the show where he's most likely to make... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Home before dark!

We started the morning in Grants, New Mexico where it was 8F, and the Denny's we finally found our way to was closed. By the time we found that out, the car was beginning to warm up, and after a bit of growling, we were heading east on I-40. At Albuquerque we connected with I-25, our road the rest of the way home. In Santa Fe we got off the highway to find a yarn shop on the chance I'd find the specific colors of Malabrigo that I needed--and I did! Also found some other lovely merino wools for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 19, 2025

2035 Dry Heat Jugger Tournament, Tempe AZ: CHAMPIONS!

Charlie was so happy as he came over to tell me, he was all choked up: "We did it! We WON!" Fifteen teams gathered here in Tempe--several teams from California, several from Colorado, some locals, and one team from Virginia--competed for two days to decide the best, and Charlie's team the Marauders took the gold! Now we can go home, and in a couple of weeks when everyone has made it back and rested up, there will be a team party to celebrate! He went out with the team for food, and I'm here at... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 16, 2025

Road Trip!

The sky is growing light, and I've showered, had my pre-breakfast meds, and I'm thinking of making some oatmeal this morning, a good long-lasting meal! We have to pack the food supplies of which we have far more than needed considering all the places we can easily stop along the way. But we won't be caught out in a hotel room with nothing to gnosh! The weather looks good for the drive, and once again this year I almost feel guilty that we'll be basking in the 60s maybe 70s in Arizona where the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Old is new again...

Yesterday I went through my first and oldest bloggery here on Blogit and copied most of it onto a new document. It's well over 300 pages if looked at as standard 8x11.5 inch pages. I'm doing this for a couple of reasons, the main one of which is to start up this whole thing over on Wordpress where it may get some wider readership. I won't get pennies for reads, but it will be fun to see where my words and thoughts travel. So far, with the introductions and first two posts put up there, they've... 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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