Monthly Archives: October 2020

Portland

After staying in Ashland this past night, I drove the rest of the way to Portland. Discovering that the people for whom I was hauling toys from my garage lived in the SW area which turned out to be the … Continue reading

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Ashland Oregon

A friend assures me is a lovely town, well worth a visit in non-Covid times. There is a Shakespeare Festival, historic inns. It might be lovely, it might be industrial, I have no clue. When arriving off I-5 around 1900 … Continue reading

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Herd Immunity

This is a rant – delete at will. Before I even go down the trail of why this new plan of the US White House is immoral, obscene, and not even remotely ethical – let us talk about herds. Herds … Continue reading

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and she is done

not that this needs to be sent out to everyone –but Baba Yaga is finished. Pattern from Witchy Stitcher. 14ct Fiddler’s Cloth. Threads converted to Sulky.      

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And the saga continues

Yes, I know that I am whining. And that the inconvenience of dealing with a new phone is a first world problem. I get all that. What I also get is that I have the financial and intellectual ability to … Continue reading

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Replacing the phone

For those of you who don’t remember/weren’t around a few years ago – I had a six month period in which me and phones did not have a good relationship.  Other than the fact that I still put my phone … Continue reading

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A quiet weekend

Not much happened and little to report. I stitched, George got some work accomplished.  We took out the trash. One of those kind of weekends.  Then there were the Tampa Bay Rays who slid past the Yankees. That was a … Continue reading

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Advertising

It was a lovely day – completely free of TV ads. The great thing about watching baseball was seeing the action – the downside was having to watch the same ad over and over and over again. For whatever reason, … Continue reading

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Which “Pro”?

This is a discussion that will not interest many. Inside the world of crafts (not Minecraft, or Witchcraft or whomever craft) meaning stitchers, knitters, crocheters, sewers and the like about whether someone is a process person or a product person. … Continue reading

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Out of the running

Well, it was a good effort – at least through the first of the wild card playoffs – the As managed to squeak by the Chicago White Sox. Then, down two games in the second series, they managed to pull … Continue reading

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New light

is being shed on me. Ok, I decided to not get too far into the puns. Just to relate that I purchased (thank you Amazon) a new small lamp to sit next to my chair in the living room. Oh, … Continue reading

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UCSF Medical Grand Rounds

Since the start of the SARS-COV2 Pandemic, the regular Medicine Grand Rounds have been co-opted by COVID-19 epidemiology, research, medications, treatments, and the like. Thursdays at noon saw hundreds of us linked in by Zoom to hear the latest which … Continue reading

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Only Stitching

There wasn’t much accomplished today – a bit of stitching, a bit of watching the As manage to blow their first game of the American League Division playoffs. George and I are trying to decide if they are going to … Continue reading

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Covered in Hair

Not mine, not anything to be scared about. In Jan 2019, on my way back from Sweden, I purchased a lovely reindeer hide which has been cushioning one of the dining room chairs for the last several months when it … Continue reading

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Heading home

Thank you all for the birthday wishes. Since I am not a small child, I really don’t have any excuses for my whining. But, since this was another one of “those years” – perhaps the whole year disaster is my … Continue reading

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Zero Year Birthdays

Suck.  Period. Full Stop.  Trust me on this – I have decades of experience upon which to base my opinion.  For those who are wondering what I am nattering on about – I am referring to those birthdays which end … Continue reading

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La Jolla

We survived the drive from San Luis Obispo to La Jolla. I am smart enough to know that I didn’t want to be on the road prior to 0830 or so – my intention being to miss as much traffic … Continue reading

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