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Down to six

I counted on my WIP shelf. I am down to six projects carefully stored in their project bags with origin dates from 2019-2022.  Looking at them, I don’t think I really have anything left over from last year. Strange that … Continue reading

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Turkeys!

And…. they are back! It has been more than a few months since I have spotted any of the stupid birds around the intersection of San Pablo & Marin in Albany. But there they were, on a Saturday morning hanging … Continue reading

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Napping

Today was a day of little to no energy. I can blame the extensive day yesterday. Or being back on medication. Or just being tired. I think Miriam’s cat demonstrates it the best. So, rather than celebrate PI Day, I … Continue reading

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my grey shadow

It has been a long time since I lived with a cat. Decades in fact. I am not counting  temporary cat sitting, especially of one that spent all its time living in the linen closet. This time it is different. … Continue reading

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Did you spring

forward? This question obviously applies only to those living in 48?/50 US states. I know that Arizona decided a number of years ago that Daylight savings time was stupid and doesn’t play.  Smart state. They don’t have some of the … Continue reading

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and now found

As should be obvious, as soon as I didn’t need my mail-in ballot anymore George pointed to it sitting on my sewing table partly buried. It should have been obvious. But then, we often don’t see things directly in front … Continue reading

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Go vote

If you are a US person, and live in one of the states which are holding primary elections today – please go and vote. Or mail in your ballot, which ever applies. California is an automatic mail ballot state. This … Continue reading

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Another trip

Into San Francisco early this morning. Making my usual stop at Peet’s just before they opened I still managed to get caught in the lane control lights at the Bay Bridge Toll Plaza. After that point, the traffic was reasonably … Continue reading

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Variable weather

I made it a point today to stay inside, warm and dry. I went out only twice – once to drop George at BART and a second trip to pick him up at the end of the afternoon. Otherwise – … Continue reading

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Yes, it is raining

Except for the moments when it is not. Like right at this moment. Intermittently we are getting some wind. Our house is relatively sheltered. I have a feeling that a bit closer to the coast/bay is getting hit harder than … Continue reading

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Lost day

AKA – more time spent on public transport than anything else…. Normally, when I have an appointment at the SFVA, since the pandemic, I have just taken to driving over extremely early, sitting in the car and knitting, then appointments, … Continue reading

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Houses & Visitors

Let’s start with the visitor – Along the way – we have brave flowers which have decided to bloom in January – move on to starting the Feb chart of this year’s Cottage Garden Samplings “Fabulous Houses” which is going … Continue reading

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Plugs

I needed to charge one of my camera batteries. The catch? The charger I have is 220…. So I went looking for adapter plugs – I have US to UK, OZ, EU …. what I needed was EU -> US … Continue reading

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quicker stitch

Today was what I love to have as a weekend day – other than a brief run to get a fancy latte and get George to an appointment (we left home right after 0800 and were back by 0915) I … Continue reading

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and stacks of audiobooks

Today’s simple task was to excavate a cupboard which turned out to be packed full of books on CDs & DvDs.  Many of them are a decade or more old, and came back from Germany with us (access to the … Continue reading

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Perhaps there is a floor

in my craft room after all. At least I think I can walk across it now without too many things going crunch or me slipping and falling down. I am still trying to figure out completely what goes where. But … Continue reading

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They won!

After a long, long day – in which Alex & I had breakfast out, then hit the grocery store, I stopped at Michaels, JoAnns, and a watch repair place on Solano Ave (and it wasn’t even noon…) I loaded the … Continue reading

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Car time

Driving for errands is not my idea of a good time. In today’s case, I headed from Berkeley to San Jose. The purpose of the trip was to pass off a couple of old camera bodies and associated lens. The … Continue reading

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Attempting out and about

So, last evening George had an appointment at his local health care facility which has expanded to include Urgent Care as well as scheduled appts. and stays open till 2000. Today, he headed early to the Pharmacy since there apparently … Continue reading

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A little bit better

I think I actually got some sleep last night and was able to be up and about today with only the occasional coughing fit. I managed to empty two boxes in the garage of stuff which need to find homes … Continue reading

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