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A little crabby today, are we?

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A perfect weekend bag

Right foot on R....

On my tour of SeaTac's new 3rd runway, we took pictures of our right feet on the runway's painted "R" (for 'right' runway, instead of L for left or C for center)

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So. Freakin'. Cool.    Antelope sculpture, posable, created from items from broken electrical / mechanical items.

Ship Canal 101

Today I had the privilege of attending a tour of the Ship Canal, put on by the Port of Seattle.  We rode around on an small Argosy tour ship, with quite a few speakers - folks from Foss Shipyards, a few tug companies, Ballard Oil, and the Port/Fisherman's Wharf. 

I loved seeing the seaplanes going by overhead, the boats going by, and cars overhead as we went under bridges.  And I learned a lot!  I hope to do the tour again next year, I missed so much!

Latest Read

"Seasons on Harris" by David Yeadon

A lovely work about a couple's time living on the Western Islands of Scotland.  A bit annoying when ever single comment about people who weren't natives was a negative one, especially considering that the writer himself is not a native, but I just started ignoring those and the intricate beauty of the prose more than made up for it.  Yeadon covers the history both human and geologic, and waxes poetic about the weather. I like cold wet winter weather myself, so was happy to read someone who could understand the beauty of a windswept wet rocky beach.

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Fly away ....

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recycled wire, knitting, birds - perfection!

Scarfy goodness!

I got my scarf in a scarf exchange today - it's *GORGEOUS*.

I love it!  It feels *so* good, and it's really warm, AND she left the very middle of it less bulky than the ends, so it tucks into your coat easier or under a collar!

Someone else loves it too....

I can't wait for cold crisp fall days so I can start wearing this.  :)

Wodehouse morning

It just doesn't get much better than this.

Woke up early (for this household, that is), and am now enjoying a sunny morning with the door open, a lovely breeze blowing through, and some spare free time.   I'm browsing Dan Garrison's "Who's Who in Wodehouse" to try to get ideas for my fancy dress outfit for the next banquet, and enjoying a cup of Irish Breakfast to get those corpuscles zinging. 

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"Laura spent most of her childhood lost in her books"

hmmm.

The saying is "On the Internet, no one knows if you're a dog". 

Nor does anyone know if you're married and have kids, or are a sickly sugary spinster.

Or did they mean a sickly sugary spider? 

Huzzah for Halloween!  Check out the nifty spiderweb cupcake wrappers, and cake-stand wrappers, at the linked site (click on the spider). 

Or maybe these crawly cakes are more what they had in mind...

Made of snack cakes and Pocky!  These are so great.

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Moo?

Moving slow today

Both the cat and I are moving very slow today.  She got 3 vaccinations yesterday, and had quite the traumatic day overall.  Utilities crews were outside the house all day tearing up the street to expose the lake underneath (major leak, luckily on THEIR pipes, and none of our house pipes!).  So that was hours of jackhammers, backhoes, trucks, pumps, etc making noise less than 20' from the living room.  Phoebe was a pancake under the couch all day until time for the vet visit.

She was quite the little lady - everyone at the office loved her, and so many compliments!  While we were waiting for the doctor, she got to wander around the exam room.  And half the exam took place on the floor!!  She was so calm, she even tucked her paws in and closed her eyes while the vet stroked her and we chatted.

Phoebe is 2 pounds overweight - yes, I spoiled her for a year.  :)  So we're cutting down on the treats, and ramping up the running playtime (sometimes she just sits there and wants me to pull the toy past her).

i got out the heating pad today and that helped her a lot, she stretched out for the first time today and really was able to finally relax - she'd been guarding her legs all morning, and only sitting in one pose.  So that was lovely - I could hear her purring from the next room!

As for me, well, I wiped out while taking out the recycling last night.  No injuries, just sore.  But the two of us together were kind of silly - she stood at the edge of the bed and mewed for me to come put her on the floor, but it hurt me to raise my arms, so I mewed while moving her!

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Brave Badger Baked Bread

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Just cuz.

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Ironic T Cozy!

TWEE (warning, cursing follows)

A negative comment (that I removed) the other day said I was 'twee'.

Hell yeah, I'm twee.

I'm as twee as ...

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