Camelama

You turn me right round baby

 

The other day I stopped for groceries just as the sun was going down, and I thought the blue on this rotating-globe Quality Food Center sign looked neat against the sky:

 

 

Then I realized ... the sign was not alone. It had passengers.

 

There were about 30 pigeons up there, goung around and around and around and around and around...  I was laughing out loud at the very idea of some stupid pigeon spending all night long, asleep, spinning endlessly.  Don't they get dizzy?! then again, they're *pigeons*. Would it make a difference?!

 

Chin scritches

Bliss.

Winter floof

 

NOAA and local atmospheric scientists are predicting a very very cold, very wet, long, dark winter.

I was ready to believe them, but the cat's prediction sealed the deal.  She's put on about 20 pounds of pure floofiness.

She's HUGE. She's not fat - underneath that all, she's svelte and trim. But even her *forehead* is floofy this fall... I think she knows winter is going to be a long haul.

You can see her furry forehead in this sun-lit photo:

That's all forehead floof lit up there, not side floof. She is all about insulation this year.

Forewarned is forearmed - I have snow shovel, thingees to strap on my boots to walk on the ice, walking stick, lots of canned goods, etc etc. Oh yes, and extra cat food and litter, that's for sure!  I plan on being ready for power outages and heavy snowfall!

After all, if the cat is prepared, I can't be slacking off!

Birdbook

 

I participated in a One Tiny Book swap recently, and the book I got from my partner was astounding! And she really captured "me".  She did a wonderful job!

She sent me this lovely bird in a book-paper nest...

Here's a shot of him snoozing in the sun in his nest:

 

It turns out this little birdie IS my book! His wings are blank paper.

Each wing covering is a bird-ish text...

 

Here is is inspecting the grape harvest...

Isn't he fantastic?

 

She also sent along some little bookish extras. A little vintage stamp that says "Journal":

 

And this great, odd, mysterious little fake-book leather holder. It's missing a piece, I'll have to research what it was and see if I can recreate the missing pieces! I think it was a little paper holder, or money holder, or such... but, being a fan of fake books, this was perfect even with half missing!

 

Oh, and here's a shot of the nest, empty. It also contains avian-themed text.

NW Yum

 

I slipped out of the house this morning, to enjoy the last of our good weather before the first of the Fall storms rolls in.

And what better to entice me out of the house but CHOCOLATE!  The NorthWest Chocolate Festival is this weekend at Seattle Center.

Of course, local chocolate company Theo chocolates was there.

 

One of my favorites was "Divine" chocolate company.

 I was on a strict buying budget, and I stayed under my target $ amount, huzzah. My total haul: Theo Vanilla, Theo Nib Brittle, Diving spiced cookies, Divine hazelnut, Forte Dark Chocolate Brute, Forte White Chocolate Cloud, and two little Made'casse chocolates.
 

 

 

 

Of course, if you go to the Seattle Center, the Space Needle is always watching you...

 

I like the little futuristic touches at Seattle Center, the theme continues from the 1962 World's Fair.

 

It was a lovely fall afternoon. Wet at times, but I timed it right - when I was outside, it wasn't sprinkling!

 

Even waiting for the bus was beautiful.

 

Now it's dar, windy, and the rain is rattling on the living room window. A big blustery storm is headed our way, I've strapped down the trash/recycling bins, removed anything loose from the yard, and have bottled water and lots of blankets in case the power goes off. Guilt-free staying-in-bed time, no power = no light = can't work or read, guess i have to nap!

The rest of this weekend is devoted to sewing, have to finish up an angel package for a craft swap, finish two potholders and an ornament for one swap and three ornaments for another swap. Whew!