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Elk out in the pasture.


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It is cold outside.


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I hope all of you in the US are having a lovely holiday!

I did buy a turkey since the local market was doing a "spend 50 dollars and get a turkey for 50 cents a pound" deal. Nowadays you just sneeze in the supermarket and can spend 50 dollars, so that part was no issue. The turkey went straight into the basement freezer.

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My mom had yet another fall, but fortunately it was at night at sister's house so she got instant help. Mom is fine, but it is becoming clear that she cannot live on her own any longer. Mom has been at her old house for 40 plus years, and it is full of stuff. I think I still have old uni art projects in her garage! It is going to be an epic task to ( Read more... )

Is it still only Wednesday? I got an unexpected extension on a work deadline, and now my carefully constructed weekly schedule is upended. Besides this project(and the corresponding hours long Zoom meeting) I also have an online class on animation timing and need to work on book project rough sketches. Every year I plan to decorate the new planner ( Read more... )

First snow. This will all melt away soon, I hope.


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I got another book illustration contract! More details coming next week, but it looks like I will have a fun side gig over the winter. I always enjoy doing color illustration work because most of the day job is black and white.

Couple of young black bears were in the apple trees few nights back. They ran off when I went outside with a flashlight. ( Read more... )

Husband is getting his stitches out tomorrow. He is recovering very quickly and thinks life is much easier with the crippled finger gone.

We have reservations in Whitefish, Montana, for out anniversary getaway at the end of the month. We will be gone for 2 nights but Kid will be home to take care of the cats. The plan is to relax at a nice hotel, ( Read more... )