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I have a new favorite thing, and that thing is Fireplace for Your Home on Netflix. It is almost as lovely and mesmerizing as a real fire, and a pretty amazingly good substitute for people who don't have a fireplace or a wood stove but wish we did. The lights are out, the tree is glowing and the fire is crackling, I had a little nog in my eggnog, ( Read more... ) -
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I’ve been to four local art & craft fairs in the past few weeks, and I’ve been shopping and making and wrapping, and I have a pile of Christmas cards sitting here that I’ll get around to any minute now . . . I think I feel a little frisson of extra holiday something this year because I will be hosting Christmas morning/day at my apartment, for the ( Read more... ) -
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People who care to know probably DO know that they're showing the rest of the Selfie episodes on Hulu Plus; I just caught up with the three most recent episodes and ( vague spoiler ) -
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We had the most dismal weather today-a tiny bit of snow overnight that turned to ice and rain and slush and slippery sidewalks and giant puddles. But in spite of that, I went to the winter farmers' market and two craft fairs, which were very fun, and then shoveled the slush, which was less fun, and then settled in my house to work on the hat I'm ( Read more... ) -
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I had a busy Thanksgiving weekend filled with family, and one of the highlights was when we all went to cut down my Christmas tree on Saturday. We’d gotten a fair bit of snow on Wednesday, so the tree farm, with the tractor ride up the hill and the hot cider waiting at the top, felt even more festive. :D (Sadly, in all of my tree-cutting excitement ( Read more... ) -
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Hello from the middle of November! It’s a bit chilly here, but not nearly as bitter and/or snowy as it is elsewhere, so I hope everyone in cold places is staying warm, cozy, and safe ( Read more... ) -
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Today I:
-went grocery shopping
-put fresh sheets on my bed
-cooked and canned my annual jars of plum butter (yum!)
-finished a knitting project
-listened to the new full-cast audiobook of The Graveyard Book
-subsequently took a lovely afternoon walk that meandered though a graveyard
-ate some leftover scalloped tomatoes for dinner (SO VERY -
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It was 80 here today, with unlimited sunshine and cloudless skies, which is pretty weird for almost-October, but the leaves, at least, knew it was fall. :D
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