I got the tiny bit of glass I ordered in the mail yesterday. Probably the most important one was this wonderfully clear Lauscha glass. I ordered the thicker rods. I found yesterday, (and I don't know why I didn't realize this before) that thick rods are MUCH better for making plunged dot beads than thin ones. When you have a smaller rod, you have ( Read more... )

Vespa has taken to sleeping just behind and to the side of the computer monitor. This is weird because she is right next to the speakers. I guess it doesn't bother her ( Read more... )

1. It's rainy, windy and foggy in the mountains. When upstairs, you can hear tapping of the rain on the skylights ( Read more... )

Gonna come out and say it ( Read more... )

John got the job. Yay! He starts today ( Read more... )

Been using the Wii Fit Plus. I am so uncoordinated that the simplest tasks seem like brain surgery. Hopefully it will get better the more I do it. I still burn calories at it, even if I'm being stupid. I guess there is that ( Read more... )

I finally ordered new hoses for my torch and a filter for my oxygen concentrator. Actually, I realized that all this time I didn't even have a filter in it. I think when I first got my O2 concentrator, I had to send it back because it was not working. They sent it back, but without the filter. Oh well! I will have cleaner O2 this time around! When ( Read more... )

I had a great birthday weekend. Besides the usual fun of getting presents, people were just really, really nice to me. Everyone was wonderful. The weather was gorgeous. Had some meaty conversations with amazing people that my brain will pick clean for the next god-knows-how-long ( Read more... )

Crestline (where I live) forecast for Sunday- 45 degree high with 20% chance of precipitation. So excited. When did I become such a sucker for weather? Probably from being too hot and bummed out this summer ( Read more... )

On Wednesday, the high at our house will be 63 degreees. Partly cloudy. Sounds wonderful. I hope it sticks around. I also really want to get some fall decorations for the outside of my house ( Read more... )