I was just thinking this AM that perhaps the yarn harlot is not so fun any more, that she is too into knitting (never mind that that is her livelihood and passion, God forgive her) and getting dull. Then I logged in and thought, oh just one more time and if it's not good then, well, maybe I'll move on ( Read more... )

Almost a year to the day since I last wrote...I distinctly remember writing that entry, too. And here I am, freshly back from FL yet again where I spent a few days with Katie and Justin, Steve K. and a cast of thousands at Busch Gardens. Rode some killer roller coasters and spent time at the beach. Lots of good times packed into just a few, too ( Read more... )

Spent a wonderful week in Florida where I had a great time despite the haze of smoke from the forest fires that hovered overhead for most of the week. Visited with old friends from work, shutting down the Tiki Bar together while we caught up on the last two years. Had dinner with my old friend and marathon buddy, Jimmy, at the Yard House where we ( Read more... )

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Spring is in the air... oh. I forgot I've been saying this for a month now. Well, it is, darn it! T. and I took a 9 mile hike up in the mountains today and there is irrefutable proof that summer will indeed come one of these days. The water in the river was high with many lovely small waterfalls


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Technically, it's Sunday 4/29 but so recently so, I'm still on Saturday. Worked 3-11 tonight. It's almost May but today it snowed on the mountains. I'm thinking we're just going to skip spring and move right into summer one of these days soon. However, this is only my third spring here, each one different. Coming from FL what do I know? ( Read more... )

It's been a busy week here in home reconstruction and demolition. While Pete, the friend gas man was busy installing a line from the laundry to the kitchen for my new stove...


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Drove to White Rock ( Read more... )

Woke up this morning to a now familiar sight...snow again. Looks like another great day to stay inside, though with the kitchen cabinets finished I'll have to do something like clean, or read, watch movies, and try to keep a lid on the dogs who are getting a little stir crazy from being inside. It's been cool, windy, and rainy for a couple of ( Read more... )

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