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It ain't the heat . . .
Yeah, well, it is the heat. Every year, during the first few mind-numbingly hot weekends of faire, I curse Mother Nature. It never seems to fail that we'll have a couple of perfectly gorgeous days in midweek, but by the weekend it'll be sweltering again. I once read somewhere that there's a pseudo-scientific explanation -- something to do with the ( Read more... ) -
I'm . . . back?
Huh. All of a sudden I have access to LJ again. I wonder if LJ is unblocked only on Casual Fridays before a major holiday on months that end in Y? -
Catching up with bullets
* I had a great time at Chort's Pirate Feast on Saturday. Contrary to appearances and/or expectations, it had nothing to do with the fact that the Peacock had to work late and missed the feast. I blame it all on the red hair. I especially enjoyed talking to a wonderful gentleman - and I use that word in the purest sense.
* Getting to work ( Read more... ) -
More Cheering Stations Posted!
I feel much better!
Friday, October 3rd:
10:30 am - 1:00 pm
Dale City Fire Station 13
13511 Hillendale Drive
Dale City, Virginia 22193
Saturday, October 4th:
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Laurel Hill Park
8400 Lorton Rd.
Lorton, VA 22079
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Crosspointe Animal Hospital
8975 Village Shops Drive
Fairfax Station, VA 22039
Sunday, October 5th:
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No Drunktoberfest for me!
I'll be doing something much more worthwhile (for me, at least!) - walking 60-odd miles to raise funds and awareness for Susan G. Komen in the Breast Cancer 3-Day. We start off from Potomac Mills on Friday morning, and eventually make our way to downtown D.C. on Sunday afternoon.
If anybody would like to come out in the gorgeous weather this ( Read more... ) -
Overheard on the Metro
Girl #1: Speaking of sticks, how's your sister?
Girl #2: Great! She can wear regular shoes now and everything! -
There are socks in my future
This month's Stitch DC Stash Club offering is from Three Irish Girls. It's Adorn Sock yarn - I chose the Oughterald Autumn colorway.
( See it here! ) -
Knitknitknit
Since everybody else seems to be talking about knitting today, I will too!
I just learned, much to the detriment of my wallet, that I can get to Stitch DC Capitol Hill, shop, and get back to the office on my lunch hour. Yikes.
Since the ball winder and swift on my Amazon wish list went ungifted, I ordered them today. They should be in next week, ( Read more... ) -
As if I needed more yarn
Stitch DC just called - they were able to work out the (enormously increased) order with the dyer, so they've been working through the waiting list - and I'm in the Stash Club! (Every month you get a pattern and enough yarn to make it - things like socks, lace shawls, purses -- felted and not, mittens and maybe even a summer tank). I thought it ( Read more... ) -
We grow where we're planted
I had to go to a funeral home last night (a caterer I worked for ages ago), and ran into the realtor who helped us find our current house. He said, "Now, see, that's why I had to get out of the real estate business - I couldn't make any money off of people like you!" Poor baby. He had such high hopes for us - when we bought the house, we ( Read more... )