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The dying days of summer
Will I ever move beyond the idea that 5 unlinked things make a post? I'd like to say that only time will tell ( Read more... ) -
Five sort of related things
1. My sister-in-law is entirely correct. The juice left over from home-canned saskatoons goes wonderfully as a mix in gin. Mind you, I think it would go just as well in vodka. Or paint thinner. It's a wonderful thing, left-over saskatoon juice ( Read more... ) -
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1. I sat down at the computer today and realized that for the first time in months (or perhaps even years, but who's counting) that I have nothing to research for the new house. I feel lost and obscurely purposeless. In reality, of course, what this means is that I can pick up the threads of my (oh-so-distant-feeling) past life and move on with ( Read more... ) -
Tuesday five
1. My sister-in-law contacted me via email today. It started out as a recruitment attempt to fill her pottery class (which otherwise will probably not run due to lack of people). It ended with her verbally slapping her forehead in a 'I'm sure you have enough on your plate just now, what was I thinking' sort of way. It's true that the house and ( Read more... ) -
Saturday five
It's amazing how a bit of sun combined with a temperature above zero can make one feel optimistic and cheerful about the world. As long as one refrains from looking at the news, that is ( Read more... ) -
Sunday five
It's a shame that 'Sunday five' lacks the same ring as 'Friday five', but I can never get that organized on a Friday ( Read more... ) -
Five utterly unrelated things
1. I'm weary of winter, just as I am every February. Unreasonable for someone living where I do, I know, but there it is. I found myself wistfully wondering what real estate prices were like around the Okanagan the other day ( Read more... ) -
Do five things still make a post?
1. The summer outside my window is still and green at the moment as well as somewhat damp. It's been many days since I felt the need to water the tomatoes or the herbs in the planters. A nice change from the too-dry summers of the past few years, but I'm beginning to feel it would be nice to look at Environment Canada and not see a severe ( Read more... ) -
Did someone say five things?
1. I won't say the pod packing went without a hitch, but it went off, at any rate. All thanks to mouseman, ruarri and wstockall in particular, who was there to help every night, the masochist. The local company who handles the PODS dealership was full of awesome, on time and helpful. (Note to self: stop buying books! They are heavy to pack and it took two orders of ( Read more... ) -
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1. We're closing in on the final days of the old house now. A shipping container for storage will show up in front of it tomorrow, and the piano movers have been booked. Utilities have been set up to be cut off at the end of the month. After that, the builders will go through it to salvage anything they think useful and after that a local ( Read more... )