In the westering light of mid-afternoon, my long shadow of pinafore dress and sunhat is distorted to a concrete grey "sunbonnet sue" out walking the dog. Today's warm breeze and almost 80F air attempt to put the lie to the shifting foliage colors and gradually increasing drifts of fallen leaves, but autumnal sunset comes earlier every day...
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No phone (and therefore no internet) service here since last week 9/30. Latest estimate for repair is sometime Thursday 10/9. I'm not a happy camper. Technician said "meth heads" ripped out wiring and apparently did enough damage that it doesn't just need wires replaced but more intensive repair. My guess is that they are waiting on parts? It would be a tiny bit less frustrating if there was actual information absilable about what is wrong and why such an extended service outage rather than just a "hoped for by this date"...
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Sadly, the wheelbarrow tire ordered last week has not arrived, and indeed the clerk apparently forgot to add it to the "requested for Monday" list. Phone call today has it hopefully added to the list for tomorrow, and let me check about the availability of a senior discount (yes, yay!) which is always worth asking for.
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~ so tiny and delicate ~
but alas still no photos...
Finished the set of tiny lunaria pod ornaments painted with red canal roses. They have silvery floss hanging loops and double layers of backing felt glued in place. These will be my final items for the upcoming Advent Swap. These small lunaria seed pods are 1" across, wool felt backing is a little larger. I'll be making little flat origami envelopes for wrapping these...~ so tiny and delicate ~
but alas still no photos...
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October SMART goals (x=extra)
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | 6 very tiny lunaria ornaments | - | greenwaste bin |
| 2 | - | - | - |
| 3 | - | - | - |
| 4 | - | - | - |
| 5 | - | - | - |
| 6 | x | x | x |
| 7 | x | x | x |
| 8 | x | x | x |
| 9 | x | x | x |
today's gratitudes -
- plenty of art supplies and tools
- phone chat with Mikki
- origami on YouTube (learned a new easy way to fold an envelope good for wrapping mostly flat things that don't need a box)
Time of Isolation - Day 1933
