~ #1 "Be Kind ~
One of the brightest spots on Saturday morning was finding another beautiful painted crow standing in the dry fountain sculpture
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Was able to easily paint the tiny faux-casters black just with craft store acrylic. Got so excited fitting/gluing together the various pieces of RÅSKOG that I forgot my plan to create a photo essay. Must needs print out a second set. The ends of the curved framework pieces fit into the openings in the tray piece, making it unnecessary to create a jig to hold those parts in place. There is enough vertical space remaining in those openings to be able to glue the thinner sticks in an upright position. Very well designed, once I sussed out how it was all meant to be assembled. Just like the flat pack it is!
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At long last, after years of seeking, I've found an affordable "Micro-Go-Round", marked down several times over ($50 to $19.99, and finally to $5) on the marketplace of FB. The gizmo was first made decades ago, for rotating food in a microwave that doesn't have an automatic carousel. They are, by this time, difficult to find, and often spendy ($50 to $70 +). I've got my fingers crossed that it is in working order, to be a good helper for my venerable tiny microwave.
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On Sunday the T. Kingfisher story "Packing" was my read-aloud volunteer contribution to the SAC presentations this quarter. Was not sure how it would be received, but there was a good discussion afterwards, which went off in a most unexpected direction with many folks rambling in the neighborhood of is there free will? I myself find the tale a requiem and a challenge, and think instead of how every doorway gone through is both an opening and a closing.
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September SMART goals (x=extra)
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | 8 sm jars plum sauce | plums in freezer | greenwaste bin |
| 2 | 3D print Dala horse | extension cords coiled | recycle bin |
| 3 | 3D print plant stands | wind chime suspension | recycle bin |
| 4 | 3 pr dolly boots | more plums frozen | greenwaste bin |
| 5 | 12+ jars elderberry syrup | new handheld shower | - |
| 6 | 16 jars Awesome sauce | screen door painted | x |
| 7 | kitchen algebra tag | x | x |
| 8 | RÅSKOG pieces | x | x |
| 9 | x | x | x |
today's gratitudes -
- found a Micro-Go-Round for sale for $5
- I think I set up my 3D print file correctly, which will be helpful in the future.
- The Taco Bell (near the Clackamas Mall bus transfer station) had a bathroom, and after two hours on transit, grateful does not even begin to cover how happy I was that they were open, the door unlocked, and no one in there. Then I walked the mile further to where my medical apppointment was.
Time of Isolation - Day 2263
The painted crow is lovely. We have a series of giant owls around here.
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