Snow!

[altivo]

Big, fluffy flakes drifting down all afternoon. I don't think any of it lasted on the ground but it was kinda pretty. Woodstove going at a low rate makes it much more comfortable in here.

Finishing bits on the foot paws for Argos are done. They are now wearable, though I could do a little more if I get time. Finishing up his tail now, then I start on the hand paws. Those are simpler than the feet were but require plenty of hand sewing just the same (no pun intended.)

Someone at Gary's church gave him a bag full of pears last week. Turns out they are probably Kiefer, an old variety that has a coarse and gritty texture. Probably good to make perry out of but we don't have enough for that. I made a pie from them, it's in the oven now.

Nano on hiatus for the moment, though I do still intend to finish if I possibly can. Need to do fursuit stuff first.


From quickcasey and aerofox:

Five Things I was Doing 10 Years Ago
1. Adjusting to the shock of moving from the city to a farm.
2. Spending 25 hours a week commuting to work (still in Chicago.)
3. Learning to care for English Angora rabbits (not very well as it turned out.)
4. Trying to unpack from a move that wasn't even complete yet.
5. Spending a lot of time alone because Gary was in the city packing more stuff.

Five Things on My To Do List Today:
1. Work on Argos suit.
2. Bake.
3. Write this post.
4. Laundry.
5. Meet friends online later this evening.

Five Snacks I Enjoy:
1. Leftover homemade pizza (leftover?)
2. Apples (good ones)
3. Salty stuff (bad 'Tivo)
4. Cheese (not much better)
5. Unsalted crackers

Five Things I Would Do If I Were a Millionaire, in no particular order:
1. Put a new roof on the house.
2. Buy the (empty) subdivision north of me and turn it into a park.
3. Get a hybrid vehicle.
4. Put up a high radio antenna.
5. Endow some scholarship funds.

Five Places I Have Lived:
1. Melvindale, MI
2. Dearborn Heights, MI
3. East Lansing, MI
4. Evanston, IL
5. Chicago, IL

Five Jobs I Have Had:
1. Veterinary assistant
2. Camp counselor
3. Administrative assistant
4. System programmer (IBM mainframe computers, DEC VAX computers)
5. Librarian

Comments

[vimsig.livejournal.com]

you beat us to the first flakes this year. I love this time of year.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

We're flaky here all the time, what with one thing or another.

just to let ya know...

[bladehorse.livejournal.com]

It was 78 today, Almost too hot in the direct sun. And once again the state is on fire.:p
At least i got to go sun myself for a couple o hours with just my harness on :)

I do love the puppy btw:) even after another wednesday.

Re: just to let ya know...

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Doesn't that give you pretty weird tan lines? ;p

[aerofox.livejournal.com]

Wow, gee, you have most of your "to-do" list done...

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Um, no, actually. It only asked for FIVE things so I picked ones that I actually did. ;p

[aerofox.livejournal.com]

DOH!

[soanos.livejournal.com]

I can't even fathom 5 things to put in my to-do list :D

[soanos.livejournal.com]

Really should learn to think before pressing "post comment"...

Anyway, aren't I terrible? I can't even think of anything to do while things are piling up on me. :P

If only I got my brain back in gear... :(

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Hey, you with the stripes! Yeah, you! Get busy there. I expect to see all that laundry done, the floor cleaned, and at least 2000 words of creative writing done by tomorrow. ;p

[avon-deer.livejournal.com]

I wonder if we will get snow this year. What is the point in being 53 degrees North if you rarely get snow?

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose you could move to St. Petersburg (they did change the name back to that didn't they?) or Helsinki or something.

I'd have thought you would get snow a few times each winter, but probably less that sits around on the ground than we get because of your oceanbound situation. We still have no accumulation here, anyway. It was just pretty stuff like in a snow globe.

[hrrunka]

That Gulf Stream has a bit to answer for, I guess. I'm only a couple of degrees further South, and we've had a few slightly frosty mornings so far this autumn. We do get snow from time to time, but it doesn't often hang around for long.

[soanos.livejournal.com]

We did get some snow last night last night here in Kuopio, Finland.

It is -2.1 now and we have a few millimeters of snow. It'll probably melt but it's the first after all. :P

[avon-deer.livejournal.com]

St Petersburg (yes, it was renamed back from Leningrad) is somewhere I have always wanted to visit. It looks amazing from the pictures I have seen.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Well, if you actually want to SEE it, then you'd better put off that visit until July or something like that. Otherwise all you'll see is the inside of a snow tunnel between buildings. ;p