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Back to Work?
That would be paid work, for lawyers. I should be grateful. I dinged the agency my availability online; they called me right back; I have an interview tomorrow; and could be back on payroll on Monday; but I am kinda miserable. The interview is over, and I am less miserable, cautiously encouraged even. It was,…
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Black Sheep Gathering 2024
I am old. These days people will tell you that 68 is merely one’s late middle age. Bugger that. It is old. And old people who rent a U-Haul van and hit the road for six days get just what they deserve: wrecked. I am recovering, slowly. I suppose it could have happened even to…
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Five Months … Quite a Lapse
I did not think it had been that long, three, maybe. Whatever have I been doing? I just went to check out my temp agency website dashboard, because I truly cannot bring any of it to mind, this minute, which is a little disturbing. I worked all March through April, two months. And, of course,…
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The Next Thing … Things
Reposing quietly in the trunk for easily the last two months, in a box, are quantities of broken, dirty and otherwise unusable costume jewelry, that I spent way too much money on, and that prompted a resolve to stay away from that damned auction site … from which I have already lapsed. What are you going…
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The Bonnet – Part 3
I will have to backtrack a little here. Got ahead of my project narrative in the last post. These videos were made on 12/10, the Monday before the Saturday of the Faire, and this is just a short little one wherein I tackle the next worrisome but manageable bit, cutting the crown of the…
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The Bonnet – Part 2
I’m writing this little series somewhat after the fact, and my chief impression of the project is how easily it went … when I actually roused myself to tackle each one of the next bits. The fear of failure has ruled my life, and now, in my 67th year, the fortitude required to be courting…
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The Bonnet – Part 1
At the end of November, 2023, I started the Victorian bonnet my sister was to wear to the Dicken’s Faire that year. The inspiration for this project, for the idea that I could actually construct such a thing from scratch, came from YouTube. I used to think that Twitter would be the demise of human civilization (I…
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Catching Up
I still have an entire November and some bits of December to account for. I have been volunteering with the East Bay Heritage Quilters: three more days since the quilt show in San Mateo mentioned in the October 18 post. First was the working party organized to produce the patchwork postcards that they sell at their…
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New Year’s Resolution: Diligence
And we’ll see how long that lasts. First post of the year is posted on the fifth day of January … not the first … which should give you an idea how it is going to go on. Nevertheless, … I suppose I should recap the preceding months of no blog activity. I have actually been very busy. My…
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I’ve Been Off
… because I took a temp assignment at a nice mid-sized law firm. But never mind about that. What do you think of my auto decor for Autumn? I’m a little worried about spontaneous combustion. The car sits in the sun in the BART lot all day, and it’s been hot again. I’ve even driven…
An Old Knitty Lady 