A Perfect Cloudy Day

The sun came out yesterday, but it was breezy, chilly and the most spectacular clouds joined in. It was the perfect weather day.
First, Zephyr & I walked to the cafe for coffee. We stopped to visit Shadow’s tree. It’s getting big; spring buds are showing. The cafe garden is showing signs of spring too. The [...]

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New Cafe Blooms

Hello, Just checking in. Letting you all know I’m still here. DahliaFound has been picking up business and I’m so happy. So I’ve been shopping and trying to get more posted. It never ends.
Meanwhile, amidst the world havoc I thought I’d take a minute today to appreciate my flowers. I’ve been gardening now for a [...]

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Rocket Fuel; Burn Notice

Hello. Yes, I’ve been the un-poster, the non-writer, the bad blogger. What can I say? These ever-so-fun migraines have leveled me flat. My biggest joy is the doc prescribing more caffeine–I kid you not. He, of course, does not know who he is talking to. My blood is transfused w/the finest Italian roast available. Throw a couple Excedrin Migraine tabes (all [...]

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Coffee and Typing

I bought these fabulous little coffee cup tags from my Etsy friend Ann up in Canada. (she sent me tons of “gifted extras” that are equally fun.) She is the ephemera queen of Etsy. If you like vintage paper, she’s your woman: http://anndouglas.etsy.com.
So, I’m sitting here watching my first Ebay auction (buying) and to kill [...]

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Coffee and Candy Stripers: Surviving the Doc Office

It has been a rather long day. I got to crochet, but I was sitting in the med clinic while I was doing it.
The key to surviving a day of waiting amidst an array of sick, depressed and often deranged indigent folk is come prepared:
1. Large coffee, always good.
2. Pack a snack. I had PB&J and [...]

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Early Morning Canine Lupus

Goodmorning,
And it really is morning by the average definition. That’s two days in a row, up at 7am. I keep the shades drawn though. I REALLY don’t like watching the sun rise. Memories of crazy youth, partying into wee hours. Yuck. My ideal man will NEVER ask me to go hot air ballooning, as they [...]

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Gypsy Geek Squad Apply Here

The DSL is not installed and I’ll tell you why:
 1. My computer is haunted. It seems to have taken on a life of its own. My mouse won’t follow my hand, at random and my printer will print a perfect test strip but not a page of my work. I’ve troubleshot into the wee hours [...]

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Dog naps

Sorry I missed yesterday. But really, how exciting am I lately? I’ve gotten a lot of crocheting done this last week, considering. Now all I need are models to shoot them on. I could do w/o but it just looks so much better on humans. Humans, however, are fickle and moody and have their own [...]

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Here Comes the Sun…

It’s finally Monday. I almost feel relieved. Long complicated family weekend. Exhausted. But the sun is out! The SUN! (we have not seen it truly out, in a blue sky for many days. . . this is California. We need that.) So no time to chat right now. Zephyr and i both desperately need a [...]

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Extreme Makeover: The Christmas Sweater Edition

For someone who spends a great deal of time trying to keep things together, it’s odd to find myself trying to unravel something. In this case, a sweater.
I found this woman who unravels sweaters from thrift stores and re-spins the yarn, often with other colors, into lovely new skeins. Fabulous. I’ve seen so many ugly sweaters knit with nice yarn. It just never occurred to me. Wool [...]

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