December 2008
27 posts
One of Those Days… →
When I wished I still drank. Started at 11:30 am with the manager coming to the door for an inspection of the apartment. The Boyo, who is still hanging around because he has a cold, was supposed…
The Blizzard of ‘96 →
The recent snowmergency brings to mind the blizzard that occurred on Christmas day of 1996. At the time I was the resident manager at an adult family home that cared for six severely…
Rain, Blessed Rain! →
Everyone in Seattle: “Oh Rain. Oh sweet Rain, we’re sorry to badmouth you. Forgive us, we were fools. What’s that, Rain? Go fuck ourselves?”
johnroderick from Washington, the state.
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Hibernating →
There doesn’t seem to be anything else to do. The list of the bus routes suspended grows longer and longer. I read a book yesterday. That’s all, just read a book.
One of the local columnists is
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Solstice2008 I know these people. Joanna is the artist who did most of the art on the previous post. Craig is a wonderful singer of Pagan song. If you listen to the song, you will see…
Winter Solstice Traditions Around the World →
( I made a mistake. I thought the Solstice was today, but it was yesterday. Oh, well. I totally stole this article from Cross-Quarters, but since I wrote it in the first place, I guess I can….
Snowmaggedon! →
See the snow on top of the parking meter?
Snowpocalypse! Snowlocaust! It’s still snowing! Or maybe I should save a couple of those for tomorrow, since we are supposed to get…
Hunkered Down! →
The streets and sidewalks are like ice skating rinks, it’s colder than a witch’s tit well-diggers knees. (Nobody has complained that my tits are cold.) I have been playing Geek Squad,…
Thanksgiving Pictures! →
Thundersnow! →
Thunder Snow
Just in case you wondered what thundersnow looks and sounds like, I went to You Tube to find out for you.
And here’s some information about the formation of Thundersnow!…
Winter Wonderland →
Across the street.
The day started with thundersnow about 5:30 AM, just in time to mess up the morning commute. It’s been snowing steadily since then, and…
The Weather Outside is Frightful… →
Inside it’s so delightful. Those new windows make a BIG difference. It has been below freezing for a couple of days now. Sunny, but ohhh, so cold. For Seattle. Neither Friday, I nor Epona likes…
It does snow in Seattle →
Yes it does, occasionally. That occasion was last night. I had to hurry up and take pictures of it. Usually, it starts to rain then, and the snow goes away. It might be around most of the…
Polar Expedition, Seattle Style →
So here I sit, my mitts wrapped around a cup of Rainy Day gourmet cocoa, eating a bowl of smoked salmon chowder, and trying to thaw out. It’s really cold and wet here today, 36° F. with winds…
Self-Indulgent Twit →
New coat
With the gift of a large check from my father, I’ve decided to be a self-indugent twit. I started off tonight. I b0ught myself an expensive new coat. Self-indulgent to…
The Preemie →
When this time of year rolls around, I think of the premature baby I delivered. I was barely out of nursing school, and it was around Thanksgiving. I was working nights at a teeny-tiny hospital…
The Books on my Bookshelf →
You may remember the meme that Healing Magic Hands put up the other day. So I took a picture of the bookshelf, but now she tells us we have to describe the books. Here’s a picture of the books…
City Yule Lights and other news →
First the good news. I unexpectedly got a large check from my Dad today. More than a month of my SSDI. Wow! Totally not expecting that! So this will be a very good Yule for The Boyo and me. We…
What’s on your bookshelves? →
So Healing Magic Hands tapped me for her new meme about what’s on your bookshelves. The meme is an outgrowth of another meme of 100 books we all should read, or something. Most of the books on…
Deck the Halls →
So with the new blinds up, the time has come to deck the halls. The Boyo came over tonight and after supper we put up such decorations as I have. Of course, we had to have lights,…
Blinded by the Light! →
New living room blinds!
Well, maybe not right now, but I will be tomorrow when the sun comes up on my brand new blinds. Imagine, no more brown paper window treatments! I’m…
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In the Bleak Midwinter - Allison Crowe (live on television) Lazy blogging today, too much to do. I even need to sleep sometime soon. Meanwhile here is something to enjoy while I wait…
More Winterfest →
I went to Seattle Center tonight to see the lights, and to hear some music. There is music almost every day at Seattle Center during Winterfest. And it was raining today, so I wanted to be inside…
Winterfest →
So I went over to Seattle Center to take pictures of the outdoor decorations. Not really a good time, because it was foggy and that tends to flatten out the light pollution. But I think I got…