- I think we can establish that things have been weird these days
- Like the moon is stuck in some weird phase
- You know the kind that makes the inmates jumpy
- In a full moon
- But stuck there
- How about you?
- This last few months
- My youngest son moved back here after years away
- And the day after he was finished quarantine
- He got an excellent job offer back in Texas
- So off he goes again
- Probably for the long term
- The switch that was on, has been switched back
- So I have a question
- Where is the closest good fabric store for a person in Austin Texas?
- Last few times I was there I could only find Joanns
- Although Hill County Weavers is excellent for knitting
- I need to develop more contacts there
- Daisy also developed some worrying red rashes on her belly
- Near where her cancer was removed earlier this year
- Well false alarm
- Seems the cat, who adores her
- Has been trying to nurse
- The vet thought this was very funny
- Knowing about the stuck moon I was not surprised
- Since it appears all bets are off these days
- Speaking of which
- I decided to apply to university
- To do another undergrad
- Seems students over 65 don't pay tuition
- When I heard that I was off
- So many interests I didn't pursue
- First time out
- Getting my transcripts forwarded was hilarious
- "Can you give me the post code of your address when you lived here?"
- Canada didn't yet use postcodes when I was that age
- "OK then what was your student email address?"
- Listen kiddo I graduated before they invented the internet
- Big pause
- I am thinking
- Spanish, because of being really positive about that Texas thing
- Animal behaviour
- Clearly there is a lot to learn about there
- Creative writing
- Well there is this blog
- Comparative religions
- Substantial knowledge gaps there
- Women and Aging
- Surely I have the pre-reqs for that?
- And I am sewing and sewing
- With family all over the place now
- I am setting up Pinterest boards
- They post ideas and I post fabrics
- When you have taste like mine
- It makes more sense to sew by demand
- Than by surprise
- I have seen a few surprised looks in my time
- My niece nailed it
- "Just make it in a colour you would never wear"
- Good taste is not always CHEERFUL
- Hence the Pinterest boards
- Currently working on mother and daughter outfits for my DIL and granddaughter in California
- That was by request
- If the vaccination schedule goes as planned
- I will be free to go to Berkeley to see those guys
- For three weeks
- Mid August to early September
- So so excited about that
- Revising my wardrobe to be more packable
- We are also planning a month in Florida in November
- And Texas state parks in February
- I need to link up with sewing people
- One of my decisions in the year and a half I have spent
- In the striped chair, the comfortable one, with Daisy
- Is to be as social as I can
- Got to appreciate your people
- My neighbourhood has kept me going
- Everyone is doing the same thing
- Out in the yards
- Or walking the dogs
- Talking and talking
- I had no idea so many interesting
- Good hearted people
- Lived five blocks from me
- Confucius was right
- In the midst of every crisis
- There is an opportunity
- Making sure I don't miss it
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