mmm.... coffee.....

canned heat?

i think it was pre-determined that i would be frustrated at work today.  despite a very pleasant walk in with neighborSusan & her lovely dog Hollow, i don't feel like i'm handling things well.  i keep thinking i'll get something to leave the room, but them i am thwarted.  again.  i am overwhelmed by the amount of large fragile things that cover every possible workspace & even the floor & it's always someone else's job to decide where it belongs!  & teresa is not here.  she is in california, normally i would call her & we would get lunch & grumble about work.  i need to tell teresa about the large warp in time & space that is occurring in my dining room that only she & her dad would understand...

it's freezing in here again, the thermometer claims it to be 67 degrees,  but i think it lies.  how does one measure the wind chill?  i'm sorry, i'll stop.  instead of more complaining, here are some pictures i've been keeping in my digital camera for one reason or another, but mostly because they make me smile:

at least 9 chimneys

hello, i'm on a little bit of a half-vacation while my dad is visiting!  i brought him to craft night this week & i hope all the ladies had fun...  we've been poking around, went to Bristol & Newport & drove around dreaming about buying property & speculated about the property taxes...  last night we cooked pasta, drank red wine & watched the Godfather...  tonight we're going to do a little bbq & have some friends over.  i hope you're all having some summertime fun & i'll be back to crafting after my friends' wedding shower saturday...

suzuki intruder 800

julie summersquash & the little blue falcon & i went to the Swan Point Cemetary to visit our friend marianne today.  it was a gorgeous day, sunny & perfect for taking pictures.  that isn't even all of them & they aren't all very good, but there were so many beautiful stones to see.  we stopped by H.P.Lovecraft, but his stone had been recently cleaned & there were no tokens beside it.
  my last week at work was hard, i felt like no one was prepared for me to leave, least of all me.  but it has happened.  it ended in a grand finale with a big dinner out followed by quite a party at my house.  it took me all day yesterday to recover from what was an awesome, fun, crazy, wonderful, & ridiculous night.  among the gifts my coworkers gave was a gift certificate to Lorraine's, i spent it all on cotton fabric today & also got some vinyl to try to make those skull pouch/wallets out of.  there is so much more to say, but i need to get some work done so i don't feel so anxious about the alumni sale & i still have some orders to fill that snuck in on the last day of the jabberwocky !