This is one of the boxes we have to give away.  Approximatly 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ by 1″ deep. You pay postage however, but only what it costs me. Randy has kept these neat and clean. The old labels are still on but you can cover it with your own or remove them if you want. With or without they are useful boxes and I hate throwing them away. We empty a lot of them here in the loom shop. Email me if you want them and how many. I’ll bundle them up and let you know how much and you can pay me via PayPal. I expect he has at least 50, probably more. dorleska at tds dot net

Got over the mountain on Tuesday and spent  three days with Sis in Oregon. Did my shopping and headed home yesterday. I left noonish to give the crews plenty of time to do any snow plowing that might have been needed. They say they plow weekdays. Well, they took Friday off.  The pass was unplowed and it was snowing rather well above about 3500′. So… I had to go back to Sis’s or go around. I went around.  I was 20 minutes  from home at the snow line but 4 hours around. Got home about 8:30 pm and was ready for cold pizza and bed!

I took this photo on the way over. It’s the snow stake at the pass on Scott Mountain. I guess it’s buried the rest of the way by now! It poured down last night, here.

The pass on Tuesday

Our power went out about 11 am yesterday and stayed out until just after 6 pm. No shop work. I wove up the rest of my bobbins but am not going to wind more by hand so spent the rest of the day reading and knitting. Himself reading and pacing and grumping! 😀 It’s at it again today so better get those fingers x-ed for us! Or for the PUD, anyway!

My Snow Movie

Himself brought Grandmother’s Christmas Cactus over from the studio today. It was not thriving over there and I thought it might like it here where there is a bit more heat and light. What you are seeing is a very large and very old plant that has sat outside each summer for as long as I’ve been acquainted with it. It was this big when I first saw it in 1979 so I have not a guess at how old it might be. But this summer the deer decided, one day when we were gone, that it was eatable . I think it’s going to survive but  we were really bummed to see this damage.  Since old Jack died the deer know no bounds. They come right up to the house and are not easily chased off. They are not a bit afraid of Cori the Corgi who can terrify a grey squirrel.

Well I guess we won’t be putting the plant outside this year and have our fingers crossed that it likes it in here with us.

foot prints

Well, here we are at 2010. So far it looks a lot like 2009 but I’m sure it will probably get better. Maybe as soon as dh heads out to make more tracks in the snow… man, dog & squirrel! It’s raining heavily on the snow again and he’s fidgiting. Hope your New Year is starting out warm and comfortable.

Sorry I have not been updating this blog lately, but this is such a slow time of year that there is just nothing that interesting to talk about! we got a little snow earlier but that is mostly rained off since. We are working in the loom shop and Randy is rebuilding his lumber sheds in preparation for building our new shop building come spring. I’ve been weaving doll clothes and doing some knitting. I have a curtain project figured out for the Baby Wolf but have not been able to get my warp measured as the warping board is on the porch and it’s just too darned cold out there!
We were invited to spend Christmas with Randy’s step mom in Sausalito but he does not want to travel on the holiday. Too bad, I have never spent Christmas in the city and was kind of looking forward to it. So it will just be the two of us. But it looks like we may have three grandsons here this coming summer! Three teens! That should liven things up!
I hope you are all having a lovely Family Christmas and, even if you are up to your chin in snow, that it will be a safe & warm one!
🙂

It’s been a little on the chilly side here in the North Fourty. When I was out for my walk awhile ago I could see it was snowing quite nicely up in the Alps. We had some flurries here this morning but nothing since tho we are predicted to have some tonight. It’s clouded up and getting dark. We’ll know by morning, I’m sure! 😀
Happy winter, everyone!

I live in the state of confusion….