yesterday afternoon was this: waiting at the store for the floor sealing/buffing guys to come at one; they came around three. i worked on things around the store, went across the street and paid for the floor installation, chatted with the upstairs neighbors. when the men came, i looked over some card catalogs, then took one with me to grab a bite ( Read more... )

As I was heading for bed last night, I looked out to enjoy the full or near full moon's light. It was strangely light and glowing. I turned on a light to confirm: yes. Snow in the air! I opened the bedroom curtain and went to bed ( Read more... )

The snow started falling yesterday afternoon as I was returning from dropping off my application for a microenterprise class at SUNY Geneseo. This morning it's still falling. I took a yardstick out when I went to see whether we needed to plow: 6-7 inches in the driveway, with drifts to 13 inches. Plowing, definitely ( Read more... )

This morning's laugh: While examining the (still clean! bright! shiny!) freezer for food to thaw for dinner, I looked once more at something my mother froze. The label still puzzled me: "soup stock aug 16 '02 Elvis Presley" - was it an Elvis recipe? why was she making notes about Elvis on her scrap-paper freezer label? (my mother routinely saves ( Read more... )

It's a beautiful sunny day here, all blue and white. A few wisps of clouds for contrast, looking wan above the blinding snow. Out the west windows I can see tracks - birds, hopping in little curving trails, and deep tripod rabbit tracks. Out the front door, i can see my own tracks, from dragging the shovel with me as I fetched the mail yesterday. ( Read more... )