I had been using a Tracfone for my cellphone and it was an older model smartphone. I only turned it on if I needed to make a call. I checked with my brother on Thanksgiving about cellphone networks and he told me about one called Ting that he uses for my nephews and SIL. He also could get a rebate for the referral(and I also got a rebate since I ( Read more... )

I have lived in this condo for 15 years and it only now occurred to me that the walk-in closet in my family room (which has a slanted ceiling since it fits under the upstairs neighbors' staircase) is totally a Harry Potter room. Or actually I could fit in a kid's bed if it wasn't already stuffed full of yarn. : )

Since it is probably one of the last warm days (70°F this afternoon), I put up the plastic over the screen porch and its door. Actually it was even warmer in there once the plastic was partially up and my glasses wanted to keep sliding down my nose ( Read more... )

Put the flannel sheets and down comforter back on my bed yesterday. It is a good thing that I didn't have anywhere to go today as it was very hard to get up out of the coziness this morning.

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The cranes were back again this afternoon:https://flic.kr/p/vPbKmo

They were very noisy. This is the first video with my new camera and it was slightly raining at the time so the video is shaky.


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The other day my old camera wouldn't connect to iPhoto. I tried a few things and still nada. I went to Target today and picked up a Canon PowerShot Elph 160 that was on sale ( Read more... )

I did some test/sample knitting for Knitcircus and so I ordered this for my iPad:
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Finally got to the farmers' market this morning. Picked up some veggie plants and some herbs to plant. Also a scone, some spruce goat sausage, eggs, maple syrup, elderberry syrup, goat cheese, sheep cheese and some fresh cottage cheese.

I think it should be safe to plant my Earthboxes now and set them on the back stoop.

I was woken up this morning by some very loud really weird bird calls. It didn't sound like the usual honking of geese but when I looked outside, I didn't see anything. I went back inside from my screen porch but the cat stayed on the porch. A few minutes later, I heard her meowing that she wanted to come back in and when I was heading to the ( Read more... )