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Monday (er, Sunday) Stuff on the Way to Other Stuff: Forward We Go

      Life goes on. 

     I've been saying (and feeling) this pretty much all month -- but it's true. We both had some flu-ish days, but have kept going ... the Brick, until the potato harvest was done, and me on a two-day trip to Granby. Five hours drive each way, and one very long day while there (10:30 a.m. - 10 p.m., with breaks in between). It was worth it...but boy, was I tired getting home. 

     This week: getting ready for winter, and concentrating on work. We had threatening clouds and rain last week, and the Blancas got snow -- but the roads stayed surprisingly dry. Castle Rock, Denver and so on, up to Empire, were a different story -- scary amounts of rain, and Berthoud Pass was full of snow. But thankfully, the roads on the pass and afterwards weren't too bad. I'm grateful -- driving in the rain was pretty iffy. 

     In spite of the wind and rain, we still have some fall color, though it's largely the deep goldens and rusty browns that signal the end is coming soon. Ah well. It had to happen eventually.

By the way -- I am not sure why, but visitors to the blog have gone up substantially! Welcome, new friends -- and faithful Gentle Readers. Glad you're here. 

Meanwhile, I'm sending this on a day early, so I can get some other fires put out.

Buy a rare Keith Haring mural -- and get a free Tribeca loft with it! The mural was found accidently under layers of drywall...and the owner says more could be there, too. Price: a measly $25 million.

The secret life of an Oompa-Loompa:  Past, present and future.

Fifty invaluable dumpster finds. Maybe not all are priceless -- but they're certainly interesting.

More thrift shop/dumpster discoveries...

And while we're at it -- Crazy Things found in people's houses.

Cheap meals - from cheapskates.  Some interesting ideas here!  (But not all. Some are a bit *ahem.*)

Have a good week. Are you ready for winter??

Here's the link, if you're curious!

It's All Relative...

 

A Storm's Coming!

     We've got one moving in... the wind's grumbling around the house, and temperatures have been dropping for hours.

     I got one rosebush and a struggling blueberry bush out of their pots, and planted. One more rosebush to go -- then I'll put empty dogfood bags on them for the winter. (That's how the Brickhouse rose survived last winter.)

And what's playing -- a 'first winterish storm' tradition:

Dvorak's New World Symphony. Performed dramatically.

The dogs are snuggled by any heat source they can find, including yours truly, with an occasional sigh because the music is so loud. Poor babies.

The mountains have had snow off and on for days. Maybe it's our turn next. Even if it's just rain, we can use the moisture.

Here it comes.

Yep...

 

Who needs to breathe, anyways...

Ummm...

 

And I thought telling her to quit scrubbing my face with a licked handkerchief was bad...

Monday Stuff On the Way to Other Stuff: Moving On

      We're here, but that's about it.

*The Brick finished his driving gig for the potato harvest. Just in time, too, because temperatures have dropped and the wind's picked up. Eating dust while you're driving is no fun. His long hours have paid off in some welcome paychecks -- and potatoes.

*We went out for a drive to see the fall colors -- just before the wind picked up. Some of the paths still had our yellow aspens -- but so many leaves blanketed the ground that the roads looked golden.

*Still plugging along on work. I have three reports to go out to the post office...and more to come. Fighting off some sort of flu, but can't take much medication because it makes me groggy. 

Only one goodie to share with you:

Meghan Markle's one-pot pasta.

I know... whoop-tee-do.  More soon. Have a good week.