Sunday, September 13, 2020

Monday Stuff On the Way to Other Stuff: Fall Into Painting

We're back to sort-of summer heat, though last week's snowstorm introduced some cooler breezes. Every day brings three or four hours of heat, and I think, "Oh boy -- it's back." Then evening comes, and the coolness moves in. The trees are really starting to change now, and the evenings make me think about homemade soup, cinnamon rolls -- and lots of movies. The Brick is happy to enjoy all three.

     We're in caretaker mode; our landlord friend is off hunting right now. (Muzzle-loader season in Colorado.) We've spent time with friends, and done a weekly trip into town. I also started taking drumming lessons!  I hope/plan to finish my appraisal work off this week, report-wise, then settle down to do some restoration work. Watch a few movies. Snuggle some with the Brick, too.
     Oh yes -- painting, as well. It's just one excitement after another, around here. But we and resident dogs Charley and Ruby are fine.




Diana Rigg died last week. A brilliant actress, and fascinating person.



The millionaire's party. A very interesting twist on the end of this story...

What to do if you can't even make minimum credit card payments.  (From Credible) Or:

What to do with 'extra' money.  (From Surviving and Thriving)



Easy knit slippers. A classic that may come in handy for starting Christmas presents.

Governor Whitmer's state residence is getting a $1.1 million upgrade, security-wise. Yes, this is the famous "Twinkletoes" I love to mention. Guess who's going to pay for it? One word: Michiganders.

   Actually, this was the norm for us for years. (For a number of years, it was less than that.)

Paula Deen's frozen peach pie filling. I can't do much with peaches this year -- 'sale' prices are around $4/lb -- but maybe apples...




A wolf? A dog? Some kind of weird cross? Montana authorities are trying to figure out what this animal actually is. (Warning: carcass photos.)


And just because I couldn't help admiring it:

A bigfoot cake made by Christina McGraw, via Pinterest --



One of the freakier things I have ever bumbled across... a collection of death masks apparently connected with the Princeton Library.  Follow this up with:


A new Lewis chessman piece discovered...in a drawer. If you don't know the story of this iconic set, take a minute to read this. 
     I've seen the Lewish chessmen twice in recent weeks: once, displayed on the stairsteps behind Madeleine L'Engle during an interview, and once being used by the sheriff (John Cleese) in the movie Silverado!



Have a great week. Stay snuggly.


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