Jan 5, 2007

First post of the new year thanks to Sheilah my trading friend
who reminded me I had a blog.
It's also the first post since updating
to the new blog format.

Today we almost forgot our Gray Bears food bag
since they had stopped for the holidays
but when we got down to the church
the two ladies were sitting in their respective vehicles
keeping warm. They said they stay until 9 a.m.
and we had about ten minutes to spare.

The Prius mileage has slipped to 47 mpg somehow.
We had it up to 50 but that was hiway mileage.

It's cold and windy with a clear blue sky.
My project on the Lazy Daze is a stantion
for the rear ladder.
It was epoxied last night and I'll attempt to mount it next.

Michelle

haiku

Gray rainy day
autumn leaves falling down
winter is near

—Michelle Ress

This is my first haiku in a long time.
Sent to my son Jason as a text message.
I added tinywords to my google homepage
and offered one haiku
for your consideration.

a new day, a new beginning

It's been dry here for quite awhile but the barometer is dropping and rain is forcast. On the radio they were talking about a glorious sunrise. Of course we can't see the sunrise here in the canyon but it was nice to hear about it. What radio you might ask?
http://www.kgoam810.com/listenlive.asp the best radio station I've ever found. I listen to it much of the time on the internet. Thank goodness for high speed internet as it
allows you to tap into the vast resources out there.

I've also become quite fond of webcams and have World Webcams as an object on my google homepage and it's set to cycle every two minutes so that gives me a window on the world. I love them.

Michelle

link to Dr. Kevorkian petition

Pardon Dr. Kevorkian Petition

the cold of autumn

It's so cold here, 42 in the bathroom and 38 outside. The living room is warm though.
The fall this year has been a sad one for us. First AmityAnn died and then within a month Terra passed away.

Thankfully we have Toby and Kona, our two remaining dachshunds with us.

Cathy & I are numb and just coasting at the moment enduring what life has thrown our way.

Michelle

This still life is posted with a center layout. If you look carefully my reflection can be seen in the glass.
Michelle

A Valley of California Wildflowers