I love the snow. In Oklahoma we didn’t get it every year—more like 1 year in 4. When we did get it, it was often sleet. And then, rarely, you’d get a snow several feet deep. I recall hiking about when I was about, oh, 13, and forgetting about the steepsided drainage ditch (in Oklahoma all unwalled ditches and creeks cut very deep into the earth, which lacks rocks: just plain dirt and sand moves along, leaving banks that are pretty straight-sided, well over your head.
Well, plunk! down I went. I looked up to a circle of blue sky: the snow was about 3′ above my head, but being typical ‘wet’ snow, it stayed put and didn’t cave in on me. So I began working at getting out. I did it finally by packing the snow into steps and climbing up that way—and just being real glad nobody saw it. OTOH, if that had been powder snow, and if it had caved in, I’d have been wishing for witnesses with a rope and shovel.
I didn’t build snowmen much: I hated to disturb the pristine coat of snow. Only once the place had become trampled, then I’d do it, but I hated the mess it made.
To this day I hate shoveling not for the job itself, but because I have to disturb the prettiness of it—in the practicality of being able to get to the garage.
We’re going to get rain on Tuesday, then right back in the freezer with more snow afterward. Wednesday morning I have an early appointment (endodontist job 2) and have to get out, so I’m really hoping the re-freeze doesn’t give me a coat of ice to contend with.
The good news is the antibiotic is working, and I’m feeling better. The decorations are up, prezzies are wrapped, and Monday we make the trek to the post office, weather permitting, to mail what needs mailing.
Happy holidays for everyone here, and especially for CJ and Jane, with many thanks for the enjoyable hours spent reading your books and postings.
Merry, merry, happy, happy to all the Shejidani for whatever holidays, feasting and merriment you happen to celebrate.
May you both have a Very Merry Christmas!
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to all! Here’s hoping you have friends and family around, or peace and quiet, whichever you prefer. 😀
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Ack! I halfway dislodged the eyelashes for one eye of a BJD doll, and now will have to glue them back on or completely replace for both eyes. I’ve now watched a couple of tutorials, and this looks doable under good magnification, being extra careful. But oh, you want to get it right and looking good, professional. So I’ve bought a recommended PVA glue, pH neutral, archival quality, apparently common for crafts and bookbinding, of all things. I will likely order eyelashes too, in case. This means removing the doll head and eyes and eye putty, cleaning off the old adhesive probably, to reapply eyelashes. It could mean a very unplanned redo of the faceup, which would really challenge me. We will see how it goes, soon,likely after the new year.
The BJD was bought a couple of years ago, when I could, but has been sitting awaiting clothes. I didn’t see I didn’t have enough clearance for the neck of the new hoodie, and pulled on, which was OK, too tight, but pulling it off pulled away the one eyelash on the left eye. So, hmm, now I know.
However, this will show me how to apply eyelashes for BJD’s, and may test my faceup skills. I really had not plannedto redo the faceup, darn it. But I might be able to keep it and only redo the lashes. On the other hand, I would like to do good faceups. I don’t know how women and actors do it. My early attempts were, hmm, lacking, and need much practice. It should be an interesting little repair and restoration project, though. I will learn something new and crafty, artistic.
Christmas wasn’t bad, though my sister has a bad cold again and we’ve had to pospone the traditional meeting for opening presents.
But I’m very scared of the New Year! This can’t go well.
La La La La……whistling in the dark….I, OTOH, am looking forward to the New Year…..and NO, I will NOT discuss politics here…..
MY Christmas pretty much sucked…..