Mosaics

I've been working on some mosaics lately. (Christmas presents.) And I certainly know glass is sharp, and I take care when cutting and handling glass tiles. But it's still a surprise to look down and find that my hands are bleeding when I didn't even realize I'd cut myself.

Really?

We're a week from Halloween. It was 83 today. Will probably hit 85 tomorrow.  Are we going to cross over into November with the air conditioning running?  Why is it that people are still denying global warming?!

Coming soon.... pictures of Zoe in gymnastics class. (Yes, soccer is over, so it's time to try something different.)

Short Post

As if I didn't have enough reason to love Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, their free samples get Zoe to try any number of new and unusual foods, which she then decides she loves.  And yet, if I were to offer them to her, she'd never even taste them.

In Cyberspace

People tell me that friendships forged online aren't real.  And yet, if we've commiserated on the computer, shared our joys and sorrows in cyberspace, when you tell me your devastating news, I'll cry just as hard as if we met for coffee down the street every morning.

Homemade Halloween Costumes

Still a week and a half before Halloween, but the holiday carnival at the rec center is tomorrow night, so I've been busy (and bleeding) finishing up Zoe's tabby kitten costume.  All that's left is picking up some face paint tomorrow.

All day I've been running into local parents scurrying to buy one of the picked-over costumes at Target and Marshalls.  There will be lots of princesses, evil stepmothers, and angry birds running around tomorrow night.  And something tells me Zoe won't really appreciate the fact that she has a one-of-a-kind, hand-sewn costume.

Well, at least not yet. Give her 20 years, and she'll probably remember it fondly. (I know I remember loving the costumes my mom put together. The witch one year was especially fabulous, with the spiderweb painted across my face. It itched like mad, but it was worth it.)

Brave Kitty!

I've just gotta share a picture/story from the Boulder Daily Camera.

Brave Cat!

When we lived in Boulder, I got used to the idea of mountain lions being around, even if they were rarely seen.  You brought the pets in at dusk, and if you backed to open space, you eyeballed the yard before you went outside at night.  When we hiked at night, we did so in large groups.  And yet, we rarely saw the big cats, and it's been years since someones been attacked by a lion in Boulder. I think the last one was in 1997 or 1998.

Strangely, this photo makes me homesick.  (Though I really wouldn't want such a big kitty that close to my house.)

Goosebumps

Soccer practice is miserable when it's cold. 45 degrees, windy, and spitting rain.  The moms REALLY could have used a coffee shop on the field tonight.  (The girls were chilly, too, but the coaches kept them running, so that warmed them up a bit.)  I'm glad the final game of the season is this weekend.