This is the first post with pictures from the latest in my long line of point-and-shoot cameras. Can you see any difference? How about: no dark spots in the middle?!
In these short days the sun rises reluctantly but red, further south. But indoors there's a new pattern of behaviour. Pat found original sewing patterns from 1967 (Note: 65 cents, 75 in Canada!) online from Iowa! She's excited about putting together a drop-waist sundress in case we're somewhere sunny this winter...:)
Down the hill the red paint marks the underground electricity line so the trencher won't do any damage. But above ground, the damage has already been done to the new asphalt driveway ---- the propane truck's wheels crunched the edges. Any bets their insurance will repair it?
Cold and warm are riding a weather roller coaster. Leaves still fall from trees but they land in snow. One day a cardinal's in a bare apple tree, the next day the tree is snow-frosted. The truck is marooned at the top of the hill until the concrete bares all. And wonder-of-wonders, a robin sits perplexed in a tree! Does this mean a really early spring?!?!
But the historic news this week was the closing after 55 years of Vincent Jewellers, a town landmark owned by Pat's BIL and sister. Remember those pictures of a lineup in September when the Closing Sale started at 20% off? This week the discounts continued through 50%, 70%, and finally 90%. What happened was predictable but still frenzied and flat-out.
As the days ticked down, the crowds kept coming. Everything was sold, including the display cases. One guy snapped up a rotating halogen-lit vertical showpiece to put his model cars in! But it was all hands on deck as the last watch, the last gold chain, the last figurine was taken away. Fascinating to watch the who/what/when of bargain seekers --- more Bright Friday than Black Friday!
The doors closed forever yesterday (early because there was nothing left to sell!). Well-deserved congratulations to C&W. What's in store for them now? Nothing, but anything...
In these short days the sun rises reluctantly but red, further south. But indoors there's a new pattern of behaviour. Pat found original sewing patterns from 1967 (Note: 65 cents, 75 in Canada!) online from Iowa! She's excited about putting together a drop-waist sundress in case we're somewhere sunny this winter...:)
Down the hill the red paint marks the underground electricity line so the trencher won't do any damage. But above ground, the damage has already been done to the new asphalt driveway ---- the propane truck's wheels crunched the edges. Any bets their insurance will repair it?
Cold and warm are riding a weather roller coaster. Leaves still fall from trees but they land in snow. One day a cardinal's in a bare apple tree, the next day the tree is snow-frosted. The truck is marooned at the top of the hill until the concrete bares all. And wonder-of-wonders, a robin sits perplexed in a tree! Does this mean a really early spring?!?!
But the historic news this week was the closing after 55 years of Vincent Jewellers, a town landmark owned by Pat's BIL and sister. Remember those pictures of a lineup in September when the Closing Sale started at 20% off? This week the discounts continued through 50%, 70%, and finally 90%. What happened was predictable but still frenzied and flat-out.
As the days ticked down, the crowds kept coming. Everything was sold, including the display cases. One guy snapped up a rotating halogen-lit vertical showpiece to put his model cars in! But it was all hands on deck as the last watch, the last gold chain, the last figurine was taken away. Fascinating to watch the who/what/when of bargain seekers --- more Bright Friday than Black Friday!
The doors closed forever yesterday (early because there was nothing left to sell!). Well-deserved congratulations to C&W. What's in store for them now? Nothing, but anything...
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