Wednesday, December 7, 2016

The Calm Before the Storm

Tuesday I went for a walk in the crisp cold air. The mountains were covered, top to bottom, in snow; it’s a rare sight and stunningly beautiful. I have an arctic down jacket that keeps me toasty warm — and it beautifully broke my fall due when I went down due to there being black ice on the seawall.
I got some paper and ribbon for the apron at Paper Ya and a nice brown beret on Granville Island and then walked to Science World for a take-out lunch in the sunshine.
Today I see Dr. Shoja and then Cathy is coming here for lunch here. We may go for a walk and then we’ll certainly have lunch.  
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The wheat is beautiful. The red berries I picked are iffy; some have rotted and so I changed the salt bath that they are in. They look good this morning. I’m relieved; they are the colour I want on the wheat dress. I wish I had a dehydrator; it would make everything so much easier for this dress.
I want to make a belt of dried oranges. I can’t make them to my satisfaction, so I bought some to use. However, I have beautiful bleached Aspen leaves to use that I first saw in Bergamot Centre in LA years ago. You can find the skeletal leaves in Van Dusen Gardens in the winter; bleaching them is an art.
And I may add some moss. It’s super easy to dry and it keeps its colour.  
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The object of my affection visited last night. He’s either off his medications or in an episode that requires an increase in the amount he takes. He is heading for a meltdown and I loathe being with him when he is in this state so now the man who usually lights me up is someone I have to avoid. Living can certainly be complicated.
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The three “strangers (Christine, Steve and Patrick) who instigated the TED pitch met last night to discuss their strategy. I got an email with some questions and answered it promptly so I hope to hear something from them today — or very soon.
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It’s supposed to be cold and clear today, cloudy tomorrow and then to snow tomorrow night — even more than it did on Monday.
















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