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Good morning.

• The snow has melted away. The porch impatiens died, but the calibrachoa, the big hanging plant, the pansies, and the lavender are still hanging in there, but with nighttime temps continuously in the twenties, who knows how long that will last? It will be interesting to watch.

• I shot a quick little video of my first dollhouse rehab, Hummingbird Cottage, for my doll account on Instagram. It’s my latest post there if you’re interested. I added some music, though I’m not very good at video/music yet. That account name is: sophieandherpals. If I could manage to embed it on this post, I would, but I’m not sure how to do it in this newer version of WordPress. Shooting the video served as a reminder of that experience and the fact that I started out knowing absolutely nothing about it. I had to figure it out as I went along. There are things I would do differently if I was doing it today, but that’s to be expected. Doing this sort of thing – filming the interior – starts to get my dollhouse mojo going, which I desperately need as we head into winter. All good.

• When I played a nurse (billed as Nurse Claudia, according to Jim) in the film, lots of forms had to be filled out because I’m not a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG.) The producers had to explain why they weren’t using a union member – it was an emergency. I had to sign lots of forms. But, as a result I’m eligible to join the union. But, if I wanted to do that, I would have to pay a $3000.00 initiation fee. Gulp. No can do. Money is tight and I’m sure not going to spend that amount of money to join the union when I’m sure I’ll never act on film again. The problem as I saw it was that if there are residuals involved in the future – and there will be – I won’t receive them because I’m not in the union. Don had to call SAG yesterday about something else, so he asked them about that. Turns out, if I’m officially SAG eligible – and I am – I’ll receive the residuals anyway. So that was a nice bit of news!

(I had already plugged my name into the “Are you eligible?” part of SAG’s site and found that I was listed there as officially eligible.)

• Current puzzle. Piccadilly Circus in London.

Stay safe.

Happy Thursday.

What are you Reading?

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Puzzle in progress. Will I finish it today? We’ll see. Thanks for this fun puzzle, husband!

Big sigh of relief for the news about the Senate. That got me so jazzed last night I had to force myself to calm down so I could go to sleep.

We woke up to some more rain, though it seems to have stopped now. It’s a gray, damp day and the temperature will be much colder than it’s been lately. Tomorrow night, the temperatures go down to 22 degrees, so that will be it for the porch plants. They have done beautifully this year and I thank them for their service.

Sigh.

Since I have nothing else to share today, how about we answer this question: What are you reading?

I’m in the middle of The Shadow Murders  by Jussi Adler-Olsen.

Stay safe.

Happy Sunday.

 

 

Rainy Friday

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Current puzzle. Don gave me this House Plants puzzle recently. It was a little surprise because I was feeling down. It’s a lot of fun and rather difficult, to boot!

We’re supposed to get a lot of rain later today and tomorrow – the storm/hurricane that hit Florida is moving up the coast. So far, it’s dry out there, but the rain should arrive around noon. Don has been doing a lot lately and I’ve ordered him to take it easy today. That should be far easier to do if it’s raining.

Mid afternoon yesterday found me searching for a new outfit for Sophie to wear.

This fox sweater was one of the very first things I purchased when I got Sophie. I often forget that it’s there – but that color is perfect for Sophie. I was chatting with Sophie’s creator – CandyFlossRose, who lives in England – on IG yesterday. Turns out Sophie was the very first Blythe that she customized. She apparently had a large collection of original Blythes – too many, she says – so she decided to try customizing one of them to sell. Hence, Sophie. I loved hearing that story. It just makes my first girl even more special.

I’m reading Jussi Adler-Olsen’s newest – The Shadow Murders – and I’m really enjoying it. I got it via our local library system. I am on the waiting list for the newest Anthony Horowitz, which is coming out later this month. And, after writing a note to our neighboring town’s library, I’ve learned I can get a library card there, in addition to the one I already have. I always wondered why we weren’t eligible since we pay hefty school taxes there. It didn’t seem fair. The head of the library wrote me back and said she had brought that very issue up to the board last year and now it’s a done deal. Hurrah! Our neighbor to the north is a university town and has a lovely library.

Okay. Rain on the way. Second cup of coffee. Puzzle fun. Reading.

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

 

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