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Puttering

September 25, 2026 at 8:55 am by Claudia

A very cool start this morning. Autumn is definitely here. It’s amazing how fast everything changes.

I spent part of the afternoon yesterday, trying to put a new body and neck joint on Rowan. It seems as if the body I use – Obitsu 22 – has had an alteration in the design, which impacts trying to attach the neck joint. Or I’m going mad. Anyway, it’s was a frustrating session and I still haven’t figured out the answer. Since I have to do this with Miyoshi as well, I’ll be doing some research today.

She got a change of clothes and here she is:

Her hair can look dark auburn one minute and a more vivid red the next, depending on the light.

The Beacon Hill status: I waiting for a few supplies that won’t get here until next week – ile floor for the bathroom, more unfinished baseboards, the two bookcases that will go in the den. I do have some baseboards in the studio, so I might start painting and installing them.

Then I have to pick out the color of the exterior paint.

I cleaned up the studio in anticipation of the work ahead.

Don has a gig tonight. Thankfully, it will occur before this weekend’s potential deluge. A nor’easter is coming up the coast. I haven’t read today’s weather update yet, so I’m not sure how much rain and wind is expected, but we’ll definitely have rain on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

Today, however, is beautiful.

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Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

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  1. Ellen D. says

    September 25, 2026 at 9:16 am

    Hope the storm will miss you and you will stay safe.
    Have a nice weekend, Claudia.

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    • Claudia says

      September 25, 2026 at 10:02 am

      I don’t think it will. We’ll get a lot of rain. I just hope we don’t have high winds.

      Thanks, Ellen.

      Reply
  2. kathy in iowa says

    September 25, 2026 at 9:41 am

    glad you can research solutions to help with rowan and miyoshi, that you have plans for the beacon hill, and don has a gig and that it’s ahead of the storm. stay safe!

    definitely fall here, too, and i am so grateful for the cooler weather. we are having an extraordinarily-rainy month … over twelve inches of rain so far! had some more rain already this morning so we walked in the mall. supposed to rain tomorrow and i hope it doesn’t, actually … my brother has an indoor/outdoor job, two of his grandsons play soccer and football, and there’s a paper-shredding event tomorrow. don’t want any of those things canceled. will see what happens.

    hope you, don and everyone else have a very nice weekend and, again, stay safe.

    i’m off to the post office and then more paper-sorting. not fun, but feels good to have done.

    also, i have a jowl now. one, and it’s itchy and very noticeably swollen. no thanks due to a bug (chigger?) bite. but thankfully it will be gone soon.

    kathy

    Reply
    • Claudia says

      September 25, 2026 at 10:02 am

      Oh, that darned bug bite! I hope it all settles down soon, Kathy.

      Stay safe.

      Reply
  3. jeanie says

    September 25, 2026 at 9:59 am

    We had two solid days of rain last week. Just grim, pouring rain. I hope yours is at least gentle. Rowan’s looking good!

    Reply
    • Claudia says

      September 25, 2026 at 10:01 am

      I don’t think ‘gentle’ is ever the description of a nor’easter, Jeanie!

      Stay safe.

      Reply
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