So in weird news today, I saw a story on CNN (and other sites) about a whale that was caught in Alaska- and discovered to have a late-19th c weapon deep in it's blubber. Apparently it had been hit somewhere around 1890, but the shot was mostly an annoyance, and the animal has been swimming around with a giant arrow-head in it since. That's a long time to have a sliver...
In other news, I drove down to Fabric Depot today. It was a wasted trip. Went through the Outdoor sale, saw nothing that I wanted enough to pay for. At least that was what I'm needing. There was pretty stuff that would make great indoor garb, but it was all petrochemicals, and I need sturdy tourney wear. So no go. Tried the fabric store across from the Safeway in Rose City. They had a couple of bolts of linenish stuff, but it wasn't really what I want either. So tomorrow I try somewhere else. I need to clean the sewing room too, but I've avoided it so far...
Tomorrow I get to run Zippy through DEQ and get her tags. Ah, it's just money, right? Oy. And a lot of it. Am thankful that Oregon has some of the lower car licensing fees in the nation. I remember ponying up in Washignton state, where the fees varied depending on the value of the car. Not that I ever had a valuable car- I think Zippy's the most valuable car I've driven regularly, which may not seem like saying much, but old Volvos never die, and they retain value really well.
May be saying so too soon, but I'm actually feeling better tonight. I'm tired, but not quite as bone-sappingly so as I have been the past couple of weeks. Maybe I'm beginning to bounce back.
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So, what kind of fabrics were you looking for? (colors, quantities, animal-of-origin, etc.)
I've got enough here to choke a horse or two....
--Maire, catching up on things now that she has her new ISP more-or-less working....
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