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Home again, home again, higglety-pig

August 3, 2011

Or something like that.

After a somewhat jumbled morning in which 3 different forms of transportation were considered for an airport jaunt, the best was chosen (because the glass guy was quick).

Then it was flights and reading, followed by walking, light rail, bus and a bit more walking.

It was not until we approached our house that we remembered the Night Out block party was tonight. But it was about 10:30, and there was only our neighbor left on her porch with a friend.

But we are safe and sound, and definitely thinking of getting luggage that rolls. The light rail to the airport is wonderful, but there is the walk required at the end.

Thanks to all that put us up and put up with us.
It was a short long vacation.

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Puzzled and Powerless

August 2, 2011

We did a few errands yesterday.
That included a walk through campus, downtown and back home again.
We returned about 2-3 PM and, after a bit of cold water, descended to the cool of the basement.

Luckily, we had been provided with a way to pass the time, jigsaw puzzles and movies.

The movie was High Fidelity, the puzzle was a 1000 piece Normal Rockwell, The Connoisseur.

The movie was funny, and the puzzle was proving challenging.
After an interruption for dinner, the puzzling continued.
During an interruption for boarding pass games, the power went out.

I descended to the basement where Carl was still puzzling in the limited light provided by two windows.

I decided to go outside and read.
At a bit past 9, it was too dark to read, so I found my headlamp (sorry Ashlan, it was a necessary fashion accessory), and joined Carl.

He had finished the white bits by feel, but there was still the spatter painting that makes up the majority of the puzzle to go.
With the assistance of the headlamps (I found another in a drawer), we persevered  until the power came back on. (Did not check the time)
And finally, at a bit past 2, we finished!

This is a great puzzle, but you should probably give yourself more than 12 hours to complete. Our only puzzle today will be figuring how to get to the airport.

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Eh Tu

August 1, 2011

And we are back into the heat.
Not as bad as the last time, or maybe I am just more tolerant.

Plus, we spent the night in the basement.

It was a beach day, again. So we walked the beach one more time, took the small family picture, blew out the drive and left.
The drive down was fairly uneventful.
A lunch stop, a few slow-downs, and then home.

Got to touch base with the other sister – for a bit, and put together a puzzle.
We may attempt the larger one tonight! (It keeps us in the basement, but we will need a larger platform.)

On a guest computer, so no pictures of the bridge flying by.

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