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Five for Friday, Post #22
Aug. 3rd, 2018 08:19 amHiya! I have a long to-do list, but I will post five quick things:
*I so appreciate Emma Caulfield's essay about "Why The Buffy Reboot News has...Emma Caulfield So Conflicted." It's smart and well-written.
*Also I posted a supportive comment re this on her Instagram and she responded kindly. [sheds tears]
*It is time to shop for fall clothes, and... I don't have much to shop for. It's all replacement items: a couple of new sweaters to replace old, one new button-down from Brooks Brothers, and new riding boots.
*Of course I also have already bought the Perfect Silk Shirtdress and the Perfect Trousers this summer, so I've done my wardrobe damage. ;)
*Around the corner from my house is an old tri-plex. The landlord has not spent any real money on upkeep for years, but the current tenants -- one, a couple of older white men I suspect have done time on the streets; two, a super-nice middle-aged black couple -- have landscaped on their own, and it now has real curb appeal. The only exception to their landscape beauty were two huge old oaks, which did NOT look to be in good shape. They were inbetween the sidewalk and the road, so technically the county's responsibility.
Well, the county tree service has just taken them down, and it is TERRIFYING to see how dangerous one of the oaks was -- rotted through the base, with only the merest bits of wood anchoring it. I am so grateful that these wonderful neighbors are safe now.
Let's have a safe, happy weekend. Good thoughts to all. :)
*I so appreciate Emma Caulfield's essay about "Why The Buffy Reboot News has...Emma Caulfield So Conflicted." It's smart and well-written.
*Also I posted a supportive comment re this on her Instagram and she responded kindly. [sheds tears]
*It is time to shop for fall clothes, and... I don't have much to shop for. It's all replacement items: a couple of new sweaters to replace old, one new button-down from Brooks Brothers, and new riding boots.
*Of course I also have already bought the Perfect Silk Shirtdress and the Perfect Trousers this summer, so I've done my wardrobe damage. ;)
*Around the corner from my house is an old tri-plex. The landlord has not spent any real money on upkeep for years, but the current tenants -- one, a couple of older white men I suspect have done time on the streets; two, a super-nice middle-aged black couple -- have landscaped on their own, and it now has real curb appeal. The only exception to their landscape beauty were two huge old oaks, which did NOT look to be in good shape. They were inbetween the sidewalk and the road, so technically the county's responsibility.
Well, the county tree service has just taken them down, and it is TERRIFYING to see how dangerous one of the oaks was -- rotted through the base, with only the merest bits of wood anchoring it. I am so grateful that these wonderful neighbors are safe now.
Let's have a safe, happy weekend. Good thoughts to all. :)
