Dawn Brocco's Life & Design Blog

Am done with the bod and right front of the Peace Fleece cardigan and have begun the upper back. I'm already eager to wear it!

It's been a blustery day since last night. The wind even woke me, but that's typical for November in NY! Also typical is having it knock the power out temporarily.

I printed 2 dozen more of the new booklet today and will punch and bind them tomorrow. I also need to do more work on the next Gazette issue - but only during daylight. Too bad daylight savings has to mess things up. We don't need that extra hour of daylight in the morning, we really need it at night, or rather by late afternoon. Makes winter all the gloomier having it get dark by 4:30.

Well, that's it. Nothing exciting happening here. No travel anytime in the forseeable future, as we need to hunker down and conserve resources, what with hubby being home on disability for 3 months this year and his needing a bridge earlier in the year. I think the only trip we'll be taking is an hour away, across the Hudson, to scout out the northwestern part of Columbia County, as a prospective area for relocation. Cape Cod definitely has its drawbacks. But so does Columbia County. It's beautiful there - pastoral, full of historic houses, but no jobs. But Pittsfield, MA is just across the border and maybe work exists there. So, we gotta go see, but not until it's too cold for hubby to get any more outside work done on the house prep.

DD is also not having it easy with finances and won't be home for any holidays this year. DS is managing Thanksgiving, but I don't know yet about Christmas.

I've gotta go rinse out the hair dye now - it's been WAY too long since I dyed it last, thanks to be laid up on the couch for 2 weeks. Mousy brown hair with WAY too much grey does nothing good for my appearance! It just makes me look dowdy and old, neither of which my vibrant self is, so out it goes!