Cozies Redux!

After many months of procrastination, I finally took the time to refresh the website for my CuppaJoe Cozies and Wradical Wraps. I removed some excess, tidied up some info, and totally reworked the order page. Hooray!

Of course, the trigger was another shout-out by Colin over at his CoffeeCrew blog... and today, I got an email from a local area cafe interested in selling my cozies as "a Christmas impulse item." Woo! I'll let you know how that works out.

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In other follow-up news, my review for Chuzzle Deluxe is up at Game-Boyz.com

And the days are getting shorter....

It has definitely felt like fall with the rain settling in around here and now as the days get darker I look forward to cool evenings and the smell of wet leaves. Ahhh.

Of course, I am also starting to walk again, so I will be headed back to work soon (I just have to wait for my Doctor's "OK") and in that light, well I'm feeling a little remorse at not having done more on my time off. Before you chirp at me, I know the only thing expected of me was to heal.... but I really could have spent less time playing Chuzzle and more time writing or something....

So, to make up for it, and since I've decided not to enter any craft fairs this year, I spent the afternoon posting my crafty creations on my Etsy:

McApron

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Originally uploaded by triviaqueen

This used to be my brother's; he figures it's from around 1987-88; I guess that makes it "vintage."

Kiddo was wearing it tonight; she was writing out a list of emergency phone numbers because, in her words, "McDonalds is a dangerous place to work!"

Truer words may never have been spoken.

Her reaction may however be due to the news story this week that a local McDonalds restaurant was shut down by the heath authority as it was overrun by rats. It could also be because her cousin works at another local McDonalds and has been telling tales of coworkers getting burned by french-fry grease.

Either way, it's getting less likely every day that she will either want to work there or even eat there. Hooray!

Happy Anniversary (to us)

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Originally uploaded by triviaqueen

Last night, we dropped kiddo off with my mother, and checked in to the Oswego Victoria Boutique Hotel. We had booked a studio suite but were upgraded to a one bedroom (woo!) which looked like a designer and HGTV crews had just left the area. (More photos at Flickr)

I took some photos then settled down in front of the TV with hundreds of (repetitive) satellite channels while Hubby set about making a lovely dinner.

We started with a marinated tomato, basil and bocconcini salad then sat down for a dinner of Digby scallops, lobster tail, New York strip steak, and chanterelle, prosciutto and parmesan risotto. Mmmmmm.

Later, Hubby made coffee and went out on the deck to crackle the top of a blackberry creme brule.

We had a very nice evening to ourselves. Despite the opportunity to sleep in, however, we did rise early. We took in the complementary continental breakfast then checked out around 10 am. Afterward, we spent a little time downtown, but I found it difficult to be on my feet for too long.

Ah well, it was lovely all the same.

Out and About

=Phew=

Three days in a row I have left the house -- that's the most activity I've managed since getting back from the hospital! Sunday, we went out to see the Blue Man Group (after which, my opinion of SNL regular Fred Armisen went up several notches). The hardest part about the evening (aside from getting to and from the van) was resting my right foot on the floor for two hours, so really, not too bad.

Monday, Hubby took me up to campus to drop off some forms, pick up a new bus pass, and say "hi" to everyone. I really didn't enjoy all the hopping on the concrete... but it was nice to see people. Afterward we went to see my Mother-in-law's new place (small but nice, and fully accessible).

As I was hobbling toward the front door, some idiot woman passing by started laughing at me, "Ha ha, you broke your foot!" to which I asked, "Excuse me? And you're laughing because....???" and she says, "Well, look at you! Hah ahaha!" after which there was an exchange of insults and curses, after which hubby yelled at her a whole lot more. Some people just plain SUCK. The thing is, she wasn't like some batshit crazy lady or anything, just an average looking middle-aged person who clearly had issues.

So, yeah, yesterday was hard.

Today, I went back to see the surgeon -- what a clusterf&*# that was! We arrived at about 8:55 for my 9:00 appointment.... we got herded into the x-ray area around 9:15 and it took about an HOUR to get through the sheer backlog of people that managed to get crammed in there, and who ended up being x-rayed in reverse order to when we had arrived. Grr. (Really, there was no reason for moving us in a huge group. Last time, the nurse moved us along two at a time and the only backlog was waiting for the surgeon; this time, the backlog was continual.) So a 9:00 appointment meant we left the hospital at about 10:40.

However, the surgeon said things looked good, and I could stop hopping and start putting weight on my right foot (hooray!). He also gave me a referral for physiotherapy along with an explanation of what I needed to work on. I remembered to ask about whether I still needed to sleep with the cast on; the short answer was "no" but with a warning that I might find my foot to be stiff in the morning.

So, I walked (albeit slowly) out of the hospital. Then we went over to my Mother-in-law's again so hubby could help hang some art and set up some electronics. After that was a trip to Cook Street Village where I did some more walking (woo!) and finally, a brief drive to check out the location of the Oswego hotel before gathering Kiddo from school.

It feels weird, but good to put my foot down on the ground again.

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