Candy Bar Avatar – Jaen
Originally uploaded by Jaen.

Weee, this dollmaker rocks! Go take a look!

this looks like it’s right up zannah ‘s alley. (And the rest of you!)

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Mountain road.

There were no mountains to wake up to this morning. For the last few days, each time we would leave the house for breakfast, I would see the mountains I had forgotten were there during my slumber.

Somehow, the cows around here aren’t as majestic as those stony ridges breaking apart the horizons.

Mountain road
Originally uploaded by Jaen.

There were no mountains to wake up to this morning. For the last few days, each time we would leave the house for breakfast, I would see the mountains I had forgotten were there during my slumber.

Somehow, the cows around here aren’t as majestic as those stony ridges breaking apart the horizons.

High Crimes Mystery Bookshop
Originally uploaded by Jaen.

Wow, 15 hours in the Tahoe with 4 other people is a long ride, even if you dearly love two of them and the other two are long time friends.

I hit the laundry and the shower just after returning and am feeling nice and ready for dreams.

It’s lovely to be alone after a week with lots of other people, even if the party was lots of fun and the video games were a blast.

I’ve posted lots of my colorado pictures on flickr. This one made me think of Heather, and our writing group.

I’m so glad to be home.

High Crimes Mystery Bookshop

Wow, 15 hours in the Tahoe with 4 other people is a long ride, even if you dearly love two of them and the other two are long time friends.

I hit the laundry and the shower just after returning and am feeling nice and ready for dreams.

It’s lovely to be alone after a week with lots of other people, even if the party was lots of fun and the video games were a blast.

I’ve posted lots of my colorado pictures on flickr. This one made me think of Heather, and our writing group.

I’m so glad to be home.

Just got back from up north. We spent the 4th up at my husband’s uncle’s cabin on a lake. It was nice, but rainy, we spent most of the time eating and role playing with his male cousins. Villans and Vigilantes is fun. Our friend Ana came down from the cities and hung out with us. My mother-in-law had bought a RV type thing (we use them for extra bunk space up at the lake), and it was nice, even had air conditioning. We scooted all the gaming things out there to be out of the way of the adults. (Though they still kept interupting us quite often.) It’s always lovely to hang out with my husband’s family. It was also nice to see Ana, she’s a kick and a half. Everyone liked her.

On our way back, we decided to try to avoid the Dells, traffic sometimes comes to a standstill around holiday weekends. We ended up driving towards Wausau, where Carlo had to work on Tuesday. We decided just to stay in Wausau, so he could set up and teach there. It worked out ok, I got some work done remotely, and he ran his class, but we just got in last night around 6:30.

Tonight around 6:30, we circle the caravan for a trip out west to Colorado. Long car ride, but we’ll be hanging with the people who came to our last big party. More of the same will ensue: Lots of Halo, lots of booze, lots of laughter, most likely a good deal of Mario Cart. Perhaps we might see some sights in Colorado. Who knows. Will return Monday.

Circus Girl by Gifford Beal
Originally uploaded by Jaen.

Not entirely sure why this painting by Gifford Beal feels so peaceful to me. Part of me will likely always be a carnival girl.