Fall is my favorite season — the season where I rise out of the doldrums and make changes. That's what comes from being delivered in a place where the leaves change color. I've always taken that as a sign that the trees are waking up and putting on their party gowns. I've traded fiery autumn displays for fog-shrouded hills, but my internal clock remains set to a mid-western dateline.
As a kid, I dragged through summer. I'm not the sweaty, seaside type. I'm the geek who likes the smell of new crayons. This year's changes are coming in the form of a new website, one that combines my work as a designer and a writer. You won't hear from me much over the next month. I'm aiming for a mid-November launch date.
I will post the occasional silly knitting photo or writing rant to keep in practice, but click through the photo albums in the right column while you can. They are going away.
P.S. I finished the monkey. He's dressing as Barbara Eden this Halloween. Nothing is as sexy as a monkey with a platinum braid!
P.P.S. I'm having my portrait shot for the site. I am dreading it. I've worked behind the camera my whole career just to avoid this situation. Glasses or contacts? Jacket? No jacket? Maybe a bolero? A scarf? A tasteful cravat with a stickpin? Sheese. Maybe my nose will shrink in profile.
P.P.P.S. I am chagrined to report that not everything can be reduced to seven. I still have 25 patterns for knitted toys on my hard drive, including this one which I'm making up for Halloween.
Yesterday my computer threatened to throw up. It was very polite about it.
"I'm carrying too much weight," it said. "I refuse to wake up tomorrow if something isn't done. You have stuffed 25 drafts of your novel into me and by the way what's with the hundreds of knitting patterns, recipes and videos? {{{Urp}}}"
I had no idea I was such an internet pack rat. The word FREE DOWNLOAD is sooo seductive. Lucky for Fritz the
Heart rate and calorie burning are all well and good, but they are not the first thing I think of when someone says Good Walk! I prefer the less rigorous approach.
1. Keep up a sauntering pace.
2. Take frequent breaks for observation.
3. Stay alert for mysteries.
4. Acquire a souvenir (or two or three).
5. Don't forget to hydrate.
Last week I took a break from research at the public library downtown to amble down Hayes Street to Patricia's Green (named for a local gourmand).
See the sign above the sign? It always makes me do a doubletake. Who's going to touch down first? Left? Right? Right appears to have the advantage, but considering where the sign is, the left will probably win.
Patricia's is a pocket park with lots to offer. There are some rules for using the park. Including...
...no skateboarding on the benches. I'm not a rules freak, but I do like the gingko leaf details they chose to discourage the grinders. Besides, there are other things to do.
It's cold. It's windy. I'm typing as fast as I can as I wait for the light to change.
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