Author: Allegra

Born when atmospheric carbon was 316 PPM. Settled on MST country since 1997. Parent, grandparent.

Off to the mall

How come I didn’t know Helen Mirren was in Excalibur?  Anyway, I love that movie, irredeemably cheesy as it is, and Jeff and I watched the first two thirds last night.  We also watched a boatload of NCIS.  I have a crush on Mark Harmon that is so immense I’m actually fantasizing about him.  Next three sentences I backspaced over, and aren’t we all glad about that.

I’m off to the mall with Katie.  I need to buy a dress to wear to a wedding, two wedding gifts, and my eyes hurt from not seeing my darling daughter recently enough.

I cooked a mushroom omelette with red pepper and onions and garlic and cheese and other good things this morning, along with toast and bacon.  I was wanting a change from waffles.  Jeff said, “I’m stuffed,” after getting through most of what I served him, and I said, “Sorry.”  And he laughed at me.  Yup, that was me, tying him to a chair and forcefeeding him.  I realized how ridiculous I sound….

Mandolin lessons start September 10th.  I should probably take a single BCIT course as well – to meet people, to keep my brain awake – I just don’t know what.  What course will allow me to release the giant within?  Or is that just gas?

Isn’t he a beaut?

Tom McMurray took the picture yesterday.  I saw the coyote this morning. Look at those golden eyes!

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Also saw a garter snake this morning – he was at least 45 cm.

With daysigns like that my day was awesome, as you can imagine.  I light a candle for Cris, who’s leaving the department, and who gave the funniest going away speech – and tersest – I’ve ever heard.  I won’t repeat it because I’m planning to steal it at some point but I will say it took about ninety seconds to restore order after he finished talking.  Anyway, I’m feeling much better, and I’ve decided to buck up, be an adult, blah blah blah.  The twinkle hasn’t gone out of my eye.

bad bad allegra

I did not mention before, and I should have, that one of my oldest and dearest family friends recently married off his firstborn.  It looks like it took place on a simply glorious day, and isn’t that a lovely dress?!  Anyway, congrats to Val and John and my sincere best wishes for a marriage at least as long, happy, fruitful and interesting as that of his parents’!  There, how’s that for an odd sounding blessing…..

In my defense, the email and link to the photo album went to an account I’m only checking once every week or two…. otherwise I would have been on the family news a bit faster.

Jeff and Keith are off to the PNE.  I am studying the BCIT syllabus.

Mr. Music comes through

I am now the proud possessor of a Jihmi mix cd, which contains, among other things, a version of Broadway Baby (Follies, Sondheim, 1971, Broadway), TWO of the Angstones tunes from their note-for-note of Sound of Music, the sweetest version of Some Enchanted Evening evar recorded, at least until Joel starts singing, a jaw dropping version of it I Can Cook Too by Patti Austin and now I’m listening to Paul McCartney sing Til There Was You. There’s more, there’s more. But I’ll blog about it later, I’se bagged.