Labor Day Monday

[nightdog_barks]

Mostly sunny and warm -- 87 degrees (30.6 Celsius), with a 60% chance of rain tomorrow, coming up from the south from Tropical Storm Hermine. Let the dog out last night around midnight and there was a ghost-pale gecko on the screen door.

More housekeeping in order, in real life and online. In the meantime, here's a story from the Guardian on the first night of the Blitz, seventy years ago tomorrow. The description of the pepper, tea, and sugar fires on the docks is particularly interesting. From the article: "A grain warehouse … brings forth banks of black flies, rats in hundreds and the residue of burnt wheat, a sticky mess that pulls your boots off."

So. Onwards. :-)

Comments

[perspi]

Hi Nightdog hi!! Z is now napping, and I think I may go oil my sewing machine. When my tea is done brewing. *g*

[nightdog_barks]

Hi Perspi!

I have been working on changing the links for my WIPs in my Ficly Links post here. I've got House and SG:A MOSTLY done -- I need to go back through and tweak some interior links. And then it's on to MORE LINKS. OH WHAT JOY.

*g*

[(Anonymous)]

Gray, cool, light rain here. Nice really. A moment and a
muffin at Caribou, then back to work.

[blackmare]

Oh yeah, logging in helps.

*moar coffee*

[perspi]

Hi Mare hi!! *hugs*

and Z is not actually napping, but whatev...

[nightdog_barks]

Heh, I figured it was you. I don't think anyone else posts from Caribou Coffee.

[blackmare]

And I'm home now, catching up on the Great Twitbook Trainwreck Thread, Part Deux (I see LJ is keeping up its Wall of Silence) and lounging in bed because ZOMG TIRED.

[nightdog_barks]

I've finally been able to take the strawberry jam off the heat. Mr. N wants to make hamburgers for dinner.

I'm tired too. This was a mentally stressful weekend.

[pwcorgigirl]

Hi, Nightdog!

The mister and I just got back from seeing "The American," which is a terrific movie if you like very European movies, which we do. Not sure the other folks in the audience knew what to think about it, though.

Not looking forward to getting back to the grind tomorrow, but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. :D

[nightdog_barks]

Hi, Corgigirl!

Heh, I watched part of The Men Who Stare at Goats on one of the movie channels the other day -- that's the last thing I've seen George Clooney in. I like him a lot so I'm sure I'd like The American.

We're about to make strawberry jam -- Mr. N is in the kitchen, hulling the berries.

[pwcorgigirl]

The last thing I saw him in was Syriana. In mood, this is a lot like that one.

Yum, strawberry jam!

[nightdog_barks]

Well, the jam is STILL COOKING. Good god, those were some juicy berries.

[taiga13]

Hello! I got to work at 7 am and put in a 9 hour day, half of which was spent on the mine site in the mud and CONSTANT RAIN, and ended with an emergency trip to Rona when my co-worker broke the toilet.
I saw 'Up In The Air' last month. I hadn't seen George Clooney in anything since ER and I was pleasantly surprised to see he's developed into a very good actor.

[nightdog_barks]

Hi Taiga! We just finished watching the repeat of "Baggage" on House and now Mr. N is about to start putting burgers together to grill.

You should watch O Brother, Where Art Thou? George Clooney is terrific in that, and it's a really good movie!