Now going full throttle, and the downside, also Octopus Day

Tuesday I had hearing friends Ruth and Laura tuned up to 100%, and on the way home, a tire pressure alert sounded, so loud because of the upgrade, that I nearly swerved off the road. Gary will get to it when he can,  meanwhile I missed my Tuesday knitting group, tiny first world problem.

He too, has people in Florida and is very concerned about them, largely because they either can't or don't plan to evacuate from Milton. So much worry all at once.

Meanwhile he's starting to stake out the tulip bed..measuring, looks like.

I'm reading Tey's Franchise Affair, published in 1948, and surprisingly up to date about media tearing down innocent people and building up criminals. Also great characters and a good distraction. I'm just zooming through the collection, just right for my mood now.

Handsome Son's Tuesday morning text wished me a happy Octopus Day, so I'm passing it on

One of the smartest animals there is. 

People come fairly far down the intelligence scale, we find, the more we learn about other earthly animals.

Textiles and Tea featured

She's from New Mexico, from a long family history of weavers, and likes the saori, spontaneous form, with wabi sabe, appreciating the beauty of the  broken and irregular,  and the natural effects of pressure and wear. She also does her own  photography, and you see the beauty of her composition. It's masterful as photography rarely is.

Happy day everyone,  safety first if you can manage it. People who go through Milton and out the other side, please let us know when you can.