Let there be light

Last night (or rather, afternoon) I closed the blinds at 4:30. So early, but I don't like that goldfish bowl feeling in the winter. There are many more people on the streets these days and now that it's so dark, you can see the big new apartment buildings lit up all around. It shows just how densely populated the neighborhood has become.  

We have a single exterior outlet on the deck, so the arbor is the only place I can realistically put up lights with just a tall stepladder. It makes the kitchen more cheerful.

A few years ago, they started selling these "fairy light" strings that run on batteries and are great for lighting up dark corners. And I bought a pretty ivy wreath at Trader Joe's yesterday that included a little string of lights.

The Thanksgiving weather news for Seattle is COLD and sunny. All the really nasty weather is down in Oregon, although the Cascade Mountains are rough going today and it's snowing in eastern Washington. Much as we miss them, we're glad Amanda, Tom and the girls aren't traveling the passes tonight after work.

I'm making a pumpkin pie this morning, then bundling up and walking to the store for my afternoon shift in junk-land.

Safe travels if you're hitting the road today.