Gone Feral In Idaho

...doing the same thing over and over but expecting different results. I go nuts every time I loose the tweezers, a headband, a bottle of nail polish, a screwdriver, a certain color LED. I look in all the usual locations these things are found in. In the bathroom for the toiletries for example. I'll keep checking the same three drawers over and over, plus the makeup caddy. I'll keep going through each, getting more and more frustrated. Kyle is used to the "Have you seen my _____?", "Really, do you remember seeing it anywhere?". I start to curse myself and either find the damn thing on the TV stand in about 3 minutes, or I give up for the time being and said object becomes my next White Whale.  Not what my drawer looks like img source The Organizing Boutique More like mine but from The Organizing Boutique , maybe I should call them I have absolutely no association with these guys, they just had good pics. I didn't want you guys to see my real draws.  ...

Not fancy travel, but my flavor of travel. I like exploring the west that is rarely traveled. I like to avoid tourist destinations. Fortunately for me I live in one of the best cities for western American wilderness travel. I moved to Boise from the Midwest over 10 years ago. The best thing I did before I met Kyle was join the local outdoors Internet listserv. I've been on some amazing I mean really amazing trips organized by local outdoors enthusiasts to wild wonderful wilderness locations. These are just two trips:   None of those places can be driven to. The next place I'm headed for is in Arizona. The Verde River. Bring it.

I will probably miss the deadline for this and not submit. There are no edits, but I thought I'd throw this out there. It is complete fiction based on my experiences, but no case of mine is specifically tied to this story. 9:27 PM: I  resent the neighbors a bit. I wonder why, every time, none of them bothered get to know this person. Somebody thinks a daughter visits every couple years. From the looks of the room, it seems like this must be an off year. No one knows any names. Someone thinks he's from California meaning I have a lot of work ahead of me.  I'm tired, but that doesn't matter at all now. I'll grab every box of papers I can. I am well known for finding people, even those that don't want to be found. 9:47 PM: I am a stranger to this room, but I've seen it hundreds of times. It is cramped and dusty with the ammonia smell of cat box impregnated into every surface. The other smells just blend together in a familiar heavy fog. There is the old chai...

http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/# It looks like I am now in Zone 7a instead of 6b.

img source I just added a new blog to the list I follow- Season of Shadows. I just read the final post and was so moved. There are so many blogs out there by haunters that it is almost impossible to know of all of them. Rest in peace John and thank you for making Halloween a wonderful place. His blog will be maintained by family so we can all get some inspiration and how-to's. Here is his last post .

This is the dress, presses and finished. Its not perfect, but it will do. I added the darts in the back. Unfinished hem in this shot, but you get the idea. I usually use drapes to hide my imperfections, but this close fitting piece is comfortable as well as flattering. Who knew?  I think I'll wear it tomorrow night at the Red Light Variety Show .

Attaching the sleeves was a bit stressful, but I got 'em on. Bling.