All Sorts (of Top Notch from Last Week)

So, it's getting pretty crispy around here. I'm still not getting out and walking nearly as much as I ought to, but I'm thoroughly enjoying it when I do. We haven't had any snow yet, which is probably one of the scary gifts of global warming, but I'll take it! Mind you, I'm pretty stoked to start snowshoeing again, and I'll be choked if we don't get mounds and mounds of snow at some point this year. 

Coffee with Jo at Edgewood Farms has become a pretty regular thing now. This week, we had to pass a flock of scary fowl in order to leave the farm. Birds are the most terrifying creatures on earth (next to venomous snakes, large predatory cats, and starving bears), but I put on a brave face to snap this pic, because they look so quaint.  

I (obviously) didn't take photos of clay-time last week, but it happened, and it was pretty spectacular (as usual). Maybe I'll remember to take photos today? I'm working on a couple mugs, and the kid is working on about a million more imaginative items. You'll see. Maybe. If I remember. 

Another amazing thing from last week is that I finished the first pair of low boot/high top slippers for the shop! I'm stoked to have completed the patterns, and I'm aiming to have a handful ready to list on Molipop's anniversary (Nov. 17th). But I will probably slam the internet with hoards of photos before then . . . 

All Sorts (of Top Notch from Last Week)

I'm not saying my weeks are consistently full of awesome and life is perfect all the time. But I'm pretty darn privileged, and it turns out that every week brings something worth writing home about. For instance, last week the fall colors really started to come out with full force. And I did not take any pictures of them. Ha! But I did take a picture of this really wonderful fall beverage. 

I recently took this recipe for pumpkin spice latte syrup from A Beautiful Mess out for a spin and it turned out pretty much awesome. The other day I was craving a london fog and a pumpkin spice latte at the same time, so I decided to make a combo london spiced latte. I was too lazy to warm the milk in a saucepan and whip up foam, so I just nuked nuked the milk, dunked a bag of David's "cream of early grey" tea and splashed in some pumpkin syrup. Yummmmm. I'm an inventor now. 

Another really great thing is that I'm taking a Skillshare course online. Specifically, I'm taking the "Design your own Logo" course, and I've been sketching non-stop. I like learning new stuff, but I'm not going back to school until I can win back a measure of my financial independence. At about $20 a class, Skillshare is pretty much my new best friend (other than my best friend, of course). And Skillshare has a lot of stuff that is relevant to small online business owners

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All Sorts (of Top Notch from Last Week)

Last week was well above decent in the overall scheme of things. I handed in the very final final copy of my thesis, paid my library fines, and tied up all the loose ends at the University. Now I don't have to feel bad about punctuating my sentences improperly anymore.

 I finished a book that I didn't really like that much, so I won't tell you the title. But I felt pretty good about powering through.

I put my hair in a high ponytail/bun. It has been YEARS since I was able to do that. Sometimes (often) I just get the urge to cut it, and I can't help myself. But I've obviously been developing super-powers of self-control, and this picture is evidence. This picture is also of Cottonwood river (backdrop for glorious messy bun).

And so is the one below. Because it was hot enough to go hang out at the river all day long on Wednesday. IN SEPTEMBER. That's something to celebrate in this (relatively northern) neck of the woods. 

P.S. I can't align this little blurb to the right. It insists on being centered. I hate it, and it's killing me. 

These are totally unrelated to the river, but they are very much related to last week being above decent. I made these all by myself yesterday for games night. Yup. Games night. Me and my bffs play Settlers of Catan every Sunday and gorge on our favourite foods. That's pretty cool, right?

And then, I spent the last half hour of the week digging into Thirst by Shree Ghatage. It's going to take all my newfound superpowers of self-control to not just chuck all my tasks for the day and read. 

How 'bout you? Have you read this book? Kidding. How was your week? And also, have you read this book? And won't you be my neighbor?