The last cool Monday?

[susandennis]

The weather forecasters are terrorizing me. They are threatening 80's by the weekend. I am not a fan of hot weather. Like those who scream when snow flies in April or October, I get my panties in a pretzel when it's too warm too late or too early. And 80's in May is too early.

So, I'm going to specifically enjoy cool this week, while it lasts.

Biggie is out on the terrace and a flock of crows just zoomed by. He lost his shit. And now he's racing in here to tell me about it. He's cracking me up.

Today I have some sewing to do. And that's about it. Goodwill is back open for donations so I might do a little cleaning out of spots here and there. The shelves could use a dusting but if I keep the light off in the hallway, I won't notice. That might be a better course of action than actually dusting. I need to leave something for the house cleaner when she comes back in - whenever.

My boyfriend was back this morning and I got my smile and a wave. And there is a little progress on the lastest.



There are a few shops who have not boarded up and someone stuck flyers on them offering to do the service.



If they do board up, then maybe more artwork?

Comments

[bill-schubert.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we're done with the cool til maybe late October. Sigh.

[seattlejo.livejournal.com]

IS crime climbing? That surprises me.

[susandennis]

This is the first I've heard of it so, yeah, no I don't think so. But, hey, if it moves the merch

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I'm supposed to trust them to build a sneeze guard when they can't even spell it?

[kk1raven.livejournal.com]

The murals on the boarded up businesses are beautiful, but I don't understand the boarding-up. Nothing here is boarded up. I walked the length of our main downtown street earlier this week and didn't see a single boarded up window or door. Crime here is down rather than up from what I've heard.

[susandennis]

I'd say about half of the restaurants and shops all over town boarded up immediately. To prevent vandalism and break-ins of empty spaces.

[kk1raven.livejournal.com]

That just seems like an over-reaction to me, and I live in a city with a reputation for having a high crime rate. No one is breaking into closed stores by smashing the glass. (Robbing open convenience stores with a gun, yes, breaking glass at closed stores, no.) Maybe the type of crime we have is different.