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leaving early to go Give Water at Hill.   first battery light came on and then,  almost there,  a strange humming sound and the Heat Gauge shot up to the RED zone.  Pull over.  Water leaking from under driver's side,  just some but engine is HOT.   There is still water in the reserve.   Call Alyssia and they come.  We look and she sees something dangling,  i reach down and in and feel,  pull up and out a very very shredded belt.  Conversation.  We continue on to Lakeside Diesel where our Great and Kind neighbor who doesn't work on old Toyota trucks has fixed Sunny now 4 times….i show him the tattered belt.  He asks questions and says to leave the key.  He will call.  Might not be till morning.   A few hours later he calls.  Ready.  Sunny has a new radiator fan belt.  We go.  

like Emrie,  i'd NEEDED the above pictured.    NEEDED.  Clear head push pins and that plaster casting tape.   They arrived.  Am not sure what the pushpins are for…but when i was afixing Deb Lacative Beauty C loth to the sun shade frame at the Wall Garden,  i could hardly find enough…had to take down that Walnut Looking Cloth to use those.  This is a container of 700.    The plaster tape….for the Mask i need to make.  

i'll leave for the Hill again in just a little while.  Things are blurring into themselves and eachother.   I will see what needs to be done to clean the Ash in the "house".     The Evac order has downgraded from Mandatory to Evac Warning.  Spot fires continue to erupt nearby.

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12 responses to “homesick”

  1. Acey Avatar
    Acey

    heart sank at the thought of more car drama amidst everything else. LOVE your neighbor who has been so helpful in this way. Very interested in your mask. The stuff you needed. This is the same general vibe where I needed the winged cat statue.
    the gathering and making-ready. Not “shopping”. gathering. making ready.

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  2. jude Avatar

    finally here, words

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  3. Tina Avatar
    Tina

    Nice to see that you keep going and doing along with Sunny … we all need help from family and friends. You are such a gift 😘

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  4. Nancy Avatar

    Your title hit me. Gratitude for a safe place to stay, yet home is home. What a good neighbor/friend to have!
    I can’t wait to see what/how the mask goes. 🙂
    When we moved in here, I too Needed push pins, to hang lightweight cloth a’la Jude style. Mine are wood. May you have many happy times of pinning!

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  5. jamie Avatar
    jamie

    If you have it in you to share the mask making process, I for one would truly enjoy learning. Not a big to do, just basics.
    Yay for Lakeside Diesel. Everybody needs a good mechanic and he is beyond good. Great.
    I’ve sent you what was posted on the Butte County Sheriff’s facebook page for cleaning up after fire. I’m sure Emory could have downloaded it for you but I like to feel useful. Just remember ash and water makes lye so be careful for your skin. Love

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  6. grace Forrest Avatar

    is a strange time of pin point balance between
    possibilities

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  7. grace Forrest Avatar

    am SO Glad…typepad comes and goes

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  8. grace Forrest Avatar

    i LOVE pushpins…Alyssia does too…she was HAPPY to
    see such a multitude

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  9. grace Forrest Avatar

    i will talk about the mask making. It’s a
    magical work
    and love your USEFULLNESSES….love them, that you
    really Know
    i needed that reminder…there is so much ash in the
    little house. We will need to figure out a way to
    vacuum it up before using water. Thank You

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  10. Michelle Slater Avatar

    Elated each time you post. So glad to hear evacuation has been downgraded and happy you have push pins galore and mask making material to get started with. Cleaning up ash will be a big job. Hope you have help. I assume the goats and puppy are still in the safety pens elsewhere and hope Tay is with you. Oh, dear Grace, May you be safe.

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  11. Peggy McG Avatar
    Peggy McG

    Amongst chaos life and creativity moves forward!

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