Taps.

I took the lap top in to the Geek Squad today and they kindly told me that my dinosaur has begun to fossilize. What I have now is essentially an elaborate electronic paperweight. Rest in peace, old laptop.

Moreover, when I asked about a new laptop, the nice Geek told me about Windows Vista, and how things will probably be much better after the first of the year when windows comes out with all the fixes. So, I may be blogging without photos for a few months. Will you love me anyway?

To see some wonderful photos in the meantime, go to 5elementknitr.blogspot.com. Or check out cabin cove. Dave takes such good photos that he has picture goodness just oozing out of his pores and puddling up around his feet.

In common with most of the people I know, I had a burst of tidyituss today and took apart the pile of boxes in the garage for recycling. It took only 90 minutes or so to flatten and bale them. To cut the string, I used the switchblade I found in the grass at the fair one year. I keep it for cutting string because it feels so "cool" and "tough." It's a crappy little knife and more dangerous to the holder than to anyone on the other side. But it flicks out with a very satisfying snick, and it's almost sharp enough to cut cotton string. I just have to saw at it a little.

The people next door to us have covered their lawn with that spider web stuff, and set up a remote-control spider about the size of a pug dog that will run out from behind the bushes at the flick of a switch. I'm such a piker! I have only three nice little jack-o-lanterns. They're very good jack-o-lanterns, but not a touch on the stuff the rest of the neighbors are doing. Oh well, if the kids don't want to bother with our house, it means more candy for us. We got two thirty-bar selections from the Mars candy company. Thank you Costco!

Hope your holiday is safe and sweet.