I know, it's been awhile. Life is going well, no complaints here. Oh wait....I forgot about my shredded tire. The other day, I loaded the dogs up to go for our hike. As I went down the road, the car was acting sluggish. I thought it was maybe the transmission, but what do I know. So I turned around to head back home. That's when it got really bad, and I thought I'd better take a look. When I walked around the car, I saw the back tire in shredded bits, darn. Thankfully I have Triple AAA. I called them and w/i the time it took me to walk the dogs home and then walk back to the car, the mechanic was there. He got the tire changed, recommended Discount Tires, as the place to go. In looking at the tire, I discovered a large screw that had punctured. So happy this didn't happen if I was on the highway.


Went to Discount Tire, the guy tells me that since this car is all wheel drive, I can't just replace just one tire. I have to have them all replaced. There's no Big O tire place here in SF. If there was, I prob could have had them match it up. So, I take a deep breathe and say, OK. It was going to take 45 mins to change the tire, so I ask him for someplace to eat as this building is on a busy highway. He recommends Horseman's Haven, which is two buildings down the road.

When I walk in, I recognise this is the real deal. Mostly men, but a few women. Southwest menu only. I had cheese enchiladas, with green chili. I've stepped it up to green chili since I've been here, with no problems. I should have listened to the waitress though when she said "Do you know this is hot" I said yes. My mistake. I was thinking it was like the other green chilis that I've eaten here. WRONG! It was the hottest chili I've ever had. Of couse, I was really hungry so I dug in. With the tortilla I had wih my meal, I made it through the enchiladas and beans. Later that afternoon though, I was regretting my decision. Big Time.

When I got back to Discount Tire, my car was just about ready to go. The sales guy told me they upgraded my tires to Perelli which are about $40 more a tire. They must not had the ones I paid for in stock, is the only thing I can figure. Since I wasn't charged any more, I was happy.

 All in all, it was 4 hours out of my day, the day I planned on going to the International Folk Art Museum. I want to share the Hermosas Huesos project and see if they'd be interested in having a show. I think today's the day to go there.

Beautiful Bones Project by Wayne Hilton from Las Cruces New Mexico. I'm in love with his work. he's doing a fund raiser on Kickstarter to raise money to finish his project. This video explains it all. If you can, please support him and his wonderful work. Gracias, amigos.

II didn't realize I haven't posted in quite awhile.

So, it's finally gotten cold here. I was glad I had my "new" to me coat (thanks to Goodwill) and my hat, mittens and wraparound cowl on when I took the dogs out. I even whipped up a new coat for Ella, made from a boiled wool jacket (also courtesy of Goodwill.

 I've bought a few new pieces of furniture. A shelving unit, using it in the kitchen.
Also a printer table which will fit both my printer and my desktop.  I've spent a whooping $35 for both of these pieces. I'm a happy camper.

I had to drive to Eldorado to pick up the printer table. Eldorado is about 35 mins from where I live. It's in the foothills, different landscape than in La Cienega. I'm not sure that I like it better. It's wide open with beautiful views. The house where I bought this sat up on a hill. There were snowflakes falling when I came out of the house.

Eldorado looking south.

 The people who I bought the printer table from were moving to Vero Beach FL. Good choice. Their house was listed by Sotheby's. It seems to be an active realty company here. Guess that means a lot of high end houses.