The end of the year
Dec. 31st, 2011 08:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mojosmomA quiet day yesterday, and then in the evening several of us from my local college alumnae group met at Lincoln Park Zoo to see the ZooLights:
Every year, the zoo does a fabulous display of lights, but this is the first year I've gone. It was insanely crowded, and most of the animals chose to sleep:
but that was okay. We wandered about, chatting and taking pictures, and then went to the cafeteria for hot cider or hot chocolate. I had a good time.
Today, I went out, ran a few errands, and got a bottle of champagne, which I will pop at midnight. There's a local store I like, called "What the Traveler Saw", that was having an "up to 50% off" sale, so I checked it out and did some damage. I found a long, unlined, drapey black coat perfect for travel, and as I was headed to the counter to pay for it, my eye was caught by a large ring with a faceted red stone. Now, I don't usually wear large rings, but I put this on and it was awesome - and half-price. So I succumbed, and then one of the other sales clerks said, "did you see the earrings?" Hoo, boy. Yeah, I did. (They're rubies, from Turkey. Not gem-quality, obviously, but it's the funky-ness of them that I like. Click through to Flickr and check out the band on the ring. Definitely not average.)
Then I stopped in at another local store, The Fair Trader, just to let them know that my sister loved the wood and horn salad servers I got her for Christmas.
The cat and I are hanging out together tonight. I will have champagne. She'll have whatever she wants!
Every year, the zoo does a fabulous display of lights, but this is the first year I've gone. It was insanely crowded, and most of the animals chose to sleep:
but that was okay. We wandered about, chatting and taking pictures, and then went to the cafeteria for hot cider or hot chocolate. I had a good time.
Today, I went out, ran a few errands, and got a bottle of champagne, which I will pop at midnight. There's a local store I like, called "What the Traveler Saw", that was having an "up to 50% off" sale, so I checked it out and did some damage. I found a long, unlined, drapey black coat perfect for travel, and as I was headed to the counter to pay for it, my eye was caught by a large ring with a faceted red stone. Now, I don't usually wear large rings, but I put this on and it was awesome - and half-price. So I succumbed, and then one of the other sales clerks said, "did you see the earrings?" Hoo, boy. Yeah, I did. (They're rubies, from Turkey. Not gem-quality, obviously, but it's the funky-ness of them that I like. Click through to Flickr and check out the band on the ring. Definitely not average.)
Then I stopped in at another local store, The Fair Trader, just to let them know that my sister loved the wood and horn salad servers I got her for Christmas.The cat and I are hanging out together tonight. I will have champagne. She'll have whatever she wants!
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Date: 2012-01-01 04:14 am (UTC)How gorgeous!
(ZooLights sounds like a lot of fun!)
Happy New Year!
(When the time comes...please have a sip for me!)
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Date: 2012-01-01 04:20 am (UTC)Happy New Year to you and to the cat
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Date: 2012-01-02 12:40 pm (UTC)The zoo light looked beautiful. Glad to note that the animals routines weren't disrupted too much by all the extra noise and lights. Like every other business zoos must be finding it hard to make ends meet these days, and many of them do terrific work in conserving species etc so deserve support.
Wishing you a very, very happy new year. I shall look forward to reading more of your adventures in 2012!
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Date: 2012-01-02 02:13 pm (UTC)