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A Week in Photos: 2025, Part 40

November 10, 2025

Yes, quite a gap in photo diary entries, thanks mostly to travel (I was at home for only 7 full days in the month of October). Time to start catching up…

Monday, September 29: Was feeling the autumn vibes and decided to put a deep red polish on my toes to replace the more summery pink that I’d been wearing.

My hand holding a bottle of deep red nail polish. In the lower right of the frame, blurred, one of my feet can be seen wearing a flip flop and bright warm pink polish.

Tuesday, September 30: Practiced some decorative rope work. I’m still finding this very relaxing … focusing on the patterns and the feel of the fiber in my hands quiets my brain, and knowing I’m going to undo it and any mistakes I make will disappear calms my anxiety about messing things up.

Natural colored rope tied into a decorative design.

Wednesday, October 1: Signs of fall appearing along the road I walk to get the mail in the village.

Trees and bushes along the side of a blacktop road. Most of the leaves are green but some have started to turn yellow and orange with the coming of autumn.

Thursday, October 2: Flew to Denver for a conference. Ended up walking from my gate to baggage claim after landing instead of taking the underground train, which took me past an exhibit of clothing made from unconventional materials. This ensemble called Palisade & Prairie made primarily vinyl sheet flooring material especially caught my eye. More on the exhibit here: Prêt-À-Porter: Rocky Mountain Reverie.

Headless white mannequin wearing a bustier and long skirt made mostly from vinyl flooring material with yarn pom poms as decoration. The main color is medium blue; accent colors mostly white, yellow, lime green, hot pink, and royal blue, with some earth tones in the pom poms

Friday, October 3: Arrived early for checkin at the conference so had the lounge area outside under the tent to myself for a bit. I though I had a super sized couch in my studio, but this one puts mine to shame. It’s a much more interesting color than my light brown one, too.

Teal blue sectional couch on a rug in a parking lot. It has not one but two corner sections.

Saturday, October 4: I’d read about these access stairs at the rental apartment in the reviews before I booked it. That did not fully prepare me for how steep and relatively narrow they were. I never got used to them during my stay, especially since the railing was too wide and flat to comfortably hold on to. I have no doubt they would have been easier to navigate if I were younger and less fat, but I am not. Feel fortunate I’m still in good enough shape to have gotten my big suitcase up there (in the dark in practically the middle of the night).

Looking up a flight of black wooden stairs along the outside of a house going up to an attic apartment.

Sunday, October 5: I got back to the rental apartment after the last day of the conference (classes followed by closing remarks followed by a hangout in the space) and realized I hadn’t taken any pictures for this photo diary project. I snapped a selfie in my pajamas, relaxing on the couch. Looked at it, realized I’d basically captured a great view up my nose, decided I was too tired to do better, and turned the phone toward the tv alcove and captured that instead. It’s at least got some interesting angles in it.

Flat screen tv (tuned off) sitting in a trapezoidal alcove in a white wall in an attic apartment.

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On this date in 2024: No journal entry
2023: A Week in Photos: 2023, Part 44
2010 to 2022: No entries
2009: Quilt Retreat
2008: Underperforming
2002 through 2007: No entries

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