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This vista is looking north along the road to Garnet ghost town in the Garnet Mountain Range east of Missoula. The jagged peaks in the distance are the east side of the Mission Mountains; I believe the valley is the Greenough area. Pretty, huh? I'd like to live down there, or somewhere like it -- farther away from the city.

It's been cold these past few days. Like cold as in the 50s and 60s. I'm not ready for fall yet. Summer barely started two months ago. The mice have all been moving back into the cabin, and I suspect they're more reliable forecasters than the Farmer's Almanac. Tango and Luna have been busy scouting out the little critters, who like to hang out under the fridge and stove, as well as in the attic and ceiling insulation where the cats can't get at them. Ugh.

As I write, the coyotes just started up, their odd yipping a lovely midnight chorus. As long as my kitties are inside, anyway. I tend to think the howls are celebrating a kill -- probably just rabbits and mice, but it is always a possibility with the cats. We've been lucky so far. Tango and Luna are pretty "street-smart," I think.

Not much new and interesting to blog about. I'm trying to focus on hustling up more and better-paying freelance assignments. They seem to come in clusters. Some weeks I have almost more work than I can handle; others, nothing. It's been slow the last week or two and it's making me nervous. My retirement savings is dwindling. I have money coming in, but not enough. I think it's interesting that right after I quit my nice, secure job to become a freelance writer, the economy tanked. Timing.

Oh, well. I just need to be more aggressive about pursuing work. Got any?

posted by Patia  12:22 AM