40 Miles WNW of schmutz

So as I'm sure you've heard via your local news, Los Angeles County (Orange and San Bernardino counties as well) were on fire. For the most part they have them contained and controlled.

Sunday I was so excited posting about my treasures I forgot to mention the distant fires we watched from the freeways on the way to Unwind and Skein. Heading north on the 5 freeway you could see the Sylmar blaze and heading back east on the 134 you could see the fire in Yorba Linda (eventually Anaheim and Chino Hills)...

Surprisingly for two locations that were 40+ miles away, they managed to rain ash all over our houses and cars here in the city of Los Angeles, and the sky was remenicent of that movie Night of the Comet only the skies were yellow rather than orange.

I have forever been sneezing and dusting, dusting and sneezing, all of it ash and soot that snuck in through the windows.

While I may bitch about all the above, I still feel horrible for those who lost their homes. Even if they lived in fancy neighborhoods or mobile trailers, they lost their homes their belongings, their most special personal memories (and some may have lost their stashes!!! oh the thought!!!).

With so much focus on Katrina and Ike and all that happened to those devastated in the midwest over the last few years, why don't we think about those who lost their entire lives to these devastating fires?

Many of my co-workers had to evacuate their homes and fortunately they were spared both life and homes.

So if you got a little time save a little prayer for the folks here in California. We're not all a bunch of kooks living on a fault line waiting to fall into the ocean, we're normal hardworking folks who happen to like where we live, no matter how fire, flood or earthquake prone we are.

On a little happier note... CupKozy is taking the world by storm... more news on that as events develop... but I'll be soon making some as well (totally sweatshop labor).. so if you haven't bought yours yet, get it here!!!!

Tell Dinah, "Ann sent you" maybe she'll unchain me from the sewing machine and let me out into the fresh air for a 5 minute break - just kidding!!!

Oh and I stopped in at Abuelita's tonight. They have a nifty new idea, they put your new purchases into a recyclable bag, so if you keep the bag and bring it in next time you shop, you get 5% off your next purchase!!!

I'm SO there!!

I can't show off my purchase though because it involves the Secret Santa swap, so again, you'll have to be patient... sorry!!!