Another week gone.

[alt_sinistra]

After various comments last week, I've done a few new things - worth noting here as a reminder, if nothing else.

Chilly during your class time? I've a collection of woolen gloves, hats, scarves, and socks in a box by my office door, if students have need of them for any reason. Someone never has their gloves or their hat or whatever. I hate to waste time with them going back to their room and all the way up the tower once more. (And I do agree with last week's comments: it's far too chilly to be up there without suitable clothing.)

However, I must say, I can't recommend many of the color combinations, so contributions in colors other than lime green, bright orange, fuscia, or an odd salmon/peach mix are most welcome. (Or, perhaps, students working on perfecting color in Transfiguration might like some practice objects?) Though, perhaps, the colors explain why the item has been 'lost' and was available for my loaner box.

We also spent a fair bit of time in the first and second year classes going over appropriate behavior while observing. No jostling, pushing, or otherwise interfering with use of the telescopes and other equipment, of course, even in fun. And we talked about the best ways to adjust settings when it's cold or the wind is blowing fiercely.

I'm awaiting a new set of short essays to be turned in next week, so could spend my afternoon today reading through some past correspondence - some lovely bits about the recent conjunctions and some other thoughts about some other ongoing areas of study. It's nice to feel properly caught up.

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[alt_poppy]

I stumbled across a box of warm things at the back of a shelf yesterday. I'll send them your ways. I'm afraid they are at least thirty years old. You may want to pull the hats out if you think they'll inspire too much giggling.

Could you send me a spare afternoon if you've an extra of those?

[alt_sinistra]

Warm things always appreciated. And honestly, thirty years old or not, they can't be worse than the current box.

As to afternoons - Monday's best for me, as I'm free from 3 or so until the evening observations. Otherwise, I've a few hours between dinner and 11pm or so, any night that's convenient for you.

[alt_sinistra]

And of course, as soon as one writes, one reads...

Spare afternoons are scarce up here, as well. Just a conjunction of not having too many papers to grade, and no urgent demands that let me get caught up a bit more than usual.

(And is it me, or has this month gone particularly quickly?)

[alt_poppy]

Not to worry. I was wound a bit tight this past week and got rather beside myself. I do apologise. Of course, none of us has as much time as we'd like. I was simply jealous of your lovely afternoon.

In any case, Aurora, if you do have a bit of time one afternoon or evening and would like to pop down for a cup of tea and some of the lovely burdock biscuits the house elves make for me, I would love to have the company. Would tomorrow suit?

(I agree about this past month, and now it's February, which always flies.)

[alt_sinistra]

I do hope your week improves from last - it sounds, in the little bits I've heard, like you've had quite the time of it. I do hope you get a rest soon.

I'd love tea and biscuits - lovely offer, and tomorrow would suit just fine. I don't teach the last class of the day, so perhaps I'll come up then?

As far as February, at least there's a logical reason it flies - fewer days, and all - which is what I can never figure out about January.