cobweb came over to the house_of_clocks for tea this afternoon. I always have a wonderful time talking to her. Our conversations have great depth and range. We have enough in common to commiserate and talk in detail, and have enough differences to keep the dialog interesting. As soon as spring arrives I will hopefully be seeing more of her, as we plan to take many walks together.

She has promised to help me dye purple streaks into my hair. I've had my hair purple before, but it was dark eggplant. I want the streaks to be brighter. Mayhaps a hair dying party is in the works.

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This evening, I went over to coolwhitestare's apartment for more tea. We met at Panaria in Arlington Heights first, then walked through a beautiful winter wonderland to her lair. After tea, she showed me a very interesting luminescent crystal ball devise, which she gave to me upon my leaving. The devise will come into very good use if I can locate any one of several substances.

I do miss Arlington Heights sometimes. I had become such a part of the neighborhood. But, the current house_of_clocks is much much better than the old one in just about every conceivable way.