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DOMESTICITIES
I’d planned to go to either a meeting or workout in the pool this morning. Only after I decided to go to the pool did I realize I still have an open wound on my leg from the spot the doc took h...
DAY 6: LAST DAY
It was the usual crowded Comic Con, but we loved it. Zoe joined us this last day, and she was a wonderfully poised, delightful 13 year old. She knew all the costumes, and she was quite unafra...
DAY 5: ARTIST'S ALLEY
We got there too early for our assignments, but after trying to get coffee we got both just in the knick of time. Portfolio Review again. I remembered my pen. Switched to bigger chair. The...
DAY 4: AND A LOT OF FUN WAS HAD BY ALL
<center></center><center><font size="1">I thought these the most inventive costumes. Sorry about the arm, but I never got a clear view.</font></center> Schedu...
DAY 3: WORKING THE CON
A Comic Con view from the Trolley. We flat out love working the Portfolio Review Area. Getting to view the work and talk to artists from all over the country yesterday was a treat. After wo...
DAY 2: ANTICIPATION
Qualcomm Station before the crowds. We arrived at the sign in place for early volunteers only to find they didn’t put us in the computer for a second day. Slightly relieved, we went downstair...
DAY: 1
George coming down Peter’s hall that’s lined with wood and artifacts from wonderful ocean liners of the past. We started early, and made it to the Dermatologist’s office right on time. He a...
A VISIT TO PETER'S HOUSE
Peter in front of a wall sculpture. We were invited up to Peter Knego’s home to see the latest installation. Abstract flat discs now surround a light fixture as they once did on the PACIFIC P...
GRATITUDES
We took Margot out with a crowd to dinner last night for her birthday. She delighted in the socialization. Despite all her physical problems, she seems the happiest I have ever seen her. She ...
SHARING STEAMPUNK
2013 at the Comic Con Steampunk Gather. It’s almost Comic Con, and we are both excited about it. Our costumes are out. He’s wearing both of his. Papers are scattered here and there…mine sti...
SATURATED COLOR
Sometimes, walking by the dry and hanging laundry, the colors knock me out with their saturation. Even my Hawaiian mumu’s seem to blend in without a fight with those other summer colors. I pause...
PRIDE TOO
More Orts: • It’s San Diego Pride Week here. Yes, I am very proud of all three of my gay grandchildren. Grandma waves. • It’s also the last week before Comic Con. We are volunteering more...
BITS, ORTS AND LEAVINGS
Two sets of 1940’s dishes by Blue Ridge/Southern Potteries. Just today: • I forgot A pile of set aside books when I headed to work. I forgot my hearing aids. Worst of all, I wasn’t going t...
A HOMEY 4TH
From an email….. Hope you are going to be able to stay cool during this heatwave. It’s supposed to be 90 here at the beach. WOW. We will have to make an effort to cool off the house before th...
A FOURTH OF JULY
Have a lovely holiday with your family and friends. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Himself: Not working. Carrying boxes of books for me and loving the emptier garage. Start...
THE COUNTY FAIR 1
First place winner…check out the tractor in the center. It’s that time of year again. The Midway is lined with food vendors, the junque sales are off to the left in three large buildings,...
A DAY OF ALL THINGS
Photo of Claudia on a hike from her “Celebration of Life” invitation. Facebook. Photo: Kay. We started our day rather down as we headed over the Point to Claudia’s Celebration of Life....
SEASONALLY SPEAKING
We all know the history of our Independence Day, but many of us forget that it wasn’t official until 1941. Inspired by Thomas Paine’s pamphlet “Common Sense,” our Continental Congress voted fo...
CLATTER
2017: Old friends. Not all Comic Con attendees are young and mobile. This lovely man is our favorite jeweler in real life. Not in real life, he is an enthusiastic member of the Society ...
REMINDERS
Comic Con 2017. I was supposed to mend my costume apron yesterday, instead I played with photos. I didn’t do really too well last year with photos at Comic Con, and I had hopes that good ...
UPCOMING FUN
2017: The Society for Creative Anachronism in action. • The 4th of July is upcoming. Every store around us will be closed, but ours will be open. Why the new manager is doing this is...
TAKING THE FUTURE IN HAND
2015 Auto Museum Steam Punk Show. With apologies for the focus. Despite my walking in the water, I don’t walk well on land. It’s complicated by my enthusiasms for foods and chocolate. ..e...
CHARMING
Here are a few of the delightful Steampunk folks enjoying the alternative world the museum offered this night. So glad I could go. Check out her purse. Her’s was the most simple of the ...
STEAMPUNK FOR POOLIE
In honor of Captain Poolie, the museum held a Steampunk Show. She loved steampunk. Here are a few shots from last night. We had a grand time sitting with Poolies best friend Pam. George took...
SOLSTICE
There is something about my voice that no one hears yet in the background, real life appears, dozing, reading, working, talking, deaf to my cheery perking, silent to my reality… it’s that way no...
