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RESISTANCES
Sunlight shining through the stained glass window onto the hall wall. Not only because I’ve been harassed recently, nor just because of the Washington baseball shooting, but also because...
CUTTING
<center> This very out of focus area is not this messy now. It will be worse soon. After I drive down to pick up my red glasses with their new lenses, I am going to do two things. 1. Pul...
RUTHLESSNESS
A cottage at Narragansett and Sunset Cliffs. We used to live in a little cottage a tiny bit smaller than this one on Sunset Cliffs. I was then the proud owner of one bookcase….Grandma Mau...
FALLOUT 4
First person shooter game costume: Fallout uniform of a person just released from Vault III. I’m just about through decorating G’s Fallout costume. I was hoping he would do steampunk in a ...
GRANDMA'S ART: AN UNERRING EYE
Grandma’s Maudie’s three crows. The two outside birds are chewing out the chagrined middle bird. An illustration for a book. Upstairs bathroom. .............................................
INVENTORY
Dishes: Soft green white and cinnamon Russell Wright dishes with a little color to add snap. Cross stitch and embroidery both found in thrift stores. Georges Chevy pickups and tow tr...
MAKING A RECORD
I was such a functional human yesterday. Never before have I attended so carefully to the things that needed to get done. Laundry, gym, more laundry, menu planning and grocery shopping while ...
SHEETS, SHEETS
Lately, I’ve been more concerned with my friends and myself wearing out than my things wearing out. Silly me. I went to use my favorite heavy frying pan, and the Teflon was bubbling off. I...
STEPPING UP
Grey steps trod on by long skirted ladies lifting their hems up against the dust. Red steps trod on by town selectmen briefcases in hand projects in mind. Brown steps danced on by long hair...
A GOOD LIFE
George very kindly wakes me, drives me to the clinic, brings coffee and a slice of bread with us, and makes totally inoffensive remarks all the way through the experience. While he is being kin...
MORE THAN
At Petco Park. • It’s baseball season again. I’ve poked, prodded, and cajoled himself, but no seats have appeared. He has to purchase them as he is the person with the hefty work sche...
EXTEMPORANEOUSLY
I keep telling people…you gotta own a truck. No household is complete without a truck. It doesn’t do any good when talking to folks on limited incomes. Even richer folks with many cars an...
FLAGS
I had no interest in flags as photo subjects until I took this picture. The drama of a full sized garrison flag, that’s the biggest one, on the side of a dry dock caught my attention. I was...
PASSAGES
Flags ready to be passed out and installed on each grave. Memorial Day is, Wikipedia tells us is, “originated as Decoration Day after the American Civil War in 1868, when the Grand Army ...
UNREAD
I am reading about politics right now. I try hard not to listen to Trump, to his ideas, to his ranting, or to other’s talking about him, but I am paying attention to the political thinkin...
MY HERO
For several months now, one of my bookcases at the shop was missing a shelf. To me, it looked like a tooth missing in a row of perfect teeth. If I am the Booklady, I am responsible. I asked ...
THE READING LIST
How do you compile the books you decide to read? Yes, some come from the store, but others are purchased, sent to me, or are library books. I just ordered the new Dana Stabenow today. ...
INSTEAD OF
Large scale Niki de Saint Phalle sculpture outside the Mingei Museum in Balboa Park. Life:I somehow broke my new, blue glasses, so life was a tradeoff this morning. Instead of going to...
LIFE
Computer stuff (skip if you want) : While I was at work, at the Dermatologist’s Office, and at work again, G reformatted my Hard drive. Since the graphics card is new and the motherboar...
BAH HUMBUG, COMPUTERS
…and other good news. • Two days ago, my computer did its usual freeze and refuse to restore. George has been working on it constantly since, but he has been oblivious to the fact that it wa...
WE ATE THE WHOLE THING
The Lord Hornblower slowly waiting for the NCL Norwegian Sun . It’s been quite a weekend. I wandered around Balboa Park trying like heck to keep my face out of the sun. Fun show of Antique Jap...
THIRTY FOUR
1983 1993 2001 2006 2016 Himself: Paaying computer games, lunch, museum, dinner out. Herself: Blogging, brunch, Balboa Park with G and I will go to the Mingei as well as taking boo...
SOMETIMES QUILTS ARE ME
Sahara’s Quilt. Cotton. Nine patch, 2003. I’m not at all a good quilter, but I’ve always been taught to keep a record of the work I do. For years, my quilting projects have suffered from la...
DOMESTICITIES 137
Pillows? Backpacks? Amusing? Yes. I’m laughing so hard and am so angry at Trump that I cannot write coherently. Instead I offer you a few photos from Comic Con 2015. Steampunk Drama. St...
BACKROOM DELIGHT
The back room sorters minus Barbara and I. Dithering all the way, I made it to my exercise class after coffee and breakfast. Yes, I survived by using my right arm lightly. Yes too, without ...
