MageB ⋅ 83

Journaling since 1974. I'm an artist, book lady, and quilter living at the beach with a car guy. We wait out the pandemic in our little condo above the beach. Having been homeless in the 70's, the car guy and I truly appreciate where we are today. All entries are copyrighted under the author's legal name under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported. © Copyright 1974-2021.

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March 08, 2019

MAGAZINES in Postcards 4

Zoe eating her cinnamon roll on a January weekend morning. Wednesday After arriving really late to the dentist’s office, I had a root pulled and stacks of magazines donated which filled ...


March 06, 2019

TELL ME ABOUT…. in Postcards 4

Discards fill the chair …your favorite book when you were a kid. Mine was the Secret Garden. I’ve been shelving children’s books for two weeks now. Boxes and boxes of them come from the ...


March 04, 2019

GREAT PILES in Postcards 4

Just started. Great piles of books line the living room, line the stairs, and creep into the garage. Hundreds and hundreds. I’ve kept way too many, and I have just started. ………………………………………...


March 03, 2019

BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS in Postcards 4

…BDMK in front of the big bookcase at the big house. It’s not paper next on the Konmari list, its books…they are next. The object is to get rid of everything. If you know me or any other...


The birthday girl and her Dad. Grandma and Granddaughter. • We planned on taking the two to our favorite Birthday Restaurant. It was Margot’s birthday. They were only a little...


February 27, 2019

PAPER in Postcards 4

My closet rejects and one bag of his. I’ve cleared out the pillows, quilts, and all but Christmas out of the attic. I’ve finished my closet and discovered I have two formal outfits that fit...


February 23, 2019

THE KONMARIE METHOD in Postcards 4

Two drawers. The KonMarie method is sweeping out things and thinking. Everyone is writing about her. She is being hailed as the newest self-help guru. The BBC author who writes about her...


February 22, 2019

TURN THE PAGE ! in Postcards 4

Bob Seger and his wonderful Silver Bullet Band. George hadn’t made it all the way through the 1983 Bob Seger San Diego concert. That was the last day he drank. When I heard that Bob Sege...


February 21, 2019

AN ADDRESS BOOK in Postcards 4

A peaceful view of downtown from Shelter Island. My computers have died so many times, that I keep much of my life on paper. Every few years the addresses or phone numbers in my old addres...


February 19, 2019

THAT'S HOW IT IS. in Postcards 4

2017 Portland: We cough together. I worry. He coughs. I sort of sleep getting up every two some hours. He coughs and gets up every few minutes. We try everything to send sleep his wa...


February 17, 2019

DONE in Postcards 4

2019 Tax papers. Behind in that basket are the extra recycled papers that came with everything. • I’ve been reading other friends blog rolls while G coughs. Yes, he hacking, moaning, an...


February 14, 2019

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY in Postcards 4

Properties tells me that I have over 100,900 pictures of George. That’s a lot, but then again, I’ve been taking pictures for over 35 years. His mom took a lot of pictures too. We have a ...


February 13, 2019

THOSE PESKY APPOINTMENTS in Postcards 4

Teeth. 1969. Yes, I still use a paper appointment book. I see it first thing when I get up…right there in River City. This month seems to have barely started, and the pages of the book ar...


February 12, 2019

FAMILIES in Postcards 4

2006: Megan, Alex, and G behind them. We all have families of origin, but many of us have families of choice also. My immediate family of origin included my mother, Gunny – my father, Grandm...


February 11, 2019

MASHED POTATOES in Postcards 4

1996: Dad Alex and grandpa George, I want something with mashed potatoes for dinner. Comfort food. Of such small things is a day made. I called the dentist about my way too big plate, I’...


February 10, 2019

MAX AND OTHER IMPORTANCES in Postcards 4

1967, DeAnna. • Maximus Perseus Hoover Watkins….we are calling him Max. Max is a good name for a great-grandson. He came seven weeks early with the cord around his neck. He can be seen ...


February 09, 2019

KATY in Postcards 4

Katy, a most adventurous friend. 1960’s. It was Katy’s birthday yesterday. Her family was there, and there was much joy on the internet. I’ve known Katy, her sister, and her mom and dad s...


February 07, 2019

BETTER EVERY DAY NOW in Postcards 4

2018: Bobbie, and see if this photo shows up. My fault. • I awoke this morning thinking I was going to live. • I read Ronni’s blog and realize her last chemo didn’t work. I get a mess...


February 06, 2019

ALMOST THREE WEEKS in Postcards 4

Perhaps it’s the dress…. Friday: Nodded off most of the day. Didn’t go to the meeting and cough on everyone. Saturday: Not ok all day. Sunday: G worked on his box. I did laundry. Had ...


February 03, 2019

THRIFT STORE LADY in Postcards 4

I’ve been powering down water for my kidneys and the Bronchitis. I leaked a bit before all this, but lately I leak every time I cough. Flood sometimes too. Yes, I went to the toilet before we ...


February 02, 2019

WORN OUT SHOES in Postcards 4

On my old drawing board stool. Illness. That’s all the sickie can talk about….how they feel, are they getting worse, are they getting better….that sort of thing. It’s boring. It’s like hav...


February 01, 2019

AT THE EMBARCADER0 in Postcards 4

Left to Right: The old WPA Civic Center, two Holland America ships, and the Midway. ..............................................................................................................


January 29, 2019

A MELTED JAR in Postcards 4

Photo: PAH, Melted Jar for a SW College flyer. Photo: Paul took a great many photos at this site in the back country of Chula Vista. There was a barn, leaning toward the sunset, there we...


January 27, 2019

LOOK WHAT I FOUND in Postcards 4

• Look what I found. Here’s the original of that colorful self-portrait. Below is the picture I had been looking for two weeks ago and couldn’t find. I did find a smaller version of it...


January 24, 2019

DOZING in Postcards 4

I was thinking a little while ago that Paul would probably be appalled that I am editing his images. He thought I was useless in photography. He has four children who could do this, but...


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