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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BACKROOM DELIGHT in Postcards 4
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 ...
CAPRESE SALAD AND NCIS in Postcards 4
I’m staying inside, not quietly of course, and letting the chemo for my face work. All the precancerous spots are “developing” into red splotches except for the one on my neck which is blooming...
COSTUMINGS in Postcards 4
Marvelously creative cut work armor. George said earlier that he hadn’t decided what he would wear at Comic Con this year. He tells me now that he has bought a Star Trek T-shirt to wear on Cos...
ALDERS AND GUM TREES in Postcards 4
Cutting down the leaning Alder out in front of the house. • They are cutting down trees here. Once the primary treeS filling in the landscape around our condos were Alders. They have a l...
MAY GREY in Postcards 4
Point Loma. Yesterday the fogs started rolling in over the spine of Point Loma. Sometimes it comes like a wall of moisture, yesterday it crept in little bursts of white. Here along the coast...
SHARPER in Postcards 4
![(http://http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h40/Georgette92107/Home/IMG_7106%20copy_zpsvy8d5mcc.jpg) • Something in me woke Thursday. Today I am a sharper clearer person for some reason. May]...
MAY THE FORTH BE WITH YOU in Postcards 4
Man’s wrapper, Ghana, unknown Ewe weaver. Early 20th century. Cotton. Prosebox lists past diary entries running down the right side. I read a few yesterday. I was thinking later how well I...
...BY THREES in Postcards 4
Monday night, I discovered the waterproof bandage wasn’t. The ding in my leg was spreading red all over my lower leg. I got a little ruthless with the cure, and it is better today. I will be ...
BLUE FLOWER TIME in Postcards 4
Jacaranda trees in bloom. Many of our streets have Jacaranda’s on them, but only this one near us is lined with them. There’s a row of them lining Nimitz Blvd on its way into our neighborho...
ENDLESS RED in Postcards 4
My soul wasn’t happy with an endless blue and white living room. Poor G with his swollen knee brought up the ladder and got quilts and red pillows down from the attic for me. The cheery reds ...
MV MAASDAM in Postcards 4
While we were picnicking on Shelter Island the other afternoon, our ship journalist friend Peter Knego was aboard the Maasdam. If you have Facebook, you can enjoy the cabins, suites, decks, a...
SUNSET CLIFFS in Postcards 4
My Windows 7 operating system collapsed the other morning. After an all morning struggle, G discovered that he had initially entered a wrong number in the registration. (Boy, it sure did take ...
BY THE BAY, BY THE BAY in Postcards 4
The MV Maasdam was in port yesterday, much to my surprise. We wandered over to Shelter Island to get rid of the bird food seeds G’s local birds wouldn’t eat….small black seeds and corn. As he ...
CABBAGE ROSE in Postcards 4
The bed leapt out and took a hunk of skin off a leg. I’ve been in the pool with it, but it doesn’t look good. No pool. Darn. But I will go to that class and stretch myself out while letting ...
NATIONAL WAFFLE DAY in Postcards 4
• Marching: Last weekend we marched for science. It’s March for the EPA this coming weekend. When I mention marching for the Arts, all my friends grow silent. • It’s also…Diabetes Alert D...
LIFE IS GOLDEN in Postcards 4
After being healthy in the pool, I’m off to try a “Lengthen and Strengthen” class at the gym. First I have to leave a message for the doc…my finger is being cranky. Darn. I have groceries to ...
ARTS DAY! in Postcards 4
While the world marched for science, I dozed. Photobucket, which isn’t normally a problem, wouldn’t take this rose. Perhaps I was mesmerized as I waited for it to work again. Happy Earth Day y...
DAWN RITUALS in Postcards 4
These blowsey, white, clumpy roses are suddenly appearing everywhere all over the city. Coffee….there is no life without coffee. These days, dear G staggers up the stairs with coffee for both...
420 in Postcards 4
“It’s 420,” Julie said to me at the pool. After she had said it at least 15 times to all of us, I asked what it meant. “It’s the number of the marijuana initiative,” she said. “I have no idea ...
LISTENING in Postcards 4
I finished a couple of roses and almost finished another yesterday. They are a little better than last years, I feel. Then this morning, after the pool, I had coffee with Kay and was able to t...
GORDITA in Postcards 4
Sunday we had a half day at the Spring Round Up. It was a sunny and gorgeous day but there was one more business meeting. Did I ever mention that I truly dislike business meetings? What would...
FLOWERFUL in Postcards 4
Every vacant lot, empty field, and verge are covered with daisy’s. Yes, these are wildflowers. Because of the huge rains we have had, these wild flowers are growing with exceptional enthusiasm...
A GOOD COOKIE WEEKEND in Postcards 4
Wonderful weekend with a too short visit with Tabor and Husband then it was off to the convention. Lots of sunshine. Way too many very good homemade cookies in the hospitality Room. This i...
A SHORT BED in Postcards 4
The hotel potting shed. Packing is always such sweet sorrow. Right now Grumpy’s bed is full. We still need to add all our suitcases and the walker. It needs judicious repacking before we hea...
STAYCATION CONVENTION + EDIT in Postcards 4
One of my favorites. • Yes, I will take my suit to the hotel….they have several pools there. • Yes, the truck gets washed today. • Yes too, we are not on our diet yet so I am picking up a...
