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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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ET. AL. in Postcards 4
It’s the 28th already? Amazing how fast the days go when you get older. I know, we all say that, but it is true. At least I have no more doctors’ appointments this week and for this I will be...
DINNER AT THE BAY in Postcards 4
I didn’t get much done yesterday. The sun was out for most of the day, and I rejoiced. As we neared four o’clock, over my book I mentioned dinner out. He mentioned chicken pot pies and slaw ...
A DAY'S ERRANDS in Postcards 4
I flat out love Christmas décor. Off the coast of Long Beach over 100 ships wait to unload. Headlining the news today is that everything will be sparse especially Christmas decoration. Near u...
SEW AND READ: BOBBIES QUILT in Postcards 4
I did a lot of research about crows, and no matter what I did, on the quilt, most came out looking like doves. I could take the stitching out, but perhaps not. I’ll just be glad to have it don...
ON THE BEACH in Postcards 4
Our day will be like this only at home. Quiet, I hope. The car carrier passing us by, someone else setting up the chair cushions. I’ll grab a moment or two at the sewing machine to draft gold...
RARELY HOME in Postcards 4
My Oncologist took my case to the tumor board. They thought that they should check to see if my targeted therapy has leaked into the blood stream. That’s a sign that it isn’t working well any ...
TO SAFETY in Postcards 4
There were hero’s everywhere that day. One traffic chopper remained in the air with a police copter. The bridges and tunnels were closed, but hundreds of boats crowded the waters of New York ...
80 in Postcards 4
For my fiftieth birthday, we filled up truckloads of goodies for a woman’s recovery home. For my sixtieth, we went to Europe with Bobbie and Tracy. For my seventieth, we went around the USA on...
NEWS ORTS in Postcards 4
I admit to reading most of the Washington Post and the New York Times yesterday instead of sewing. They both offered a dollar a month subscription fee, and I grabbed it. But other interesting ...
ADDICT in Postcards 4
That’s me. I’m an addict to my morning rituals. No matter what ever has to be done, I want to do certain things first. A half slice of bread and butter so my stomach likes the immunotherapy d...
ALMOST in Postcards 4
“What did we do yesterday,” I asked G. “Costco?” “Yes,” he answered, and Costco for my new glasses, CVS, The Bagger for lunch, the jeweler to fix two gold chains, then back to CVS when they fil...
BALANCE in Postcards 4
I started this project without a plan. That’s never good. Slowly it starts to come together in my mind as I stitch. I’m not at all fond of the heavy two piece center – which is too small for ...
A PERFECT BEACH DAY in Postcards 4
The sun is out, the skies are blue tho smoky, and the day is a perfect day for the beach. So we went down to the beach and got our booster shot and breakfast. Overpriced breakfast but a free s...
KNOCKED DOWN AND SHINY in Postcards 4
Blogger continues to mystify me. I would dearly like to change my link color, but am left confused. I’ve got changing the headers down, but I find last sentences suddenly large and overwhelmin...
SUNKEN in Postcards 4
I’ve always been fascinated by ships. As I get older, I find ships histories interest me deeply. In the NY Times this morning, I found myself wandering among the ships of the Franklin https:/...
DAY BY DAY in Postcards 4
The medical stuff is done for the week, and we are sitting back and relaxing. Slowly George gains access to more movement. One day he can touch two fingers; the next day he can touch two more....
A FEW ORTS AND LEAVINGS in Postcards 4
A collection of Orts and Leavings: From my friend Katy: Ohhh…snazzy…all that redwood in the del came from Humboldt County…I watched Marilyn Monroe film “Some Like it Hot” as a 10 year old there...
MEDIOCRE in Postcards 4
This mediocre cropping is an example of the mediocre work I have been doing this week. Still, the picture has historical meaning to his daughter. Quilting outside the lines makes for a messy ...
BABY IT'S HOT OUTSIDE in Postcards 4
It’s hot here. Scorchingly hot. The fires are in the news, but there little said about the heat. I know so many places are around the country are warm, and most numbers are higher than ours. ...
BLACK AND WHITE SMILES in Postcards 4
Made me smile, indeed. Duck and George having fun for the camera. George inspires smiles. Something’s happening here. I don’t know what inspired us to these giant smiles, but I find myself...
OLD ART in Postcards 4
Last night George and I were watching ANTIQUES ROADSHOW. One gentleman brought a painting up to the tables. The appraiser who got it was truly passionate in his enthusiasm. “It is a very early...
DIXIE AND TOWER 4 in Postcards 4
This shot came out very light with all the details blurred by the sunlight. Dixie died soon after this visit, and I am just glad to have the photograph. Just glad too that she recognized me th...
A SMALL FOUNTAIN in Postcards 4
I had never read the plaque before. On the back of the fountain is a plaque to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernestine_Schumann-Heink . She was one of mother’s favorite singers. On the front ...
THE LIGHTHOUSE in Postcards 4
George drove up to the top of the Point and took a few pictures for me. There was a long time spent fussing with one image, and when I finally got it framed it was too blue. But it was done. T...
More... in Postcards 4
list text here Very delightfully Janey but grainy. Paul dusty. Himself: to the court house for Jury duty. They let him come home after noon. Myself: Read, Zoom meeting, checked ...
