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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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September 01, 2015

September Dreaming in Postcards 4

Golden Rose The nights are cool enough now that we can sleep with the windows open. There was a wonderful cool breeze blowing in the doors as we headed to bed. We both breathed a sigh of relie...


The Stennis entering the harbor. Another old friend died. Patrick Latham. He was part of my group of friends who helped me raise my two teenaged daughters during my first years alone. Bill a...


August 26, 2015

More Quilt Thoughts in Postcards 4

The red star Quilt. We are so spoiled here. The high heat combined with the humidity isn’t like us at all. Warm and dry here….or hot and dry. Air blown our way from the desert not summer sto...


August 25, 2015

Quilting Thinking in Postcards 4

Oh, I know. I said I was done with quilting, that the Blue Quilt was my last quilt, and then I gave all my fabric scraps away. Yes, I did that. I thought I had a few left, but it looks like I...


What makes a computer freeze? I’m going to attempt to write an entry this morning despite my computer. We took grumpy in to a dealership yesterday. Parts will have to be ordered. The cost of ...


August 20, 2015

Cleaning House in Postcards 4

Every once in a while, I go through the links on my blogspot page Postcards I’ve been to many blogs that have most of their links long gone. I don’t want that. Why? It’s frustrating. Then t...


August 18, 2015

Coffee First in Postcards 4

There’s usually time for a little coffee and a chapter in my latest book before I head to the computer. I post on Facebook for both the Discovery Shop and Great curves next. Lately, when I hea...


August 16, 2015

Hot Stuff in Postcards 4

Inland, where daughter Margot lives, it’s up in the hundreds. Here on the beach, the temperature is in the 90’s plus. Yesterday, we all headed to the bay to take Granddaughter Zoe fishing off ...


August 11, 2015

Layers in Postcards 4

I haven’t had this quilt out since the big house. In this tall home, we have a tendency toward red, white, and blue. There, this quilt fit fine. Here, it never has. Harriette took two of my ...


August 11, 2015

Lumping It! in Postcards 4

Last night’s frozen dinner didn’t sit well. After taking photos for great curves today, I came home and was a genuine lump. Even a nap didn’t perk me up. I went to the store briefly to buy a ...


August 09, 2015

By the Bay... in Postcards 4

Today we have grey. Yesterday started with a little grey but most of the day was a perfect California day…sunny and in the mid-seventies, (22.7 C) Lately the changing weather patterns have lef...


Naive quilt at the Mingei Museum Sometimes our lives are made up of nothing but unconnected little bits with jerks in between. Not that I mind this, but I really like those days that move smoot...


August 04, 2015

Frivolities in Postcards 4

My childhood friend, Caroline, and I used to make skirts for our paper dolls out of hollyhock flowers. It was fun and frivolous to play like this. I couldn’t have done it at home. Now there a...


August 03, 2015

Thanks for Donating! in Postcards 4

I’m a volunteer who takes things personally. That’s the bottom line. I’m the Wednesday and, if I am lucky, the Friday, book lady at the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop here on the Point...


July 31, 2015

ET Phone Home in Postcards 4

I am dingy, and sometimes I am more than a little dingy, forgetful, and fuzzy. Last night after Chi Gong and dinner, we made a speedy run at JCPenneys for pants. Last night I was forgetful. I ...


July 29, 2015

USCGC Eagle in Postcards 4

Eagle bowsprit with crew member. I’ve worked hard the last month or so putting together a piece on the Nazi School ships. It wasn’t fun to do as I couldn’t seem make it work. This week, the wr...


July 27, 2015

Busy...busy... in Postcards 4

We’ve been being busy and having fun. I photographed these 1960’s classics at work Friday. Friday night we went shopping at Tar-Jay…in G’s family shopping is the panacea for all ills. I found...


July 25, 2015

Vignettes in Postcards 4

Salvaged by Peter Knego, a bronze wall mural by the late Norwegian sculptor Arne Vinje Gunnerud of a viking ship. Arriving this week after rescue from the former Love Boat ISLAND PRINCESS’ aft-s...


July 23, 2015

Foodstuffs in Postcards 4

Steampunk uniqueness. Finally my brain opened a little, and I have been able to work on that sail training piece. For the longest time I was stuck. Duh…the moment I viewed it from a personal a...


July 22, 2015

A Country Sedan in Postcards 4

1957 Ford Country Sedan Wagon This station wagon came with a full set of this picnic ware. The family bought the wagon new, and they have been acquiring more of the picnic things ever since. T...


July 20, 2015

Hot Fins in Postcards 4

1961 Cadillac 60 Special Sedan, Fontana Rose color, interior original, 3 owner, original price: $6,233, and it got 14 MPG highway with 12 MPG city streets. “Oh, but what a 12 MPG it was,” George...


Amish quilt in wonderful solid colors at the Mingei museum. Great rolls of Thor’s hammer filled the air yesterday morning. Shutting all the doors and windows in a massive rush, I just got the h...


The steampunk workman is getting new batteries for his camera. The words “Steampunk Meetup” were totally foreign when I started Cosplay…another foreign words. It just means that a bunch of folks...


July 17, 2015

The First Album in Postcards 4

The Costumes of Comic Con is the first of the Facebook albums I’m putting together from our weekend in another land. The best from one day. Many of them I like a lot and hope you do too. Anot...


July 15, 2015

Comic Con Photos: 2 in Postcards 4

I must confess. Most of my shots have been Photoshopped. All these wonderful Comic Con Images are so crowded and filled with people, places, and stuff, that sometimes you can’t find the pictu...


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