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 01, 2014

Travels with George in Postcards 4

One of the last stops on this next cruise. The second cruise we took was on Carnival down to Mexico. When I saw that tiny, perfect beach in the rocks off Cabo San Lucas, I wanted to go there. ...


February 28, 2014

Business Casual in Postcards 4

Office casual, used under the “Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported.” My daughter is enrolled in Fire Academy classes up north. She has her text books, ...


Rain in Ketchikan, Alaska. I’m staying home. Now. But in a couple of hours I have to get myself out on the rain-slick roads for a doctor’s appointment. It’s not far away. On a clear day I c...


February 25, 2014

A Foggy Morning in Postcards 4

Coming into Ketchikan, Alaska. The morning fogs seemed gentle today. I jackhammered myself up and off to the pool after losing my morning game of solitaire. By the time I reached pool on its ...


February 24, 2014

Keeping Me Humble in Postcards 4

Star quilt. I expanded my horizons last night. Friday I attended a meeting and survived an hour on a hard metal chair. Since getting my new hip, I’d been missing my Sunday night meeting. I...


February 23, 2014

"P" is for Photography in Postcards 4

Glasses on plate. My photography this last month has been limited in scope. It’s almost March, and I have spent much of this month recovering from a IBS attack. Like with allergy solutions, a...


February 21, 2014

Oh Joy!!! in Postcards 4

First Class pool in the Queen Mary, Long Beach, 1999. Our pool is open again. Oh Hurrah, Caloo, Calay. Yes, I creak and groan after being out of the water so long, but now I really know how i...


February 20, 2014

Laughing all the Way 4 in Postcards 4

A belled Kitty. He urged me to get to the gym. Some of you agreed with him. So did I. So I drove over with him. I grabbed a shirt, popped it over my sweatshirt, didn’t finish my coffee, and...


February 19, 2014

Journeying About in Postcards 4

American Indian Museum, glass horse mask, 2013. I’m free of exercise this week because the heater on the pool is broken. G tempts me with things like, “Camille and Amy were in the gym this mor...


February 18, 2014

Keep On Seeing in Postcards 4

The Continental Gunboat “Philadelphia,” built and sunk in 1776. Celebrated our wedding anniversary a week early. Silly us. Saw The Monuments Men. I’d see that again. In the meantime, I’ll h...


February 17, 2014

Stay In Touch!!! in Postcards 4

Don’s memorial. Center: his wife and brother. I’m especially glad today that daughter Milaka was able to drive up to Don’s Anacosta memorial gathering. Not only did she represent the family, ...


February 16, 2014

Don DeLlamas in Postcards 4

Don on a San Diego visit in 1999. Don was a painter of note. His abstracts are much appreciated by his wide range of collectors. His portraits always caught the soul of the personality of h...


February 15, 2014

The Special Days in Postcards 4

Pilot boat leaving Vancouver. Like the pilot boat, I was out there greeting the new day yesterday. Less cold, no runny nose, and little coughing. I worked at the shop with the few donations t...


February 14, 2014

Happy Heart Day in Postcards 4

Two Aids Walk Signature Panels, 1996 – 1997….reworked. Yes, The sun is out. Yes, inland it will be above 80 degrees F. Yes too, I’m going to work. Yes, I will stay far, far away from folks...


February 13, 2014

Perhaps I'm a Hat in Postcards 4

The Fresnel lens at the top of the Cabrillo Lighthouse. Life is simple. Read, nap, go out to dinner or invent a dinner that takes no effort, and read. Did I mention blowing my nose. Every da...


February 12, 2014

Smokey and the Bandit in Postcards 4

The truck and the car….1977: Smokey and the Bandit images used “under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License.” This Hal Needham, 1977 chase film was just the right th...


February 11, 2014

Pariah in Postcards 4

I offer a very lackadaisical read this morning. As George’s common cold improves, I begin flaunting a similar version late Monday evening. You can hear my sneezes a mile away. My nose blowing ...


February 10, 2014

Portrait in Postcards 4

Portrait. We are already to the tenth. There’s nothing I can do about the way time flies just like I’m not going to do anything about my wrinkles. I am going to do something about the lack of...


February 09, 2014

Intermittent in Postcards 4

Middle California back country. Dear George was a little better, but our DSL line was down, intermittent, and down again. This morning, it couldn’t decide what it was, and G was really too sick...


February 08, 2014

An Unexciting Day in Postcards 4

Delightful and entertaining paste. It was the day for the jewelry event at the store. I got to work almost 45 minutes early to photograph the fun stuff, and a line was forming outside when I...


February 07, 2014

Snippits 124 in Postcards 4

We gave all but the carb munchies away today shopping for veggies and fruit just before eight tonight. The Weight Watcher lecturer asked what one thing did you want to change this week. G and I...


February 06, 2014

Old Pictures in Postcards 4

Off the stern of the Oosterdam in San Diego. I’ve been going through photos of our last cruise. I thought you might like seeing some that I haven’t used yet. No time to comment. I’m off to s...


February 05, 2014

Cookbooks Again. in Postcards 4

Food. Middle of California veggie fields. 2010. We are low on cookbooks at work. They always sell, and we don’t even have half a shelf. I went through my own shelves yesterday neatening and...


February 04, 2014

Horrified. in Postcards 4

Mission on the Old Santa Fe trail, 2011. I was moved by the news of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death this morning. Later in the day, I was horrified to hear that he died of an overdose of the ne...


February 03, 2014

Keepin' on Truckin" in Postcards 4

NY City snow, Photo: BDMK 2014. No snow here, but I like Bobbies picture. It’s an errands in the rain kind of day. Pick up a sample of the $139.00 dollar inhaler. Pick up yogurt. Big earth...


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