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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AWAKE, AWAKE in Postcards 4
I cannot seem to stay awake. When Bobbie arrives to claim her quilt, she will probably find me draped over her pile of fabrics, snoring. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Himself: He’s b...
LIBERATED in Postcards 4
After a year iof isolation, yesterday we went out into the world. It’s been 14 days since our last shot, and now we are fully vaccinated. Yesterday G and I went to Ross and Target. Today ...
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2021 in Postcards 4
Who influenced you? Who was important in your life/ For me, it was my friend Joleen K. McPherson. She was a mentor, a friend and a dooer. She volunteered out in the community, with special emp...
QUILTING in Postcards 4
Himself: Spaceships and laundry. Myself: Hanging up clean clothes and quilting. Reading: #4 Penny. Watching: Circuses. Photo: Mine with Bobbies quilt in the grip of the Bernina. Gratitude’s...
BITS AND PIECES in Postcards 4
After two days of struggle, I started all over again. Was the needle in correctly? No. Turn the machine upside down and see if you can tell in what direction the needle should go. Find the bo...
MARCH FIRST in Postcards 4
One big thing, a total inability to quilt, and a thousand small things to fill the days. No matter what I did, I couldn’t quilt. The needle broke, the thread snapped, ad in finitum. Small good ...
ZOOMING ALONG II in Postcards 4
It’s been a busy week. The next few weeks maybe even busier. If You don’t get a note from me, I’ve still read you. Tuesday G had an hour long Zoom with his new museum director. Gosh I miss ...
GRATITUDE in Postcards 4
For the last two days, George has been handling the phones like the pro he is. From the doctor’s office, to Scripps.com, to the specialty pharmacy, and finally to the drug manufacturer itself, ...
WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? in Postcards 4
This pandemic has altered more than just our everyday habits; it’s changed our eating patterns as well as what we wear. Having worked with a water focus for a great many years, I knew about swea...
RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME in Postcards 4
Every two weeks we run away from home. Marta, who hasn’t had her shot, comes and cleans. We have a to-go breakfast at the bay, then come home. This week we scheduled a Pilot boat ride ….an ho...
KEN in Postcards 4
Life was on hold for such a long time. Now I know what’s happening, and a little like my friend Carol, I just dived right in. All sorts of appointments have been made. I bought the small appo...
JUST PILLS in Postcards 4
list text here- list text here Daughter Margot calls and says this is awful stuff. George retaliates with, “Yes, this is chemo.” And it is. Just pills not intravenously. The side effects se...
THERE IS SUN in Postcards 4
• We sang a gloriously out of tune duo to Margot this morning. Happy Birthday a cappella. She is 58 years old which makes me ancient. She has made George a dad which he seems to enjoy. ...
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY in Postcards 4
There’s sort of a watery winter sunshine outside today. Cold, and in the 40’s. We had planned on a Pilot Boat Ride today, but the boat was full. We have tickets for next Saturday. Yes, we...
THE UNEXPECTED in Postcards 4
There we were, sitting back in comfort, watching the news, dinner was done then the room slowly filled with a faint music. I thought it was coming from George’s cell. When we turned the TV ...
WAITING in Postcards 4
The dining room table is covered with tax papers. This is the second year he is doing the collating. He’s doing a wonderful job but I feel kind of outside it all. Outside is good. Life is ...
BOWEN in Postcards 4
The mission San Juan Capistrano’s center courtyard. I really love that place. Usually I can think beyond the tragedy of the native Americans. Media: Watercolor, colored pencil, and ink. …...
FAMILY in Postcards 4
George came back from his annual physical with a very big pat on the back. His weight, his blood sugar, his blood pressure all show marked improvement everywhere. The doctor is happy, Georg...
FOGGY in Postcards 4
list text here- list text here I look at the appointment book and see that Saturday and Sunday are empty. I like that. I should be quilting, but my get up and go has gone. There are no app...
THE UNEXPECTED in Postcards 4
“Look George, Isn’t that a landing craft.” Tired and covered in graffiti, it was coming toward us down the bay. We had quietly escaped the dust moving at our house to eat breakfast by the ...
LONG DAYS in Postcards 4
We met here. This old, pre-fab Sears Catalogue cottage was our home for many years. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Himself: Games Yesterday and today. Myself: The first antibiotic ...
MOMENTS in Postcards 4
We had a wild day yesterday out in the big wide world. The catering family that had fed us dinners for so long didn’t get funding. We were out there shopping for dinners at Costco and Vons. ...
GRATEFUL in Postcards 4
list text here Another month. I’m doing pretty good, but my fingers are not. Yesterday I had to have George type in passwords as I made hash out of typing. Today I discovered that I didn’t...
HOME in Postcards 4
• Beautiful, golden sunshine out there today. If anything was open today, I would go there. The Zoo is opening for the first time in a long time this morning. My grandma used to take me ...
MARGOT AND ZOE in Postcards 4
list text here We dragged ourselves up and out first thing today. While we were at our first stop, the Ophthalmologist’s office, Margot called with good and bad news. The good news is that...
