Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Burning Frankincense, thank God there's no myrrh...
Only foolish people light their gas stove burner on low under a brass bowl of frankincense and walk away to turn on their computer for a second. Those same people soon notice a low hanging, fragrant cloud of black smoke snaking onto the ceiling. A short run into the kitchen discloses a small bowl of yellow and red flaming fire on the burner. Turning off the burner and smothering the mess of flames with a crock pot's glass lid does the trick. However, breathing inside here has been a problem ever...
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Give it away, give it away, give it away.
Tiny droplets hit my windshield, awaiting a lower temperature to form snowflakes. A man walked down my street as I left the house. If I had been 25 and IF it had been 1979, I would have offered him a ride. I was a fearless person back then and am an overly cautious old woman now. I stopped the van in front of him and handed him a black umbrella to match his black leather jacket, as opposed to handing him the red white and blue one that I left on the floor of the car. I asked if he could use it,...
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
Today about 300 motorcycles drove past the Centro's front door.
I heard the rumble of engines and saw some motos wing past the window. I stepped out onto the porch and leaned upon the railing and watched as hundreds of motorcyles drove by in a parade. Santa was there, as was the Grinch, a few elves and some teddy bears, but mostly cyclists with some new style face masks on with Ed Hardy like skulls on them....so tons of skeletons drove by this morning. I was trying to decide which ones I'd like to hop on the back of....such pretty bikes. Fantasies over with...
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Saturday, December 6, 2008
Today I have to give a speech on HOPE at a candle lighting ceremony.
Yesterday I stood on a ladder holding up a huge arch on my head to stabilize it while two fellows lifted the ends onto columns high over all of our heads. Amazing the wild stuff that I find myself doing. I placed a board under one column to make it even with the opposite one. The fellows dropped the column onto the wood and my fingers were pinned underneath and it really hurt. They finally heard my "owie, owie, owie" in the background and lifted it again to release me. Heavy work. Later it was...
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Monday, December 1, 2008
Don't let friends go too far away
I used to keep up with one of my old neighbors. I like older women. She and Mom were friends and we lived across the street from each other, her daughter babysat us and we went to their birthday parties. Somehow she and I latched onto each other late in life and it was good. We went to Art Museum openings and just sat and talked, periodically. Then, we just spoke on the phone for the past year. This past month, she left a message at my Mom's house with my space cadet sister who forgets things...
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Don't Cry because it's over, Smile because it happened. Oh, sure.
I just returned from about four days with my grandchildren in Florida. It was low key and sweet and over too soon. I teared up on the take off at the airport and got over it, but........sure would have liked to have stayed awhile longer. I received lots of hugs and gentle care, gave them my silly gifts and then we began to do artwork. Brandon painted a 9" by 11" canvas board painting of a ferret from the back cover of his Ranger Rick magazine. Lexus painted a 9" by 11" painting of her hamster,...
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Monday, November 17, 2008
What a terrible suitcase packing job. I have to redo now.
I did not put the kitchen sink in there, but almost. At first, it was going to be streamlined, one suitcase, then, well, two. Now it's a carry on and the huge purse that used to be a diaper bag. OOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGGGGGGG. Time to rethink this whole travel and activity thing. I have two days to unpack and make it just one suitcase, I hope. I could roll all clothing as they suggest. Hmmmmmmm It's the paints and brushes and snacks and gifts, though, that fill the darned suitcases.
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Obesessing upon Spanish music all day yesterday and today.
When this fellow was a young soccer player, he began to become known for his singing. I was mad about him when he first began and was not corrupted by it all. Here he is in all his splendor, singing a song called Un Canto a Galicia and the words are a mixture of Spanish and Portuguese and so beautiful. His video of his singing begins at about the 16th second of the song.....so wait.... Have I played it more than fifty times in the last twenty hours? Yes. Now, I have to go out to my car and get...
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Sign Uncle Ben's Rice book linked at the bottom of his opening webpage
Go here and sign the book and one dollar will be donated to feed America's hungry children. And, I thank you.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
I am so happy that today is today and not yesterday.
I heard the alarm go off at 5 a.m. and then headed out to Gabrielle Gifford's offices to see if there was any movement there. Nope, so I decided to go get some coffee to drink while eating my leftover Day of the Dead bread. I walked a neighborhood in that area of town leaving literature about polling places for that neighborhood and then drove over to the Democratic headquarters at about 7 a.m. They told me to await an assignment, so I ate Halloween candy and watched the news on t.v. there....
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