The Beach…in a dark and driving rain…a fire…leftovers (YUM) and the next day, sunshine… this really is such a beautiful place… a nap in the sunshine room, noting the reflections in things… Sunday a walk on Nelscott Beach… and an early supper at Mo’s…the time of year when the locals rule, and can get a […]
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Being Thankful
Being thankful is even more to the point on the day AFTER Thanksgiving, when one’s loved ones have departed leaving a warm glow…and a fridge full of delectables. I can say this year it was underscored for me that my family is funny, good-looking, interesting and lively. All were willing to try something different this […]
Getting Ready …
I was making my Thanksgiving grocery lists this morning and R had a “Martha Stewart moment”…”Why not put lights on the volunteer cedar outside the bedroom window?” We were going to cut it down and put it on the deck, BUT…really… why not??? I already had the lights… but it DID involve ladders… He was […]
Public Art: ODOT
The Oregon Department of Transportation Building (originally built about 1950) underwent a renovation all year at Capitol and Center Streets, and we went by the other day to check it out. 1% of the cost of building or renovating a state building is spent on art for that building, which has resulted in a rich […]
“A DAY WITHOUT WALLS…”
Ellen (creator of the “snail blog”) particularly loves that rare day when there are no requirements, limitations, meetings, errands…a day to just do, well, whatever…and she calls it “a day without walls…” and I think it works for blogs too…
“Honesty Lunaria: How One Thing Leads to Another”
We were outside doing a bit of fall garden clean-up today and I found a stalk of money plant I had yanked out in the summer and put aside to deal …and then forgot all about it. A little bouquet is always nice, so I started removing the seed pod coverings…before you remove the coverings […]
QUILTS
Some friends have a nice old family quilt that mysteriously was damaged, and I agreed to repair it. Have I ever repaired a quilt before?? Nope. But it was fun and didn’t take long… the damage was on both sides, but not as dramatic on the back… A damaged section of the quilt had been […]
TOO MUCH FUN…
So Friday we headed out to the beach through the fog and rain… …luckily I’ve discovered I can sew while Roger drives…(this is not quite as bad as when I just nap, but it keeps me pretty quiet…) and Friday night we went to a sort-of-strange-but-ultimately-hilarious ukulele concert by an Italian guy who calls himself […]
Brown and White Transferware
I started collecting “brown and white” (as Irene and I call it…) in 1980. I bought two plates to cheer myself up when we arrived home after a year in London. It worked…and now I’m REALLY cheerful… These dishes are English (Staffordshire), the ones I like best were made before 1900 (1840-1900) and they combine […]
Snail Mail…
I’m pretty electronic these days. Hours seem to be spent weekly on email, searching, blogs, (an occasional game of mah jong…it’s true) etc. However, when trying to wade through the MOUNTAIN of paper that the mail-woman brings everyday, I noted that this has been a pretty attractive snail mail week… Dan Schmidt is having a […]
On The Way 