I told Mr. Tootlepedal over in Scotland, where it seems to be unseasonably green and springlike, that I had winter to spare and would be happy to share. He said photographic evidence would be welcome. This post is for him. Also for all you Summer People who are in Florida. I know how you are. […]
I have been gone so long that I can never catch up. We’re going to start in the middle of things and just keep moving ahead as if there had been no hiatus at all. Babs Young has been to Cuba with a group of photographers and writers and other disreputable types who have many […]
I created a draft of this post back on March 19 and never finished it. I think it depressed me . . . Things are much better now, and I will show you all that tomorrow. But tonight it’s so warm here that I feel the need of a little cooling off. This should do. […]
I have just discovered truthiness. The word, not the concept. I gather most of you have known about it since, oh, 2005 or so, but I heard the word for the first time on the radio yesterday. The concept, if not the word, has been part of my analysis of Unfortunate Contemporary Discourse for a […]
Yesterday morning we had more snow. The sun came out and drove it away, but this morning we had more snow again. Is there no end to it? Apparently not. But never mind. Even in the depth of despair there is healing for the frozen spirit. Yesterday was a case in point. Babs invited me to breakfast […]
La Mirada Bob’s voluminous archives contained many memories, lots of Inexplicable Stuff, and some surprises for his daughters as we sorted through it all. One of these was the military veteran headstone order for my grandmother, based on her honorable service as a Yeoman 3rd Class in the United States Navy reserve during World War I. […]
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