Susan made a lemon tea cake. It was very pretty to see. It was impossible not to eat.
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New Website
Trying to decide if I should start using Blogger again or stay with WordPress. Deciding may require a glass or two of wine.
Dry January
The final days of January 2021 are upon us. The final days of Dry January 2021 are upon us. Pictured here a “Virgin Bloody Mary.” It tastes pretty much like a Bloody Mary, less the vodka, of course. I bought the Bloody Mary mix (Agalima Organic, The Authentic Bloody Mary Mix) back in October thinking we might have one or…
Susan’s Birthday
Yesterday, Friday, January 8th, was Susan’s birthday. When I woke up on the day before, the 7th, I thought the 7th was the 8th. Before she woke (on the 7th), I scrambled to wrap her present and make her card. (See Freddy above sniffing at her card and present.) Soon she came out of the bedroom and I said “Happy…
Famous People Famous Places
The impetus to finish the book.
What A Difference A Day Makes
October 28
Light rain falls all day. Birds feed all day. Leaves reflect zinnias.
Nearly November
Drift roses still blooming. Snow in forecast. Trick or Treat?
A Favorite Poem; “Kicking the Leaves”
This is a favorite poem. “Kicking the Leaves” by Donald Hall. Kicking the leaves, October, as we walk home together from the game, in Ann Arbor, on a day the color of soot, rain in the air; I kick at the leaves of maples, reds of seventy different shades, yellow like old paper; and poplar leaves, fragile and pale; and…
Autumn Painting
Follow me. There is a path up ahead. I can see it. I have been here before. Follow me across the stone bridge. It is beautiful. Follow me. I have to finish painting. And then I came home to paint.
