1915. It seems worlds away from today. My Dad was born in a small farmhouse outside the burg of Colburn 98 years ago today Indiana to Dorothy and Ellis, a young married couple. He was the first of 8 children, seven of whom lived into adulthood. Today I am in the midst of a juxtaposition […]
My Life, Tucson, and Autumn
I first visited Tucson in October. It was a gorgeous autumn. Warm, but not too warm. Sunny, but with the long, slanted light of fall, not the pounding sun of summer. I had visited the Flagstaff and Prescott areas previously, and that was fun, but I felt at home here in Tucson. I moved here […]
Mr. Guy, aka Buddy, Grieves But Still Loves Treats
I thought I would update readers on how my household is doing without our Daisy Dog. We have her ashes so it is seeming more real. Buddy (below) still wants to know where Daisy is and why she isn’t coming home. The only real regret I now have is that we couldn’t have had Daisy […]
Autumnal Equinox – Calm Before the Storm
I have always loved the ways the words “autumnal equinox” roll off my tongue. Three syllables each, vowel heavy, q and x, and n sounds, quirky smooth complexity. The season was sort of a damp gray melancholy after a few days of vibrant color where I grew up in the mid-west, but where I now […]
RIP Daisy
I had to say good-bye to the bestest puppy in the whole world today. Daisy Buchanan aka Daisy Doodle, 2004 -2013 Rest in peace my Daisy Doodle. I will miss you. My heart is breaking.
Nearly Wordless Weds, My Girls via GIMP
I felt like playing with graphics and making a digital photo frame for some images for our girls. First I found an image I wanted to use as a frame in The Strand Magazine from 1894: ORIGINAL ALTER IMAGE INTO FRAME I used a white brush in GIMP to white out the text. Then […]