January 31 | 8:37 pm
So far no one has attempted this climb up to the storage room.
January 30 | 3:00 pm
Snow critters from another planet,
antennae alert for the hum of civilization.
antennae alert for the hum of civilization.
January 29 | 4:49 pm
Sad plant collection in white bathtub.
January 28 | 7:40 pm
Betsy gets a call from Peter after eating some Dannon yogurt (coffee-flavored,
of course). And in case you were wondering, that Christmas cactus has a few buds which should erupt into glorious pink if the cat will leave them alone.
January 27 | 5:01 pm
After a full day’s work—papers, books and misc.
pile up in the small space alongside my computer.
January 26 | 8:44 am
A glimpse into our shop. Mostly pretty messy at the moment.
January 25 | 4:36 pm
I walked around our yard looking for signs and found plenty. The trailer across the street has a no trespassing and a posted sign in the front window. On two sides of our yard there are orange posted signs put up by our neighbor Roger Hagin, whose property extends to the right and behind ours. This photo is in our far backyard, the barb wire is the designated dividing line between us. Note that the plastic oil jug has small
black holes made by bullets. Wild west country!
black holes made by bullets. Wild west country!
January 24 | 4:21 pm
Myers Town Park in Lansing....too bad, I was planning on wearing my new insulated bathing suit (with the flowers on it). I wonder what word was suppose to go after NO.....
January 23 | 7:06 pm
Dinner as prepared by Chef Kent.
Lemon lima bean soup on a cold (2ºF) winter’s eve.
January 22 | 2:59 pm
Icicles on a blue-sky day! For some reason these look
like elephants or three-toed somethings...
January 21 | 12:08 pm
A good 5-6 inches of snow fell last night. By the time I took this photo,
most of the snow caught in the crevices of this hawthorn hedge blew away.
most of the snow caught in the crevices of this hawthorn hedge blew away.
January 20 | 3:37 pm
Yikes...so that’s what my back looks like! (a view you may wish would remain unseen) Accupuncture treatments appear to be slowly improving my blood pressure readings...
January 19 | 9:58 pm
The family photo wall. Many photos, many photographers.
But only one photographer that is visable! Me!
January 18 | 9:47 am
Tuesday morning means time to go to my business networking meeting (BNI). Today I brought photographer Dede Hatch along as a guest so she could decide whether BNI is right for her. I have to say that Dede is a pro both in front of and behind a camera!
January 17 | 3:26 pm
I pulled into the driveway back from Connecticut and inspired by Kelly’s lost and found yesterday, I decided that I would find something that I had lost. You know those clickers that you press to open a garage door? Well, mine, which was clipped very securely to my visor, jumped off and disappeared...I had looked and looked but this time I was really going to look! A flashlight should do the trick. First I light up under the driver’s seat and then the passenger’s seat...and there it is...black on black...the door opener! I always try to draw some sort of lessons from these events, because it happens to me ALOT.
January 16 | 2:08 pm
Kelly lost her small purse, possibly in the Walgreen’s parking lot....she discovered her purse was missing after realizing her tire was flat. With Jane driving, we are on our way to Tim and Beth’s and returned to the scene of the purse drop. Looking under cars in the lot, no luck, but Kelly marches up to the front desk and yes, it was returned by another customer and is secluded away in the back office. Here Kelly is pouring over the purse’s contents to make sure all cards, etc. are there. Despite only a whisper of a smile, she is estatic! And yes, there was a happy ending to the flat tire too.
January 15 | 3:38 pm
My Aunt Ruth Ann died on Dec. 20 after many years of struggle with Alzheimer’s disease at 91. Friends and family are to gather tomorrow at my cousin Tim’s house to remember Ruth Ann in her glory days. In preparation for the get-together, Emma, Jane, Tracy
My Aunt Ruth Ann died on Dec. 20 after many years of struggle with Alzheimer’s disease at 91. Friends and family are to gather tomorrow at my cousin Tim’s house to remember Ruth Ann in her glory days. In preparation for the get-together, Emma, Jane, Tracy
and I looked for recipes in The Quick and Easy Vegetarian Cookbook (by Ruth Ann
and our father Bill). We cooked up a slew of recipes including stuffed zucchini,
and plata de frutas. Lots of excitement with a stove that had
a mind of its own and three chefs that wished they did!
January 14 | 1:22 pm
Look, Kent...I'm using the clothesline that you are so proud of!
Look, Kent...I'm using the clothesline that you are so proud of!
And my jeans dried better then they look here (not so wrinkly).
January 13 | 3:04 pm
My inside/outside thermometer may be more precise, but I always thought you could gauge the temperature by the curling limpness of the rhododendron leaf.
My inside/outside thermometer may be more precise, but I always thought you could gauge the temperature by the curling limpness of the rhododendron leaf.
They look like this when it is 20 degrees F.
January 12 | 1:43 pm
Despite the snowstorm, it is a tropical oasis at the public library, where there
Despite the snowstorm, it is a tropical oasis at the public library, where there
are seats for the taking. All that’s missing are the birds of paradise flinting from
tree to tree. (Don’t worry, that white van is not about to crash into the wall of windows. That kind of thing is only imagined in the novels found on the library’s shelves.)
Before the break of dawn, you can always count on Kent making his way through
Now here is a compost pile that needs to be turned. Any volunteers? You can tell
its age by counting the layers. Our kitchen bucket is lined with newspaper
so it goes in along with the mix of vegetable scraps and weeds.
January 9 | 4:04 pm
A visit to my old friend Linda yielded this photo of her glorious fowl.
Linda and her husband raised 4 boys in a beautiful homey house with a great view of Cayuga Lake. I got to see their sheep herding dog go through his obstacle course,
winding around posts, leaping hurdles and jumping through a hoop.
Thanks for the brown and blue eggs, Linda.
Linda and her husband raised 4 boys in a beautiful homey house with a great view of Cayuga Lake. I got to see their sheep herding dog go through his obstacle course,
winding around posts, leaping hurdles and jumping through a hoop.
Thanks for the brown and blue eggs, Linda.
January 8 | 3:31 pm
Ithaca Commons, corner of Cayuga and State Streets. Just starting to snow. Across the way is the Chanticleer. Its big neon rooster sign is a historic landmark (1947). Never been inside, but it is said to have a chicken-rooster theme...pictures, wall-paper,
cha-kas etc...and a wooden phone booth!
cha-kas etc...and a wooden phone booth!
January 7 | 12:33 pm
I went into “Now You’re Cooking” today to use a gift certificate given to me by Laurie (my sister-in-law) for Christmas. Unfortunately despite the holiday-enhanced window, their inventory was sparse. I hope that doesn’t mean they are going out of business!
Tough times for retail shops!
Tough times for retail shops!
January 6 | 1:00 pm
Our stove’s flames have been increasingly sketchy of late and we’ve had to use a match to light the two front burners. So we called County-Wide Appliance to come over and have a look. Such an easy job that the repairman didn’t even take off his leather jacket. In five minutes he scraped-out some of the crud which filled in the holes where the flames were suppose to come out of. I seem to recall this happening before! Hopefully the collective memory will remember next time that we can fix this ourselves!
January 5 | 4:00 pm
Walker was on his way to his every-other-day gym session,
water in hand and banana in pocket. As he headed out the door,
I asked him to bring out the compost which fills up awfully fast.
water in hand and banana in pocket. As he headed out the door,
I asked him to bring out the compost which fills up awfully fast.
January 4 | 5:27 pm
I met Dave Astorina at Ithaca Bakery Triphammer to talk shop and he told me about how he and Gvozden had a simultaneous car accident. They were each driving their own vehicles down Midline Road which angles into a ditch. A strong gust of wind blew over the open field on the other side, knocking them both into the ditch! I took this photo with Dave’s iPhone....gotta remember to bring my camera!
January 3 | 11:59 am
Mary Rose was expectantly parked on the other side of my car when I came out of GreenStar, selling 3 browns and 1 white sheepskins to her delightful friend Joe (with hat). Ah, ha! Now is my chance to replace the still-in-my-mind questionable faux sheep blanket from pottery barn. So I bought one creamy yellow skin to sling over the back of our small living room couch.
January 2 | 4:14 pm
Today Grammy had a seizure while we (Grammy, Peter, Betsy, Amy and I) had breakfast at Collegetown Bagels. Ambulance came and wisked her to the hospital. Kent followed and spent the afternoon (and night) helping Grammy. She was released
late afternoon with order to drink more water as she was verydehydrated. Babe the cat, unaware of her owner's tumoil stretches contentedly on the couch.
Today Grammy had a seizure while we (Grammy, Peter, Betsy, Amy and I) had breakfast at Collegetown Bagels. Ambulance came and wisked her to the hospital. Kent followed and spent the afternoon (and night) helping Grammy. She was released
late afternoon with order to drink more water as she was verydehydrated. Babe the cat, unaware of her owner's tumoil stretches contentedly on the couch.
January 1 | 12:10 am
Thanks to Amy's inspiration, I'm starting the
new year right with this photo-a-day blog.
Thanks to Amy's inspiration, I'm starting the
new year right with this photo-a-day blog.
