MageB ⋅ 82
Journaling since 1974. I'm an artist, book lady, and quilter living at the beach with a car guy. We wait out the pandemic in our little condo above the beach. Having been homeless in the 70's, the car guy and I truly appreciate where we are today. All entries are copyrighted under the author's legal name under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported. © Copyright 1974-2021.
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IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE in Postcards 4
He had tried all over the internet to find his favorite socks. He has a funky ankle which gives him an plus funky foot. These soft socks give him the extra padding that makes him comfortabl...
GEORGE'S BIRTHDAY in Postcards 4
Yes, it is. And this kind loving man got up early to get me up and us off to the PET scan place. I really adore him. Have I told you the story of the man who came to dinner? I had an old, ...
SHOTS AND OTHER ORTS in Postcards 4
We went an hour early. The lines were long, wrapping around several blocks downtown. I brought coffee, water, and two books having watched the length of the lines on TV. We had our printed...
IMPORTANCES in Postcards 4
Is my torn right rotator cuff worth fixing right now? Shall I have my other eye done? No. Yes, finishing the quilt for my friend Bobbie is number one on my list. Next week I get my first Cov...
TAKING A TRIP, NOT TAKING A TRIP in Postcards 4
My oncologist said that the cancer is acting like stage four. Three things he can try to accomplish are to shrink the cancer, slow or halt the growth, and give me a longer and good quality o...
A FRESH START in Postcards 4
I confess that I spent an inordinate amount of time this week watching TV and reading the NYT and the WP. Saturating myself. Happily. George has done all that plus tried to find a clinic t...
UNITY in Postcards 4
Doug Emhoff, U.S. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Jill Biden and President-elect Joe Biden wave as they arrive on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol for the inauguration Joe Raedle/Getty Ima...
AT LAST in Postcards 4
Confusions are a part of it, of course. I sent the present I intended for Milaka to Bobbie last year, and she loves it. That haunts me. I did manage to rearrange the sewing area so I can f...
EXCITING DAYS in Postcards 4
When I discovered the hard drive I was keeping my jpg’s on was full, I thought I would move them from the 1T to a 2T drive. I thought that first one Terabyte drive was huge. Imagine. It also ...
SMILING in Postcards 4
I must admit to leaving the news on much of the time since the sixth. Always in the back of my mind is the question, “What is he going to do next?” Yesterday he played with International rel...
STATUARY HALL in Postcards 4
Several times in the 1960’s, I got to go to our Capitol. The first time it was on my honeymoon to Paul. The second was to see it all with George and some of my best friends. No, I didn’t make...
TOMATO SOUP in Postcards 4
As the days grow colder, it feels like time for tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches….on fresh bread of course. George makes great bread. Despite the fact that the rabble promises two m...
TOWARD A MORE PEACEFUL UNION in Postcards 4
You have heard all the words. You have seen the images. Like everyone, I was appalled. I was horrified. I believe in protests. I do not believe in angry protests. He grows more like Hitler...
CONNIE in Postcards 4
It feels as if it is end of the year time here. Close up shop, put things away time. I have the Holiday cards and letters here next to my computer, and Staples has actually sent us the prin...
TODAY NOT TOMORROW in Postcards 4
Time does show as old. We had a SONY disc camera then, and all our pictures from 2001 are textured. I am vastly older now too so do not mind as I see the world in textured fashion. This old ...
2021 in Postcards 4
Hola! Welcome to 2021, a year that will be a great improvement. Not only are we starting out the new year with brand new bedding, hidden in the cupboard for two years, we are starting the y...
2020 in Postcards 4
Perhaps our worlds will return to some form of normalcy in the coming year. Imagine having friends to dinner. Imagine walking into a store of any kind without a face mask on. Imagine the s...
HOPE in Postcards 4
It’s a cold grey day outside. Tomorrow afternoon a heavy downpour will drench us all and keep on going till everyone gets a good dose. We haven’t had even a dusting of dampness this year wh...
MERRY CHRISTMAS in Postcards 4
CHRISTMAS EVE in Postcards 4
• The eldest daughter, Margot, is on her way here for a drive by. George made her a container of leaning towers of Piza, (Those chocolate wafer and whipped cream towers.) We have a box of...
LONG AGO EXCITING in Postcards 4
We always opened presents on Christmas Eve at our house. Once mother was done serving the scrambled eggs, she rushed upstairs to wrap the gifts. Grandma’s boxes were always wrapped in white ti...
THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM in Postcards 4
We found a tiny parking space on the Sunset Cliffs high above the sea. The sun was setting, and there were crowds everywhere. Moms and dads and kids with dogs rushed and ran everywhere. So...
THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM in Postcards 4
We found a tiny parking space on the Sunset Cliffs high above the sea. The sun was setting, and there were crowds everywhere. Moms and dads and kids with dogs rushed and ran everywhere. So...
DECOR in Postcards 4
Our Christmas store has one whole wall of different tree decorations. Over the years I have purchased three or four cats. George has found red trucks. One year I actually used nothing but t...
WREATH DAY in Postcards 4
Yesterday was wreath day at Arlington National Cemetery. According to the news, all this was begun one year when a wreath maker had too many left over at the end of the season. That year, a...
