Today I’m posting a two-fer from 10 years ago. I’ve been doing a lot of this sort of thing myself lately, thinking of ways to expand my studio, which is a small downstairs room in my house that is overflowing with, well… I’m not sure what all this crap is, but suffice to say it’s “overflowing.” In 30 years of drawing Arlo & Janis I have had only one perfect studio space, the entire upstairs of a small Tudor-style house I lived in briefly in the 90s. Of course, this situation is my own doing. My lack of organizational skills and my relative indifference to clutter have turned many an adequate room into a dysfunctional fire trap. Well, if I say so myself, this year’s resolutions are holding strong, and I’m determined to transform my current workspace, albeit small. Maybe I’ll post pictures as I go!
Rearranged Marriage
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141 responses to “Rearranged Marriage”
sideburns and Old Bear, you are welcome for the picture. There are some other really attractive pictures in that photo series. You ought to give them a look. The one immediately before the rainbow is a time exposure panorama of Devil’s Tower Wyoming (remember CE3K?) with the stars in the sky showing as white circles.
Right now that appeals to me a lot, Old Bear! I am in just that mood tonight. Still dragging out clothes from closets that belonged to my late husband. My brick mason will not have to buy any clothes for the remainder of his life I think. I am going to take the nautical wear along with me on next trip and hand it out to people, mail some to friends who asked for some and I won’t see them.
I got flowers from my workmen when Mike and mom died, got Valentine’s and birthday cards from them too. Better than my kids did. They are building a large length of my privacy fence right now, something I have wanted finished for two decades now. Can’t sail a privacy fence, of course, so it was way down the bottom of the to do list!
Love, Jackie
We do have a nuker but it has a rotary timer – the only kind my MIL could use.
It is good enough for me. Do have one at other place that timer quit – so turn on and
watch sweep hand on watch – it works.
Too many links
This is the sword I spoke about
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/09/14/world-war-ii-veteran-from-minnesota-to-return-japanese-sword/
Another
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2013/09/21/after-68-years-wwii-vet-returns-samurai-sword-to-owner/
Last one
http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_24143914/minnesotan-return-wwii-sword-its-rightful-owner-from
Will be gone a few days
Hugs
Today’s “Free Range” cartoon elsewhere has a thoughtful first comment about Descartes.
Good morning Villagers….
Emb, yes it is IN, southeast central….I live in-between Loogootee and Jasper out in the country.
We are currently under ANOTHER winter storm watch, depending on who you want to believe…whether.com or accuweather, snow and ice tonight into the morning, anywhere from 1 to 5 inches….we will see. Going to call my doctor, my ‘script for anti stress pills runs out soon. I’ve been having anxiety attacks over this stinking weather. Right now it’s minus 14.
Gal, so good to see your post. That’s a lot of snow, and as I’ve said before, each has their own way of grieving. Yesterday my husband’s son would have been 38 years old. He committed suicide in 85 at 17 years of age…three days before his birthday. My husband dreads February. He was his only child.
Thanks for the song GR 😉 …needed to hear that 🙂
ya’ll have a blessed day
Good morning, Denise…..
Yes, it was Max Lucado I suggested. He’s my favorite Christian author. I am posting a link to his daily devotionals and such.
My favorite book by him is “When God Whispers Your Name”. I enjoy his style of writing. Thanks for bringing him up at this time….I’m Christian, but a struggling Christian.
https://maxlucado.com/read/
God bless you.
Gal….you may want to look him up also.
got milk 🙂
http://cheezburger.com/8449391872
Hey Debbe, all Christians struggle. It is the human condition in this old fallen world. However, we have Someone who helps us through our struggles, and I am thankful every day. My littlest grandchild is having surgery today, outpatient, but has to have general anesthesia. Prayers appreciated.
Thank you for confirming that, Debbe, and also for the link! Things were a little disrupted in my household for awhile and I just couldn’t remember his name. Then “Max…Lucado?” crept to the front of my brain.
Granny Carol, prayers for the little one being said.
John in Richmond, I’m making out my grocery list and can’t remember: was it Glad or Saran that got the thumbs-up?
Galliglo, kind thoughts and gentle prayers for you.
Jerry, don’t you sometimes wish you could gather up the Village and put it on the train for Willoughby?
Jimmy, I’m very interested to see the direction of the new story line.
Good morning all, I suspect the winter weather has us all down right about now. I know I feel like I am in the midst of my winter of discontent, personally. It started today bleak and gray and no sun. Haven’t bothered to look up “whether” right now but it may change my plans for today.
#1 and #2 Are write captions for my column’s photos and pay bills. Talk about writer’s block!
Still sliding back insulins to keep the blood sugars level and not hitting lows so constantly. I am eating, just not to levels of insulin doses apparently. So, I am doing OK and trying to keep mental levels constant too, far harder to do!
(St. Thomas Aquinas I believe? Nope, Will Shakespeare and Richard III) Not a very original quote apparently because when I googled it, dozens of blogs and references to it on winter weather popped up!)
Love, Jackie
Denise, Just hearing from someone who knows what Willoughby is makes my day. So much of the time I feel that I’ve been set down in a foreign country and nobody speaks my language.
Hi y’all! I’m back!
We got a small ice storm over here, and the power went off Monday night. Thanks to our power company and all the crews from Alabama, South Georgia, and other places we got back online yesterday (Thursday) about mid-afternoon. We fared pretty well, though, as Husband is a firm believer in being prepared. He had just bought a spiffy new generator-the old one is a bit cranky-and it was gassed up and ready to go, so we could keep the fridge and freezer cold and run the pump and have water, and with kerosene heaters, a fireplace, and gas stove, we did okay. No hot water heater, though, so no showers, but since we couldn’t get down the mountain we didn’t worry much about that. Once we had hot water that shower felt really good, though. 🙂
David, glad to hear you’re doing well enough to go home, and hoping the kidney wakes up and does what it’s suppose to!
Julia Richmond HS: First time I’ve thought about it since ’47 or so. I knew of it, but nothing else. Was it coed then? Maybe some in my Washington Sq. Pk. crowd went there. Will do a search.
Willoughby’s used to be the big photo store in NYC, 32nd St., btw. 6th and 7th Aves., just across from Gimbel’s dept. store. Later combined with Peerless, a newer big photo store.
Peace, emb