On this date in 1907, Vera Owen Bridges was born. She would become a mother 21 years later. Many, many years after that, she would become a great-grandmother. My great-grandmother. All my memories portray her as an…
“Hogwerts”
I barely got the above photo before the light changed. And I feel bad about it, as it definitely required my hands. What can I tell you? I’m a rebel. (I am so not a rebel, but whatevs.)…
D-Squared T-Squared Week 22
No news. Seriously. This one is slow-going. Just because. I think it’s schedules more than anything. As in, Mister and I are both responsible for participating in this painting’s completion, and that means active participation. From 2…
Homecoming
I read a fabulous piece in the LA Times (link is here) about professional pallbearers. More common in the American South, it’s a relatively new sight here in the California South. The article delves into the lives…
Clean Teeth, Then What?
Yesterday I got my teeth cleaned, which I loved, loved, loved! I nearly fell asleep in the dentist’s chair, y’all. I’m ever-so-slightly tweaked that way. Anyhoo, after I left the dentist’s office and was walking around, I…
Rah! Rah! Sis Boom Bah!
“I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side, be an advocate for myself and others like me.” Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014) It started with a…
D-Squared T-Squared – Week 21
Remember when I shared the above photo? It was a D2T2 project and it’s outdoor art. This last week’s project is a companion piece, and that danged thang is taking a little longer to complete than I’d hoped.…
Thank You, Dottore
I once saw an interview with Maya Angelou. For some reason, the part that stuck with me the most was her telling a story about being in an Italian kitchen, working with chefs and scholars, and how they…
Million Dollar View
The people who do my do have moved into a pop-up salon. Are you familiar with the pop-up? As I understand it, a pop-up is merely a temporary locale for some sort of brick-and-mortar business. Here in L.A.,…