The thoughts continue; is this part of being in one’s sixties? We (personally speaking) have become accustomed to losing our cats to wildlife—goodbye Jackson; you were rude and demanding and bossy and domineering, and you didn’t listen when I told you there would be consequences for ignoring Kitty Curfew. We are now accustomed to words […]
Becoming Accustomed | Odd Thoughts Round-up
Today’s post is a long list of thoughts that occur to me while drawing in silence (if you don’t count the monotonous hum of the barely adequate A/C) and solitude. I decided to skip photos, so it is possible you will decide to skip reading. I will assume the risk of this. We have become […]
Let’s Talk About Cars
“Let’s talk” is a euphemism for “I’ll do the typing and you do the reading”. But I welcome your comments, if you have the fortitude to fight through the commenting procedures. Mom gave me her car last year. I reluctantly sold Fernando, and have been trying to appreciate having a newer vehicle, one with power […]
In the Sierra, but not Mineral King | At Hume Lake
Each summer starting in 2017, I’ve spent time with a dear friend at her Hume Lake cabin. Most years we gather in June, last year in July, and this year in August. It was HOT, REALLY HOT, so we didn’t rent any watercraft or walk around the lake. Mostly we just hung out in and […]
Nine Things Learned in July
2. Jury duty is a rough way to spend a day because it is so boring and feels like a complete disregard of the value of time. Be there at 9, sit in a room until 11, half the people get called, the other half gets sent out to waste 2-1/2 hours, returning for another […]
Painting Another Sequoia Panel (+ an Infomercial)
The panel isn’t made out of sequoia wood; the panel is made out of ?? wood, and I am painting a sequoia tree on it. Sequoia gigantea is the official name for the redwood trees in Sequoia National Park, not the redwoods of northern California, called Sequoia sempervirens. Those are tall; ours are thick. Two […]
Sawtooth and Me
50 years ago today I got medevacked* off Sawtooth. A group of high school kids were on a backpacking trip in Mineral King, a week long loop. We were fully chaperoned by experienced adults, age 32. (Why does that no longer seem like an adult age??) We camped at Columbine Lake below Sawtooth with a […]
Eureka! Part 2
The carpenter brought ”Aunt Em’s” completed stained glass window to the house to install it. More decisions: facing the garden or facing the laundry room? Hang inside or outside? Trail Guy and I had both thought that outside made the most sense. Not sure why, but since we were in agreement, it felt like the […]
Eureka! (I have found it)
WARNING: LONG STORY When I was a child, “Aunt Em” lived next door to my Great Aunt Mary in Three Rivers. She was a retired teacher, a “spinster” in the vernacular of the day, probably a bit eccentric. She had designed her own home and filled it with antiques. When we were allowed to visit […]
Animal Thoughts
A city guy on his podcast went on and on about how much he loves animals. Too bad I couldn’t invite him over, because he could experience animals here in Three Rivers, in my yard and in my house. At least we don’t have any snakes right now. HOWEVER, some guests at a vacation rental […]