Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Meanwhile, in Alabama

 the kids have picked out their Easter outfits!
iykyk.
 
Back here in the Midwest, 
some of us went yesterday to determine the best location, 
within the path of totality,
in which to see the total eclipse next month. 
 
Think we have a winner -
an easy 1 hour drive, east and south,
beautiful grounds, clean bathrooms,
with food trucks and a band scheduled
along with a  grove of Venus of Willendorfs!
Whats not to like about all that!?



Cedarhurst Museum of the Arts.
Now, don't y'all go rushing there too ...
while there are 80 acres of sculpture park around the buildings, 
my friends and I chose it because we don't want crowds.

This 'once in a lifetime' event - 
which will be my second this decade -
will undoubtedly be my last
and I'll like some peace and quiet while watching it, please!

Spring continues to unfold,
reminding us that new life, new beginnings and hope
are realities,
for which I say Thanks be to God.
Playing with Peeps continues to amuse -
at least me, if not everyone else.


True Story!

Monday, March 11, 2024

Moms birthday

 Today is my moms birthday. 
She would have been 99, 
which wouldn't have been impossible, 
since that's how old her mother lived to be. 
But my mom wasn't her mom.
 
I've written before about how conflicted and complex our relationship was,
(as if every mother/daughter relationship isn't!).
I don't feel the need to do it again.
 
I recently read a reflection though that summed up perfectly
how I was feeling.
So, even though the words aren't mine,
the sentiments ARE.
In another universe,
I meet my mother
when she is a child.
We go for a walk at the seaside
and she tells me all the things
she loves about the world.
We share a hundred jokes
and she laughs so easily,
without a single worry.
I want to meet that version of her.
Wide eyed and full of joy.
Easy laughter and carefree.
Before the same world
she loved so deeply
broke her heart.
Nakita Gill
 
Happy heavenly birthday, Mom.

 

Friday, March 8, 2024

Spring has arrived

             And I'm so glad it has ...
even if I'm fairly convinced that it's too early
and just a sign of how freakin' hot this summer will be!


                                                                    Who's with me?


Monday, March 4, 2024

City Museum

 If you know, you know.

 
Architectural salvage,
a playground for all ages
and visual over stimulation on every level.













 
10 story high slide!


Yes, I was tired by the time we left.

Saturday, March 2, 2024

The Last Ordinary Day

 Talk about a nightmare!
I woke up this morning with the details fading quickly
but the overall gestalt vividly clear.

I woke up (in my dream) with martial law having been established overnight;
the government declared that all citizens were forbidden 
to travel beyond a 5 mile radius of their homes; 
we were forbidden to gather in groups of more than 6, 
unless related by 'blood ties'
and women needed to be accompanied, at all time,
 anywhere we went 
by a male who had 'control' over our actions.

Social media allowed no comments or 'searching'
and instead showed, on continuous loop,
 images of all major cities in smoldering ruins,
dead bodies strewn about all major 'tourist attractions' 
and cultural monuments in every major Western country.

It would seem the world, as we've all known it, was gone forever.
Or was it?
 
The idea that this was an orchestrated lie and attack on our democracy, 
by a cabal of right wing nut jobs, (financed and supported by Bezos, Zuckerberg and Musk)
complete with possibility of AI generated images
was firmly implanted in my head -
and much of the dream was spent with me
Nancy Drewing my theory, getting enough evidence to prove it.
The subsequent book I wrote 
in which I presented my 'evidence' was titled
The Last Ordinary Day.
 
YIKES!
Think I've been watching too much politically based media.
 
What a relief to truly wake up and feel my joints ache,
with the most pressing issue of the day being
going to the fabric store to pick out backing for my quilt top.

Time to concentrate on more fun this weekend!



                                                            Yet the 'political' still lingers ...
Quick, more distraction!