“This sculpture represents the Native American elder who used to stand along the portals around the Taos Plaza in New Mexico.” * Continue reading “Taos Patriarch”
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Not a happy camper
I was so excited to get my new Nest thermostat on Saturday morning. Continue reading “Not a happy camper”
Cooling it with Google…
I never imagined that cooling my home in summer would be an issue in Portland, Oregon. I counted on a few hot days and then, back to cooler days and nights!
A Statesman, A Leader
For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens. ~George Washington
Mother’s Day in Venice
After several overcast days, sunny skies returned on Mother’s Day to Venice.
It was perfect weather to explore Abbot Kinny Street. Continue reading “Mother’s Day in Venice”
I am coming back
I am coming back.
I have not posted in awhile.
I have had great ideas. I have written articles in my mind as I walked with my dog Ginny.
But putting paper to pen or fingers to computer has not happened. Continue reading “I am coming back”
Exasperating Men
At my annual physical exam, my doctor shared with me the story of a small growth that he had ignored years ago.
He was too busy in medical school to have to have it removed.
Photo San Jose del Cabo
I love old, rustic shutters, doors and gates.
Where they burn books, they will also ultimately burn people*
“Today, 70 years later, you have the feeling for the first time that history could repeat itself. That that’s not out of the question.”
RALF TEEPE, a civil servant who joined the owner of his local bookstore in protesting a neo-Nazi march in Berlin’s old Jewish quarter. (Quotation from the New York Times, Monday, April 9, 2018.) Continue reading “Where they burn books, they will also ultimately burn people*”
Hello Beautiful Day*
The day of my husband’s funeral the sun was shining.
The sky was blue with little wisps of clouds.
The air was crisp.
It was a beautiful day.
Lori Greer in Portland 