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| Friday, July 1st, 2011 | | 10:10 pm |
| | Friday, April 22nd, 2011 | | 3:27 pm |
 * I changed the photo out to a happier looking one. * * I miss you so much* My longtime boyfriend (over 12 years) that I've always referred to as James (not his real name) passed away suddenly a couple days ago. For privacy reasons, I've never posted his picture before, but I'm missing him so much and I wanted to do something to make him still seem alive to me. Everything is so unreal right now and I feel completely lost. I love him and miss him and hope that somewhere he is at peace. | | Thursday, February 10th, 2011 | | 7:44 pm |
| | Friday, January 14th, 2011 | | 8:26 am |
 A few weeks ago I took a picture of this little guy, and the other day I was so surprised when his wife stopped by and was kind enough to let me take her picture. I think they make a beautiful couple :)  | | Monday, December 20th, 2010 | | 9:08 am |
 Wintery, cold weather. I wanted to get a picture of this little guy sitting on a branch outside the window, but I wasn't fast enough. Luckily, he paused for a moment under the awning and I snapped him. | | Tuesday, November 16th, 2010 | | 2:42 pm |
 I wanted to share this photo of a beautiful antique, Belgian art tile that a friend gave me for my birthday (the roses were part of the gift too!). I just love it.  On another one of my drives to nowhere, I discovered a really great somewhere. An absolutely beautiful park along the lake. It was so pretty and magical that I kept imagining what it would be like to have a house on the property. I took tons of photos! It was so, so pretty there. So, get ready for a trip through the woods! ( PHOTOS ) | | Sunday, October 31st, 2010 | | 1:24 pm |
| | Monday, October 25th, 2010 | | 6:04 pm |
Geneva-on-the-Lake
 Unfortunately, not a vacation to Switzerland, just a ride out to Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio. Around the turn of the 20th century, it was a popular resort with wealthy Cleveland industrialists, but over the years it became a sort of kitschy, rundown place popular with motorcycle gangs. It's still hanging in there, I think they're trying to make it a more family-friendly place, and there are also some new hotels with beautiful lakeshore views. As you can see from the photos, there was no one else around. It was sort of spooky. Every once in a while, a car would drive by and I think there were a couple of stores open, but other than that, I didn't see anyone out on the street. ( PHOTOS ) | | Tuesday, September 28th, 2010 | | 11:16 am |
 This is exactly how I'm feeling right now. I just want to lounge and snooze. I was so busy this past month trying out a new job. It's been almost a year since I retired, and I was ready to get a part-time job so I could earn some extra money and get out in the world a bit more. I wanted to try something outside of the traditional office work that I did most of my life, so I got a part-time position at a cosmetics counter at a department store. Since I enjoy beauty products & make-up, I thought it might be fun, but I lasted only about 3 weeks before I knew I had to quit. The idea of it was much better than the reality. It was way more than I was looking for in a part-time job. Even though I did enjoy interacting with customers, those moments were few and far between, and most of the time I was just standing on my feet for 8 hours a day, which I definitely did not enjoy, and I did not like the pressure of sales quotas. So, basically I had some fun going on a job interview, getting the job, going for some training and then having a completely different work experience than I ever had before, but the novelty soon wore off and I'm very happy to be back home again. I still want to find something to do outside of the house, but for right now, I'm counting my blessings.  | | Saturday, August 7th, 2010 | | 9:50 pm |
 Thought I'd post an update on what's been going on lately, and I discovered that Flickr has made it more difficult to copy the photo's HTML. Frustrating! I don't adjust well to changes :) Anyway, behind the cut is a photo journey of the last few weeks. ( PHOTOS ) | | Sunday, June 27th, 2010 | | 9:22 am |
SUMMERTIME
  Dixie doesn't get her picture here as often as Rory, so I thought I'd start out with her, fresh from her latest haircut. The summer weather has been really nice, although I think today is going to be near 90, which is too hot for me. A couple weeks ago, I walked down to the lake and took a few pictures. It was a gorgeous morning and the sky and the lake were both vivid beautiful blue colors that blended together. Last week I went downtown for a free outdoor concert featuring Carlos Jones & the PLUS Band, a local reggae band who are really good. Their music always makes me feel happy, and I can never sit still for long while listening to them, I have to get up and move with the music. It was a fun, relaxing summer evening. 4th of July is coming up and it's such a disappointment that the city I live in stopped having a fireworks display in order to save money, which seems to be happening a lot in suburbs. I used to be able to watch from my front yard and I really enjoyed it. (I was just interrupted by Rory scratching on a closet door trying to open it. I'm upstairs and it's pretty warm up here and he wants to go sleep in the hot closet - cats!) ( PHOTOS )Rory spots a bug outside the kitchen window.  | | Friday, June 18th, 2010 | | 9:55 am |
 Today is a beautiful summer day. Haven't been up to much (as usual!). I saw the movie "Birdemic" last weekend and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys really, really bad movies! I laughed almost constantly. Makes Ed Wood look like Martin Scorcese. Behind the cut are a couple photos of a recent walk in the park. I was focused more on the water this time. ( PHOTOS ) | | Thursday, May 27th, 2010 | | 11:15 am |
 When I retired, I never realized how doing nothing can take up so much time. I haven't gone anywhere or done anything out of the ordinary. I'm really enjoying taking my time doing everyday activities, and the days go by so fast. Now that the weather's nice, I'm hoping to take some day trips, but until then, here's a few photos of a regular back yard visitor who shows up in the evenings. ( PHOTOS ) | | Monday, May 3rd, 2010 | | 8:32 pm |
 No, Rory isn't trying out for a part in "Village of the Damned". The camera just caught his beautiful cat eyes at just the right angle. I've been doing a lot of spring cleaning and in order to get the carpet cleaned, I cleared out everything in the bookcase, and Rory discovered a new spot to nap in. Another unexpected napping spot:  Rory is the first cat I've ever owned, so I didn't have much experience with the silly things cats do, and when he was still very young, he gave me a real scare. I'd finished drying clothes and was in the living room doing something else when all of a sudden I heard this loud, frantic meowing coming from out in the utility room. I didn't see Rory, just heard a lot of meowing. I thought maybe he crawled behind the washing machine or dryer and got stuck, but I didn't see him, and I couldn't figure out where all the meowing was coming from. It sounded close, but also far away. I ran around the house a bit more and then I wondered - no, he couldn't possibly be in the dryer, could he? I opened the door, and sure enough, there he was, extremely happy to be set free. I learned my lesson and I always pay attention to make sure he doesn't get stuck in there again. So I took this picture recently, after letting him enjoy a few minutes of dryer relaxation. He looks so pleased with himself. The lilacs are in bloom and they smell so beautiful.  | | Saturday, April 3rd, 2010 | | 10:20 am |
 It's been so long since I've posted anything, and I haven't really been very busy. I guess that now that I'm not working, life has taken on a whole different rhythm, and I'm still getting used to this new lifestyle. One thing I accomplished that I'm happy about is that I finally got my Etsy site up (please take a look!). It's a work in progress, and right now it's mostly my dolls, but I did add some screen printed lavender sachets (that's what's pictured above), and now that the weather is warming up, I'll be able to work outside and I plan on adding some painted silk scarves. Lately, I have a lot of moss that grows around the side of the house and outside the back door. This one is my favorite - I half expect it to sprout little legs and walk away one day! Hope everyone has a great Easter weekend!  | | Thursday, February 18th, 2010 | | 9:15 pm |
 The other day I bought Rory a new scratchy pad and it came with a little bag of catnip. Behind the cut, Rory indulges in his treat. ( PHOTOS ) | | Sunday, January 24th, 2010 | | 9:07 am |
 I'm in the middle of the winter blahs. Today is another dark, dreary day. At least it's just rain today, but more snow is on the way. Went to a wedding last week that was held at a place called Crystal Brook Farm. They converted a huge barn into a beautiful space for weddings and other events. During the ceremony, I noticed the horses outside and, afterwards, took their picture.  At Christmas I made brownies to take to a party. I took them out of the oven and put them on a trivet to cool. A couple minutes later, I was sitting in the living room and heard a loud noise and saw Rory zoom out of the kitchen. I ran in the kitchen and the brownies were off the trivet, but luckily still on the counter, only they now had a kitty paw print in them! I don't know what got into Rory, because he never shows much interest in people food, but I guess brownies were just too tempting. I worried he might have burned himself, but he was fine. Needless to say, that corner of the brownies didn't make it to the party. | | Friday, December 25th, 2009 | | 9:07 am |
| | Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 | | 7:49 pm |
WINTER
 Yesterday was a perfect winter day - cold (but not windy), a little bit snowy, bleak, quiet, and I spent a lot of time outdoors taking pictures, and here they are: ( PHOTOS ) | | Friday, December 4th, 2009 | | 8:45 pm |
 I haven't been to the zoo for years. I used to like to visit, but now I feel sad to see the animals caged up, even though zoo conditions are so much better than they used to be when I was growing up. And I know that zoos do important work and research regarding preserving endangered species, etc., still . . . Anyway, I happened to be at the zoo for an odd reason that did not work out as planned. Before I left work a couple months ago, our office had just finished a major renovation, during which a lot of junk was uncovered and thrown away. I found 5 cartridges of toner that were purchased in 2005 and were for a fax machine we no longer had and that isn't even made anymore. It didn't seem right to just throw the toner in the trash and I was hoping to recycle it somewhere, only I couldn't find any place that would take it. I came across something that said there was a toner recycling drop off box at the zoo that was part of the Metro Parks recycling program. I put the toner in the trunk of my car and finally got around to going to the zoo to drop it off. Luckily, I left it in the trunk while I went to ask where the drop off box was. After being looked at like I was crazy by a couple different people and referred to someone else, someone finally made a phone call to find out what I was talking about. The drop off box turned out to be a small box the size of a shoe box that was sitting on top of a table inside of the information desk office. The toner recycling must be for the small cartridges used in home printers, not large office size printer/fax toner cartridges. I wouldn't have been able to fit one cartridge in their box, let alone 5. But since I was at the zoo, and it was a nice warm day, I decided to take advantage of the nice weather and have a look around, so here are a few photos. (The toner is still in my trunk!) ( PHOTOS ) |
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