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Jun. 20th, 2012 02:48 am
Languorous evening at home. I'm already spent from the week. I get tired of working hard. But inner voices keep driving me. They seem benevolent - but sometimes I wonder.
Languorous evening at home. I'm already spent from the week. I get tired of working hard. But inner voices keep driving me. They seem benevolent - but sometimes I wonder.
Consumption lately
Jun. 14th, 2012 11:06 pm
This past weekend at the Modern museum shop, Israel spotted this turquoise pillow printed with the Queen's image from an old 81 pence stamp.
A few weeks ago, when the Google Doodle became a very cool, very interactive doodle version of the mini Moog, I had an impulse to hear some of the old music. I found a 'Switched-On' box set on Amazon. Listening to it on and off in the past two weeks was nostalgic. My Bach consciousness has come a long way, but these old arrangements still bring a smile.
...more house
Jun. 9th, 2011 10:47 pm |
This week in my library room (a back bedroom), I had a minor leak coming from the 2nd floor bathroom. There were trickles going from ceiling to floor. Fortunately only one book was damaged. The adjustors say the plaster wall has to be stripped and the entire room repainted, a few floorboards replaced and the floor sanded and sealed. In addition to the usual week of work, I moved 1/3 of the books to the front room. I think the rest of the bookcases cases & their books will fit in the hall that runs to the back of the house. On the plus side, I have two new, top-of-the-line toilets - a small joy. |
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Feb. 8th, 2011 10:54 am |
The new year has been kind of rough so far. A bad winter cold, a rash from hell, a cracked rib, a broken water heater, a falling ceiling, not to mention a week of temperatures below 0°F. Friday night I was in the doldrums awaiting the next onslaught when Scott called out of the blue and asked me to join him for First Friday (the day each month that most galleries stay open at night.) He had to talk me into to it, but I joined him. We went to three galleries, the last of which was the studio of a woman named Jarv. She was about my age. She painted in water colors. Though her paintings were conservative - even traditional - they were quite lovely. She had that water color technique that finds a delicate balance between surrender & control. She had moved here recently from San Francisco with her husband's job transfer. She thought they would return to California at some point, but she said she was enjoying her time here. She even started painting local subjects. I decided my winter had been bad enough that I needed a treat - so, impulsively, I bought one of her more reasonably priced pieces. And now I find it's the only thing I own with the image of a cowboy. Oh well..... |
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Jan. 6th, 2011 02:03 pm
Just saw this in the back bedroom. It must have happened last night. Sometimes an old house has problems.
Gone - but not forgotten
Dec. 12th, 2010 03:24 pm
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Thanksgiving
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vision fugitive
Dec. 14th, 2009 10:42 pm
As I was driving home this morning from practicing, I noticed a large black bird perched on a branch of my tree that hangs over the street. The bird was high in the air almost in the middle of the street. I pulled in the driveway and pulled my phone out to capture it -- but as I clicked, the bird flew off.
A fine craftsman-style house from 1908
Nov. 30th, 2009 05:56 amin our neighborhood is now listed as a foreclosure at 379K. It could probably be had for less -- just tempting enough to make a nice fantasy on a Sunday afternoon.
( and more... )
( and more... )
past 24 hours included (but not limited to): business meeting; quickfire coding - things had to move in minutes; birthday celebration with work mates; funeral for lelly's aunt susie; house cleaning; 2.5 hours of practice on bach & reger for march 6 recital; choir practice; dinner with israel;
scott hyde came by this afternoon. he stayed for four hours. it was a very nice conversation. at the end we went through "a storybook life" together on the couch. his comments were very interesting - mainly about the multiple light sources used in almost all of the photographs.
