Week 7 of the Patio Garden
With my new addition
of a standing fairy
brought by Nicole
(I Love It)
And the addition
of variegated Ivy
planted
in the top
A good rain
night before last
and everything is lush and green
and speaking of
IVY
Was thinking hard about
how to tie my
4 (kind of random) tattoos
soon to be five
as John and I
are getting matching ones
together
and this came to me
Tendrils coming from between the webbing of my thumb and forefinger and spiraling (fine line- delicate stuff) down or encircling my wrist. A spray snaking down a shoulder and just a few tiny vines and small unfurling leaves peering from the v-neck of a tee-shirt or sleeve.
Just fun stuff!
Asked him about how tattooing can cover scars and pesky brown age spots...and was pleasantly surprised.
"I can make them disappear"
(...if he ever finds a way to tattoo away wrinkles...I may have to keep him...like Kathy Bates character in MISERY...)
Soon, I am going to be an Ivy-Garden in progress.
James made Dad-of-the-Year for Kaylee's 14th Birthday with Front of the Stage...as close as you can possibly get...Tickets to her favorite band: Dirty Heads (last night)
Sent her birthday $$ with her so she could rock a tee-shirt.
So cool...she cried tears of happiness!
We are spending our 1:1 Day together next week.
Looking forward to pictures, and hearing all about the concert.
Chris picked back up one of his old hobbies this week. When he was fairly young he learned (taught himself) from the MIT website how to lock pick. Took thin metal strips and made a set of his own tools. It was fascinating!
(...even cooler...it actually worked!!!)
This week he bought his first professional set.
(...who knew there even were lock-picker's clubs??? )
Where you send a video of yourself picking a Brink's padlock...and they send you progressively harder and more convoluted locks to open.
Also a forum and chat group.
His classes are going well and he takes the Cisco Exam at the end of the month. And will be starting a paid Internship soon.
He is excited!
I am excited for him.
John and I are getting ready for our July Getaway...and eating our way through the county fair soon as well!
(...lemon shake-ups...big glorpy Italian sausage sandwiches with peppers and onions...blooming onion to share...elephant ears with cinnamon and sugar...caramel apples and cotton candy...)
Yeah...it only happens once a year!
(...how bad can that be for you...)
Can't wait!
This Week's Movie:
A well-thought out film that picks up after Endgame explaining The Blip
when half the population vanished then years later reappeared, and events that happen afterward.
A teenage romance...a reluctant hero...a great and unsuspected villain...EDITH [...even dead I'm the hero...] (you know how Tony loved his acronyms)...Nick Fury as his bad-self...and more.
Be sure to watch the credits...there are two Easter Eggs in them...one being germane to the continuation of the Marvel World.
Going to have to watch this again...so many moving parts!
Excellent Film.
This Week's Book:
Continuing with Thru-Hiker accounts of the Appalachian Trail. Unlike last week with Bryson, this was the trail through the eyes of Jean.
Her children grown.
She, just turning 50.
A woman discovering herself, and of what she is capable.
It was inspirational...engaging...sometimes hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking.
Indomitable Spirit.
Exceptional Read!
(...as an aside...I have procured several Thru-hike memoirs and one fictional piece to read as an accompaniment to the virtual AT Hike...each is a completely different approach to the trail and mindset...it is quite interesting.)
Much cooler today after a week of 90+ degree heat. Going to play in the plants and paint a while. Still finishing the Bly Gap Oak.
photo soon
Working on the Sequel to "Like Smoke Through a Keyhole" (my 50 year sortabiography/memoir)
"The Road Home"
but have only started the Prologue at this point.
It will be my winter project.
Cover photography when I assemble it!
Have a Beautiful Weekend!
Addendum: I have now tried "Beach Head" (that hair mist that Idgy told me about.) OMG...best ever!!!! I'm hooked.
Not only does it encourage the natural curls in your hair...it smells of sea salt and tanning oil...and maybe even Pina Colada.
Spritzing it on damp hair after a bath/shower is just like a vacation to the beach in a bottle!
LOVE IT!
Also got a couple of shots of Che (her grown son's) new-to-him car
2000 BMW
Impossible to believe he will be 21 this September!
(...we met when he was 8 years old...)
More anon!
