The journey continues...
30 May 2026
Anniversary Day Today would have been our 28th wedding anniversary. I miss Marcia terribly. But I'm soldiering on, which she would have wanted. It's almost time to put seedlings in the ground (they're outside, but on trays), and I have a couple of fall-back garden centers if the seedlings fail. It's still a cold, rainy late spring, although much of next week is slated to be lacking in falling moisture, and warmer. We'll see what reality brings, when it arrives.
Continue reading...25 May 2026
Finding My Way Eventually, I expect to find my way. A few different things are going on, but I appear to be mostly afflicted by a weird procrastination. Weird in the sense that since I don't really have a schedule or deadlines for anything, it's easy to put off things that I'm probably interested in getting done, but eh, mañana. Sadly, that has affected my lack of urgency for posting here, too. There are things I'm actually getting done, like finances, a trust and new will, etc. I'm not having difficulty with the day-to-day stuff of household chores, light maintenance,…
Continue reading...6 May 2026
The Favorite Quilt I was "talking" with someone about what I'm hanging onto, the mementos of my life with Marcia that bring me joy and happy memories. This quilt is perhaps my favorite one that she made. The blocks that make up the image of the Japanese lady are individually embroidered in metallic and jewel tone threads. The "frame" is blue tone-on-tone embroidery. She assembled the blocks and then quilted it. It's four feet wide by five tall. If it takes longer to load on the page, it's because I left it at full resolution for y'all. I've moved the…
Continue reading...30 April 2026
Retired And it's done. I no longer live for working. What a miserable rainy day to start retirement. Wish me luck.
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