Day 2990: Really?

 

 

 

"Really?": ink brush drawing, watercolor and collage.

 

Want music?

Click here for  Buffy Sainte-Marie, Until It's Time for You To Go.

then click back on this blog tab or here to listen as you browse, or not?

Friday I met beautiful Carrol Wolf for lunch at  Zov's ...

 

 

Zov's Patio ceiling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had planned to meet at 11:30 and were both evidently on time, 

but Carrol was of the Cafe terrace in back, and I was on the front patio. A pretty young girl in a mask, came up to me smiling, and I struggled to remember if she was a former student? She asked if I was jacki, I said yes. She said "Your friend Carrol is waiting for you on the back terrace, with champagne." I said, "that sounds like Carrol."

 

Sure enough, there was a tiny bottle of Mumm's Champagne 

for us to split in the waiting flutes. Carrol really knows how to live.

She selected (my favorite) Angel hair pasta which is famous.

I had the Mediterranean salad with chicken. Also good.

We solved all the worlds problems and talked grandchildren.

Before leaving, we both passed on dessert, but...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

gelato

I did go in to take photos to prove our self-discipline.

Aren't you impressed?

 

        
         

  

2GN2S ...

 

After lunch I got into my little "squirrel-powered" Honda hybrid ...

                                             

106' that went down to and stayed at 102' by the time I got home.

                                                 

 

 

Just because ...

Blue-footed Booby

 

Smiles for Saturday ...

 

 

                                                                   

                                                                                    

 

                                                                         Thanks for coming by.

Day 2899: A holiday treat!

"7/4/2020": junk mail collage + digital.

Want music?

 

Click here for Miriam Makeba, Pata Pata.

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Something special for the holiday today,

brought to my notice by Blog Correspondent, Carrol Wolf.

 "When you get a chance,  look up the 25th Street Mosaic. 

It is about a large public mural in San Pedro. 

It's a little overly long but really fascinating."

And, I did. Thank you Carrol!

 

Julie Bender

 Picture a 200' wall, conceived by artist Julie Bender. 

Taking 2 years, 8 months to complete with the help of 300 locals.

(Julie said she slept for 2 months on completion.)

 

 

I snagged a few screen captures, 

hoping to lure you to the comprehensive 20 min. video, here 

Well worth your time, when you have the time. 

A 3 min. Ray Kelly video, here.

And, a short 2 min. abc-news video, here.

Congratulations to Julie Bender and 300 helpers! Wow!

 

Blog Austria correspondent, 

Heidi has sent a few shots from her walk today.

"After a rainy night, the sun came out. 

So we could go walking again."

"It was so lovely to meet these 8 weeks old cuties."

all Austria photos by Heidi Putscheg

I think we all appreciate Heidi and pictures from Austria?

• A 2 min, video, firework dictionary, (sound down or off?), here.

• A 7 min. funny animation, "Some Thing", here.

• A 4 min. amazing animation, here.

Smiles for Saturday ...

  

 

 

From Merriam-Webster: via Austin Kleon

Doomscrolling and doomsurfing are new terms referring to the tendency to continue to surf or scroll through bad news, even though that news is saddening, disheartening, or depressing. Many people are finding themselves reading continuously bad news about COVID-19 without the ability to stop or step back.

Don’t do it! Put on a mask and go for a walk instead.