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Sunshine and Whales
WOW! It's been a long time since I've been on this site! Hope everyone is doing well. Here in sunny SoCal, it's chilly but still a beautiful day. There are a few brave sailboats out on the ocean. I'm more than a few miles away from the ocean, but my apartment is up about a story above the rooftops and I have a great view. I love seeing the ( Read more... ) -
It's Been a Long, Long Time
Haven't been on LJ for a very long time. I don't know why, just got busy with other things. However, I was just reminded by a notice of a birthday by someone on here whom I always found a delight, and I thought I'd better wish her a Happy Birthday! I was rudely awakened awhile ago by a neighbor who came home, apparently after an evening with ( Read more... ) -
Long Time No Write
Wow! It's been ages since I've written here, or visited friends here. I got hooked on FB, and am generally living there now ( Read more... ) -
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Yesterday, looking for the music for The Water is Wide, I found a stack of sheet music (mostly copied) about three feet high that I'd forgotten about, from when I was studying in school. Even though it was a very warm, muggy day and having all the windows open and fan on didn't particularly make much of a difference, I took upon myself the task of ( Read more... ) -
Good to Be Back Here
Once again, I've taken quite a vacation from LJ. It just seems I spend too much time on the computer, none-the-less, it seems like the things I do are important, at least to me. If occasionally I do something that adds something for someone else, that's icing on the cake. It seems to me it's like that, you have to please yourself first. ( Read more... ) -
It Might As Well Be Spring, Daffodils
The song is one I love, and today here in lovely Southern California, it really might as well be summer! Blue ocean, blue skies. Knowing we had a few really warm days coming, when I was shopping Friday, I bought three bunches of daffodils for five dollars -- 30 stems. Hyacinths for the soul, except daffodils. They were just slim green stems ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: What’s in a Name?
Very happy with the name I have, and I've never wished for another name. However, had I been named differently, I would have loved Chloe. When I think of Chloe, I think of a woman feminine, funny, fashionable. Someone who deals well with life and knows how to accessorize. A woman with a wonderful laugh, who has lots of friends and is adored. ( Read more... ) -
Long Time No See
It's been a very long time since I've written here, and I don't particularly know why. There was a long visit with my daughter and her family, when I went back to Ohio and we had Christmas together for the first time in 20 years. That was last year; in fact, I returned to Southern California about this time last year. Of course, I retired, too ( Read more... ) -
Summer Sort Of
While most of the rest of the country has been broiling all summer, southern California has just seemed to have a continuous spring. Too chilly in the evenings to sit out with a glass of wine, or even want to grill. Of course, I've gotten very spoiled in the twenty some years I've been out here. If the temperature gets below 68, I think it's ( Read more... ) -
Writer's Block: Responsible Consumership
Any place I get poor service, I don't return to. If I learn a company treats its employees badly, I don't buy it's products. More and more, I'm trying to be environmentally and socially responsible in my purchasing decisions. Currently, companies are cutting back, letting go employees, cutting benefits. However, the people who reap in the ( Read more... )