IAN:Thursday 6/23/2016: With Two Cats in the Yard.
I almost forgot to write a story tonight. I was sitting here, eating a sandwich after a long evening of working on sets for vacation bible school at the church I used to attend when I was struck by...
View ArticleHeat Stroke and Your Dog
I live in Southern California, about 10 miles from the beach. It has been extremely hot here, in the 90’s and above some days. It is even hotter as you go farther from the beach. We have been having...
View ArticleDK Quilt Guild: I think I've got it!
When I come to the place where I have to clean up my quilt work area, I take my basket of scraps and cut them into either a 10in square, a 5 in square or a 2 ½ in strip and put them in the appropriate...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 6/30/2016 Canada Loves Obama
I usually stay away from politics in the diary, as do most of us here. But when I saw bits of this speech from today, it made me feel better. President Obama was so warmly greeted, so respectfully...
View ArticleDK Quilt Guild: Work in Progress
I am putting this in the new story list as a place setter for the Quilt Guild. I see no story in the queue to come up, so use this.This will be a table cloth. I won the 9 blocks at my guild last year...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 7/7/2016 Happy Birthdays
Today is my baby sister’s 50th birthday. She and her husband are going sky diving. They will each be strapped to an experienced sky diver but the thought of jumping out of a perfectly functioning...
View ArticleShe's a Witch!
x YouTube Video I have had it up to the hubcaps with these bone headed Republicans and their never ending witch hunt of Hillary. They dress her up, they put the false nose on her and then demand that...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 7/14/2016 New plants
One of my Facebook friends told me about a nursery close by me with very good prices on succulents. I went last week and bought these 5 plants for $22. I was quite pleased. I am looking for some...
View ArticleDK Quilt Guild: Quick Reversible Apron
My quilt guild, Los Angeles County Quilters Guild, will be holding their bi-annual quilt show in October in Long Beach. We will display over 200 never before shown quilts in a beautiful Greek Church....
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 7/21/2016 In the Night Kitchen
When Lil Zen was born, I bought her every book by Maurice Sendak that I could find. We read them all many times and she still has all of them in her bookcase in her tiny little apartment. The...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 7/28/2016 And the paint goes on...
So far, the kitchen has been finished. It was a pale green, now it is a darker, greyer green. I like it a lot. The wood work is slightly darker than the walls, but it is hard to see here. I color I...
View ArticleAttention Collage Artists: Freebies!
I am in the process of downsizing a considerable stash of collage art supplies. These include papers, fibers, 3d embellishments, vintage book pages, text pages in many languages, and rubber stamps....
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 8/4/2016 Late again
I just got home and got this queued. Sorry. The new windows are in and look great. More later. A s you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 8/11/2016 Changing Neighborhoods, one food at a time
I live in an area that is undergoing cultural changes. From the city to our south, people with money are moving north, into a poorer neighborhood. Gentrification is common in Southern California....
View ArticleIAN:Thursday 8/17/2016 Lil Zen's Birthday
Yesterday was my baby’s birthday. She is 32. It is amazing to see how she has turned into such a dynamic person, from the little squealing blob she started out as. She looked about as good as most...
View ArticleDK Quilt Guild: PHD's
DK Quilt Guild Image by JekyllnHyde DK Quilt Guild is a place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts,...
View ArticleIAN:Thursday Aug 25, 2016: Lots of WAZE to get around
Most of the people I know have cell phones, most of those phones are “smart” phones. I have An IPhone 5C,a not so new one that does more than I understand so it is fine for me. One of my favorite...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 9/1/2016 Birds just passing through
Last week, Mr. Zen saw 4 or 5 bright birds in the garden. They were yellow, with sharp curved beaks, and black and white wings. They were very interested in the ponds, landing on the zebra reeds and...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 9/8/2016: Mz. Picky loves her pootie pad!
I ordered a Pootie Pad from Sara and Ann recently. I ordered it as a gift for lil zen, but when it came, I decided to keep it and see if either of my cats was interested. Razzle (not a cat) was very...
View ArticleIAN: Thursday 9/15/2016:Epiphyllum or Queen of the Night
I have a tall, skinny flat leafed cactus called Epiphyllum, or Queen of the Night. I know it sounds like an Anne Rice vampire novel or a working girl but it is actually a fabulous flower that opens...
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