Saturday

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NO KINGS DAY

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Oppose: to act against or provide resistance to; to set as an opponent or adversary; to be antagonistic to; to confront

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NO KINGS!

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DEMOCRACY:  government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system; a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges; the common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power.

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That was then, this is now

Happy 46th anniversary to us!

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Divisive: creating dissension or discord

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Monday

An ice cream date yesterday!

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Dire: causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible; indicating trouble, disaster, misfortune or the like; urgent; desperate

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"Not My President Day" Observance!

Protests took place all across the nation yesterday for Not My President Day.  We were out at Long Beach City Hall with many many others.  I never dreamed I'd be this person at this time in my life, and yet here we are.

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Base: morally low; without estimable personal qualities; dishonorable; meanspirited; selfish; cowardly; worthless; characteristic of or befitting an inferior person or thing

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Starowka

It's Week 4 for Bonnie Hunter's 2024 Quiltville mystery

STAROWKA

We are making **many** half square triangles this time.

I'm up to date with all four clues so far: lots and lots and LOTS of "parts" done already!

Looking forward to creating blocks soon :)

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Wednesday

Dos abuelas en el festival del Dia de los Muertos en la escuela. 💛💛

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Sunday

Amazingly, I am 71 years old today.

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Happy Anniversary to us!

44 years!  Hard to imagine!

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Onward to the next decade ...

I enjoy this excerpt from Ceremonials of Common Days by Abbie Graham.  It was the inspiration for one of my philosophies of life: I've always made it a practice to celebrate every day as special, even the ordinary ones -- Ceremonials!

The very precious gift that I received yesterday from my family was this list of ways our days have been special.  It would seem that my efforts have been noticed :)

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Future studio

I have some settling-in to do, but it's going to be lovely!  

Can't wait to be sewing again!

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Thursday

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On the Fourth Day of Christmas ...

... I'm grateful for joy and fun in my life!

So: Big Bear Lake is absolutely a fun place to live!  It's a major vacation destination for guests from Los Angeles, and there is always something interesting going on.  We have outdoor sports, museums, a zoo, concerts and theater performances, festivals and events -- never a dull moment.

That being said, we did travel extensively this year, and I had different new kinds of fun.  I enjoyed the company of extended family, met new friends, experienced quite a few foods for the first time, and toured a number of new museums. I visited wineries and breweries and cideries. I saw new birds and animals. I dipped my toe in both oceans!  I saw sunrises and sunsets and awesome panoramas.  

I smiled and laughed a lot this year! The world is such a wonderful place!  Every day is a new joy.

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#21 - I Like ...

Actually, these are all things that

I LOVE!

My dear husband Tony -- we celebrated our 40th anniversary recently, and here we are, still crazy after all these years!

Nick, Stacey and Rhiannon

Dave, Jessica, Lorenzo and Lucci

Jake

My welcoming comfortable home

The beautiful place where I live

My return to good health after some medical challenges earlier this year.

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Tuesday

A long string of photos -- these are actually pictures from last week's excursion to Plimouth Plantation and Plymouth Rock.I just got to them now, and I wanted to save the memories.  We've really enjoyed sightseeing around New England during this visit!  We saw some old favorites, and explored some new places that we hadn't been to before.

Entrance

Wildflower garden

17th century lunch: succotash, peascod tart,
cheese cake, cornmeal cookies

Legend of the Gathering Circle

Circle of stones in the Wampanoag Village

Wampanoag winter lodge

English village

Stockade

Plymouth Harbor

Commemorative building

Plymouth Rock

Atlantic seacoast

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