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...no dog and goat to sacrifice, and it's way too cold to run around naked outside whipping people!
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Happy New Year!
I did not take as many photos this year because of that back/leg injury (which still is a slight issue, but much better!).
So the album of the photos I liked the best has fewer images this year, I think.
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBbhcL
I did not take as many photos this year because of that back/leg injury (which still is a slight issue, but much better!).
So the album of the photos I liked the best has fewer images this year, I think.
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBbhcL
🎄 Glæd Geol! 🎄
25 Dec 2024 09:01Having a lazy start to Christmas Day -- planning to head to the museum for a bit (kind of my normal routine when not traveling today).
Gift exchange w/ friends yesterday afternoon was fun, as was Christmas Eve dinner w/ friends last night. Wow, I am STILL stuffed -- I could have skipped the side dish or the dessert and been better for it!
I'll see family tomorrow, and then I think that Christmas 2024 will be a wrap!
Gift exchange w/ friends yesterday afternoon was fun, as was Christmas Eve dinner w/ friends last night. Wow, I am STILL stuffed -- I could have skipped the side dish or the dessert and been better for it!
I'll see family tomorrow, and then I think that Christmas 2024 will be a wrap!
Had dinner and gift exchange w/ some friends last night.
I got a couple of nice gifts. For example I had previously sent a friend a scan of a Polaroid "One Step" photo I took 30 years ago of my partner.
I had scanned the photo and have it in a small frame in the house. Every so often it fades, so I print it again. Well, he took that image file, cleaned it up in Photoshop and had it printed. It's a nice thing! And I'm deciding now where to hang it in the house.
And another friend gave me this sampler of several versions of Port -- 10, 20, 30, and 40 years old plus some chocolate from a local store and some sweets he baked! Also a nice gift!
I got a couple of nice gifts. For example I had previously sent a friend a scan of a Polaroid "One Step" photo I took 30 years ago of my partner.
I had scanned the photo and have it in a small frame in the house. Every so often it fades, so I print it again. Well, he took that image file, cleaned it up in Photoshop and had it printed. It's a nice thing! And I'm deciding now where to hang it in the house.
And another friend gave me this sampler of several versions of Port -- 10, 20, 30, and 40 years old plus some chocolate from a local store and some sweets he baked! Also a nice gift!
I went with a couple of college mates back to the town where we attended university. There is a Christmas illumination event with fireworks held every year - this was the 1st time I have attended.
I was really impressed with the fireworks. They were "18th century" type fireworks, which meant they could not go very high. So they felt like they were right in your face! Very close overhead! I kept worrying they would set something on fire -- you can see they were fired right in front of the building.
I was really impressed with the fireworks. They were "18th century" type fireworks, which meant they could not go very high. So they felt like they were right in your face! Very close overhead! I kept worrying they would set something on fire -- you can see they were fired right in front of the building.
Happy Thanksgiving!
28 Nov 2024 16:19I attended a 'Friendsgiving' a couple weeks ago...but nobody remembered to take a pic! I made a Potatoes-Fennel au Gratin, which was well received! I was also in charge of white wine -- mixed reviews I would say on those. I had even brought along my tripod...just totally spazzed (is that word still used?).
Different Friendsgiving with the games group this weekend, where I doubt we will take a pic. The Potatoes-Fennel au Gratin is making a second appearance, along with roasted Brussels Sprouts.
Today, I'm glad I remembered to take a couple photos when visiting sisters and mom today. As we get older, photos matter more.
As usual, I brought home sweet potato pies, which taste very much like my grandmother's. I remember watching her cook, so I picked up a few things! And years ago, I searched for a recipe that reminded me of hers, and I added an ingredient that I remembered her using.
Different Friendsgiving with the games group this weekend, where I doubt we will take a pic. The Potatoes-Fennel au Gratin is making a second appearance, along with roasted Brussels Sprouts.
Today, I'm glad I remembered to take a couple photos when visiting sisters and mom today. As we get older, photos matter more.
As usual, I brought home sweet potato pies, which taste very much like my grandmother's. I remember watching her cook, so I picked up a few things! And years ago, I searched for a recipe that reminded me of hers, and I added an ingredient that I remembered her using.
It had been a minute
7 Nov 2024 21:19It's been a few years since I visited this Fall light show. I liked the changes they have made!
There is another light show tomorrow night that I can walk to -- more pics coming!
No idea why this came up tonight on YT...but I remember this song!
There is another light show tomorrow night that I can walk to -- more pics coming!
No idea why this came up tonight on YT...but I remember this song!
Halloween Approaches!
26 Sep 2024 16:15I did my annual "family portrait" before putting the "girls" outside for Halloween. I had not done any multi-exposure photography for a long time, so pulled out the DSLR and started dialing in aperture, f/stop, and ISO settings.
I was sweating in that mask, hat, jacket, long pants, and the back and forth posing and changing settings.
I'm generally satisfied with this one, although I would have liked for my own self portrait in the middle to be more prominent. But I'm cool with how this turned out.
19 of them this year! A few of them here after I put them outside yesterday.
I was sweating in that mask, hat, jacket, long pants, and the back and forth posing and changing settings.
I'm generally satisfied with this one, although I would have liked for my own self portrait in the middle to be more prominent. But I'm cool with how this turned out.
19 of them this year! A few of them here after I put them outside yesterday.
Starting a "staycation" for this next week.
I was originally booked to visit college mates in Chicago for a long weekend to kick the vacation off, but a couple weeks ago, I hurt my back! It was my first time with a back injury, so I didn't recognize the warning signs of the first back pain, meaning I kept doing my normal activities. So after some work on the house and a trip walking a trail, taking photos, and doing some rock hopping at the river, that night I was in the worst pain I have ever felt!
It was the kind of pain that you couldn't get comfortable with -- no sleep at all that night. And each time I slipped out of bed to go to the bathroom, I would yelp, and have to stand and hold onto the bed until the pain might subside a bit. Then there was the "crab" walk to the bathroom - bent over, holding onto any support I could get. Finally that night, I pulled out the plastic jug (the "urinal" as it was called) that I received from a surgery years ago. I peed into that plastic jug for the 1st night.
Luckily, things are much better now! I have been to the doctor, who gave me a muscle relaxer and steroid, along with stretching exercises. It is healing, and I'm feeling much better!
To kick off vacation, I made a big breakfast. Southern biscuits are not my speciality, but they taste good!
At least during that last trip to the trail, I got some decent damselfly photos!
I was originally booked to visit college mates in Chicago for a long weekend to kick the vacation off, but a couple weeks ago, I hurt my back! It was my first time with a back injury, so I didn't recognize the warning signs of the first back pain, meaning I kept doing my normal activities. So after some work on the house and a trip walking a trail, taking photos, and doing some rock hopping at the river, that night I was in the worst pain I have ever felt!
It was the kind of pain that you couldn't get comfortable with -- no sleep at all that night. And each time I slipped out of bed to go to the bathroom, I would yelp, and have to stand and hold onto the bed until the pain might subside a bit. Then there was the "crab" walk to the bathroom - bent over, holding onto any support I could get. Finally that night, I pulled out the plastic jug (the "urinal" as it was called) that I received from a surgery years ago. I peed into that plastic jug for the 1st night.
Luckily, things are much better now! I have been to the doctor, who gave me a muscle relaxer and steroid, along with stretching exercises. It is healing, and I'm feeling much better!
To kick off vacation, I made a big breakfast. Southern biscuits are not my speciality, but they taste good!
At least during that last trip to the trail, I got some decent damselfly photos!
Valentine's Day 1995
14 Feb 2024 14:57Came across this picture a while back -- had forgotten about the yellow roses I bought --
Christmas 2023
30 Dec 2023 09:33Got to see sisters, mom, friends over Christmas. Nice times. Here are some random photos...I didn't get any pictures with a couple of get togethers -- we just forgot!
Now I either have a cold or a case of my winter allergies, so trying to just lay low for a few days.
Now I either have a cold or a case of my winter allergies, so trying to just lay low for a few days.
Merry Christmas!
25 Dec 2023 08:44I haven't gotten back to having my Christmas party like before COVID...I seem to have gotten out of the habit!
Perhaps the party was just something I did during a certain period of my life? I have been here for 24 Christmases. I did not host the party the 1st year I lived here, nor the year I broke up with a boyfriend, nor the year I broke my ankle, and no years since COVID. So that means I did the party 16 times.
Instead, I see friends at different times for gift exchanges and dinner. Had a nice time last night --
Perhaps the party was just something I did during a certain period of my life? I have been here for 24 Christmases. I did not host the party the 1st year I lived here, nor the year I broke up with a boyfriend, nor the year I broke my ankle, and no years since COVID. So that means I did the party 16 times.
Instead, I see friends at different times for gift exchanges and dinner. Had a nice time last night --
Blue or Green?
4 Dec 2023 14:54For the 1st time in 22 Christmas trees, I changed the color of the lights. I had always had blue and white lights, and while you can't tell exactly from this picture, this year the lights are purple and blue.
The weird thing is that the blue incandescent lights turn 'green' when surrounded by the purple LEDs, so there's a weird effect that causes the tree to appear "green" and purple. Not everyone sees green, but most do. It's sort of like that blue/gold dress internet thing from a few years ago!
And I went to the Krampus Walk the other night. Glad I went - it was a good excuse to get out of the house, and to get some exercise. I purposely parked about 4 blocks from where I needed to, just to force some extra walking.
Here's a link to the video --
The weird thing is that the blue incandescent lights turn 'green' when surrounded by the purple LEDs, so there's a weird effect that causes the tree to appear "green" and purple. Not everyone sees green, but most do. It's sort of like that blue/gold dress internet thing from a few years ago!
And I went to the Krampus Walk the other night. Glad I went - it was a good excuse to get out of the house, and to get some exercise. I purposely parked about 4 blocks from where I needed to, just to force some extra walking.
Here's a link to the video --
