I love these photos that Maria Del Mar sent. The group photo is taken at Mike and Patty’s place in Jacksonport (Door County) shortly after Arianna and Brian’s wedding. I have mixed emotions when I look at the photo. I feel such joy and love when I look at all of these faces. At the same time I feel a little sad because they were preparing to leave, and all the festitives of Arianna’s Big Fat Greek Wedding had come to an end. Also, the photo was taken on the morning of November 6th. I couldn’t stop crying.
L to R: Janko, Dan, Ana, Tim, Monica, Amanda, me, Victor, Ana Maria, Fredy, Maria del Mar, Einar.
And this one I call Einar the Miniature Maestro:
I’ve been working on my Certificate of Merit for my calligraphy graduation. Some pretty big mistakes right off the bat, but I have a pretty good grasp of what I need to do once I get home and have the certificate paper from David. That is not due until May 31. In the meantime, I’m going to practice my weak strokes as well as my knife skills.
Saturday’s hike was lovely. Not a bit of rain, nice breeze and sunny. It was Holly, Kathy, Barbara and me.
And this is a clip of the new River Walk in town.
This is the latest addition to my art supplies. I took out a small loan to purchase them.
They are made by a German company, Faber Castell. It is because of these that I am able to replicate the blueberries. Annie Reizer, the artist who demonstrates the Zentangle on YouTube, was using a blue pencil from Prismacolor. I asked Perplexity (AI), what color of Faber Castell most closely produces the color of blueberries. Blue Indigo was the answer.
I’m going to have to put the pencils in numerical order. Right now, I don’t see the logic of their system.
And here is my lastest short film. It’s called Breathing. I’m open to any explanations of why this might be happening. As I’m sitting here in my living room, I notice that the curtain here is doing the same thing.
Someone asked me for the link to our church auction. I can’t remember who it was, but here it is: Visit the Bidding Owl website: https://new.biddingowl.com/LCUUCAUCTION
Some events will be listed multiple times. For example, a dinner for 8 people might be listed 8 times for individual bidders or 4 times for couples and 4 times for singles. Each listing may have a different highest bid, so you may want to check all of them before deciding which one to bid on.
If you’ve registered with Bidding Owl in the past, you will not need to re-register. If you have not registered, you will need to do so before bidding.
When you register, you can opt to be notified by email and/or text when you are outbid on an item.
You can view “ALL ITEMS” or items based on a category. I tried to keep them in order, but things got messy.
I made black beans and rice today. I’m taking dinner over to Kathy’s. We’re ging to watch In and Of Itself. I think I’ve seen in seven or eight times.
Dan shared a new texting app with me called Signal. Signal is available for iPhones and Android. Get it here: https://signal.org/install/
Signal works like your existing messaging app. We can send pictures and video, make calls, and start group chats. The best part is, no one else can see any of it, not even the people who make Signal!
You can read more about Signal here: https://signal.org
I am continuing to feel better and better every day. I’ve remained resolute about limiting my exposure to the news. It’s made a huge difference. I’m happy I caught myself when I did. It’s so easy to slip into the dark side. Again, I credit meditation for allowing me to be aware of how my mind is influencing my body and my mental health. I am forever grateful for people like Heather Cox Richardson and Yuval Noah Harari, who are keeping an eye on things.