Monthly Archives: January 2024

The Split, For Wordle 637

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The Split

She drew her mantra to her and wound it like a veil
to form a place within he tried to pierce to no avail.
With no key to enter and no grounds to demand
entry to that space where the outer world was banned,
he switched his thoughts to other things: a blue bird’s sudden flight
and the ribbons it created as it split a shaft of light.
A chain of beads of shattered light like glass spread on the floor
were scars that vanished one by one as he walked out the door.

 

The Sunday Whirl Wordle 637 prompts for today are:  scar chain bird ribbon beads shaft switches mantra key grounds drew veil  Photo by kiwihug on Unsplash

LAPC # 283: Dramatic

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For LAPC, the prompt is Dramatic

Costco Owes Me Thirty Minutes!!!

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Yes, it’s true. Costco owes me thirty minutes, which is how long it took
me to get this blasted can of Kirkland Tomato Paste Open!!!!
How is that possible and why was it Costco’s fault? Let me tell you. The story begins when my neighbors Sergio and David asked if I needed anything at Costco. I asked them to get me hamburger and they returned with a package the size of a large newborn baby..7 1/2 lbs! So, I divided it into 7 one pound packages and one 1/2  pound one. Click on pictures to enlarge and hear the rest of the tale.

 

made a meatloaf out of 1 1/2 pounds of the remains, and meatballs out of the rest.
Of course, meatballs screamed out for a sauce, so I tried to open this tomato paste,
but my can opener wouldn’t work,
and when I tried using my punch opener, the paste came oozing up but was too thick to pour out.
When I went to borrow my neighbor’s can opener, his wouldn’t work either, so he gouged it open, but it was impossible to get all the paste out.
Then he had a brilliant thought. Perhaps they had put the label on upside down and you had to open it from the bottom!
And he was right. The fault was not in my can opener, but in the factory. Turned over, the can opened like a charm.
And when the tomato paste was removed (careful, sharp edges) this bit of artistry was revealed.
And although it took me as long to get the can open as to prepare the rest of the sauce, After the sauce had simmered on the stovetop, I added the meatballs I’d made earlier
and popped them in the oven at a low heat.
An hour later.. voila!

 

Double Bird of Paradise, Jan 13, 2024

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Every once in a while by Bird of Paradise plants produce conjoined twins. This one hangs out by my studio wall. Click on photo to enlarge.

Nutty Answers for Fibbing Friday, Jan 12, 2024

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For Pensitivity’s Fibbing Friday  the prompts to define are:

1. Meldrop  Delivery for Mr. Gibson
2. Snirl  A half-hearted snarl
3. Kiffle Indecision over whether to bestow a kiss or not
4. Fox’s Cough  A fortunate warning for the hare
5. Sternutament  What mom asks you to do to the batter for her cashew cake  while she goes to answer the phone.
6. Awvish  Someone given to being overwhelmed
7. Presenteeism  An overwhelming tendency to attend
8. Headwarch  The dominant member of a coven
9. Kink-Haust  Living in a morally depraved dwelling
10. Alysm A belief that everything is equally good in the world.

Echeveria Crimson Tide, Jan 12, 2024

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Even though Cee is taking a break, there is no rest for the wicked so it has been decreed that I have to keep posting a flower a day until she comes back… and then continue for forever!!! This Echeveria Crimson Tide, although not a flower, is as pretty as one and the bonus is that it actually is flowering!

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Aloe About to Blossom, Jan 11, 2024

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Aloe about to Blossom. Click on photo to enlarge.

Colima Volcano

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View of volcano I could see if not for my downhill neighbor’s tree.
View of Colima from my studio.
Better view of Colima from my studio.

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This has been such a strange year weather-wise that this is the first time I remember being able to see Colima Volcano in months. I can usually see it from the upper level of my house, but the trees have grown up so much that they obscure it from my yard below. I was delighted this morning when I spied this welcome sight from the road leading down from my house. There are two Colima peaks the people call Fire and Ice. This is Ice, now dormant and covered in snow. Fire is directly behind it and is still active at times. My pool and hot tub are heated by water from the magma layer heated by this volcano 56 miles away. How exotic is that?

My Week So Far (Busy Week in a Nutshell)

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I like this sorta spooky view of my living room.
Lunch with Letty at our favorite Veggie restaurant.
Brad and I finally got some time in the hammocks. Morrie, too.
The Nueva Posada’s tree was still up. Every year it is different and spectacular!
Thank goodness Xmas goes on until Jan 6 here so I got a shot of the tree. Here is a closeup.
Sprang a leak in the water pipe. No swimming today!
Open Mike and Becky!!
Finally got my business cards, but mysteriously, 1/2 of them have the wrong photo on them instead of my photo, phone and email Go figure. Other fifty were fine.

With less than an hour before midnight, Forgottenman informed me I had not yet blogged today! That has not happened for 10 years! ..Well, except for the other few times he has sent the same message. I think it is because I’m accustomed to doing Cee’s FOTD each day and she is on vacation. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it. So, I hurriedly posted a picture of a flower..a non-FOTD post, and then decided to publish photos of my week so far. Now just 39 min. to go on that week. So, here they are!

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Dusty Miller and Friend: Jan 10, 2024

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Cee is taking a break but I’m addicted to publishing a flower a day, so here I go unprompted!

In Mexico, poinsettias don’t know they are just Xmas decorations. Mine is actually flourishing more now than during the holidays.