ruby casting

I had been asking Ruby to dance for me on the dock and she was clearly uninspired but just a few seconds later I saw how she casts and I thought the way she holds up her outstretched hand after a cast was so beautiful.

what you can find at the mall in the US

Yesterday Emilio and I went to MarketPlace Mall and I came home with a new outfit!

Right now my Dad is busy cooking a delicious smelling chicken dish and my sister and I are packing to head off to the lake.

My folks house

My parents are amazing hosts. They have been feeding us from their garden and my mom is always making time to show me stuff and tell great stories. The swiss chard was accompanied by BBQ ribs that my dad cooked.

Michael, Dee and Ruby came in from the lake and we've been having great conversations and looking at old photos.

Pitaya and Wink video

This was taken in the fall when Wink was a little kitten but I just came across it again. Pitaya and Wink don't play this way anymore 'cause Wink went and grew up.

Tomorrow Emilio and I fly to Rochester where Loretta will meet us later. We'll see my folks and Dee, Michael, and Ruby. I'm hoping that I get to see my brother Allen, Chris, and Edwin too.

I went through old photo albums to find college photos to post on the Goddard Alumni page of Facebook. I also found this is me the summer I was 17, just graduated from high school, and spending the summer in Alaska before going to college. This summer Loretta is 17 so I sent it to her in Iowa.

I love summer.

These are the old Emilio drawings that I rescued from the trash pile after Emilio cleaned his room. I love these. Emilio was probably 10 or 11 years old when he drew them.

testing photo placement, fonts, etc...

Today I'm trying to put multiple photos on the blog entry... can't figure out how to manipulate these in a way i like. Maybe making sure they were all the same size?




Loretta is now in Iowa at the Young Writer's Studio for two weeks. I'm officially off work but go in almost everyday to finish up loose ends and I still have to finish packing my office because we'll get new flooring in the office this summer.

Today I'm taking the day off to attend to the house a bit - putting in grass out front and checking out my garden... Had a chile ready and the parsely & carrots are coming along.

Emilio has been cleaning out his bedroom and making stencils. He was going to throw away some old drawings he'd made but I salvaged some cool stuff I'll post later on.