when Christine and i were walking, an egret flew overhead. that's something that always makes my heart sing. when we got back to the house, there was a small hawk sitting on the horizontal bar on the streetlight outside the house. then he took off and flew on silent wings. then later in the afternoon i saw a redtail hawk flying near the freeway. pretty darn exciting. a three bird day.
lessons from Linda:
when approaching a traffic signal on green, speed up just a bit. if you brake and it turns yellow, you will have to stop. if you speed up and it turns yellow, most likely you will make it through. and at the price of gas these days, who wants to spend more time sitting at a red light.
pack for travel with a color palette: black/white/grey, or tan/brown, or navy. that way more stuff goes together and you take fewer shoes. hard for me to do cuz so many of my tops are colorful. but i think i'll do black for the europe trip. lots of black pants, 2 pairs of black walking shoes. we will pack one suitcase with the dressy stuff and then figure out a way to check it or have someone come pick it up while we are gone for the first 5 days.
christine approved of the smaller fabric flower ... it even has a few curly feathers and a bit of sparkle. and the purse is great. (thanks so much Audrey for going on the hunt in NYC and shipping them here.) and the blue sandals for the party dress will be fine. now the only thing i really need to buy is a pair of simple black pumps.
i am worried that i saw a new possum in the back tonight, and ketzl's reaction was pretty strong. grrrr.
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Monday, August 4, 2008
a chain and several flowers
the cold slither of a gold chain on my neck.
this morning i put on a nice chain with a mystic topaz pendant
they were Linda's. the topaz we bought recently at a gift show in San Francisco.
Linda was taller than I am. much. almost a foot.
and she wore lots of chains. often many of them at the same time.
referred to early on by Adam and David as her "Mr. T starter set."
so what was a long chain on Linda is even longer on me.
as Marcy pointed out, i can wear whatever i want, under my blouse if i want.
kind of like tzitzit k'tan (which means "small fringes," and is a small prayershawl worn under clothing by orthodox men).
something i wear for me and only i know it's there.
it worked today.
Audrey had a successful foray in NYC. she found 3 different flowers to go on the chanel-like suit that i plan to wear to the wedding ceremony of David and Julia, September 13 in Germany. two of them could work, and one is exactly as Linda F. suggested: a fabric one in solid black. she also found a wonderful small evening bag in a more pewter than silver color. i really like it and can now look for shoes to go with. Macy's may be next.
this morning i put on a nice chain with a mystic topaz pendant
they were Linda's. the topaz we bought recently at a gift show in San Francisco.
Linda was taller than I am. much. almost a foot.
and she wore lots of chains. often many of them at the same time.
referred to early on by Adam and David as her "Mr. T starter set."
so what was a long chain on Linda is even longer on me.
as Marcy pointed out, i can wear whatever i want, under my blouse if i want.
kind of like tzitzit k'tan (which means "small fringes," and is a small prayershawl worn under clothing by orthodox men).
something i wear for me and only i know it's there.
it worked today.
Audrey had a successful foray in NYC. she found 3 different flowers to go on the chanel-like suit that i plan to wear to the wedding ceremony of David and Julia, September 13 in Germany. two of them could work, and one is exactly as Linda F. suggested: a fabric one in solid black. she also found a wonderful small evening bag in a more pewter than silver color. i really like it and can now look for shoes to go with. Macy's may be next.
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