I was in the Boy Scouts once. One point in their credo is: ‘be prepared’. I’ll go along with that, even though I only made it to the rank of Tenderfoot. The kids are here from Chicago and LA. The house looks like a hurricane hit it, but we are having fun. We visited Stanford […]
I have been playing with a compass and straight edge lately. It is relaxing and at the same time, thought provoking. I was inspired by Paul Klee‘s work, even though it seems that his credo of ‘taking a line for a walk’ doesn’t seem to mesh with the strictures of the compass and straight edge. […]
First things first. As I mentioned yesterday, the kids have arrived. The Chicago and LA contingents converged to celebrate William’s first birthday. We’re having a great time. William is wandering all over the place, touching everything. He is curious about everything. Sidra and I had a little drawing session – we postponed the rock-painting session […]
The Chicago family arrived last night, safe and sound; still awaiting the LA contingent, who should be here in a matter of hours. Remember I talked about blemishes the other day? Amazingly, I had no thoughts of that today. Sidra and William are just as perfect as I remembered them to be and as I […]
I think The Healing Garden gardener is correct: Arthur, my pet avocado sapling is irretrievable. I’m going to probably chronicle Arthur’s demise, since I did all I could to revive him. Is that wrong? It probably isn’t for a plant. The animal kingdom is probably different. Some would say it is definitively wrong to chronicle the […]
We were at that store that sells food that is good for you. I don’t want to use brand names, so I’ll call it… um… Entire Foodstuffs. We were picking up a lot of stuff for the kids, who will be here tomorrow! It is very exciting. It has been pretty warm lately, and green […]
Today was much better than yesterday. I don’t exactly know why. I spent some time with my drawing board, compass and straight edge. For some reason, I found that to be calming. I found a way to divide the circumference of a circle into 12 equal segments (like a clock face). No big deal, but I […]
There was no reason for today to be a hard day. I awoke at the usual time, the weather was really nice. I went out on the porch to visit Arthur (my pet avocado tree). He seems to be acclimating to the outdoor life pretty well, although I haven’t seen any action at his growth […]
Well, the kids are coming from Chicago. William will be one year old! A lot of preparations are under way. Shopping has changed a little, since I was younger. William’s mom, Bethany came along with us… face-timing on Joy’s phone. They were going down the aisle, looking for the right kind of bottle. Beth kept […]
Arthur, my pet avocado tree has been having a hard time. I planted him the other day, but he almost immediately began wilting and turning brownish. So I pulled him out (carefully) and put him back in the Mason jar. Of course I had to use new tooth picks, so he wouldn’t fall in. The […]
