I love taking photos of landscapes, since I normally notice the wide view. I don't have a wide-angle lens for my normal point-and-shoot camera, nor my iPhone, which I have been using for most photography for the past two years. I used to pooh-pooh all the people who are constantly using their phones to capture …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #165: Going Wide (with pride)
When we make spaghetti at our house, the Engineer Husband is responsible for cooking the pasta. I am responsible for making the sauce. Mr. Engineer carefully measures out the noodles, according to what, I have no idea. But he did create a rather nice piece of temporary art.
In 2020, the Washington State Fair in Puyallup (pronounced Pew-al-up), was canceled, like everything else, due to Covid. This year, the Almighty Dictatorial Health Nazis in Olympia and Tacoma "let" it go on. Albeit with a Mask Mandate, requiring that all fair-goers wear a mask, indoors and out, regardless of vaccination status. What did that …
Continue reading A fun and interesting day at the Washington State Fair
Since it's still July 31 where I live, it's not too late for me to wish Harry Potter, born on July 31, 1980, a very Happy Birthday. Over on the Wizarding World Web site, and in the app, there was a very good story ranking all of Harry's birthdays. Of course, his eleventh birthday was …
My favorite color is red. I drive a red car. I have a red leather folio for taking notes in meetings, a red leather case for my pens and reading glasses, and a red "accordion" wallet, all from Levenger. On our recent vacation in Nashville, red things were abundant around us. From the Waterfront Park …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #151: From large to small, in color(s)
It should be common knowledge now, that the Almighty CDC last week issued new "guidance" (treated as LAW by most governments); allowing those who have been fully vaccinated against the Wuhan Coronavirus to quit wearing masks everywhere (except for public transportation and medical facilities). And it should also be common knowledge that the Dictator …
Hmmmmm... I said to myself. This one will be difficult (imagine the Sorting Hat talking to Harry Potter). What is a spot? A place (garden spot, a picnic spot); a stain on your clothes or your hand (Out, out, Damned Spot! said Lady MacBeth); or just something roundish. And, what is a dot? A period …
Continue reading Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #148: Spots and Dots
Last Wednesday, April 28, was our big Ricochet Meetup day, and it started in the morning when Phil Turmel and his wife Patricia picked us up at our hotel for the drive to Lynchburg and a tour of the Jack Daniels Distillery. Stad and Neutral Observer were already in the big Suburban, so Ray and …
Continue reading A big dose of Freedom (and whiskey): Nashville Ricochet Meetup
Last week, we flew to Nashville (see Photo Challenge post for flight pictures), for a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar, entitled "Educating for National Leadership". Now, we are longtime supporters of Hillsdale, and we always look forward to these two-day seminars which include dinner, lunch, a reception, and a range of nationally-recognized speakers. We combined …
Continue reading Nashville Trip: Hillsdale National Leadership Seminar, and a taste of Liberty
The last time Hubby and I made a trip to our favorite Asian grocery store, Uwajimaya, we saw an item on the shelf that we had not noticed before, and decided to try it. The item is a somewhat "instant" noodle mix that makes a Singapore Curry. We tried it, and it was just wonderful! …
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