1938. at home with friends

time to share tommy

with all those who loved him best

at last in their homes 🦊❤️

My last art show featured eleven paintings of Tommy. I decided not to sell any of them because of the emotional feelings that I had for them. After much discussion with Yulan I decided to sell a limited number of them. I decided that only people who knew and loved Tommy would be invited to purchase one if they wished to. In only one day all of the available painting were bought by Tommy’s friends.  Today I received a photo of Tommy in one of his new domains!! 🦊❤️

 

1937. a real bargain

 

packs of lunch meat ends

at 2.99 a pound

life’s hidden bargains 🦊❤️

Today I eyed a hidden bargain in the deli department - lunchmeat ends at only 2.99/ pound. My Grandfather was a real bargain hunter and I imagined that he would buy a pack or two of lunchmeat ends. But then again I imagined that my Grandmother would say to him, “Bert DO NOT ever buy these again!”🦊❤️

1936. today’s winner is….

 

500 rummy

tonight i was the winner

next time… maybe not 🦊❤️

Whenever Yulan and I play a board game, we not only enjoy the game itself, but maybe more so we enjoy playing the roles of “gloating victor” or “poor loser” depending on the game’s outcome. Last night I was the gloater. I fear that next time I won’t be so lucky!!🦊❤️

1935. hitchcock moment

a black cawing crow

perched in a maze of branches

a hitchcock moment 🦊❤️

Who cannot be reminded of Alfred Hitchcock when they see a crow?  🦊❤️

1934. walter lantz’s masterpiece

 

in a web of wood

pileated woodpecker

woody woodpecker? 🦊❤️

I was walking in the morning  quiet when a heard a distant “knock-knock-knock”. It didn’t take long to locate a big, beautiful Pileated Woodpecker vigorously plowing its beak into a tree. Walter Lantz, famous American animator artist got the idea for his Woody Woodpecker from seeing a woodpecker on his honeymoon.  Woody’s catch phrase is  “Guess Who? - ha ha ha ha ha “. The rest is history.  🦊❤️

1933. put me in coach…

all decked out in green

“put me in coach i’m ready…

for my end zone dance!!” 🦊❤️

Yulan is all decked out in her Philadelphia Eagles Christmas gifts in anticipation of today’s game.  She’s working hard on her post TD victory dance.  🦊❤️

1932. winter train watching

a crisp winter night

perfect for watching the trains

kicking up the snow 🦊❤️

Our regular Saturday night routine is to get Chinese takeout and watch the live remote rail camera capturing mainly CSX trains rolling through Deshler Ohio. Tonight was especially fun as the camera captured two young train watchers in the snow watching a long freight train rolling through the snow. It brought back good childhood memories. 🦊❤️