WTF-Beta

I got covid last fall, before I’d had a chance to get the vaccine. Fever and felt pretty awful for a few days. Made sure I got both flu and Covid vaccines early this year. This year, the Covid vaccine made my arm really sore for a couple of days, and I barely noticed the flu one. Hope you can keep from catching it!

I get clips from old Bette Davis movies show up when I pull up YouTube. Fun to watch.

Safe travels.

I love Barbara Kingsolver. I haven’t read anything by her in ages. The last book I read by her was Animal Vegetable Mineral. I also loved The Poisonwood Bible (both gardener related). Bean Trees, Prodigal Summer and Animal Dreams are the others Ive read, all when we lived in Idaho in the 90’s! But she’s written tons more. I will definitely check this latest one out. I’ve been using Steve’s new Kindle. I didn’t think I’d like it, but it’s really nice to read from. I may have to get my own the next time they are on sale.

Wow! What a trip!

Butt

Bomb

Or at least one and the same town.

I think SK and I went to the same high school?

It helped that it was a town of 4000 people. Small towns and everybody wants to know your business, lol. We tried a breakfast place when we moved here to Butte (35-ish thousand) but it wasn’t the same. But the art gallery and the ceramics studio (which are in the same building) have become meeting place for me. We do first friday openings every month, so now when I go places uptown (like the farmer’s market) I run into a lot of people I know. Much harder in larger cities unless you have some sort of neighborhood gathering place.

Ok so I went back and read the article. Good article, especially the photos. Meeting places are important. Costco wouldn’t be mine, it’s an hour plus through mountain passes to get there. I really wish it was closer. The meeting place I really miss is the little cafe where we lived in Maine called Doris’s. It was the Saturday morning place everyone went, it was always crowded, and you saw everyone. We went every Saturday, it helped us feel like we belonged to that tiny town with families that had lived there forever. Great food, lots of laughter. So important.

I went to my 10th and my 30th. My 50th is next year. I would go if it was an easy and short trip, but it’s not. Not sure my back will hold up for that much sitting on airplanes, and the weather doesn’t always cooperated flying through O’Hare that time of year.

Thanks for the link.

I’m so sorry.

Love seeing the art you all have. “The Wrong Tree” cracks me up.

@jon-nyc said:

@wtg said:

Mr wtg and I love shopping at Costco

How useful is it for a couple? I associate it with bulk purchases.

Glasses. hearing aids. Pecorino Romano. (We eat a LOT of that)

@jon-nyc said:

Does anyone remember where they were when they heard about it?

Yes, i can picture where I was - standing in the living room of our Idaho house with the TV on. I can see the room when I think of this event. Same as 9/11 - strong visual memory of the place i was standing.

That really is a beauty, but holy carp what a project….

I’m sorry. It’s not a fun one. The second one made me feel even worse (plan accordingly).

Colin