When we visited Brett's Deli, I checked out the dessert window.
They had lots of styles of cookies, but we did not buy anything.
Now we are thinking of going to Break the Fast at my Husband's family and I will need to make something or bring something to the gathering.
I was thinking of those Black and White cookies.
We shall see what we end up doing.
I went to bed on Monday not feeling 100%.
Woke up several times during the night and decided to check if I was sick with COVID-19.
By the time I took the test, it was after my Husband was supposed to go to the gym and so we decided to keep him home, too.
The test turned out negative, but it is an "at home" test and they warn you that it is not totally accurate.
Note, that this is the first time I have done this after 2 1/2 years of the Pandemic.
I am coughing and feel a bit under the weather. Hopefully it is nothing serious.
She only has one white front paw, but when she sits just right, there it is.
It always makes me happy when I see it.
Especially when it is dark, after the lights go out.
That little white paw sticks out and I find her easier.
Love my kitty.
My Water Post For Today.
Back in 2018 I visited the NYC Public Library.
At that time I took photos of both the statue of the man on one side and the woman on the other side.
I posted about it HERE. Showing off the man.
Now it is equal time for the woman who stands there and once again I am wearing my NY Public Library shirt. Totally unknown until I read the old post, that this has become a THING.
Great library and yes, I would love to see it again some day.
St. Therese got worked on during my normal monthly Iconography Class on Saturday.
There is still more fine line work to do, but being each color had to be mixed by me, it was slow work.
I did several areas that were not done. The white line around her nimbus, which I might do some repair work on.
The dark brick red border around the board, needs another coat, but at least it is there.
I did a little work on her eye, but I have more to do (all fine line).
I did more work on the green that surrounds her and the little bit of background that is yellowish in color. I am not totally pleased with how it came out, so I might do a bit more.
I also did not write her name. that's for another day, when the green area is to my liking.
As expected, my eyes gave out at 4PM, so more to do next time.
Another part of the immigrant experience exhibit at the Skirball, was this interesting display made with cloth and safety pins.
As you can read in the sign next to the exhibit, it symbolizes specifically, the Korean American experience, via the artist's family business.
Each group brings their skills, that others in the United States do not want to do anymore.
More recently the Korean's, and in older times, the Italian's, and the Jewish immigrants.
We ignore immigration of others, at our Country's peril.
Queen Elizabeth II, is dead, as of September 8th.
She was being watched over by medical personal, when I went to gym in the morning and I wondered if she would die while I was doing my Aquafit class.
It seems as though that is exactly what happened.
By the time I checked in with my phone, she was gone and her son, King Charles III had been announced as the new monarch.
She was monarch for my entire life and I admired her and the family.
Godspeed to you, Elizabeth. You are with your husband, Phillip, and your many corgi dog friends.
Photo is from NASA 2007 via Creative Commons.
My great niece started preschool yesterday.
She looked so cute with her hair cut short and her Frozen backpack on her back.
She is almost 3 1/2 now.
Time is just marching on.
I love you so much, Lucia.
One of the first blogs I followed, was one called "By Ken Levine".
It popped up around the last big writer's strike and being I picketed at CBS, I found it of interest and stuck around.
Ken wrote for M*A*S*H*, Cheers, Fraiser, and other shows over a very long career.
He now writes plays, which I find interesting.
After 16 or so years, he has had enough and yes, I could see it coming. First he got rid of a Sunday post, then a Tuesday post and he began grabbing old Friday questions from the past. You wondered what was next.
Well, THIS is what was next.
I will miss your ruminations in the morning and yes, it was fun while it lasted.
It happens so rarely that I always end up taking a photo of it.
What is it? Rain.
We knew something was up when the house got dark at 3:30PM on Sunday. It was 106 degrees out, at the time.
Then the thunder and it did not stop.
We did not see much in the way of lightning, but you knew it was around.
It ended up raining for about a half hour and took the temperature down to 82 degrees.
We will take it, especially my poor grass.
My Water Post For Today.
Recently I have seen a person who hangs out on Virtual Railfan Cameras post puzzles of some of the things we see.
I was doing a 45 piece puzzle that he posted a link to, on my cell phone the other day and twice it disappeared at the last minute.
I was heartbroken!
I didn't get to see it complete.
He turned up again on Saturday evening and posted a puzzle of the American Queen on the Mississippi River. 104 pieces this time.
From a company called Jigidi.
I did it in 43 minutes.
If this interests you, you can see it HERE and do it yourself.
It has been 5 years (and 1 day) since we lost Walter Becker and though I am glad he missed COVID-19, it has been hard without him.
Donald Fagen goes out performing to this day, but it is not totally the same without his partner.
Many have joined Walter in the big jam in the sky, including his son, Kawai, who died in February of 2021.
I wish them well, together once again.
It has been toasty here in Santa Clarita since Wednesday.
Friday was actually a few degrees cooler than we had on Wednesday and Thursday.
As mentioned the other day, the fire that was burning just north of us, in Castaic, is doing better.
The fire crews on the Ridge Fire, set back fires and it collapsed in on itself. Thus, though still burning, it is going to burn itself out with no further loss of houses.
On top of the heat, this is the best news.
As to traffic, it has not returned to normal and due to the Labor Day Weekend, it will not do so for a bit.
We have no plans for traveling this month.
The Madagascar Dragon Tree will just not stop growing!
It reached the top of the ceiling in my dining room and we decided it had to move out.
The problem is that it is only 1 foot or so from the ceiling in that room.
Next stop will probably be the other side of the Living Room (where the ceiling is higher), or the Family Room right next to the computer.
Neither choice is great, which is why it is currently living where it is.
We have had some little fires, usually set off by cars on the side of the freeway, but this one must have got away from the firefighters.
The fact that it was 110 degrees outside, did not help at all.
It was started just north of Castaic (by the lake) and by late afternoon, it was growing substantially.
Due to the normal sundowner winds that blow in the afternoon, they were pushing the fire to the north and east.
Thankfully, not near me and hopefully it will be better by morning.
