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Dear Photoshop…

Please stop being so mean!

Our computer is acting cranky and out of sorts. Photoshop  is being particularly snippy and aloof, not

wanting to play with my pictures, suddenly not recognizing my photo program so that I’ve got

to devise sneaky ways of getting my photos in to play. 

Nonetheless.

I played for a short while this morning when I could have been standing on my head

and/or twisting my spine. 

There is still time.

 

Dear Photoshop…

Please stop being so mean!

Our computer is acting cranky and out of sorts. Photoshop  is being particularly snippy and aloof, not

wanting to play with my pictures, suddenly not recognizing my photo program so that I’ve got

to devise sneaky ways of getting my photos in to play. 

Nonetheless.

I played for a short while this morning when I could have been standing on my head

and/or twisting my spine. 

There is still time.

 

Dear Photoshop…

Please stop being so mean!

Our computer is acting cranky and out of sorts. Photoshop  is being particularly snippy and aloof, not

wanting to play with my pictures, suddenly not recognizing my photo program so that I’ve got

to devise sneaky ways of getting my photos in to play. 

Nonetheless.

I played for a short while this morning when I could have been standing on my head

and/or twisting my spine. 

There is still time.

 

Lu was a bad girl yesterday…

Had a bath and then decided to take another one. Without water.

A dirt bath. 

She likes those best of all.

So she got another bath and that one wasn’t in the tub it was in the

yard with a hose. 

Grrrr.

She’s a movie star when we go for walks in town.

People stop and pet her and give her treats and tell

me about the bulldogs they know and love.

This morning we ran into a woman who stopped to chat and

she was one of those people who have never met a stranger.

She told me all about her dogs, showed me pictures and told me

all about her nephew Seth who had a girlfriend for 7 years but

how she left him when he lost his job and house on the beach and

how he’s baby sitting the two goldens and her neighbor has the

two shih tzus and how she’ll have to take care of his new girlfriend’s

bulldog when they go on their cruise and…..

you get the picture.

Lu had to come home and take a nap…

but I didn’t. 

I loved this woman.

I loved everything about her. 

Her colorful blouse and black

cropped pants, her knock you down on your ass Bronx accent, how she 

wasn’t the least bit afraid to be who she is and how refreshing that is.

We talked about how beautiful it is here and how she’d love to move here but can’t afford to

but that maybe when her husband kicks it she can use the insurance for a small 

cottage. 

How free and wonderful is that? 

A woman with a wicked sense of humor who isn’t afraid to use it.

She made me happy.

Thank you lady in front of the antique store.

Lu was a bad girl yesterday…

Had a bath and then decided to take another one. Without water.

A dirt bath. 

She likes those best of all.

So she got another bath and that one wasn’t in the tub it was in the

yard with a hose. 

Grrrr.

She’s a movie star when we go for walks in town.

People stop and pet her and give her treats and tell

me about the bulldogs they know and love.

This morning we ran into a woman who stopped to chat and

she was one of those people who have never met a stranger.

She told me all about her dogs, showed me pictures and told me

all about her nephew Seth who had a girlfriend for 7 years but

how she left him when he lost his job and house on the beach and

how he’s baby sitting the two goldens and her neighbor has the

two shih tzus and how she’ll have to take care of his new girlfriend’s

bulldog when they go on their cruise and…..

you get the picture.

Lu had to come home and take a nap…

but I didn’t. 

I loved this woman.

I loved everything about her. 

Her colorful blouse and black

cropped pants, her knock you down on your ass Bronx accent, how she 

wasn’t the least bit afraid to be who she is and how refreshing that is.

We talked about how beautiful it is here and how she’d love to move here but can’t afford to

but that maybe when her husband kicks it she can use the insurance for a small 

cottage. 

How free and wonderful is that? 

A woman with a wicked sense of humor who isn’t afraid to use it.

She made me happy.

Thank you lady in front of the antique store.

Lu was a bad girl yesterday…

Had a bath and then decided to take another one. Without water.

A dirt bath. 

She likes those best of all.

So she got another bath and that one wasn’t in the tub it was in the

yard with a hose. 

Grrrr.

She’s a movie star when we go for walks in town.

People stop and pet her and give her treats and tell

me about the bulldogs they know and love.

This morning we ran into a woman who stopped to chat and

she was one of those people who have never met a stranger.

She told me all about her dogs, showed me pictures and told me

all about her nephew Seth who had a girlfriend for 7 years but

how she left him when he lost his job and house on the beach and

how he’s baby sitting the two goldens and her neighbor has the

two shih tzus and how she’ll have to take care of his new girlfriend’s

bulldog when they go on their cruise and…..

you get the picture.

Lu had to come home and take a nap…

but I didn’t. 

I loved this woman.

I loved everything about her. 

Her colorful blouse and black

cropped pants, her knock you down on your ass Bronx accent, how she 

wasn’t the least bit afraid to be who she is and how refreshing that is.

We talked about how beautiful it is here and how she’d love to move here but can’t afford to

but that maybe when her husband kicks it she can use the insurance for a small 

cottage. 

How free and wonderful is that? 

A woman with a wicked sense of humor who isn’t afraid to use it.

She made me happy.

Thank you lady in front of the antique store.

As of today I am pretending I don’t have a vehicle

in the driveway. I’m walking to the PO, grocery store,library and anywhere in town I need to go.

Please feel free to remind me every day as I am prone

to 

1.laziness &

2. forgetfulness

This pledge/fantasy will only be in effect until the rains come.

We used to take long walks all the time but have taken

to the under 20 minute walk. Haiku walks. We would walk and 

talk and solve all the world’s problems. The change is mostly due

to Lu’s inability to walk very far and our inability to 

carry her home. 

Well I’ll just have to take her for a short one and then go on about my business.

 

As of today I am pretending I don’t have a vehicle

in the driveway. I’m walking to the PO, grocery store,library and anywhere in town I need to go.

Please feel free to remind me every day as I am prone

to 

1.laziness &

2. forgetfulness

This pledge/fantasy will only be in effect until the rains come.

We used to take long walks all the time but have taken

to the under 20 minute walk. Haiku walks. We would walk and 

talk and solve all the world’s problems. The change is mostly due

to Lu’s inability to walk very far and our inability to 

carry her home. 

Well I’ll just have to take her for a short one and then go on about my business.

 

As of today I am pretending I don’t have a vehicle

in the driveway. I’m walking to the PO, grocery store,library and anywhere in town I need to go.

Please feel free to remind me every day as I am prone

to 

1.laziness &

2. forgetfulness

This pledge/fantasy will only be in effect until the rains come.

We used to take long walks all the time but have taken

to the under 20 minute walk. Haiku walks. We would walk and 

talk and solve all the world’s problems. The change is mostly due

to Lu’s inability to walk very far and our inability to 

carry her home. 

Well I’ll just have to take her for a short one and then go on about my business.

 

Aromatherapy

The old studio door.

I can hardly remember what that old studio looked like now. 

It was a hot mess I remember that. It started out as a dirt floor falling

down garage that was dark and stanky and scary to go into. 

For the last two or three weeks my two Ficus plants have been dropping 

leaves like they were fixing to die. It has slowed down to about two or three

leaves a day now. I don’t know what got them all worked up and carrying on 

that way but I’m glad they’ve settled down.

I’ve decided to spend as much of this day outdoors as possible. 

Here it is almost the end of summer and I’ve not spent more

than a few hours out in our yard all summer and it looks it too. 

Almost all the plums have fallen from the tree. I’ve made one plum cake and two

plum crisps. The rest have been eaten by critters, one of which I suspect is a bulldog, from 

the smell of things in the living room.

Aromatherapy

The old studio door.

I can hardly remember what that old studio looked like now. 

It was a hot mess I remember that. It started out as a dirt floor falling

down garage that was dark and stanky and scary to go into. 

For the last two or three weeks my two Ficus plants have been dropping 

leaves like they were fixing to die. It has slowed down to about two or three

leaves a day now. I don’t know what got them all worked up and carrying on 

that way but I’m glad they’ve settled down.

I’ve decided to spend as much of this day outdoors as possible. 

Here it is almost the end of summer and I’ve not spent more

than a few hours out in our yard all summer and it looks it too. 

Almost all the plums have fallen from the tree. I’ve made one plum cake and two

plum crisps. The rest have been eaten by critters, one of which I suspect is a bulldog, from 

the smell of things in the living room.

Aromatherapy

The old studio door.

I can hardly remember what that old studio looked like now. 

It was a hot mess I remember that. It started out as a dirt floor falling

down garage that was dark and stanky and scary to go into. 

For the last two or three weeks my two Ficus plants have been dropping 

leaves like they were fixing to die. It has slowed down to about two or three

leaves a day now. I don’t know what got them all worked up and carrying on 

that way but I’m glad they’ve settled down.

I’ve decided to spend as much of this day outdoors as possible. 

Here it is almost the end of summer and I’ve not spent more

than a few hours out in our yard all summer and it looks it too. 

Almost all the plums have fallen from the tree. I’ve made one plum cake and two

plum crisps. The rest have been eaten by critters, one of which I suspect is a bulldog, from 

the smell of things in the living room.

Ahhhh Friday

The day to myself! 

The first one all week. No doctor’s or dentist’s appointments no lunch dates or errands. Just laundry and reading and yoga and, in a little while, a walk to the library.

 No drama(so far), just the hum of

the dryer and Lu’s gentle snoring, she saves her real hard loud snoring for night sleep. 

 I’m savoring the day,the moment and looking forward to a weekend of hard labor in the house and in the yard which looks like an abandoned lot the cats use for their 

nefarious purposes. Though they are doing some good work too. There are no more gophers! 

I wish you all a weekend

full of 

Charming Stories.

Ahhhh Friday

The day to myself! 

The first one all week. No doctor’s or dentist’s appointments no lunch dates or errands. Just laundry and reading and yoga and, in a little while, a walk to the library.

 No drama(so far), just the hum of

the dryer and Lu’s gentle snoring, she saves her real hard loud snoring for night sleep. 

 I’m savoring the day,the moment and looking forward to a weekend of hard labor in the house and in the yard which looks like an abandoned lot the cats use for their 

nefarious purposes. Though they are doing some good work too. There are no more gophers! 

I wish you all a weekend

full of 

Charming Stories.

Ahhhh Friday

The day to myself! 

The first one all week. No doctor’s or dentist’s appointments no lunch dates or errands. Just laundry and reading and yoga and, in a little while, a walk to the library.

 No drama(so far), just the hum of

the dryer and Lu’s gentle snoring, she saves her real hard loud snoring for night sleep. 

 I’m savoring the day,the moment and looking forward to a weekend of hard labor in the house and in the yard which looks like an abandoned lot the cats use for their 

nefarious purposes. Though they are doing some good work too. There are no more gophers! 

I wish you all a weekend

full of 

Charming Stories.