In spite of the past week just being one heck of a challenge (Carol, my office-mate, is on vacation; my mom has been in the hospital in southern Indy all week with what turns out to be microscopic colitis and I have been worried and have gone up there most days this week; busy with thinking about Beth Shalom stuff, too; car got fixed; washing machine broken; my foot hurts -- although less than it has; and terribly, terribly worried about what is happening in Israel; and over everything, worrying about my buddy Vicki, who has to have a mastectomy on Monday):
So, Rod was as helpful as he ever could be, volunteering to do the Sunday editorial page and I got out of work by 6 or so...normal for a Friday. So, I met up with Jordie and we went downtown, hoping to start the evening by looking at a peace art exhibit in the Showers Building. However, Showers was all locked up. We proceeded over to the Square, to see Jeremy Bazur's art show at the Wandering Turtle Gallery -- the show and the whole gallery were wonderful! We walked over to Roots, a vegetarian restaurant and had dinner...then over to South Washington Street to listen to a few minutes of music in the park and then to Jen Molica's art show at Boxcar Books. I want to commission her to do a piece for the Miriam collection, but not until the fall, when I can afford it. Catching up on bills this summer!
Now, Jordie is out giving Sadie a walk and I am going to bed soon! Roger Kugler is coming over in the morning to talk about the future fireplace mantle and surround, and I am so excited! He is going to loan me his "tile box" with a tile cutter and a book on how to do it, so we can do the tile for the fireplace in the living room. YAY!
Oh, but first....
This is the red-brick-with-white-frame-(but no mantle!)-fireplace in our living room. In front, on the hearth, you can see the blueish-greenish stone tiles that are going to be on the fireplace! And it will have a light wood mantle and surround. Bellissimo!
Amalia sent me this photo last Sunday when Abby had just arrived in Los Angeles, and they had gone to a movie together...along with leaving me a message that she was feeding our little girl from the three major food groups: Milk Dud, popcorn and nachos!
And the girls sent me this photo while they were trying on sunglasses!
This is a house I had been hunting for. Even last time when Sandy was here, she and I drove around looking. One summer, I was walking down West 14th Street, and I saw a guy named Odie, who I knew. He mentioned that he and his wife Beth needed to find a full-time babysitter for their new baby, Morgan, because Beth wanted to be able to work (she was a chef). So, I ended up babysitting that whole summer for Morgan, a sweet baby boy. I kind of wanted to find out if I could deal with little kids, since I had never really taken care of any. SO, Sandy used to come over there, as she was friends with them, also. And it was frustrating that we could not locate that house where I spent happy summer days with that sweet baby. After all, I was out of college already -- I should be able to remember. So, it was a relief to finally drive by that house and say "That's it!" I emailed the photo to Sandy with a note: "Found it." And I know she will understand!
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