May 4, 2021 at 10:42 pm (Books, Conversations, Explorers, Recommended, Women Writers)
Tags: COVID Reading, fantasy, inspiration, novel, reading lists, spring
“I knew enough of the language by then to understand what the husbands were telling me: the forest was no place for a creature like me. I was too small, too weak. I should stay in the village and raise babies and grind tisi-nuts into flour and be safe.” Another crooked smile. “But by then I was very good at running away. I stole a bow and three skins of water and made my way back to the ivory door.”
“But — “
“Why?” Jane rubbed her finger along the wood grain of the table. “Because I didn’t want to be safe, I suppose. I wanted to be dangerous, to find my own power and write it on the world.”
— p. 211, The Ten Thousand Doors of January
In response to which, self has only one thing to say: HELL TO THE YEAH.
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
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April 25, 2021 at 9:01 pm (Artists and Writers, destinations, Links, postaday, Sundays)
Tags: art, Calder, exhibits, Golden Gate Park, inspiration, museum, opportunities, San Francisco
Self hasn’t missed a day in April! Here’s how to join:
Post anything that’s
sparkling, polished, shining, clever, cheerful, colourful, astute, brilliant, sunny, glorious, translucent, distinct and clear
But whatever you post has to be in the shape of a square. Get inspired by the galleries on The Life of B.
Today, a gallery of Calders from the Calder/Picasso exhibit at the de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park. Photo # 3 is Calder’s homage to Josephine Baker. LOOOVE the fish.
’twas a memorable exhibit. Going on at the same time as the Frida Kahlo.
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
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April 23, 2021 at 4:44 pm (Artists and Writers, Books, destinations, Links, Places, plans, postaday, Recommended)
Tags: art, exhibits, Frida Kahlo, Fridays, Golden Gate Park, inspiration, museum, opportunities, San Francisco
April Bright Squares have been so much fun!
The host of this challenge is Becky at The Life of B.
Yesterday was her birthday. Happy, Happy Birthday, Becky!
Self took loads of pictures at the de Young last Tuesday. And she bought the Frida Kahlo exhibit catalogue (a steal at $19.99). The exhibit was supposed to open last year, self had a ticket for March 2020. Finally, finally, over a year later, she saw it!
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
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April 18, 2021 at 2:25 am (Books)
Tags: advice, COVID Reading, discoveries, hope, inspiration, poetry, Sacramento
from Bases for Your Conduct, a compilation of teachings the author passed on to his son, Carlos Federico Gonzalez, and published posthumously by the author’s widow. This is from the 3rd edition, published 2012.
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April 17, 2021 at 11:17 pm (destinations, Links, Places, postaday, Recommended, Traveling)
Tags: inspiration, museums, Sacramento, Saturday, weekends
Self hasn’t missed a day yet! Yesterday, she had this BRIGHT IDEA.
Here’s her entry for The Life of B’s April BrightSquare challenge.
Airbnb, Restored 1920s Chinese Laundry, Sacramento:
Drove here to see the Crocker Museum, which just re-opened.
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
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April 13, 2021 at 4:27 pm (Links, postaday)
Tags: Cee Neuner, inspiration, memories, The Philippines, translation
Self loves whenever she can participate in one of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenges.
This week’s topic is TEXTURES. The first thing self thought of was a native mat (called a banig), that she brought all the way from the Philippines. It’s now on the floor of her bedroom.
Then there’s her collection of woven handbags, also from the Philippines.
This post also applies to today’s BRIGHT SQUARES, hosted byThe Life of B.
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April 11, 2021 at 12:57 am (destinations, Food and Drink, Links, Places, postaday)
Tags: art, blogs, Gardens, inspiration, Redwood City, Saturday, spring
For today’s BRIGHT SQUARES (See more about this photo challenge, hosted by Becky on her blog, The Life of B), self went to her local library and took pictures of the murals painted on the kiosk next to the main entrance (where there are/were vending machines). They’re giving out lettuce and basil seeds — you pick!. There’s a reflection of me on the glass, taking pictures, LOL!
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
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April 5, 2021 at 2:47 pm (destinations, Flowers, Links, Places, postaday, Recommended)
Tags: Gardens, inspiration, Mondays, Palo Alto, San Francisco, spring, websites
Every day in April, self will post a pair of squares. She usually looks for something “squar-ish” within the photograph, as well as bright colors.
The host of The Squares Challenge is The Life of B. See her gallery here.
Today, self chose these two photos:
- a living wall at the Apple Store in Union Square, downtown San Francisco
- a tulip bed in the Gamble Garden, Palo Alto. If you live anywhere within driving distance of Gamble Garden, this is a great time to visit: the tulips and daffodils are simply spectacular! If you happen to miss them at peak bloom, a lot of the roses looked ready to burst!
Spring has definitely sprung!
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
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April 5, 2021 at 2:04 am (Flowers, Links, Recommended, Sundays, Surprises)
Tags: Cee Neuner, Garden, inspiration, spring
Thank you to Cee Neuner for creating the Flower of the Day (FOTD) Photo Challenge!
The wisteria have started blooming! Wowee! It didn’t look like this yesterday!
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April 4, 2021 at 7:32 pm (Food and Drink, Links, Lists, postaday, Recommended, Sundays)
Tags: favorites, Filipino food, indulgences, inspiration, memories
Travel with Intent has come up with a very interesting theme for this Sunday: SIX.
At first, self started browsing her archives and looking for pictures with six objects, six people, six flowers and so forth. But she came up empty.
Instead, she selected pictures of six meals she prepared during the pandemic! Who knew food mattered so much.
Two of the six are Filipino specialties: sinigang stew, and adobo fried rice.
Stay safe, dear blog readers. Stay safe.
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