One thing I will miss is a few of my pictures on the walls of the condo. I haven't hung much here, but there are a few that are favorites. I am going to sell them, but I took photos of them and will have them in my digital photo frame, so I will be able to see them all every day. These are the photos:
This is a Keene, I loved their paintings, both husband and wife, when I was a teenager, and had some prints. I don't know what happened to them. When my mother-in-law died, my kids were able to choose a few things, and my daughter, Kristy, brought this back for me. It brought back such memories. And Kristy didn't know I used to love them.
This is my all-time favorite - and I might actually save it. When I first lived in Placerville, CA, my girlfriends and I went to a Psychic Faire in Folsom. There was a woman there who said she could see people's "Guides" and she would sit you down, concentrate, and draw them in chalk.
I don't know if I really believe in Guides (I kind of do - like Guardian Angels, I guess), or if she could see them if they
were real. When I sat down, she said I had four Guides, if I remember right. She said one was stronger than the others, and that's who she would draw. She asked what color I wanted, and I said pink. She looked at me for a minute, and said, "He is a young Native Indian man, I don't know if pink would be a good color." Then she said, no, it will be fine, and she started to draw. The photo above is my Guide. Everywhere I've lived since then, I've put him on a wall facing into a room and I've always felt like he is protecting me.
I just like this one. It's big, and hangs over the largest work table in my sewing/craft room.
I've had this little guy for a while. It' a small picture and I've always found a good place for him. When I first saw it, I thought, Okay,
that's the plan. A little cozy house with a hammock, by a river, with a cold drink nearby. All it needs is a fishing pole and that's where I want to live. And I''m coming pretty darn close!!!
I've always loved "house" pictures, and I really liked this one. It's always been in my living room area so I could see it every day.
Long story. But I won't bore you. This is a signed photo that was a gift from a man I used to know - a photographer who won a Pulitzer Prize for International Journalism. His photos were fantastic. At the time I knew him, he was a photographer for the Sacramento Bee and he gave me two signed photos, this is my favorite. It's from Yosemite in December, the mountain is reflected in Merced River, with small rocks covered with snow projecting over the surface of the water.
My son told me on Sunday that if I wanted to store some boxes up in the mezzanine at work he wouldn't mind. Since I have that option, I just may save a few things - including the two favorites above. But even so, I won't have them with me in The Palms, so they will be in the rotation on my digital frame and I will be able to see them every day.
From Me and My Dog, have a great Tuesday, everyone! : )
