At Monks

With William.

I don't want to go to Rehab

Praying that Mah'mm won't put that cone back on me.

Murphy Building. East St Louis

Some photos of the incredible Murphy Building a month before it was demoed in downtown, East St Louis. March, 2015.

We grow old

It was a tense week here at the manse.
I had taken Bellie to the Vet at the Humane Society on Macklind for her annual checkup. I felt that something was amiss with her skin and askd the Vet to check which she did. She said all was OK.
I didn't feel secure with that though, and the next day I had Bellie shaved at the groomer.
I noticed an odd, penny size, hairless growth on her thigh.
We went back to the Vet.
She had a mast cell tumor. The very next day she had surgery to remove it.
It was a cancerous mast cell tumor, low grade.
The surgeon called yesterday to tell me that she's missed some of the cells.
I don't get it. If you knew they were there how were they missed?

That time

I saw this bee yesterday.
He was drunk on pollen.
He told me to tell you Hello.

The Fifth Decade

You see the ice out there, I had said to Pist.
I know you're hungry, he said, I hear that.
Hurry then, the light is rancid. Broiled teeth!

Fenton Hobnail Ruffled Glass Cake Stand

A lovely find in The Wild. It sold for $155 just weeks after I found it. It paid a bill.

Number One Daughter

Scrapbook

From the late 40s most likely a Shop Class project

Fran

My spirit guide.

Meppen, IL

At the family cemetery with Tim in Meppen.

Tim

At our former fave resturant - Laredo - in Lafayette Square.

Beau

Beau was seriously in love with Clayton. Photo circa 2013.
My name for Beau was Running Cloud. He also modeled coats I was making at the time :)

Back when I was Sparkly

Shoes from the 5th Decade.

Silk Shantung Handbag from the 50s

Yes, it's for sale. $50.

Vintage maracas from Cuba

Found in the Wild. There's a ban on selling these in the US so they are in my collection :)

The Heiress

A confection I made from an upcycled bridesmaids dress, buckram, balance, and position. I also made the freshwater pearl necklace.

Pist (exiting the bathroom): You've a full on arsenal of girl products in there.
Me: So how many did you use?
Pist: Uh...two...how's my hair look?
Me: Killer, baby.
Pist: Is that a Max Neiger brooch?
Me: Def Czechoslovakian but I doubt it's a Neiger. The smaller stones aren't rope bezel set.
Pist: But you like it?
Me: I love it. It makes my eyes roll up in my head with that intense blue and its delicate filigree.