Friday, June 28, 2013

Friday Feet 06-28-13

Somewhere while on a Road Trip I was sitting inside the motel breakfast room, right next to the floor length window and I noticed this young woman and spots on her leg.  My first thought was the seamed stockings we wore in the "good old days" which sometimes had stars or rhinestones or some other surface design on them. 

 But then I realized it was the sun shining through the table.  I couldn't figure out exactly how that formed dots instead of diamond shapes - like the wire mesh chair she is sitting in.

She also had a fleur de lys on her other leg.   

And dirty heels!
 
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Angel Trumpets again. 06-27-13

The Angel Trumpet flowers are blooming now.  I am fascinated and plan to put them into a quilt someday.  If you look in the sidebar for Angel Trumpet Quilts you will see what others have done.


Brugmansia is the formal name and the color I see most often is yellow, in many different shades.  But the different hybrids offer white, yellow, peach, pink, violet, blue, red and orange.   There are varieties that are scented, but I haven't smelled one that is.   I suppose I should go to a nursery this time of year and smell my way around the Brugmansia section!

The white variety is very "angel" like - this one is somewhat single.
 

But there are many whites, some are more full than others.  For a full view of what is available check out:  http://tinyurl.com/ooub9ht
Or just Google "Brugmansia".
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Wordless Wednesday 06-26-13

 
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On a "Look at me" kick. 06-25-13

Corky, the Poodle Prince has been with me for five days. He has developed a rash and wants to constantly bit and chew at his back legs and thighs. I had a hard time keeping him from chewing himself raw and, of course, it was the weekend so no vet. Although I found out today that his vet (the one who does the acupuncture) does have office hours on Sunday. It never occurred to me - wish I had checked. I put cold compresses on the inflamed parts and applied Benadryl cream that his mommy had sent with him. That helped for a couple hours and then he would start again. All I could think of to do was to have him right next to me and physically stop him from biting himself - so I didn't accomplish much on the tasks I had lined up for the weekend. I am wondering if he has developed an allergy to peanut butter, which he gets everyday with his medications and in his favorite little dog bone shaped treats. We are going to stop the pb and see what happens. And we will give him a antihistamine pill and use a antihistamine spray. Poor little guy, I wish he could tell me what helps and what doesn't. He is back with his parents tonight, so maybe I can catch up on some sleep.

New Year's Eve day 2012 - Corky in his Trojan T-shirt, asleep on his "viewing box".


Del at Glacier Nat'l Park - June 2012

I had a request from a guild for a picture to use for publicity and I imagine everyone is sick of seeing me in my orange shirt and hat. So, I've spent some time looking through pictures to find one I liked that I didn't look like a fool or a big fat blob. I rather like this one, so I have sent it off to the PR person. In doing this picture sorting I came across some pictures I had forgotten about, so it was a worthwhile effort. The Portal image in my Monday Browsing is one of my re-discoveries.
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Monday, June 24, 2013

Monday Browsing 06-24-13

This is blog post number 2002.  I suppose I should have done something to celebrate number 2000, but I have my hands full right now and couldn't think of anything sufficiently celebratory.  Maybe for 3000?  Thanks for keeping me going.  Love, Del
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Fantastic  views of underground work on NYC subway stations:



 This is both disturbing and sad:
Sign of the times!   http://www.dosomething.org/thumbwars




 
"All That Remains"  04-12-07  Junction CA 152 and 156
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Dinner at "Del's Restaurant" 06-23-13

Tucumcari, NM, is on the eastern side of the state on I-40, the old Route 66 and US 54, that heads off at a diagonal to Wichita, KS.  I was there May 21, 2013, on my way to Ohio.  I have stop there in years past and in the far distant past I visited my aunt, uncle and cousins when uncle was transferred there by the Southern Pacific RR.  It has changed a lot in fifty or so years, thanks in part to the completion of I-40.  But it is still a stop for those people who do a nostalgic drive along Route 66.  I have seen this restaurant for years, but never at a time when I needed a meal   This time I traveled a couple miles on 66 to see what has kept it open since 1956.  It is obviously a gathering spot for locals, lots of hugs and hellos and visits to other tables.  Inside it is like an old time steak restaurant in any town. 


The Lexus is the 2nd car from the left - I wonder if anyone noticed the DELQLTS license plate.   The restaurant was build by a man with the first name "Del" (probably Delbert) and has remained in the family for all these years. 

 Inside it is decorated with lots of "stuff", such as this old coin operated "Pappy".  I didn't get a chance to walk over and look at the instructions and when I was leaving I forgot.  Perhaps it is like the fortune telling machine in the Tom Hanks movie "Big".

 Out of the large number of offerings on the menu I chose grilled chicken which came with a tasty raspberry sauce.  Fortunately, I remembered to ask for it on-the-side as it was a little too spicy hot.  The Fiestaware "china" was every different color and, to be honest, I felt the dark blue sort of "killed" the presentation.
 I had a choice of colors at the salad bar and like the aqua with my broccoli, olives and bell pepper.  In with the roll were packaged pats of butter, tiny tubs of artificial butter and two packets of sour cream.  It is a touch of "fast food", but probably saves a lot of money for the owners.  The food wasn't fancy, but it was cooked correctly and I enjoyed my meal.  I'll stop here again when I stay in Tucumcari. 

Frequently I eat dinner from my cooler - cheese, crackers, fruit, and cookies - because I am just too tired to go out after driving all day.  One motel I stayed at had a freezer case in the vending machine area that was stocked with frozen meals and pizzas.  I tried a chicken dish that I cooked in the microwave in my room.  It was just food, nothing to write home about!

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Friday Feet 06-22-13

The trouble with taking pictures of feet is that the feet are often moving.
The varying color is due to the lighting - the shoes are light beige.