Mom and me

My mom's 87.
She still drives.
She has her19 year old granddaughter living with her.
She hates the Dodgers.
She loves to travel.
She loves to laugh at a good joke.
She's a good cook.
She's my mommy.

She's got macular degeneration wet in both eyes. I drive her to/from the retinal specialists for her participation in a clinical trial. She gets shots in both eyes at different times.
She's my hero.

My momma.

Sound asleep and . . . .

Woke up at 3:18AM thanks to a 3.7 earthquake. Rumble, jolt get up and check house, go back to sleep.

That is all.
Move along, these aren't the droids you are looking for.....

A Woman's Life Book Page 53

A Woman's Life Book Page 53

By Amulbunny   

July 24, 2012

Outside my window. . . 65, sunny and breezy

I am thinking…  this house has too many surprises

I am thankful for…  a new mop and a strong child

From the learning rooms… Health & Safety Code

I can't believe . . .there hasn’t been much of a summer

From the kitchen . . . no idea at all

I am wearing…  old shorts, flip flops, and sleeveless tee

I am creating . . . a place to meditate

      

I am going…   to eat something soon

I am reading . . . I really don’t know. Have to Kindle surf

I am hoping…  that the attorney sends the doc’s I requested so something can happen

I am hearing…  Channel 7 News

Around the house. . . . 1 child,1 dog, 1 cat.

One of my favorite things… coldstone creamery

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.  Stop at the market tomorrow

2.  Do laundry

3.  Finish kitchen

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

Raptor's Next Door

This is what it sounds like.

This is what it is.

From sun up

To sun down.

SQUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKKKK

For the Colorado Shooting Victims

Father,
you know our hearts and share our sorrows.
We are hurt by our parting from those whom we loved:
when we are angry at the loss we have sustained,
when we long for words of comfort,
yet find them hard to hear,
turn our grief to truer living,
our affliction to firmer hope
in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Yahoo

THE BOAT IS GONE

THEY WILL CLEAN UP THE SIDE

AND PUT BLACK PLASTIC SHEETING DOWN AND THEN SPREAD ROCK.

MIGHT NOT BE PERFECT BUT IT'S SURE A LOT BETTER THAN IT'S BEEN.

PEACE OUT

I MAY BUT OUT OF POCKET FOR A FEW DAYS. THERE ARE SOME THINGS I NEED TO DO IN REAL LIFE THAT HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH. 

I CAN'T DETAIL THEM, ONLY TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE AFFECTED MY PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH.

LOVE

PEACE

KEEP THOSE TURBINES WHINING GUYS!

Book Recommendation

Shadow of Night
Deborah Harkness
2nd in the Discovery of Witches Trilogy



Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Just started. Keeping my attention. ******

******
Enjoyed it so much. The storyline melded seamlessly with the end of the first book and is waiting for the final chapter to conclude.
Loved it.
Might even read again. 


View all my reviews

Sh-Sh-Sh- Shuffle Time!!!

It's been a long time since we shuffled on a Friday. Let's see what Edmund brings up on his muggy cloudy day, shall we?

o You’re my Baby                                                Jonathan Rice

o Bring Me Some Water                                    Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge

o Christmas Day                                                She & Him

o Big Rock Candy Mountain                              Harry McClintock

o Songs From the Woods                                  Jethro Tull

o Hot in Here                                                      Nelly

o Nobody’s Perfect                                            Madonna

o The Calling                                                      Santana Feat> Eric Clapton

o MacArthur Park                                                Donna Summer

o The Ruler & The Killer                                    KiD CuDi

o White Wedding                                                Billy Idol

o Women Like To Slow Dance                          Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers

The never ending saga of the side yard

When we moved here we were told that the side yard would be completely cleaned out and we would be able to use the entire yard (since we pay rent for the entire property). 13 months later we are still waiting for the debris to be cleaned out, the boat and scaffolding removed and to be able to walk back there without fear of falling.

 Boat moved 30 feet from front of side yard to the back

 Construction Debris, wood, tile, glass

 Debris moved from one side of the yard to the other

 Granite pieces, lead shot, more debris

 Looking from the front entrance back to the back yard, boat was on right side, 

now it's just pushed back.

Pile of shingles partially hidden under debris.

A Hippy Woman's Life Book Page 52

A Hippy Woman's Life Book Page 52

By Amulbunny   

July 9, 2012

Outside my window. . . 66, Breezy, early evening

I am thinking…  life is too damn short to fight over stupid things

I am thankful for…  my new Frigidaire refrigerator

From the learning rooms… Sometime’s fiction’s not  so far off

I can't believe . . .we have had such cool weather

From the kitchen . . . There’s a steak the George Foreman could do

I am wearing…  old shorts, mocs, and a blouse

I am creating . . . space in my mind

      

I am going…   to see an insurance doctor tomorrow.

I am reading . . . “Shadow of Night”

I am hoping…  someone calls his attorney and starts the ball rolling

I am hearing…  Channel 4 News

Around the house. . .  No children. Gone to a Q&A with Jeremy Renner and the director of the new Bourne film

One of my favorite things… choral singing

A few plans for the rest of the week…

1.  Stop at the market tomorrow

2.  Do laundry

3.  Give the dog a bath

Here is a picture for thought I am sharing:

Matrilineal lines of disease

So my mom was diagnosed with wed macular degeneration in both eyes. She's in a medical trial which hopefully will help her. Her doctor is pushing some specific vitamins for Macular and Body Health Complete.
I take them 2x a day. Got lots of goodies in them. They're by a company called Veyetamins which is owned by the wife of the doctor. Quite a gig they've got going on.

Off to the land of nod. Eyes are closing and the head is sinking to the chest.

Peace.

At long last, the wedding post.....

BEFORE YOU READ THIS AND JUDGE THIS

PLEASE RECALL THAT IN A FORMER LIFE

I WAS A WEDDING DIRECTOR FOR 12 YEARS

& THOUGH I HAD SOME PRETTY WILD WEDDINGS

THIS ONE WOULD HAVE MADE ME SCREAM OUT LOUD

So several months ago I was with the NSO (you'll have to go far back to learn about him) and he said M found a girl and he's getting married 30 June. I said oh, is this one legal? His last GF was a college student from France who wanted a ring, an education and a green card and a pilot's license. Nope, this one is divorced and has 3 adult sons. Ok, sounds promising, and she's got 2 corgis and tattoos. Can't be all bad?

Time passed. Date got closer. "Do you want to sing in a volunteer choir? He wants to have all this music sung and for free." Hmmm. Well let's see the music. Gets to the week before the wedding, still no music, and the word is that he's written several pieces that he wants, no make that, demands to be performed and the people who have seen them say they are unsingable. 

I finally get to see the invitation, two sheets of computer printouts with instructions. I can see saving money. But they could have sprung for invitation paper, just a little step up on the class ladder. 

So the day arrives and we drive to the wedding location. A huge imposing Gothic structure on Wilshire Blvd near downtown LA, with a lovely old organ. Score that a good mark. Various sundry folks wandering around. Vocalizing being heard. I bowed out, I love to sing but my sight reading is not up to par on hard music. The NSO wanders up and gets to work, I just wander. I went to the front of the church and picked up a bulletin, but didn't see the extra song sheet. Ah another trip to the front of the church and there they were, along with little bottles of bubbles to blow.

  [This is one thing I heartily approve of, rice was nasty to clean up, bird seed meant bird crap but bubbles are just plain fun.]

Back to the sanctuary, things are getting close. There are guys in morning coats wandering around (4 PM wedding), wearing Converse All Stars and chewing gum. 4 o'clock came and went. There were Gregorian chants being played prior to the start and that was comforting which proved to be the only thing that was.

The Program:

It was 10 pages long. Mostly readings and some responses for the congregation. 1 congregational song that was not singable. Music was to be sung in a loft that was not amplified, and one song that the choir had to troop back down to the piano to sing that was not legible to anyone unless you were in the front row.

Omitted from the program were:


The names of the Maid of Honor
Junior Bridesmaid
4 Bridesmaids
2 Flower Girls
*
Parents of the Bride.
*
Best Man
Groomsmen ( the sons of the bride)
The Reader and the name of the Officiant.
Organist and Choir Director
I found that disrespectful to all involved.

• 
  
• The Wedding Ceremony
• So on we go:
•  1 Call to Marriage (from loft)
• Procession
• Grand Procession
• 1 Call the Worship (from loft)
• Celebrant speaks of service 
• Hymn written by groom who has never had a class in theory
• Beginning of service
• Kyrie from Rheinberger Mass, downstairs at the piano
• More back and forth from Officiant
• *** Basically this was an Episcopal service written out***
• 3 pages of readings. 
• Page 4 was the exchange of vows and rings. 
• Though there was a mic nothing was heard. 
• 1 short reading from the Song of Solomon. 
• Pages 5-8 was the 
• Great Thanksgiving Liturgy (all read)
• Communion was offered, 15 people went. There was some awkwardness when the officiant said the congregation is invited to commune after the wedding party and the choir. However the choir is singing during communion:
• Bogoroditse Devo from Vespers by Rachmaninov 
• Lords Prayer recited by congregation. 
• Lords Prayer sung by choir. 
• Post communion prayers.
• Blessing of marriage. 
• Announcement of Couple
• Sevenfold Amen 
• (as this was being sung the wedding party left
• someone got their signals crossed on that one.)
• Recessional was the Toccata from Symphony V by Widor. 

Whew......started at 415 and ended at 545. And through the entire ceremony the groomsmen, maid of honor and groom chewed gum.

We followed the noise to the reception, canned music way too loud to offer any semblance of a chance of conversation with the people you were seated with. The hors d'oeuvres were basic finger food, salsa chips, empanadas, flautas and water. The main dish hadn't even arrived and the servers had no idea what it was going to be. We made an executive decision, because it was close to 6 and the photos were still being taken. We made an exit.

Ok you say, it was a wedding and it wasn't perfect. I guess I'm stodgy and a bit old fashioned about how a ceremony should proceed. If there aren't mikes upstairs get them some. You plan this wedding around these lovely pieces of music and then no one can hear them. Pick music that your volunteer choir of friends can sing....not some obscure slavic piece, recognize they are doing this out of friendship and love for you. Give them some recognition. You pick and choose together and don't throw every thing you've ever read in to make an 1 1/2 hour service in an un air-conditioned cathedral church. Give the bride some say in how she wants this wedding, even though it's your first and her second.

I doubt if I will spend any time with the happy couple unless it's an absolute necessity. I wish them health, happiness and a wonderful life together.

The bunny who's glad she's out of the wedding business.

4th July 2012

To those who created our freedom and to those

who continue to protect our freedom in far flung places

across the globe

THANK YOU!

Not tonight honey......

My arm is all jacked up and I took a pain pill and muscle relaxer and who knows what might come out of my brain .........

But I promise I'll.............

I can't write it tonight because I've got a headache

but hang on out there for the first wedding I've ever rated a -3. It was a spectacle and just well, I'll write about it tomorrow night.

Clue # 1: 9 pages of readings
Clue # 2: No mention of the 6 attendants on both sides, flower girls, children in wedding party.
Clue # 3: Volunteer choir with no mikes.

Are you waiting with baited breath? Hang on.

Out and about TOA today....

We were out and about this afternoon and driving down Crenshaw Blvd, something caught the corner of my eye. Couldn't go back just then, since I had to deliver a WN boarding pass to a technophobe.

I did my good deed and then we came back down and turned on Airport Drive and saw these beauties:

Sorry for the crappy photos but I had to use my phone. These beauties are part of the Western Museum of Flight. http://www.wmof.com/

When my airplane comes in with my bag of cash I'm going to join the museum.