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Tuesday, September 01, 2009

Be prepared

I like ceramic tiles. If I could, I would have, say, a backsplash in my kitchen of plain (neutral) tiles punctuated with just one image that made me happy. Meanwhile I have to content myself with "faux" tiles...

The cooler weather, although unusual for the last few days of August, has been a boon for walks and outdoor cafés. There seems to be an infestation of bees -- or are they wasps? I can't tell; we had to fend them off at the café yesterday and I've noticed they're flitting around my balcony.
Someone told me the other day that the Farmer's Almanac is forecasting a very cold winter and that he was planning to move to B.C. for the winter. No such luxury for me, I said, so I'd better buy some more thick socks and send in my order for hot chocolate. Meanwhile, I'll take it one day at a time, cross my bridges when I come to them, all the while being prepared.


6 comments:

  1. J'adore cette nouvelle peinture.
    Je vois bien une série avec des fruits rouges.

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  2. That "faux" tile up there looks great. Have a great September.

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  3. They are wasps; it's my understanding that it's a city wide problem. Apparently the excess garbage caused them to breed way more than normal. I actually couldn't eat my lunch outside a couple of days ago; they chased me inside. I was being swarmed. We've had wasps in the backyard before of course, but this is the worst I recall.
    ==lennie==

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  4. be careful if they are wasps.. if they look like bees, then they could be that European wasp, not sure if you have those there.
    by the way ~ I have one of your little hearts near my bed at the moment, the one marked Fragile xo

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  5. I love your olives..I love olives.... Olive all your art...heeheee! I don't love winter tho..I found that out in Portland..so this winter I'll be happily warm in the Tropics..love that!

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  6. do you have a ceramics class nearby? you could make your beautiful tiles come true. if not a whole back splash then a few trivets for hot pots. :0)i was just looking at the ceramics classes at my local fine art center. there's a portrait sculpture class i am strongly considering. it sounds like a dream come true for me.

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