Homer'sWorld

I had a nice 55th birthday. Matt came over and gave me a lovely photo book.


Steve McCurry, The Iconic Photographs.

We then headed over to the Presidio Museum where I have a couple of talks and also showed kids how to make beer cap magnets featuring loteria images.

We went to lunch at BK's where the service was sub-par, but I still enjoyed the meal.

We came back and Matt gave me a beautiful work of art, a photo of the 2017 eclipse on glass.


Eclipse photo.

Doug came over and gave me a store-bought mini-birthday cake. It was very colorful.



August 20th, 2018.

And then yesterday a mysterious package showed up at the gate, containing a beautiful pink glass cake stand. I have no idea who sent it to me! I am going to use it when I have my All Souls Procession Party.



And so yes, I had a nice birthday, the best in a long time.

More Transfer-printed Dishes.

In the 1870s, people got tired of the Romantic scenes on their dishes. The Aesthetic Style Had a frenzy of elements in the center of the vessel. The central scene of many dishes featured scrolls, flowers, foliage, birds, and butterflies.


 Beatrice, Wedgwood, 1880.

Version 55.

Blog Post 2800. Fifteen years ago I started this blog, fretting about turning 40. Back then I was young, had been single for 10 months after being dumped by the boyfriend of five years. It was a different time, I cannot say that today I am the same person because I have done a lot more things, met new people, perhaps grown up some more, seen my pets and loved ones die. I have done some things I had really wanted to, but there are more that I haven't.

Currently, I am not dealing well with Mother's death. I push it back into the back of my mind. Sometimes I forget. At night and early in the morning I often dream about her. I have a pile of papers I brought back that I have made a point of not going through. I occupy my mind with other things. I miss her.

I was at the Presidio museum setting things up for our volunteer dinner. A woman was there and I asked her if she wanted a tour and she said yes. I took her around, telling her the history of the area. She mentioned that her ancestors had lived in the Presidio and as it turned out his picture was on one of the signs. I told her that the family was in the book that I wrote that lists all of the people who lived in Tucson between  1775 and 1856. She was very happy about that and asked me to sign the copy she purchased.

Transfer printed dishes. If you have been to my house you will see my kitchen walls are mostly covered by antique dishes, as well as the open-faced cabinets above my sink. They range in date from the 1820s to the early 1900s. Recently I have acquired some new pieces and decided to research them and collect some data on all of them.