I drove across town for this amazing estate sale. Just jam-packed with antiques, the kind of stuff you never see in Tucson. I bought a painting, cookie cutters, and two transferprint dishes.
A winter painting.
Antique cookie cutters.
The kittens are allowed full access to the house. Clyde has decided that they are okay to hang out with, just don't get too close! They are busy being naught. Library books are apparently delicious. Plants had to be taken outside or put way up since leaves were so much fun to pull off. Yesterday I came home and discovered the large front window broken, the glass lying outside. I am guessing Ruby chased one of the kittens into the window. $79 to replace. SIGH.
Smokey Bear, Clyde, and Puff J. Junior.
Matt and I went down to the Pima County Courthouse to get a marriage license.
Matt and Homer.
For the Presidio Museum's Annual Meeting I made two cakes. A gluten-free Hummingbird Cake and a Chocolate mayonnaise cake with lingonberry filling.
Both were delicious, I liked the chocolate cake more.
And I turned 61. How did that happen? I celebrated by staying home from work, gave myself a haircut, did some genealogy, played with the cats. Matt took me to Zemam's for Ethiopian food last night. It was delicious.
Version 61.
# posted by Homer : 2:33 PM
Two weeks ago Warren sent me a message to tell me his husband Paul had died unexpectedly. Paul was one of the early group of gay bloggers and podcasters. I visited with him several times when I was in the DC area. We made a lemon meringue pie together one time, I well remember his worry about cleanup (his place was immaculate). During a podcast he ate a blueberry for charity (Paul had ARFID, an avoidant food intake disorder). He screamed when he discovered blueberries had seeds inside. We had a good time with that.
The last time I saw him in person was in 2006. We went to the US Botanical Gardens together and then to a winery with his then boyfriend, later husband Warren. At the wineries I pretended to know more about wine than I actually did. We followed each other on social media and I always sent him a Homer-made holiday card (he requested no glitter).
Paul and Homer.
He was one of the nicest men I have ever met, a real pleasure to be around. I feel so sad for Warren, I hope he finds some comfort in the memories they had together.
# posted by Homer : 12:28 PM
