Homer'sWorld

Out of the corner of my eye I spot a coyote walking through the large puddle outside my office window. It has been very rainy here, with the hole in my bedroom ceiling drip-drip-dripping.

My kitchen walls are covered with transfer-printed plates, some dating back to the 1820s. I finished hanging them right before my All Souls Procession Cocktail Party.

Plates.

I set up my altar Sunday morning. Matt bought me some marigolds and I got flowers from Trader Joe's. On the altar I placed photos of my deceased pets.




Cookies.

Close-up.

The guests began to arrive and Jeffrey helped me do my sugar skull makeup. I then helped other people.



Caleb and Andy.

Homer and Matt.

At 5:30 everyone assembled outside. Each person took some flowers to hand out on the way.

Guests.

I had a nice time, hanging with friends and watching the procession.

Matt, Hoffman, David, Paul, Caleb, Robert, and Birdy.

The thousands of people strolled by, many carrying signs or small altars.

Procession.

It was a lovely event.

I've been working on a dig for the last few months. Today was the last day. I have been getting up very early (4:00 or 4:30 AM). We were starting at 6, but then had to move to 6:30 because it was too dark. Found some very interesting things. It amazes me that after doing archaeology for 33 years, you can still be surprised uncovering something that no one else has seen for a few thousand years.

An update.

Back in 2016 I posted about this painting, which I purchased back in the mid-1990s for $5. At that time I thought the artist was Am. Lyney.

Today, Olivier contacted me to let me know the artist is actually Amédée Lynen.  He was a painter from Belgium, born in 1852 and lived until 1938. He painted, created artwork for books and posters. An image search on Google reveals he was pretty versatile, doing landscapes and scenes with people.


Dune scene by Amedee Lynen.

Version 56. I'm another year wiser.

Four selfies and one not-selfie.

Occasionally past characters on my soap opera make return appearances. Recently Birdy, who lived in my guest house about 10 years ago, and his brother Mike, came to stay a while at my house. Birdy had been very nice and has been working on the overgrown plants around my house. It looks much nicer now. I helped a couple of days ago and got lots of tiny thorns in me. Ouch!

Birdy, Lead Character, and Mike on top of Sentinel Peak.

Matt had surgery to repair his broken collarbone. He is now the Bionic Man. I helped out as much as he wanted. One day to do something we wandered through the antique mall. We did not see anything we needed or wanted.


Special guest star Les, who last made an appearance 12 years ago.

I have been out at the Ruthrauff dig taking care of some sensitive things. It is very hot and muggy and by 8:30 I am usually soaked in sweat and have dirt all over me. Today I lay on my stomach to dig things. Not comfortable.

Sweaty.

My friends Elliot and Mark were replacing their newish Mission-style furniture with antique Mission-style furniture. I purchased their sofa and chair for $235. I had is for six days before Ruby decided to chew on their arms (despite being covered with a thick slip cover). I knew that it would eventually happen. She chews on everything, despite an abundance of toys and people paying attention to her. When I caught her doing it again, yelling ensued, She is still mad at me and generally avoids me. She is in love with Mike and wants him to hold her. There are times when I wonder why is she so naughty. Cats are so much easier.

Before she chewed the arms.

What has happened lately?

I've been sleeping on the fold out couch in the living room. It is falling apart and increasingly uncomfortable. Ruby sleeps on one side and Snowball on the other.