Posts by hamblog
one great dame
This is my Aunt Pat, holding my younger Mom in a grim (but loving, I’m sure) hug. Auntie is the person that passed away at the end of the summer. She was my only aunt (dad was a singleton), and she took her familial job joyfully and seriously, in equal measure. She cultivated deep and…
Read Morecounting the (rollover) minutes
This goes against what I normally do, but I am ordering an iPhone 5. And I’m blogging about it. I feel as though I deserve this phone, in this weirdo shiny consume-consume world. I’ve been “suffering” with my “old” phone for “way too long.” About the minute that I found that I qualified for a…
Read Moreaccidental narrative
My sister Ann’s been in town. She came out from Massachusetts, first to be with family in Northern California then down to be with me. Even though the trip was unexpectedly sudden and made because of sad circumstances, it is always, always wonderful to have her here. She and I have not lived geographically close…
Read Morea summer, bookended by heavy hearts
Hi blog. I can only touch down for a second to report I’ve suffered another loss today (this time, of a family member) and I’m floating in a surreal, seamless place. Slapped by grief right after Memorial Day, and again just before Labor Day. I think there should be a rule against multiple losses in…
Read Moredriving in cars with boy
Two recent moments in the car with the Boyf. While on the way to Los Angeles (to, I believe, the recent Ringo Starr and His All-Star concert that we attended): I related to Lamar that I had fallen asleep while watching 1974 version of The Great Gatsby, which starred (among others) Mia Farrow, Robert Redford,…
Read Moremodern love
“Rail Fence-ish” quilt, completed March 2012 This quilt sprung from a quilt square challenge issued by my group, the Ventura Modern Quilt Guild — create a square that is a modern twist on a traditional pattern. I bless the day the Guild came into my life. It’s everything I want — community, inspiration, accountability, passion,…
Read Morea worthy cause
My niece, Sarah Blout, is making a new documentary. I just am popping with pride over her. If you want to donate to a worthy cause, make it this one. Here is her description. Her mom (described below) is my sister, who liked power suits and panty hose about as much as I ever did.…
Read Morei am aware of the irony
of watching The Social Network while surfing Facebook. “Irony”? I’m sorry, I meant “pathetic-ness”, especially since I’m watching this damn movie 2 years too late. Anyhoo, back to it. These cookies aren’t going to eat themselves.
Read Morethe state of my sense of humor right now
I could look at things like this all day. Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor Dustin Hoffman and Lawrence Olivier on the set of Marathon Man in 1976 Second. Cute, semi-mangled phrases by some of my fellow improvisers in June, whose first language is not English: This is a lady who has a lot of help-yourself…
Read Moreputter put put put
Hello, I’m not really feeling the desire to write yet … I’m still working through grief and still recovering from that thing that was June — and the thing that was that chest cold, the remains of which are still lurking around my bronchial passages. I have managed to to have some excellent moments so…
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