Tag: writing
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A Cockamamie Story
I once saw a Clowder of Cats,Some, wearing cool Cowboy hats.They had all gotten loose,From the big red Caboose,That sold them to get rid of rats. I saw the list of “C words” this afternoon and I couldn’t resist. I tried to get fancy and make the image like folk art, since cats are popular…
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“Well Hello Officer”…
A Boomer Tale. -DeeDee and the Speeding Ticket Verbal Warning- Listen honey. If anyone tries to tell you that you can’t be sexy in your sixties… tell them to go… well… you know. I’m 64 now, and you know what? I just sweet talked my way out of a speeding ticket. That’s right baby. DeeDee’s…
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It’s 5:00 Somewhere…
A Boomer Tale. –Gladys and the Gift of Gab– Oh my God, this is awful. Whoever thought that dressing up celery juice to look like a cocktail would make it taste any better was seriously misled. No matter what you drink it out of, it’s gross. Suzanna makes me go on this health kick with…
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60 is the new 40…
A Boomer Tale. –The Life of Suzanna– “You know who” called again. There must be something wrong with that man. I keep telling him that he’s just too old, but he will not give up. “But we’re the same age…” he keeps saying. Exactly! He doesn’t get it. 60 is the new 40! I know,…
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Measuring Joy
I was going to say that I’m reverting to my childlike thoughts and images, but I suspected that could sound strange because I’m not 100% sure I’ve ever really graduated to the world of “adult” thoughts and images. Anyway, I started this illustration before Christmas, to post at Christmas. I really liked where it was…
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Deconstruction
“The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces.” -Aldo Leopold Before I say anything else… Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were grand. How exciting to be writing my very first post in 2025. I’m still quite busy with my downsizing, minimizing, upcycling (and so on) initiative, but I’ll be…
