This one made me laugh.
I think the final line was an addition that wasn’t part of the original message, but it still works.
Art Flyer at New Seasons
Month: May 2022
That Cinderblock House Is Now…
The beautiful Atomic Age cinder block midcentury has been torn down and is now becoming three new residences.
Art Flyer in My Neighborhood.
I wonder if this flyer came from the Art Assignment’s fake flyer lesson.
This is a very positive spin on the fake flyer.
The link above had examples of other fake flyers. This one was funny enough that I took the time to clip and save the picture so I could paste it in here.
The Passion Quotes Continue
After the first two messages about passion, we got one more famous person weighing in. Oprah is more describing a feeling.
I wonder if this was done on purpose, or if it was just a random jumble of quotes that ended up this way.
Postcrossing SKS: Cheery and Punny
It’s the rare occurrence where a series of postcards arrive all on the same day!
Sara writes from her first official day of summer, which started on May 19. She did a lot of lovely things including not going into the office. I celebrate that decision.
These punny cards are fun not only for their front message, but also because on the back is cute picture in the area of the stamp, but it’s not covered by the stamp. Alas, I did not take a picture, so you will need to imagine a mouse on one card and a chicken on the other.
Two Pictures from My Waterfront Walk
Friend Zoe and I met up for a walk on one of the few nice days this spring. We found this not-yet-completed mural. I love how it looks like paint by numbers.
And in circling Willamette River, I discovered this SUPer and his dog catching some sun.
20th (and 9 Month) Anniversary Dinner at Republica
Our 20th anniversary was really on May 1, but I tried to make reservations the week of and that wasn’t happening. So we celebrated several weeks later with a very fancy dinner at Republica that was worth the wait.
Our welcome and delicious menu.
This was our third course. As you can see, Republica is the kind of fancy restaurant where the portions are small. (This is a thing I like about fancy restaurants.) But don’t worry, by the time we got to the sixth course, we were well fed. We would eat half of the food on our plate and then switch. I learned that Matt really doesn’t like squid.
This was our fourth course and it was both beautiful and delicious.
It was a good choice for a big (and smaller) anniversary.
Chocolove Quote
The Chocolove bars are wrapped in foil and then a paper wrapping. The inside of the paper wrappings always has a quote. This one was from the toffee and almonds bar.
Impulse Buy: Couscous From My Late Teens
I haven’t had this in years, but for whatever reason, it ended up in my grocery cart the last time I shopped.
I most associate this brand and flavor of couscous with the summer I was a lifeguard. It cooked up in five minutes! (If you don’t count the water measuring and boiling time.) It was delicious.
I remember being very disappointed to learn that this wasn’t REAL couscous, it was more like very small cut-up spaghetti. But I kept eating it just the same.
Eating it now, I enjoyed the speed, but the flavor wasn’t quite what I remembered. I think quinoa has taken the place of this brand of couscous.
Dueling Quotes re: Passion
I bought a notepad as a gift and I ended up not giving it to the person. I’ve been using it lately to track work things, and let me tell you, most of those quotes are really subpar.
Today though, I enjoyed two in a row about passion.
In other news, I’m not really sure what that stain is on my blanket. Maybe time for a wash?