Today would have been my Dad's 130th birthday. He didn't quite make half of that. But these significant birthdays stay with us just about forever. I don't remember death dates, probably too much upset around them.
Cleaners here today and my car blessedly started, so I'm writing from the library, where there's a great departure from the usual exhibits.
I registered for the online discussion, and if you can scan the qr code, maybe you can too.
While I was busy with this techie stuff, a gentleman asked me if I'd seen his earpiece charger. He'd put it down somewhere. Tech giveth and we lose the parts.
Beautiful day today and if the wind has dropped I'll get a walk here, around the fountain, now off for the winter.
Meanwhile, reading. The Atkinson was great, funny and confusing and vintage. It's back in the library now, for the next person on the long list.
It's odd to come to a library and spend time reading from my Kindle, come to think of it. Like bringing your own sandwich to a buffet.
Speaking of which, the libe has splurged on a puzzle table, with raised sides, which I guess keeps the pieces off the floor. After prolonged study, trial and many errors, I managed to place two, count them, pieces. Yay me. Not a world class puzzler.
Happy day everyone, home soon to tomato cheese egg bake from last night, on toast. Fast food.
Great sadness about the California fires, along with relief that we still have a president willing and able to surge assistance to the region.
I have some seminal dates on Google Calendar, but I just checked and see that I don't have Dad's death date. It was this month, maybe the 19th. I will look it up.
ReplyDeleteI used to observe death dates but lately, I have not wanted to and so don't. Neither one is the "right" way to do it. At least that's what I think.
ReplyDeleteA table with raised edges for puzzles...you know, that seems so obvious, now that i think about it.
Yes, especially since I'd occasionally picked up puzzle pieces off the floor.
DeleteI wouldn’t be able to leave the jigsaw puzzle table. Art exhibit looks wonderful, too. My sister died in March ’81 and I would go into a death spiral of my own for years after. Then I reminded myself that was only one day in her (albeit short) life and not worth focusing on.
ReplyDeleteI feel better celebrating birthdays, more because they lived than because they died.
DeleteExactly!
DeleteHooray for cars that start and libraries that have interesting things on display. Don't know if I told you that I mentioned the possibility of ours taking up puzzle lending and I was met with complete and utter horror. The staff, said the staff on hand, would be forced to count-every-single-piece-every-single-time-one-was-returned and they simply don't have time for such pursuits. They looked at me in complete mystification when I gently suggested that the onus to report missing pieces should/could fall to the next borrower. Deaf ears and absolutely no foresight. RC is in the midst of second puzzle since Christmas and is uttering some rather dark words over the shapes of some of the pieces. He made a raised edge on the top of a card table which works quite well to contain the pieces.
ReplyDeleteI can't help wondering if they check every page of every returned book in case one's missing?
DeleteHah - makes one wonder, doesn't it!
DeleteMy father was born on Valentines day. He died a week after his 86th birthday, 15 years ago. I hope you were able to get in a walk.
ReplyDeleteYou had him a long time, as an adult. Mine were both gone when I was 21.
DeleteWhich is the latest Jackson Brodie and have I read it? Glad your car started for you.
ReplyDeleteDeath at the Sign of the Rook. I don't know if you've read it. If not, do so, it's great.
DeleteLovely exhibition, beauty. Jigsaws seems to be the interest du jour at present of my neuro diverse niece. She has a large white board to keep her puzzles together (and still loses bits.)
ReplyDeleteI'm an occasional puzzler. Easily saturated.
DeleteGreat idea for a puzzle table at the library. They will likely lose less pieces with that investment.
ReplyDeleteI also suspect it will fend off little kids, since they can't see the puzzle and are less likely to sweep the pieces off.
DeleteAncient Persia/Iran -- so rich in culture!
ReplyDeleteYes. We mainly hear of Iran as a warzone, but it's got centuries of wonderful architecture and design. I was happy she referred to Persian ceilings, too, using the other name.
DeleteThe library was someplace I used to frequent with my children.
ReplyDeleteIt was free and both kids were very excited to get their own cards.
We would take our books home. Read them all and then take them back a week later. It also had a person reading to children at different times.
Now I don’t go in at all Shame really. I might try to visit this year
Nowadays libraries have a lot going on. Mine are really community centers for all kinds of interest, people always there, any time you stop in. Yes, maybe add yours back into your life.
DeleteA lip around the table! What a brilliant and simple solution to my cat problem. I shall get the husband onto it as soon as he's finished building my bookcase.
ReplyDeleteI'd have done puzzles back when I had cats, if I'd had this.
DeleteWe used to have a celebration when the parent was twice as old as the child. I remember being angry that somehow my dad and I had missed that when he was 70 and I was 35. I was years remembering he died in February, before I was 35 in March. I cannot remember death dates, either. I'm good to remember the year, sometimes.
ReplyDeleteMy mom was 43 when I was born, so that never happened.
DeleteI'm like you, remembering birthdays of parents long after they are here to celebrate. The fires -- they tear me apart.
ReplyDeleteYes, birthdays of many people who might be surprised I know them.
DeleteTwo pieces isn't nothing! I don't remember death dates either. I guess we only experience anyone's death date that one time, and since there's no reinforcement through subsequent celebration, it doesn't get drilled into our heads the way birthdays do...?
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting point. I do remember one brother's anniversary because my mother referred to it a lot, and made a big deal of the day. It was when the family, in her view, fell into before and after. Everything was indexed to it.
DeleteI've always been fairly terrible at remembering birthdays, unless there is something else connected to the same date. Oddly, several people in my life have had the same birthday as me, which helps!
ReplyDeleteThat's definitely a good reminder.
DeleteWinter is great for puzzling making.
ReplyDeleteIf I can get my card table clear of clutter, then I'll hunt down an easy puzzle to do.
I agree, it seems like a cold weather pursuit. How are you, May? Haven't seen you lately. I wonder if you fell off my feed. It happens.
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