Cape Disappointment

Our visit to the cape was beautiful. Many bird sightings..good beach walks , great views of lighthouses,
McKenzie Head and McKenzie lagoon.

Had a peaceful, wonderful birthday with my best friend, Joe.

The photo of the falcon was captured by Joe.

The flaming lighthouse photo is mine.

Happy Birthday Mike

 I remember Mike's birth well. I was under the influence of drugs and invited every person within hearing distance to my birthday party.

Mass at St. James 9/11

There are times when I become distracted during mass. Today was not one of those times.
The music, homily, participation...all  inspiring.
The lighting of the candles has never been one of my favorite things since I ruined a coat (Taize service) and got a glob of wax on my robe during Holy Week.

Today was different..Looking out from the east, viewing  the lit candles and especially, .listening to the silence, ....unforgettable.

For more information and a photo...go to joannamauselina.

Time Goes By.....rolls on

I had a birthday card ready for our son Mike but decided to make him one that really suits his interest.
Mike builds his own bicycles...has one he can fold and fit in a case for air travel. A clever man like his father.
This is one of the bikes Mike created.

The Gift that keeps on giving

Not sure of the exact date, but at least forty years ago I was given a fig tree.  The woman who gave it to me was a family friend named Lisa. I sang  for her husbands funeral and did not want a fee. She gave me the fig tree that her husband had readied for planting.She called it "Charlie's Tree". 

Each year we get a bounty of delicious figs.  Granted the birds get there share but always enough to eat and give away.

A Birthday Barbeque for Zoey

Ian..Zoey ....Dylan....James

James

                       Zoey in  her tree

Emma and Mercer

Gloria....Emma...Mercer (below)

JJ 

Zoe and Dylan

Ian with Hand in the bag

Deb and Mike

Liz

Beth ...Mercer...Scott

Joe and John H.

Isaac...Hien Luong..Michael

Beautiful weather...yummy food...loving family ...what more is needed  to make a birthday memorable.
Oh yeah.....gifts.

Joe

Lady Gaga.....a relative?

I'm always trying to get rid of stuff so my kids won't have to spend the rest of their lives sorting through my treasures. I was going through photos that I found in my Grandmother's (Nonna Torlai)  trunk. I found a photo of a young man that closely resembles Lady Gaga at the Music Awards Show.  She was made up to look like a man.
It was not identified but it was in family photos and looks like it was taken in Italy.

I'll post it when I can figure out how to do it. (which may be never)


Joe posted it for me.