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Eyes on Succulents

13 Sunday Nov 2016

Posted by Julia Monroe in funny, gardening, nature, photography, Uncategorized

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All eyes are on succulents.

Today is a great day for #7 from the previous post. “Laughter can be The Best Medicine Ever. You’ve got to try it! Read humor, watch comedy, laugh with family and friends. Don’t just hope laughter might happen, deliberately make it happen.” – from 31 Wonderful Things Severe Pain Taught Me

Scruffy succulent.

Scruffy succulent.

We are gathered here together...

We are gathered here together…

Sopranos, go for the high notes... Bass, pick up the volume...

Sopranos, go for the high notes… Bass, pick up the volume…

Succulent solo.

Succulent solo.

Chirp, chirp.

Chirp, chirp.

Oooo, that's scary!

Oooo, that’s scary!

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Barbie, Chelsea and Ken play Triopoly

13 Saturday Apr 2013

Posted by Julia Monroe in family, funny, grandkids

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The conversation during the invisible game went like this…
“Let’s play Triopoly, Barbie!
Ok, Chelsea. You take your turn first. Thank you.
Here, Barbie, have some money. You can have lots of money!
Move this piece, Ken. Ok, Barbie, here’s more money.
I’ll take some money. No, Ken you can’t have any money.”

The game ended abruptly…
“Ok, so Barbie and Chelsea won the game so Ken is grumpy because he lost.
So Ken is hanging by his feet from the table because he is grumpy.”

Barbie, Chelsea and Ken play Triopoly but Ken gets grumpy because he lost so he hangs from the table by his feet because he is grumpy.

Barbie, Chelsea and Ken play Triopoly but Ken gets grumpy because he lost so he hangs from the table by his feet because he is grumpy.

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Enjoying the Oven Fireplace

25 Friday Jan 2013

Posted by Julia Monroe in crafts, family, funny, home, home decor, painting, tea time

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We never got around to getting the chimney swept this year. Plus, the wood stove is in the basement. Not to miss out on the fireplace experience this cold icy night, we made it happen.
As the water warmed for tea, we turned on the oven and enjoyed the nice ambient glow.

Oven Fireplace. Actually, we taped plastic wrap to the oven with electrician's tape. And then painted the logs and flames with acrylic paint.

Oven Fireplace. Actually, we taped plastic wrap to the oven with electrician’s tape and then painted the logs and flames with acrylic paint. We also dragged two big chairs from the living room out to the kitchen. Oh yeah!

 

There must have been something magical about the glow because the guys stayed a while.

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My letter to Santa – 1975

10 Monday Dec 2012

Posted by Julia Monroe in Christmas, family, funny, Uncategorized

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I think I was about 15 years old. I just found the list today, tucked in a stack of old correspondence my mom gave back to me years ago.

Dear Santa Letter

My letter to Santa, 1975.

Oh dear, I was so demanding back then! At least I had the good conscience to end the letter giving Mr and Mrs Santa permission to just skip the list. But me oh my, how expensive my requests were! A large concert xylophone? Seriously?

I actually did get three things on the list, which Mr and Mrs Santa efficiently checked off. They didn’t have much money but did their best to make a good life for their kids. Out of all the requests on my Santa’s list, over thirty years later I still cherish the Japanese parasol to this day.

The waxed paper Japanese Parasol I got for Christmas, 1975.

The waxed paper Japanese Parasol I got for Christmas, 1975.

2 Japanese Parasol

It was a used parasol, the read deal, and it came without a handle. I loved imagining where it might have come from and what gentle lady used it as she walked in her gardens.

3 Japanese Parasol

4 Japanese Parasol

5 Japanese Parasol

6 Japanese Parasol

7 Japanese Parasol

Japanese waxed paper parasol – a majestic four feet two inches in diameter and heavy.

8 Japanese Parasol

9 Japanese Parasol

10 Japanese Parasol

Mr and Mrs Santa chose well that year. They could see past my impulsiveness, past my selfishness, all the way to the creative and adventurous girl that I was, even before I knew it. I’m still impressed that they found a parasol, which certainly wasn’t something plucked from a department store rack. It’s heart-warming that Santas all over the world know the hearts of their kids.

And Ma, Thank you. The Japanese parasol is my most favorite Christmas present I have ever received. Love you!

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Desktop Background – Icon Sorter

21 Saturday Jul 2012

Posted by Julia Monroe in art, funny, Uncategorized, words

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My computer desktop is usually littered with an unmanageable mess of icons. I painted a bunch of 4″ x 6″ cards for an e-course I’m taking and decided to photograph the cards to make a Desktop Background icon sorter before finishing the cards. Click on the photo to see larger image. Feel free to save it and use as wallpaper.

Desktop Background – Icon Sorter – click for larger image to save.

The terrific typewriter fonts used in this project are from Dafont:
AA Typewriter by Attila_Acs
Rough Typewriter by by JibbaJabba Fonts
Mom’s Typewriter by Christoph Mueller

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Office Chickens

16 Monday Jul 2012

Posted by Julia Monroe in funny, words

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My daughter was having a rotten week in the office. So I drew some comics for her on post-it-notes.

Office Chickens

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Easter Eggs 2012

08 Sunday Apr 2012

Posted by Julia Monroe in crafts, Easter, funny, words

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The egg decorating kit looked spiffy, with pretty colors and cute rub-on decals of chicks, eggs and bunnies. But the decals didn’t stick at all. Not happy there. But we don’t give up easy so we rummaged around in my little box of scrapbook stickers and found a couple old sheets of rub-on decals from Valentine’s Day years ago. We had to think like an egg in order to figure out which words might work on an egg. Quite the stretch. Here are our eggs, which we put all in one basket.

Easter Eggs 2012, decorated with rub-on decals - click to see a larger image.

My personal favorites?
“Most embarrassing moment” on a cracked egg.
Also the egg with “And so the story goes…” Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
The egg of course.

Easter Eggs 2012 with words - decorated with rub-on word decals. And so the story goes...

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