The Museum is Free on Thursday Nights!

What could be better? (Well, maybe if the Museum was free all of the time ...)

Yes, this is the current exhibit. I really hope there is a Part 2 while I'm still here!

 Mom remarked how this mirrored a ram's horn. (You can see mountain goats here.)

 This is a zillion drinking glasses.

Sorry it's tough to read. I really did think the glass was a carpet.

 

This is very sad, evoking the "Desaparecidos" otherwise known as "The Disappeared." There were thousands who disappeared in Argentina, many of them children. 

 

A Bowl

Close up of bowl.

Her name is Josepha. For some reason, I missed the J.

 First, the close up. This piece is made up of many, many filaments or strands of glass.

 This piece really speaks to me. Not only is the color lovely but I really like the sensuous folds and texture. I really wanted to pat it, but I didn't want to get tossed out on my ear. The edges look as if there is glitter -- of course, it's glass.

 I don't know why I don't particularly care for this. Normally, I am enthralled with the sea and corals. Then I read the title and it's "Polyp." That really turned me off!

 

No, no head on this lady. Look at that fabric!!

 Finally, here's a long shot of the exhibit. We got there before there were so many people that they started holding people outside of a rope and wouldn't let more in until some left. That's the reason why it was a really quick look for me. I may have to return.


And onto our brief tour of some favorites.

By Yoshimoto Nara, this dog is my all time favorite. He just makes me happy. I was so happy to see him back. He had been on loan for a while to another museum.

You know what? I'll stop there. I have been at this for over two hours so you will have to wait to see other pictures I took.

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There's not much else to report. Mom and I had a fantastic Mexican lunch yesterday which was made even better with a 'skinny' margarita. It was just fresh lime juice and tequila. Yee haw!!

We went to a happy hour last night and I had a great burger in lettuce wrap. There were about 10 people in the group so we got to chatting quite a bit. We were talking about The Dallas Buyers' Club which Mom and I had watched on Netflix. I had never seen the movie and was very moved by it.

Which led to our learning that Rio Azul has an 11 a.m. drag queen show during Sunday brunch. I wonder if their breakfasts are good? I don't think they have a brunch buffet. We might try that tomorrow if we're not too excited about the Super Bowl ... go Pats!!

Blogging Before TV

Our broiled lamb chops and peas have been consumed. The trash has been put out on the curb. (Yes, I have become one of those old ladies who freezes bones so they won't smell up the trash can and/or attract critters.) 

 

Tonight's Moon in Cloudy Sky



Now Mom is doing her games -- mah jong and solitare. They are different daily puzzles/games from Microsoft. I do them too on a different computer. It's addicting really. When she's done, we'll find a movie to watch on TV.

Yesterday (Sunday) we went for a walk around the Sunrise Villa complex.

 I just love these splashes of color!!

It kind of looks like the mountain is blowing its top, doesn't it? That's not snow, it's a lighter color of rock.

When I remarked that I had never seen a sign like this before, Mom said there were some near her house but they keep disappearing. (I figure the way to get them to stay is to add a line on the bottom that says, "Smile for the camera!)

 Speaking of No Nos, when we got home Mom saw a guy sitting on her little patio right outside of her bedroom. He said he was tired and asked for water. She gave him water and told him to leave. Meanwhile we called the security company ("Armed response."). They did not answer the phone. They should amend their sign to "If we come, we are armed."  Of course, that doesn't say what they are armed with -- piercing nasty words? A super soaker? How about ring toss hoops that they throw at your head?

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My new cookbook -- you remember, the ring binder with the plastic page protectors is working really well. This morning I made Kristie Honeycutt Sullivan's cream cheese blueberry muffins after I made a quiche lorraine.

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On Saturday Mom and I went to the 10 a.m. showing of Tosca at the Regal Cinemas. It was streamed live from the Met in NYC. I think I saw Sue in her box. She seemed to be waking Frank up but maybe those were the people next to them.

I loved the opera! The singing and music was great and the sets were amazing. I especially loved seeing the stage hands back stage creating the new sets from the ground up. I told Mom, "Those are my peeps -- they are union stage hands." 

At that 50s party, I had a discussion with a man who put forth the idea that all union people are standing around leaning on their shovels. I told him that as a former state union official and local chapter chair, I believe that a union contract means two things: I owe management the very best days of work that I can give and management needs to treat me fairly and decently.

"Oh, that's old school," he said. No, that's now. Let's examine union workers and ferret out some facts.

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And a couple of days ago I made my first Fathead Pizza.

 That's hamburg and sweet red pepper and onions on top. Yum!

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It was in the 80s today but (all together now), it's a dry heat. I didn't mind it a bit. I sat out at the pool reading and chatting -- in the shade. On our way back to Mom's I had to take a picture for you of the neighbor's roses. The wooden stake with a sign on the right is about 4 feet high. That should give you a frame of reference for the height of these roses. I think they are feeding them dinosaurs.

I can see these beauties all the way from Mom's house.

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They are painting the outside of the complex. So now I get to watch the painters, the gardeners, the grass cutters, and the pool/hot tub guys. It's just a bevy of activity here in the morning. I'm really grateful that the guys with the giant hair dryers that they use to blow leaves away cannot start their blowing until after 8 a.m. Those suckers are loud.

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Tomorrow, lucky me, I get to have my teeth cleaned. I really hate going to a new hygienest. But I would really hate to have my teeth fall out. The office is right near Sherman's Deli. Maybe I'll use my newly cleaned choppers at Sherman's for lunch!

Ciao for now. I hope your week is going smashingly well.

No Plans Day

Me:  What's your plan for today?
Mom: Nothing.
Me: Want to go to a movie?
Mom: No! I want one day where I don't have to do anything!

I was definitely in for a no-plans day!

I began sewing my brains out and I don't know what Mom was doing but she was busy at her own thing. I think the sewing frenzy was prompted by the email I got from JoAnn's Fabrics. Now, one of those emails to me is like a Siren's call ... I cannot enter that store because ... Hi, my name is Tina and I'm a Fabricholic. It has been two years since I have bought any quilting fabric.

I thought, "It can't hurt to read the email. I haven't even seen any fabric stores around here." The Title/headline blared "70% off all regular priced items except fabric and notions!"

What exactly does that leave? It's a fabric store!! I remembered they sell chocolate buttons for making candy -- why that's in a fabric store, I cannot fathom. Oh, and they have "seasonal decorations" that you either put together or buy pre-made.

As all of this was swirling around in my head, it brought up the Monty Python Cheese Shop routine. (I say, do you have any cheese? Of course we do, it's a cheese shop!) 

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Mom and I decided to go for Chinese food. To be honest, I didn't want to make lunch. The food was delicious and I got to meet the restaurant owner. When I told him I was from Massachusetts, he said, "They have snow up to here!" and he indicated nose height. (He wasn't very tall, but I'm sure there is not that much snow there.) Anyway, people here treat me like someone lucky to have escaped. I'm beginning to feel guilty because we all know it's not really that bad -- especially when I'm in sunny Palm Springs!

After lunch, Mom indulged me in taking pictures of the mountains. I really wanted to get a shot of San Gorgonio with the snow on top, but I couldn't do it. We even went up to the PS Tram and I still couldn't see it.  Much of the snow has already melted, but it's still visible.

Here are the pictures from the Tram trip. No, I didn't go on the Tram. In fact, Mom waited in the car because she has been there many times and it was chilly (68 degrees or so).

 Palm Springs Windmills on the Right

 

 

Parking lot at top 

 

 

 Tram beginning its ascent

Tram further away

Wash behind Tram (from near parking lot)

Going Down the Mountain

Here's Looking at Palm Springs

The preceding pictures were taken as we hurtled down the mountain. At one point Mom remarked, "Gee, I'm in second gear ..." and we were still going really fast. It was pretty exciting.

As you can see, I'm still obsessed with textures. 

I have just discovered that the pictures I took of Johnson Falls with the ram's sculpture have disappeared. Did I only think I took pictures??