It’s Lobstah, Not Lobster!
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Boy, have I been a truant blogger this past month. Truth is not because of the holiday frivolities like over-eating (not me!) but my little trusty notebook died. So, I was trying to answer emails, put in my time on FB, and play the maximum games of Words With Friends on my iPhone! And not one minute of it was fun—trying to read emails with my iPhone shoved into my face was tedious, taxing to say the least.
So I busied myself with other activities like painting, thus the lobster above. I know, it is an odd subject to paint, but living here “at the shore” anything beachy or nautical is highly desirable. Now if I can only sell it . . .
Well, I’m trying to learn all of the new “hand gestures” (as Apple calls them) of my new MacBook Air and realize after having multiple pages of the same things open, that I need to take a class. I mean, I know plenty of hand gestures, something I’ve learned from growing up with a bunch of Italian friends, but Apple has all my paisons beat hands down (this movement will allow you to View Mission Control on the Mac). Let’s see if this post ever makes it to the airwaves.
While I was away I’ve had some nice comments on past blogs and won a blogging award from Cayman Thorn at Drinks Well With Others—the Oscar Wilde of Lancaster, a clever genius with words (If you haven’t read him, you are deprived)! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
So, I’m back and if the sun ever decides to make an appearance, I shall be posting new photos!
Daily Gratitude: spring-like temperatures; a walk on the boardwalk; Dusty Miller, my gentle kitty
© Teresita Abad Doebley. All rights reserved 2009-2013.
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Highlights of the Holidays
- Seeing the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular for the first time
- Christmas- lights and decorations in NYC
- Surprise birthday party por moi
- Drag-racing on Atlantic Ave 12:30 at night–the BMW won
- Hearing Dapper G’s 94-year old dad tell us that he’d look like an old man if he wore the suspenders we gave him
- Seeing my former students before Christmas and getting a group hug
- The family Christmas party
- Meeting a friend for lunch whom I haven’t seen in 33 years
- Dinner party with fellow wood-carving students (my latest endeavor)
- Reading The Hobbit again after 40-some odd years
- Impending show at the Walnut Theatre: Jekyll and Hyde
- Attending a New Year’s Eve wedding in Atlantic City
© Teresita Abad Doebley All rights reserved 2009-2012.
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Changing Seasons
In March the silhouette of this giant tree will change: tiny leaf buds will line her branches. By the end of June, picnickers will enjoy listening to the light breeze flowing through her velvety leaves, but in September they’ll be seeking the solace of shade under her outstretched arms. The cold of December will leave her steadfast but pondering as to whether she’ll last another season.
Daily Gratitude: spending the afternoon reading The Hobbit; a great workout; losing 1 1/2 pounds this week
© Teresita Abad Doebley All rights reserved 2009-2012
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflection
Typical street flooding in Ocean City
This photo is a reflection on what it’s like for some Ocean City residents after Hurricane Sandy–topsy turvy!
Daily Gratitude: thankful for kind and giving people; finishing The Language of Flowers; cocktails with friends
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” . . . building my dream”–José Fuster
Fusterlandia, Jaimanitas, Cuba
José Fuster is a world renown ceramist from Cuba. He claims that much of his inspiration comes from the Sierra Maestra where he taught literacy skills back in the sixties. The mountains, the people, the palm trees, the animals, the ocean beyond—they are his inspiration.
What makes some of us pick up the paintbrush to paint that time-honored masterpiece?
Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade? ~Benjamin Franklin
Fusterlandia, Jaimanitas, Cuba
Or to sail ’round the world alone?
I believe talent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it. You can plug into it and light up a lamp, keep a heart pump going, light a cathedral, or you can electrocute a person with it. Electricity will do all that. ~Maya Angelou
Fusterlandia, Jaimanitas, Cuba
Does everyone have talent to whittle, to hammer, to mold, to swim, to paint, to cook, to carve, to sew . . . to create?
Talent develops in tranquillity, character in the full current of human life. ~Goethe
Fusterlandia, Jaimanitas, Cuba
Is talent innate? And what happens to those people who have talent but are not inspired? It would be unfair to say that they have no talents, wouldn’t it? . . . everyone has a talent albeit hidden . . .
I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive. ~Albert Einstein
Fusterlandia, Jaimanitas, Cuba
So does inspiration come from within then? Or is it different for everyone? Does it take courage to develop ones talent(s)? Is it achieved through skill or failure? How do you build your dreams? Your thoughts?
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort. ~Sydney Smith
Daily Gratitude: fresh venison; the morning spent painting; a quiet day
© Teresita Abad Doebley All rights reserved 2009-2012
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful
Grounds for Sculpture depiction of the Depression.
I’m thankful for so many things:
- for always having been gainfully employed (thanks to the ladies for allowing me to photograph them)
- for a wonderful husband
- for a great family
- for my many friends
- for the sky and everything beneath it!
Daily Gratitude: a nice Thanksgiving; a good workout this morning; a cozy comforter and good book
Quote of the Day for YOU: When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them. ~Chinese Proverb
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