And Another Monday Rolls Along

[debris4spike]

I suppose like most people I have been horrified by the images from around LA - having a close friend living there made it all the more personal, even though I am thousands of miles away.

So much destruction - so much loss.

Some years ago I has a burst pipe in my loft and had quiet a bit of damage, but was so thankful that I didn't lose any personal items.

All I can think of are things like Mum & Dad's wedding photos, my Granddad's medals, etc. etc ... Those things are irreplaceable. A TV is not. So yes, a lot of loss, that can never be replaced!

As it's Monday, I have my A to Z photo(s) ... I missed last week - so -


Week 2 – Jan 5 B is for BOWL
Over 40 years ago, on my 21st, friends from college bought me this bowl, and a few years later when I got my house it was put in use ... and has been ever since -


Week 3 – Jan 12 C is for CALM
Back in 1981 I went, with the family, to Italy for the first time, and we spent about 10 days in Sorrento. I bought this marquetry image of the bay of Naples, showing a very calm image ... and a calm Vesuvius in the background -



On top of these photos, I have also taken last week's image for photo_scavenger, with a prompt of "chair" ....
This rocking chair has always been in my life. Dad stripped the wood, and varnished it 40ish year ago (I know historians would not be happy) ... Mum re-caned the back of it, and made a tapestry seat. And, Primrose was Mum's ... and is now 100+ years old, as it was second hand when she received it as a young child. The dress she is wearing was actually one of Mum's when she was a baby.




I worked on Saturday, again.

Yesterday I had a nice lazy day ... although an early start as I went to a diffenert Church to normal (for a few reasons), and it was early. But it was a nice day overall ... just reading, chatting to a friend on the phoe, and generally being lazy!

I worked again this morning, and now here this afternoon ... so ...







11. How good are you at creating routines for housework? Do you have specific days for doing household tasks?
No
Mum used to have specific days for specific tasks, and even over Christmas it was only the 25th itself that lost its scheduled job. (Well, and if New Year's Day was a Monday Mum wouldn't do the washing!!)

12. In 1966 Adam West debuted in TV’s Batman. Do you have a favourite actor who has taken on the Batman role on TV or in film?
Sad to say, I love that series.

But, there again, Val Kilmer made a lovely Batman, in Batman Forever!

13. What’s the weather like where you live today? Is it typical for your area at this time of year?
Cold and greay ... overcast. But, at least it's dry.







Right, let's get this posted x

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Comments

[shirebound]

Yum, I see mandarins (clementines?) in that bowl. One the great winter treats!

[debris4spike]

Oh I do love those small easy-peelers. I like oranges, as well (in fact I love most fruit), but these are so simple to pick up and easily prepare

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

I have digitised all my photos, which I would hate to use for that reason. I used an app on my phone, but you can scan them if you have a scanner. At least that way you have them safe if the actual photo gets damaged. I also think real photos can degrade over time, so I've saved the photo of my grandmother as a baby as that was getting very faint (she was born in 1900) and even managed to slightly edit the scan of it so it is clearer.

[debris4spike]

I had thought about that ages ago, so thanks for the reminder.

I have started taking photographs of photos now

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I like that 'calm'. I have to take that one yet. And I had an idea for chair but forgot to take it on Sunday so might have to rethink!

[debris4spike]

Sometime these prompts seem easy, until you actually get the camera out, and then you really wonder what you can photograph.

Glad that "calm" worked ... I have always like the image I am using as an icon, and that is very "calm" ... Dad took it of Mum in 1955

[siglinde99.livejournal.com]

I love the chair and the doll. Both have so much character and great stories to go with them.

[debris4spike]

I am a great hoarder, and it's lovely to know the stories that go with them

[deepseasiren.livejournal.com]

I don't have a routine, I just do housework when it needs to be done, sometimes less, sometimes more than other days. Adam West was the best. I remember watching that series as a kid, and loving the actors like Cesar Romero and Burgess Meredith. The weather is very cold and very clear here now.

[debris4spike]

Mum was funny with her housework routines, but it worked for her, so that's the main thing.

[deepseasiren.livejournal.com]

Growing up my mom definitely had a house cleaning schedule. Mopping, vacuuming, cleaning the bathrooms, everything was spotless and she had days to do each.