Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Books & Barbies

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I had a much better night of sleep, thank goodness. And I took a nap yesterday afternoon, which helped. In true Claudia style, I did a lot of chores to keep me busy. I cleaned the bathroom thoroughly (and you know how much I hate that particular job) I watered everything outside, washed the towels, and weed whacked the property. Then I had some lunch and took that nap.

Another beautiful day today. Memorial Day weekend is not my favorite as it’s the first ‘summer weekend’ of the year and every motorcyclist in the area decides to take a ride down our road, engine roaring. It drives me nuts. Sometimes I can tune it out, but it was a bit of a challenge yesterday, especially since I really needed that nap. Ear buds in, music loud…and I eventually slept.

I love getting back to Elly Griffiths again. Really enjoying The Night Hawks  and I’m fairly close to the end. Her newest book is out and I’ve reserved it from our library system. I’ve heard rumors that the new book is the last in the series – is that true? Sob. I know Griffiths has another series. Has anyone read those books? What do you think?

I’ve been following some Barbie accounts on Instagram. Boy, has Barbie changed! Some of them are quite inventive in their use of photos and text. A couple of them make me laugh out loud. But I’m fascinated by the newer Barbies. Warning: another rabbit hole. No, I won’t I’ll be collecting them, but I might purchase one if there are any that are reminiscent of the now-vintage Barbies I grew up with. Did you have a Barbie? Mine had what was described as a platinum bubble hairstyle. Kay, my friend who reads this blog, was my fellow Barbie lover and we played with our dolls for hours.

Speaking of dolls…

Mabel and Katie explored the Great Outdoors yesterday.

Stay safe.

Happy Sunday.

Saturday

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Another night with not enough sleep, courtesy of my snoring husband. I woke up and never got back to sleep. No, he doesn’t have sleep apnea. He has sinus problems (maybe even allergies;) it happens when his nose is too dry or too stuffed up. I’m not a happy camper this morning. He’s just gone to the drug store (is that considered an old-fashioned name for it nowadays?) to get some of those strips.

We’ll see.

I do have things to do today and I’m going to do my best to tackle them. It helps if I stay busy, but right now I feel incapable of moving. Although I did move to run outside and take a picture, so that’s hopeful.

It’s a gorgeous day out there, abundant sunshine and green, green, green everywhere.

Don finally planted his little experimental vegetable garden yesterday. It’s been delayed due to hand surgery and recovery and weather. He is basically doing it for fun, so he has no real stake in the outcome. Maybe we’ll get some fresh vegetables out of it!

One of our bunnies, the one who hangs out near the shed and the funky patio, seems to be drawn to our porch. I’ve now seen him/her on the porch twice. That’s never happened before! He hops on on the porch and sort of hangs out near the bench just to the left of the entrance – he’s curious. I find this so adorable. Hopefully, the next time I see this, I will have a camera with me.

We told him he is welcome to hang out on the porch.

Weed whacking today, as well as some bathroom cleaning. I have a business related phone call in the morning, and maybe I’ll attempt to start a new puzzle.

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.

Mrs. Maisel and Klimt

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I finished this a couple of days ago. It’s truly the most beautiful puzzle I’ve ever worked on. It was hard, yet at the same time, it was pure pleasure. I’m a huge fan of Klimt. This is Lady with a Fan.

This was one of the puzzles I got when Galaxy Puzzles went out of business – made in Austria. Now, I want to find more Klimt puzzles, as well as a book about Klimt.

We watched the finale of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel  last night. Brilliant on every level. This may be my favorite series ever. The concept, the incredibly talented cast, the brilliant design which is so much a part of the show, the locations in NYC, the writing, the writing, the writing. Without writers, we have nothing. Support that strike. It looks like the actors will soon follow.

This last season has been put together like a jigsaw puzzle, a mosaic. Each piece is carefully placed, leading to something else, which leads us back in time or forward in time – in the end, everything answered. We have been stunned by its brilliance throughout the series, but never more strongly than this season.

There are not enough superlatives. I can never use enough. We stayed up much too late talking about the final episode, just as we did last week with the penultimate episode.

We are going to watch the whole series again. Once a week, a night will be reserved for Maisel. It will be the gift that keeps on giving.

Thank you to Amy Sherman Palladino and Daniel Palladino, who are the creators of this jewel.

Side note: the best music/soundtrack ever. Time after time, some obscure song I already loved appeared during an episode. Apparently, Daniel Palladino has a vast collection of what would be now called vintage vinyl – a huge amount of musical theater, lots of artists in the Great American Songbook. I don’t want to give anything away but last night there was an homage to well known and beloved artist who appeared on Broadway in a certain show (one that both Don and I have performed in) and the final scene is another homage that not everyone will get, but we did – immediately,

Anyway, I can’t get it out of my head this morning. What a gift it’s been.

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

Lambs Like to Party

Lambs Like to Party

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