tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46333556765205466702024-03-12T17:41:47.382-07:00Ellen NovemberA Day in the LifeEllen Novemberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320669669142012789noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633355676520546670.post-54552760766019461922021-01-01T11:16:00.005-08:002021-01-01T11:16:42.635-08:00December 2020<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SFBi4Js6T_gpUnk6D5vViPNbe-z-1gJVcmyyJjfezk-prcuT02VGoe-mpEG74pDiFExxY4AF7r910-W7vY-oTtgdeB5cAALbuswsJsDnHAyzvqBwhh_1WdYith-8wjBufz7LTJ2EdM6G/s4032/GandS1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SFBi4Js6T_gpUnk6D5vViPNbe-z-1gJVcmyyJjfezk-prcuT02VGoe-mpEG74pDiFExxY4AF7r910-W7vY-oTtgdeB5cAALbuswsJsDnHAyzvqBwhh_1WdYith-8wjBufz7LTJ2EdM6G/w480-h640/GandS1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RLFgssBF305ewJXOZMv_EkakDZKOGsDc8j91MRLwyHfP_qVJRkNWu8ksmOyjaUQW0W9M_5Z9_QOYx_k26s_LmScC4THwpkEcpeBNSLVp9CBYtUHEI47TqBHHYIJE2mxGVt_uSEB5umWJ/s4032/IMG_8204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RLFgssBF305ewJXOZMv_EkakDZKOGsDc8j91MRLwyHfP_qVJRkNWu8ksmOyjaUQW0W9M_5Z9_QOYx_k26s_LmScC4THwpkEcpeBNSLVp9CBYtUHEI47TqBHHYIJE2mxGVt_uSEB5umWJ/w480-h640/IMG_8204.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">The joy of two precious, loving granddaughters.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">This makes the pandemic and quarantine bearable.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">The delight of watching them grow and develop into loving<br />humans is hard to describe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Gemma knows how to smile for the camera.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;">Sage looks so relaxed at the wheel.</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><p></p>Ellen Novemberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320669669142012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633355676520546670.post-57711034580935318372020-12-31T11:31:00.003-08:002020-12-31T11:31:29.675-08:00A Virtual Thanksgiving<p><br /><br /> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlpgNOglhlHM0h2l0teO99iASzi7Vkyj_ro5nco5g-XIe4q7fMUNOVMaLLQlFwmKvK7yP-XMXoMzJ8idMKRIikvrkzvE1o7rb7YO0wfXX24St-XPKV5uu61Dl1iXB7oxJqtfgv9uA_-Jz/s2048/50630337198_f3437a3b92_k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHlpgNOglhlHM0h2l0teO99iASzi7Vkyj_ro5nco5g-XIe4q7fMUNOVMaLLQlFwmKvK7yP-XMXoMzJ8idMKRIikvrkzvE1o7rb7YO0wfXX24St-XPKV5uu61Dl1iXB7oxJqtfgv9uA_-Jz/s320/50630337198_f3437a3b92_k.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho505-cMkvPuvVJYxtk3fWR-7SkKjydBNWmVoxnXKD6DTNUBSIA1iA92QyOcpz0typ7tffBek_TC_-tyq8ONkF-rpvW0SjJQJ174X0lJR6b3YeZRcCys1SYhIMQMwSXOkmWgDcS2GJDBbJ/s2048/50574735916_982b68a379_k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho505-cMkvPuvVJYxtk3fWR-7SkKjydBNWmVoxnXKD6DTNUBSIA1iA92QyOcpz0typ7tffBek_TC_-tyq8ONkF-rpvW0SjJQJ174X0lJR6b3YeZRcCys1SYhIMQMwSXOkmWgDcS2GJDBbJ/s320/50574735916_982b68a379_k.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Well, I pulled out the Thanksgiving decor, even added a few new pieces.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No one around the table.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I can't even remember what we ate, but it was not traditional.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Zoomed with family.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was so disappointing and no fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Dog Show did spark some joy, but no fun since Danny was not here to watch it with me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But, next year, I believe we will be all together. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Ellen Novemberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320669669142012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633355676520546670.post-17035979618630552020-12-31T11:27:00.001-08:002020-12-31T11:27:06.642-08:00The Infamous Pumpkin Patch<p> <span style="background-color: #f3f5f6; color: #212124; font-family: "Proxima Nova", "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqI_qfmdy8xghwWHcvBuFGZnh-QBOrJ_362mo87rmy71eiwLvLLxHsKSRYz3DkS20mwQunhXDSuLlCP2A4ead9px2cMGH5LnlASxl8MrqoC9Si5gQoHklskQLXyFV_lHsymImLm1skqNN/s3065/2234B5E0-C8AC-4CC5-817A-22301121ECFF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3065" data-original-width="3065" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqI_qfmdy8xghwWHcvBuFGZnh-QBOrJ_362mo87rmy71eiwLvLLxHsKSRYz3DkS20mwQunhXDSuLlCP2A4ead9px2cMGH5LnlASxl8MrqoC9Si5gQoHklskQLXyFV_lHsymImLm1skqNN/w640-h640/2234B5E0-C8AC-4CC5-817A-22301121ECFF.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f5f6; color: #212124; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">All year long, Gemma has been asking to go to the Pumpkin Patch. </span></div><span style="background-color: #f3f5f6; color: #212124;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Her Mom told her that she can go when the 'germ' is gone.</span></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Well, the 'germ' is not gone, but we had a fun visit wearing masks</div><div style="text-align: center;">when wandering around.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gemma was a sweet big sister, ensuring Sage did not fall off the bale of hay.</div></span></span><p></p>Ellen Novemberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320669669142012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633355676520546670.post-41608003602451272672020-10-28T12:01:00.002-07:002020-10-28T12:01:29.998-07:00September 2020<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_96oqZyttRYwN7-IP135aoCJuJHCkecUFq0mQXhrfUi-4a6IVV47IPbZ5eo0H62Vh5qkjzJqYT7x2zzvjMIXAj-WsxK6rqdg93yAYQTGAAxwUYpaKuutBGtCkLI49jh1SVYSmxI28q27/s799/50518156717_531a4eb4ca_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_96oqZyttRYwN7-IP135aoCJuJHCkecUFq0mQXhrfUi-4a6IVV47IPbZ5eo0H62Vh5qkjzJqYT7x2zzvjMIXAj-WsxK6rqdg93yAYQTGAAxwUYpaKuutBGtCkLI49jh1SVYSmxI28q27/s320/50518156717_531a4eb4ca_c.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sage celebrates her first birthday, outdoors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Delicately rubbed the icing on her hands, as though it was a sugar scrub.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9qFgs9127sJM_B83s42pOvS0xQSBQ275pt-r619MDBCCZQMU6tMlqhCy-YbJUIOt-B3S-KVX5l4c171kosAjGRSI8PzOGUSwV6MlMHkv6aTF39KVrqszGXPVQZGtcy8v1MC_5G37bqji/s799/50517988306_3cd5eec5d9_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9qFgs9127sJM_B83s42pOvS0xQSBQ275pt-r619MDBCCZQMU6tMlqhCy-YbJUIOt-B3S-KVX5l4c171kosAjGRSI8PzOGUSwV6MlMHkv6aTF39KVrqszGXPVQZGtcy8v1MC_5G37bqji/s320/50517988306_3cd5eec5d9_c.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Big sister in the party hearty mode.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> </span><p></p>Ellen Novemberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320669669142012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633355676520546670.post-74339674371958109722020-10-28T11:59:00.001-07:002020-10-28T11:59:09.130-07:00August 2020<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJ7XRf1xDI_6TkeNj8JdAcziYyEBN0OWvDIpsV9gTZB6bGW13cI8MNbtay5OUqyGAQKB5JKc-1EauTNN0O1asPsB921fdYGgJnC7OUPdIFwlNDe3P7EpZvPFTq0iJ2ytFmCWuLFqYKAFP/s3024/IMG_7148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitJ7XRf1xDI_6TkeNj8JdAcziYyEBN0OWvDIpsV9gTZB6bGW13cI8MNbtay5OUqyGAQKB5JKc-1EauTNN0O1asPsB921fdYGgJnC7OUPdIFwlNDe3P7EpZvPFTq0iJ2ytFmCWuLFqYKAFP/w400-h400/IMG_7148.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tinkering time with Poppy.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4BUIM6j-pejiHJa0s6fBV1cyYdlBI4xenD7inkgu1rIPSvIjBsSNweLEt3EpuIvB1QjcBsCv7C6AVry1t7NqvrDoDKaKi5mfu380hwgd611VI2wzvv6KEWEzbENthq1Ao19nCQq-9l-o/s4032/IMG_7126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4BUIM6j-pejiHJa0s6fBV1cyYdlBI4xenD7inkgu1rIPSvIjBsSNweLEt3EpuIvB1QjcBsCv7C6AVry1t7NqvrDoDKaKi5mfu380hwgd611VI2wzvv6KEWEzbENthq1Ao19nCQq-9l-o/w300-h400/IMG_7126.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Practicing walking.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROvN4ndeGPEI5liR2CU8VzZ1-XbZP_nCTZ9dVOZfZIwIpxw7Mk0gxvpoqgIuNCqG0Sn2kRTMyL_vAoBCsHWQ9HunfX6g52G6kzGDb3PM4I5t-8XfPp2JEgv2E3xen8aTmlzHsPb0GK-rq/s6000/IMG_6617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROvN4ndeGPEI5liR2CU8VzZ1-XbZP_nCTZ9dVOZfZIwIpxw7Mk0gxvpoqgIuNCqG0Sn2kRTMyL_vAoBCsHWQ9HunfX6g52G6kzGDb3PM4I5t-8XfPp2JEgv2E3xen8aTmlzHsPb0GK-rq/w266-h400/IMG_6617.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A mother's love.</span></div><br /><p></p>Ellen Novemberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320669669142012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633355676520546670.post-88269971375393791822020-10-28T11:55:00.002-07:002020-10-28T11:55:07.781-07:00July 2020<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Y0Q5BRYjPzjFWUziD3sm_17_K7irWE_xJqb91I1G3n-_RzHmpQtX8EbYbIWS7X5IO5WiyVdTFw10LH_WsDzeKnTkGDJX-nTqvnygd9s1M8TeY0PHdWnsIY1zg6GGHahBTE18FNbnznaE/s799/50163403601_3719c9643a_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="799" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Y0Q5BRYjPzjFWUziD3sm_17_K7irWE_xJqb91I1G3n-_RzHmpQtX8EbYbIWS7X5IO5WiyVdTFw10LH_WsDzeKnTkGDJX-nTqvnygd9s1M8TeY0PHdWnsIY1zg6GGHahBTE18FNbnznaE/w640-h426/50163403601_3719c9643a_c.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Summer. Sprinkler. The joy of water, sun and heat.</span></div><p></p>Ellen Novemberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320669669142012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633355676520546670.post-53255326332272738682020-10-28T11:53:00.005-07:002020-10-28T11:53:53.440-07:00June 2020<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBBW-7DmMqtzqGr88W4QuacPx1qcl1tCAqAjzhDnzMEajVP0rfN20fVgjYfHkwEt6z9EHgFziW3Yg510FQ0ANy57g7I6T4ccCLJkSkT-4oue7HJ_edcoJY-JWLvHgwzg3c-A9TROVn0EZ/s640/49984428763_4620d929db_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaBBW-7DmMqtzqGr88W4QuacPx1qcl1tCAqAjzhDnzMEajVP0rfN20fVgjYfHkwEt6z9EHgFziW3Yg510FQ0ANy57g7I6T4ccCLJkSkT-4oue7HJ_edcoJY-JWLvHgwzg3c-A9TROVn0EZ/s320/49984428763_4620d929db_z.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sisters.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrdOGSxTm2uIcIWvm-jthxasms_CWvAltaoj39yyXBh1Dp_pdXymRoQI0IZffPuaU40DhukrLCU81Yn86yH_2FxbIGv7uQPqHqnuTataNdDyYNknXG9dQlxZ6sPLrcfJiKrSagQOpa8KW/s800/50002033888_4457bfcb2a_c+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrdOGSxTm2uIcIWvm-jthxasms_CWvAltaoj39yyXBh1Dp_pdXymRoQI0IZffPuaU40DhukrLCU81Yn86yH_2FxbIGv7uQPqHqnuTataNdDyYNknXG9dQlxZ6sPLrcfJiKrSagQOpa8KW/s320/50002033888_4457bfcb2a_c+%25281%2529.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">First time back at the hair salon.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8gok8d4hoDY6c9QS88PWdZzgKQXpB1OSstVzbSMpdLlwh8EKSZ7pOLoeIKw26Ewm1ovc-BuDyEhsKBSDfhm9UQf2hY5eUyq65Hc8SARWtp1pHkSXaPPel1PZpoRsjMxGibAjvSjGn9wu/s800/50007218891_c160f5e6e3_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8gok8d4hoDY6c9QS88PWdZzgKQXpB1OSstVzbSMpdLlwh8EKSZ7pOLoeIKw26Ewm1ovc-BuDyEhsKBSDfhm9UQf2hY5eUyq65Hc8SARWtp1pHkSXaPPel1PZpoRsjMxGibAjvSjGn9wu/s320/50007218891_c160f5e6e3_c.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keeping this in mind.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> </span><p></p>Ellen Novemberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320669669142012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633355676520546670.post-61215955728776346742020-10-28T11:51:00.004-07:002020-10-28T11:51:39.635-07:00May 2020<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGntsCdH6FdG3SOK0gMkjDlu2_0iTdzZg8mxhoUa1WX3GIq7_P-SVM_iQcCOAq-gm42hGz1ZcsJnmgabqJC8RDSEhvjtBsdPmJvahiCQw15qUIjDnZXDrjbS0sW0kvsI_QxN0gqaY0w6YM/s2048/49936048038_de8561904e_k.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGntsCdH6FdG3SOK0gMkjDlu2_0iTdzZg8mxhoUa1WX3GIq7_P-SVM_iQcCOAq-gm42hGz1ZcsJnmgabqJC8RDSEhvjtBsdPmJvahiCQw15qUIjDnZXDrjbS0sW0kvsI_QxN0gqaY0w6YM/w480-h640/49936048038_de8561904e_k.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I repurposed one of Gemma's onesies into a mask.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Llama Momma.</span></div><br /> <p></p>Ellen Novemberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320669669142012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633355676520546670.post-21281336003103380072020-10-28T11:49:00.002-07:002020-10-28T11:49:43.115-07:00April 2020<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIpMopbZGHYw-WRhR095zIg4CpHbNCxi_2UwtYC3rwtDiIHpaR_4fp9MbfPWsPxcia5U8B5AW_Sto6-E-8iXjGOEe17rJCR8RYQQ_T0W136LS0dkzm38bh7eMr_ZX58WMhlWLXuqE0qiL/s800/49765454441_da647fcaf8_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIpMopbZGHYw-WRhR095zIg4CpHbNCxi_2UwtYC3rwtDiIHpaR_4fp9MbfPWsPxcia5U8B5AW_Sto6-E-8iXjGOEe17rJCR8RYQQ_T0W136LS0dkzm38bh7eMr_ZX58WMhlWLXuqE0qiL/w480-h640/49765454441_da647fcaf8_c.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Easter morning at a distance.<br />Pre-Covid, we would hide eggs for Gemma and this year,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">looking at her via a photo in her bedroom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /> </span><p></p>Ellen Novemberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320669669142012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633355676520546670.post-44921348032324823572020-10-28T11:46:00.002-07:002020-10-28T11:46:17.816-07:00March 2020<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Uf6XBQignGUw1fG1le8JpPYYdGIQQWkvq0N0Of3Ix4Wv9JNMF179DOA-PUUIYy86KvjUzUvyyl_1Xt34oYe7EbbkGTkT5rjjxdrc2orHyJmJ3p2zCrK0KmuzEAhcbBDyshbpeDk5b6ek/s800/49659414637_61e6388f13_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Uf6XBQignGUw1fG1le8JpPYYdGIQQWkvq0N0Of3Ix4Wv9JNMF179DOA-PUUIYy86KvjUzUvyyl_1Xt34oYe7EbbkGTkT5rjjxdrc2orHyJmJ3p2zCrK0KmuzEAhcbBDyshbpeDk5b6ek/w640-h480/49659414637_61e6388f13_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The day the world changed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">March 11, 2020, in Los Angeles at the Broad Museum with my son, Daniel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As we soaked in the magnificence of Mark Bradford's work, hour by hour,<br />we were learning<br />of the reality of Covid19 and how real its effects were becoming.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Daniel to lose his job in hospitality, my friends to all start hunkering down,<br />ordering food in, not seeing the grandkids for nine weeks except<br />through a window puppet show....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And writing this seven months later, we are still in quarantine due to the pandemic.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Masks are the new normal. <br />Grateful to be able to stay healthy and see immediate family members when we like....praying for a massive change come November 2020.<br /></span><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Ellen Novemberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320669669142012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633355676520546670.post-90696696859918276142020-10-28T11:39:00.002-07:002020-10-28T11:39:29.159-07:00February 2020<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgoCHuOc30VXaJUKwz9TusxOYlM9tOB2GiyK5X52FjvowKTSk2uVshCd_P8iTtGJyjLvVE8XskZ6Zb04Ot03UUvF6D9JUPt9kVtY-LRDL91WaekJ5HCjbk2DdNkTtNHtParDcNo3WUPZ6/s800/49555074741_6a9e0ec81b_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrgoCHuOc30VXaJUKwz9TusxOYlM9tOB2GiyK5X52FjvowKTSk2uVshCd_P8iTtGJyjLvVE8XskZ6Zb04Ot03UUvF6D9JUPt9kVtY-LRDL91WaekJ5HCjbk2DdNkTtNHtParDcNo3WUPZ6/w640-h480/49555074741_6a9e0ec81b_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">And it's good to remember the beauty of nature that is in our backyard<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> and to take the tie to admire it, soak it in.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Morro Rock in Morro Bay, CA</span></p><p></p>Ellen Novemberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09320669669142012789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633355676520546670.post-3429933314063120972020-10-28T11:37:00.000-07:002020-10-28T11:37:03.597-07:00January 2020<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It is 72" wide by 36" tall.</div>
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Stunning hand carved wooden panels handed down from her mother,</div>
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use it in the commission and when she said yes, I knew I</div>
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Behind the pelican you can see layers of the Indonesian batik fabric.</div>
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Flocks of pelicans can be seen flying over the ocean and diving down</div>
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Sailboats from the Redondo Beach Marina fill the horizon.</div>
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The beads seen above the boats represent what is</div>
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