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Barbie Exhibits, Puzzle Trades and Writing

 I was talking to Ann and she went to the museum by herself to enjoy the day. She said that the young women (who showed up to the museum) dressed in pink to see the Barbie exhibit, which she gushed over. She really loved the Barbie movie too so she had a lot to say about it. Then she said so casually; "We need more pink clothing in our closet." 😂 Seriously wonder if Sue thinks the same thing because she keeps finding pink clothes for me. I do like pink, but there aren't a lot of horror shirts that are pink. Anyways, I thought that was funny. I will have to check out the exhibit with Ann when I get back to Arizona. I do miss everyone out there so much, but I love California too. The weather is nice. People dress a little more casual... (hippie / beach bunny) ... the beaches are right there, there are more small towns including wineries to visit, more theater shows ... yeah.  We were going to go to a puzzle exchange, but that's all the way to Irvine and that's a bi...

Day Drinking with Bands, Beach Walks and Writing

 We went up to Redondo this weekend. One of the people in the commune has a condo down there and it's open for people to hang out at so we took the weekend and just walked the beach and up to Racer Tea. I love that place so much.  We listened to live bands twice while just hanging out. One joint had a pinball machine so we watched people play. We pretty much closed the joint. (which doesn't say much because I think they closed at 9:30 p.m. )  I love the dock because so many places have the spot where you can sit out and watch the people walking by while you're drinking and listening to music. Emory and I got a spot that I hated to leave, but we couldn't leave our little boogers alone for too long. Typo had major anxiety. I wish we had brought more of her toys.  We left the door open for them and the railing is all glass so they can see down below at the park where all the dogs hang out. Despite it being pretty foggy, we both got burns. I want to be careful because of...

Leftovers, German Chocolate Cake Coffee and Writing

 We had such a great time at the commune last week. We ate at restaurants a dozen times (it feels like) so we have so much leftover food in our fridge to eat. We were finishing one leftover meal when the head of the commune called and asked if we'd make it to lunch. Everyone was there so we had a huge table and listened to stories. Ann brought back German Chocolate Cake coffee from Texas. Emory and I are dying! We seriously wanted chocolate flavored coffee so this is the best. I've been enjoying the heck out of this coffee. I might be a little addicted to caffeine. Sue gave us some pet grass for Mozart and Typo, but this is why we can't have nice things. The plant was such a great idea, but I found it completely torn up. We scooped it back up and stuck it in a little cup of water, but we found it ripped apart again. Mozart and Typo are such boogers!  We sat out on the porch and had wine. Since Ann was helping me organize my place, we started drinking a little early and then...

Commune House, Accidents and Writing

 We've been sleeping over at the commune for the better part of a week. They live up in the hills so there is more wildlife. We have to watch our dogs so that the coyotes don't get them. I was trying to sleep and I kept hearing someone outside laughing. It threw me off. Why was someone right outside our window? It took about five minutes to realize that it was an owl. I don't think I've ever been somewhere where there was an owl. The "who who" sounds a lot like laughter. Emory was watering the greenhouse. I found the cutest gift for Sue that is a little flower pot coffee mug and it comes with a spoon that looks like a shovel. However, Sue might like cat things better. Go figure. She is so particular about her gifts. Anyways, we were heading back up to our apartment for the day when Emory looked in the rear view mirror and saw something scary. He told me to look back in the direction we came (which now was about 1/2 mile away). It was completely blocked off by ...

Candy Shop, Bruised Toes and Writing Update

I had Friday off so I went shopping to see if the stores had any good candy. I like YumEarth. What I have is vegan and gluten free so I'm really happy.  Took a look at It's Sugar too. Yikes! Can't eat any of this, but the colors are beautiful. Really just needed to stop by Trader Joe's because they have the vegan box wine. It takes a couple months to finish the wine, though they say it should only be good for about 6 weeks, or maybe that's 9 weeks? I can't remember, but I like a glass of wine while I'm writing.  I have bruising on my toes on both feet. I think I walked too much a weekend ago and they've been sore so despite how chilly it is outside, I've been wearing flip-flops because it hurts to wear shoes. I've never bruised my toes walking. It'll be interesting when my besties come out for Disneyland. That's a full day of walking. I'll have to put braces on my legs. They want to do a few days at Disneyland for Halloween so we'...