Ethiopian Beer

We were offered coffee and/or beer. But Our guide warmed us that the water fro the beer came directly from the creek. The water for the beer came from bottled water. I picked the beer. The brown pitcher was dipped in to a 50 gallon jug and scooped out. It tasted like a kombucha and a small glass was enough to satisfy my yearning for homemade Ethiopian beer.

Damage in My Apartment Building

The building is not even ten years old and it had to be rebuilt from the inside out due to so much water damage. Someone forgot to put a water barrier sheet between the inside and teh outside of the building. So we had to live within this construction project for weeks. It was unpleasant.

After The Big Fall

 

After The Big Fall

Atlanta Airport

Atlanta, GA

July 10, 2026

And as the paramedic slammed the back ambulance door shut, I immediately accepted the reality that the rest of my day was not going to continue as planned.

No Alcohol

 Hanging with my Muslim friends at a Pakistani restaurant. A beer would have been perfect with our meal but you cant have everything you want, sometimes.

The Sun Sets Over Hawaii- 2024

 

Hanging With Dr. Biden

 

Accepting My Uncle's Flag

My Cousin

Accepting My Uncle's Flag

Arlington Cemetery

January 25, 2026

My aunt and uncle were buried in Arlington Cemetery with a full military ceremony. It was beautiful. My cousin accepted his flag.

 

Hanging By The Fire Pit

 The fire pit sits in the courtyard of my apartment building. In the evening, we, my neighbors and I,  gather there and bring our adult beverages and bull shit and have a lovely time.

The Sahara Desert, at Sunset- 2025

 

Tiny Mushroom

 I was listening to Stormy Daniels describe Trump's junk and she talked about a tiny mushroom. I tried to image what it would look like. Then I wandered outside and there in my garden was a tiny mushroom. And now I have an image at to what it may look like.

 

The First and the Only Time They Met

June 2019

ATLANTA, GA

I tooK my nephews to meet my aunt and uncle in Atlanta, GA. I really wanted the boys to met them as this was my mother's brother and the boys never had the chance to meet my mother. So I as hoping this might be a connection for them. So we drove from Virginia to Georgia to visit them. I thought for sure that we might have at least one more opportunity ti met.  Then COVID took over and so did Alzheimer Disease and life and it was the only time they ever met.

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Sandhill Cranes- Colorado- 2022

I traveled for Philadelphia to Colorado in February to see these cranes migrate and it was worth every minute of my time. They are magnificent birds.
 

Vegan Wedding Cake

 My nephew married a woman who is vegan. At the wedding, the cake was advertised as being vegan and we all approached the tasting of the cake with some  in trepidation and hesitate. I'm not sure what we thought was going to happen to us as we ate this cake. BUT, it was delicious.