Dr. G. had this painting hanging in his reception area. I don’t know who painted it or the title.

I studied it some for a few minutes before every session because it’s unsettling. A smidge, a smudge peculiar. I like secular.

The house looks well maintained, no loose shingles or missing boards.

The top, left window might be open to air out the upstairs.

No breeze, no curtains blowing. Maybe no drapes at all. She took them when she left.

I imagine the porch to be swept and the front door to be locked.

It looks overall abandoned and devoid of life, coldly vacant in warmer, crunchy tones.

No people, no window silhouettes.
No tools or toys or flowers or swings.
No cars or trucks or farm machines.
No cows or meows.

Just a pale trail that bends and dead ends in a hook.

Abandoned only recently. The barn’s straight, the door’s open.

The chickens may be pecking gravel below the grass line.

#writtenword

On your mark. 1978.

#theshining

2:48 — “Thanksgiving for my family without this like McRib is like a Christmas without snow. It doesn’t make sense.”

#meanwhile #McRib #thanksgiving

Apparently Twitter thinks the 2016 election is over. 🙄

#twitter #fail #election2016

Why I Will Not Cast My Electoral Vote for Donald Trump

Mr. Trump lacks the foreign policy experience and demeanor needed to be commander in chief. During the campaign more than 50 Republican former national security officials and foreign policy experts co-signed a letter opposing him. In their words, “he would be a dangerous president.” During the campaign Mr. Trump even said Russia should hack Hillary Clinton’s emails. This encouragement of an illegal act has troubled many members of Congress and troubles me.

#politics #election2016

Peeps, here’s my absolute favorite song by Beats Antique. It may have also been the first one I heard. Okay, I may have a slight crush on Zoe Jakes, too, but the violin. 🎻

Bonus: they covered Cruel Summer (yes that Bananarama one) but I can’t find it on the tubes. 😡

If you’re not listening to KEXP, you should be. Their YouTube videos are plum full of goodness.

#musicvideos #beatsantique

Here’s What Has To Happen In The Next 14 Days | The Huffington Post

Other than thermonuclear war, virtually every competent scientist in the world believes that the biggest threat to human survival is global warming. Donald Trump doesn’t believe global warming exists. Members of his own party have said that his ignorant insistence of this, despite the facts, should disqualify him from the Presidency. They are right. Actions must be taken, and incredibly swiftly, to address global warming or we will reach a point of no return. But the head of Trump’s EPA transition team (himself a global warming denier) consistently fights to roll back crucial stopgap measures already underway.

Fortunately, resources exist to help us, right now. www.asktheelectors.org is a simple tool to reach out to electors directly — use it to voice your concerns, and offer your support and thanks for their conscientious votes for Hillary Clinton. Sign a petition at Change.org, and share it on social media. Join in any public protest. And take every opportunity to speak honestly and earnestly to friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers, urging them all to join you in the fight for our shared future. If you are a Democrat, remind your Republican friends that if Trump had run as a Democrat — something he could have chosen to do - you’d be making the same argument. This isn’t about party. It’s about survival.

#politics #election2016

I took A LOT today with the snowfall and Xmas decorating. 😜📸

#photos #christmas #mooseheart #snow #candles #forsale

Get the conifer print Get the candles at day print Get the candles at night print

This might be my new favorite plant.

#photos #hollyplant

Mooseheart Child City & School Inc.

Mooseheart is a residential childcare facility, located on a 1,000-acre campus 38 miles west of Chicago. The Child City is a home for children and teens in need, from infancy through high school.

Dedicated in July 1913 by the Moose fraternal organization, Mooseheart cares for youth whose families are unable, for a wide variety of reasons, to care for them.

#photos #christmas #mooseheart