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Month: September 2011
Things That Are Fluffy
Basil Flowers
Damn Weather
The rain did finally go away. For that we are thankful. However, it’s supposed to come back this weekend. Ugh. I wouldn’t be so annoyed, but Bad Knee is feeling much better, and I was hoping to go out and take some cemetery photos this weekend. I’m crossing my fingers that the forecast will change or that maybe the rain will be of the “occasional showers” variety.
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Miss Brown is also not a fan of the rain. There has been much sighing and whining this evening.
A Hard Rain’s a-Gonna Fall
Indeed, it is pouring. And so begineth the rainy season in southern Indiana.
Caramel Apple
I don’t know if it’s because of the cooler, early fall weather or what, but caramel apples have sounded really good lately. I finally gave in and bought some today. Yum! I’m pretty sure that candy apples could solve all the world’s problems.
The Floor Is Lava
The carpet cleaners came today, so the floors are a little damp. Harriet is disgusted, so she’s keeping her feet dry by sleeping on the bed.
Hellenea Clark and Pamellia Barlow
Source: Lilly Library, Frank M. Hohenberger Photograph Collection – “Graves of Wm. Couper’s wives, Aug. 29, 1910, 10:30 a.m. She was/but words are wanting to say what/Think what a wife should be/and she was that/.”
I’m starting a fun project at work, adding metadata to a collection of old photographs by Frank M. Hohenberger. The bulk of the photos were taken in this area, so they’re of local historical interest. I couldn’t resist searching for cemeteries and graves, and when I did, this one jumped out at me. The “title” comes directly from Hohenberger’s journals, so we have only him to blame for the fact that William Couper‘s wives were only significant for the fact that they were married to him. They apparently did not merit their own names. And look at how young they were when they died! Hellenea was 28 and Pamellia just 23.
Basil
I hate basil. So don’t ask me why it’s growing in my garden. And not just growing, but thriving. The damned thing is taller than I am.
Sugar Peas
Today’s snack.
red paper boat 