The Barre, VT area was home to some major Granite quarries. Talented stone cutters from Italy came to work the quarries and in their free time they would sculpt. Many made their own grave stones and for their friends.
They're fantastic!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Happy Halloween from Hope Cemetary
The Barre, VT area was home to some major Granite quarries. Talented stone cutters from Italy came to work the quarries and in their free time they would sculpt. Many made their own grave stones and for their friends.
They're fantastic!
From the Apt.
As my time in this apt is short, I'm getting a bit carried away with 'view' photos. Here are a few more with the fog rolling over Twin Peaks and downtown with fog weaving through the canyons of buildings.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
High Holiday!
I've been blog challenged.
Halloween. Ah, my favorite holiday. Actually when you grow up with a mother who thought Halloween was more important than Christmas you can't help but enjoy it.
She always made our costumes. Not sewn. Made. There was the single eyeball made out of the largest beach ball she could fine. When you're 8 or so it covered you whole body. Picture one eyeball stumbling down the road, in the darkness of a New England fall evening. And then there was the year my sister was the Jolly Green Giant. The green didn't come out of her hair for weeks.
Once we were a tribe of cannibals. This was in the early 60's, mind you. Wearing those fox furs from your grandmother and burlap tied around your waste was pretty intense. Never mind the mop head she died black and stuck wire in to have it stand on end. Adorable.
I think of Halloween as Mother's Day.
Halloween. Ah, my favorite holiday. Actually when you grow up with a mother who thought Halloween was more important than Christmas you can't help but enjoy it.
She always made our costumes. Not sewn. Made. There was the single eyeball made out of the largest beach ball she could fine. When you're 8 or so it covered you whole body. Picture one eyeball stumbling down the road, in the darkness of a New England fall evening. And then there was the year my sister was the Jolly Green Giant. The green didn't come out of her hair for weeks.
Once we were a tribe of cannibals. This was in the early 60's, mind you. Wearing those fox furs from your grandmother and burlap tied around your waste was pretty intense. Never mind the mop head she died black and stuck wire in to have it stand on end. Adorable.
I think of Halloween as Mother's Day.
Monday, October 6, 2008
A few wedding photos
Our wonderful cake and a fabulous piece of artwork from our friends Tracey and Shirley.Sunday, October 5, 2008
We tied the knot
It has certainly been an exciting few days. My beloved and I got married Fri afternoon at S.F. City Hall. It was a beautiful ceremony surrounded by wonderful friends and family. My sisters and one niece made the journey from back east. Friends from MA and KY also came. Spouse A's sister was a witness and my dear friend, M was the other. (According to the gender free license, I'm Spouse B)
After dinner we had an appetizer and champagne reception at the wonderful old St Francis hotel. I think it was a beautiful, old fashion gathering for a couple of old fashion lesbian gals.
It's Sunday night and we are just exhaused. I will download some photos later in the week.
Tonight, we will rest.
After dinner we had an appetizer and champagne reception at the wonderful old St Francis hotel. I think it was a beautiful, old fashion gathering for a couple of old fashion lesbian gals.
It's Sunday night and we are just exhaused. I will download some photos later in the week.
Tonight, we will rest.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
We got the license
We got our wedding license yesterday. The emotions that come with all of this continues to be a wonderful surprise. It's all very exciting.
As we drove home, east on McCallister, a Lexus SUV was drifting from the right lane into our left lane. He probably didn't see me along his rear side door. Well I tooted. That's all. Just to let him know I was there. This guy went nuts.
He did cut in front of me and continued to stop and go for a couple of blocks. He kept looking at me and yelling at his side mirror. Kinda funny since I couldn't hear a damn thing. And the final treat was him stopping the car, getting out and grabbing his crotch and shaking his basket with vigor. My honey and I were just splitting a gut.
I know people say the ole 'he could have a gun' but damn, you can't always be afraid. This guy wanted us to be. I wanted him to know he didn't scare me and that he looked like a silly ass, not the big bad man. I aimed my phone to take a photo but, of course, I had turned my (work) phone off. Damn. We did turn when we could. (No need to push your luck)
As we drove home, east on McCallister, a Lexus SUV was drifting from the right lane into our left lane. He probably didn't see me along his rear side door. Well I tooted. That's all. Just to let him know I was there. This guy went nuts.
He did cut in front of me and continued to stop and go for a couple of blocks. He kept looking at me and yelling at his side mirror. Kinda funny since I couldn't hear a damn thing. And the final treat was him stopping the car, getting out and grabbing his crotch and shaking his basket with vigor. My honey and I were just splitting a gut.
I know people say the ole 'he could have a gun' but damn, you can't always be afraid. This guy wanted us to be. I wanted him to know he didn't scare me and that he looked like a silly ass, not the big bad man. I aimed my phone to take a photo but, of course, I had turned my (work) phone off. Damn. We did turn when we could. (No need to push your luck)
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