She & I were born in the same year,
me the first month,
her, the last.
So I pass the torch,
and pray this year will bring
all the love, joy, good health and happiness,
a person can have!
Stuck In The Middle With You
(G.Rafferty, J. Egan)
My sister Debra & I partook
of Fort Pierce's Jetty restaurant's 'Margarita Monday',
and then spent a few hours
watching the waves, birds, and surfers...
It's in my private collection.
I still remember painting it,
in our first apt/home in Japan:
Setting up the still life;
using an old indigo striped yukata
as a background, with a pumpkin,
and a green and yellow squash.
The lovely ceramic vase,
I found in a nearby market,
and then added the colorful flowers
of November,
3 chrysanthemums...
This painting sits in a double mat,
in a heavy metal frame with glass...
December's tapping at my window...
Timeless
(R. Ambercrombie)
Jan Hammer, org, pf, synth
John Abercrombie, g
Jack DeJohnette, ds
It's been a tough year,
but a good one.
I'm thankful to God,
Debra & Jim, my family,
and my dear friends, near and far!
Thanks to my doctors and all the wonderful people
who worked with me in the healthcare world,
who made a tough time easier,
also the many drivers, who offered empathetic conversation,
as well as smooth rides...
Oh, and this little girl,
who arrived in May, in the midst of it,
a wee kitten then, who appears now
as I'm photographing today's still life,
to say "And wuddabout me?!"
I have a lot to be thankful for,
but I confess I don't like formal holidays.
In Japan I grew so comfortable loosely following them-
But I do hope to see my son, it has been a while...
Had a day in Fort Pierce
checking out a new marketplace.
I was expecting a green grocer
sort of thing,
instead it was every kind of thing
you would find at the beginning of the month
market, outside near the beach...
The building was built in 1919,
the floor tile work still exists.
The rest rooms have that space and quality
that once existed in that era.
The markets had no fresh produce at all...
But there was a guy there on keyboards
playing a Dave Frishberg tune,
so I enjoyed that...
Photo: Michio Yves Ueda
