Month End Musings ~ March 2009

This month I amused myself with musings about toast, neighbors, and cemeteries. But it is late--11:10 p.m., March 31, and there is a threat of a worldwide virus infecting computers at 12:00 midnight on April 1. My Cousin called and said not to turn on my computer tomorrow! So in a nutshell:

I burned toast last week. I didn't want to throw it away--too wasteful. I scraped, but ended up eating burned toast. I didn't like it, but it occurred to me that some people probably like their toast that way. My friend Julie likes her microwave popcorn burned.

There is a saying that good fences make good neighbors. I don't know what made me think about that, but I say that good people make good neighbors. We have the best neighbors in the world in Helen and Sal. When you can call your neighbors at 3:00 a.m. and say that you think you hear something in your attic and they come over--well, what can I say. "It's just the roses hitting the side of the house," I'm told. "What a wuss," I'm told. Yet on the following Saturday morning there is Sal, unbeknownst to us, cutting back the very tall rose tree that is caressing the side of the house.

My Sister and my friend, Madelyn, and I visited Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland last Sunday to see the tulip show. I put my digital camera in my car well in advance--I wanted to take pictures of the various displays. We were to meet Madelyn at 1:00, and we were running late, and I needed gas. So . . . we took my Sister's car. Without the camera. I ended up buying a throw-away camera at Longs. So there I was in the smallish Tower Chapel with its fantastic acoustics taking photos along with everyone else--everyone else, I might add, sporting $500+ digital cameras. I'd forgotten how very LOUD it sounds when you advance the film. Did I mention the great acoustics in the chapel? I am surprised I was not escorted to the door! If the pictures are the least bit decent, I hope to post them. In addition to the displays, starting in April, there will be thousands of tulips in bloom at the cemetery. We could already see many of them already in bloom on Sunday. Perhaps I'll redeem myself and return with my trusty Fuji digital camera. The cemetery is very beautiful--giving the appearance of a resort, with people walking dogs and riding bikes. It was very peaceful and lovely. It's made me rethink cemeteries and their purpose.

Finally, a big shout out to my peeps at My Friends and I--C, K, and M! A wonderful Spring Open House--as usual!