Sunday Stills - red door

One of my favorite local doorways.

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See this film - Marwencol

Fascinating! Very hard to believe this is the filmmaker's debut film.

Saturday Snapshot - Bertha

My grandma Bertha & I. [Los Angeles, February 1960]

I love how many photos from the 50s & 60s have people positioned in front of cars. My grandma had only been a resident of the U.S. for about 4 years when this picture was taken. She moved her family from England in search of new and better opportunities in America. I was her first grandchild.

~ Saturday Snapshots is hosted by Alyce ~

Five for Friday

That's my mom & I at Zuma Beach sometime in 1960.

Five thoughts of gratitude from this week:

• I'm appreciating that there is still time to show my mom that I care about her. Put more thought into selecting little gifts that she'd enjoy for Mother's Day.
• Frankenmouth is healing. Still don't have the all clear to resume my typical bike riding and walking/hiking but I'm getting better each day.
• Believe it or not, I'm happy to be a weed pulling machine. I'm outside, the birds are singing and it's one of those activities that after you've put some time in, you can stand back and see some results.
• I'm so happy for my niece who is unexpectedly expecting a new addition to her family.
• Don't know why, but there has been an amped up kind of energy this past week with regard to "meeting" new people via blogging. It feels great to meet these incredible women and share a piece of what's happening our lives. To the new followers of my blog...thanks!

Wordless Wednesday - dreamer

California State Fair

~ wordless wednesday ~

Garden Tuesday - pretty in pink part two

Pink Azalea

The azalea is the only thing blooming in a planter that is in dire need of a serious makeover. The late afternoon sun hitting just that one section caught my eye. Pretty in Pink Part One is here.

~ Garden Tuesday at Sidewalk Shoes ~

On Movies - take flight

This week, Molly at the Bumbles blog directs us to focus on "flight, things that fly or become airborne." Love this theme. Ready? Cleared for take off...

Amelia (2009) - Iconic story of a famous pilot.

Winged Migration (2001) - Beautiful film.

Always (1989) - Fire bombers in love.



Pushing Tin (1999) - Controllers make it happen.




Bobby Deerfield (1977) - Pacino plays a race car driver but I remember the hot air balloons.



Sunday Secret - comfortably numb

I know psychological evaluation is part of the screening for persons applying to medical school, but I wonder if counseling is offered once medical students are involved in their studies and are about ready to treat people on their own. BTW - my primary care doc earned his MD from Loma Linda. So did a high school friend. Maybe that's a reason this particular secret caught my attention this week.

~ Sunday Post Secret ~