Garden pics

Stargazer lilies


Habranthus


Zinnia

Sunday dish

Fiesta cream soup cups

Goodbye, Anna

Anna Karen (Sept 20, 1914 - July 1, 2009)

Actress. Seen here with William Shatner from the Star Trek episode, "All Our Yesterdays."

IMDb link

My weekend project

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The World
Acrylic on Canvas
36" by 48"

Garden pics

Goodbye, Mollie, Karl, and Harve

Mollie Sugden (July 21, 1922 – July 1, 2009)

British Actress of Are You Being Served? fame. One of my faves.

IMDb link
wiki link

Karl Malden (March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009)

Academy Award winning actor.

IMDb link
wiki link

Harve Presnell (Sept 14, 1933 - June 30, 2009)

Actor. Appeared as Col. Q in Star Trek Voyager.

IMDB link
wiki link

Open thread

Tuesday, December 9, 1980. I was nine years old. It was approximately 3:00 in the afternoon and it was overcast. Actually, it was more than overcast -- very dark and dreary. Typical Newell, WV weather for that time of year.

I was on my way home from school and the crossing guard said, “Isn’t awful? John Lennon’s dead!” At first I thought she was joking and after I expressed my disbelief, she was adamant he’d died. She was probably also surprised that a kid of nine would even care, but I had been listening to my brother’s Beatles albums and was, by all definitions, a fan. I will never forget walking the rest of the way home looking down at the old bricks that paved the way. Shocked.

When I got home, mom had the radio on and they played Beatles and Lennon songs all day long. It was true. John Lennon was dead.

He was murdered the night before, but I didn’t learn of it until the next day. Most of the kids my age probably didn’t even know who he was so it wasn’t talked about during school. I will never forget those words from the crossing guard. Isn’t awful? John Lennon’s dead!

When friends and family, and even celebrities, suffer with an illness and finally die, it isn’t much of a shock. In many cases it’s a blessing. Such was the case recently with Farrah Fawcett.

However, when somebody dies suddenly it becomes seared into our memories. No doubt many people are going to remember specific details about the day they learned of Michael Jackson’s death. The time of day, where they were, who told them, what they were wearing, and so on.

So here’s the question: What celebrity death do you remember the most? For me it is obviously John Lennon, but I also vividly recall Lucille Ball and Rock Hudson.

Goodbye, Fred & Gale

Fred Travalena (Oct 6, 1942 - June 28, 2009)

Impressionist. Commedian.

Wiki link.
IMDb link.

Gale Storm (Apr 5, 1922 - June 27, 2009)

Television pioneer.

Wiki link.
IMDb link.

Goodbye, Billy

Billy Mays (July 20, 1958 – June 28, 2009)

Television pitchman

Billy Mays on wiki

Sunday dish

Fiesta ashtrays in turquoise, light green, yellow, and amber.

Remembering Michael

... West Side Story style:

Before & after

I picked up this shelf at the thrift store for a whopping $1.98. Stands roughly 4 1/2" tall. The very bottom part was half rotted and someone thought it would be a great idea to cover it in godawful shelf paper. I took it to work with me this afternoon, cleaned it up, removed the shelf paper, sawed off the rotten base, attached a piece of scrap wood to the bottom, and gave it a fresh coat of paint.


The finished result:

Goodbye, Lorena

Lorena Gale (May 9, 1958 – June 21, 2009)

Actress. Recently played Priestess Elosha on Battlestar Galactica.

LINKS:
Lorena Gale on IMDb
Lorena Gale on wiki

Goodbye, Michael

Michael Jackson (Aug 29, 1958 - June 26, 2009)

Singer. King of Pop.

LINKS:
Michael Jackson on wiki
Michael Jackson on IMDb

Goodbye, Farrah

Farrah Fawcett (Feb. 2, 1947 - June 25, 2009)

Actress. Best known as Jill Munroe from Charlie's Angels, but I will always remember her as Alex from Saturn 3

LINKS:
Farrah Fawcett on wiki
Farrah Fawcett on IMDb

Goodbye, Ed

Ed McMahon (Mar. 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009)

Sidekick. Star Search host.

LINKS:
Ed on wiki
Ed on IMDb

Visitor

Male "Widow Skimmer" Dragonfly

Sunday dish

Fiesta in yellow: demitasse cup, demitasse coffeepot, French casserole, stick-handled creamer.

As seen in Hobby Lobby...

Stopped in Hobby Lobby today in Birmingham and a large portion of their Christmas merchandise is now on the shelves.

So strange to see ornaments and wreaths on display with 100 degree weather!

As much as I love decorating for Christmas, this is just way too early.

Goodbye, Ward

Ward Costello (July 5, 1919 - June 4, 2009)

Actor, composer. Played Admiral Quinn in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

LINKS:
Ward Costello on IMDb
Ward Costello in wiki

Garden pic

Sunday dish

Vintage chartreuse Fiesta

Remembering McCoy.

Ten years ago today DeForest Kelly, Star Trek's Dr. McCoy, died.

As seen in AL

Saw this odd pairing of a Native American on a Conf. flag this afternoon.

Sunday dish

An assortment of vintage Fiesta in turquoise.