Bags of Bottles and Cans ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

 

       Breakfast was the first order of today--like most any morning--and then I loaded up my van with about 3 months accumulation of recyclables as I typically do quarterly during each year.   For those who don't live in California I should explain we pay a fee for most plastic, aluminum, and glass drink containers that we can get back if we bring them to a recycle center.  It's no big deal, but it all adds up.  It's a minor inconvenience to keep all of the recyclables, but I have space in my garage so it's no big problem.  And the recycle center is just a few blocks from my house.  So I went down first thing after breakfast.  I guess I help the environment or something and more importantly I walked away with $25. No big deal, but it's better than throwing it all away.

      After that I was cleaning outside our house and other chores.  Spring cleaning you know.  And company's coming next week.  So we're getting things ready for my daughter and her husband and three of our grandkids.  It will likely be a short fast-paced week of fun.  We only usually see them once a year since we live so far apart.

         Bed time now calls me.  Like yesterday I'm tired.  I've at least managed another A to Z post.  Now I'll see if I can keep up.  It might be difficult.  Hopefully I'll be back with another installment tomorrow.  Or sometime.

And Then This Happened and Then This.... ( #AtoZChallenge & #IWSG )

 

The Insecure Writer's Support Group

Join us on the first Wednesday of each month in Alex J. Cavanaugh's Insecure Writer's Support Group--a forum of writers who gather to talk about writing and the writer's life. For a complete list of participants visit Alex's Blog. 
     The co-hosts for the April 1 posting of the IWSG are Melissa Maygrove, Cathrina Constantine, Kate Larkinsdale, and Rebecca Douglass!

       Well, just wanted to check in.  I had every intention of starting A to Z posts and getting a timely post for Insecure Writer's Support Group and wouldn't you know.  I don't want to bore you with details and I'm worn out.  It's late and I just got my internet back after having been almost a week without. I have been overwhelmed of late and haven't had much time for online activities.  And the next few weeks seem like they are going to be more of the same.

      Let me see where I am tomorrow and where I'm going next.  For now I'm going to bed.

         

Enjoying Our Summer in Winter ( #BOTB Results )

 We're still having moderate summerlike days here in Los Angeles.  Not heat spell summer, but near perfect summer.  It's the kind of weather to love...

Last weekend we headed on down to Yuma AZ for an overnighter.  The power company was doing upgrades in our neighborhood and had to shut off the electricity for a full night.  We figured we'd go away so we wouldn't have to be in the dark on an early Sunday evening.  

It was a great quick trip.  We drove via Palm Springs and down the western shore of the Salton Sea.  We spent a relaxing afternoon looking around Yuma--a nice town now, but maybe not so much in the heat of summer.  We returned home by way of San Diego where we had lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant. It was a quick trip home with no traffic delays.  Smooth sailing on a Monday and no traffic back-ups.  Something I've rarely seen here.

Life is good.

Battle of the Bands Results

My previous Battle between Kathleen Edwards and The Bad Plus doing versions of the Flaming Lips song "Feeling Yourself Disintegrate" was not a bad one.  I love the percussive jazz sound of the piano centric The Bad Plus.  What a great group with a fantastic interpretation of this song.  That being said, I'm going with the more relaxing version which I think is more illustrative of what the song is about.

Final Vote Tally

Kathleen Edwards          5 votes

The Bad Plus                  7 votes