Portrait Of Ted Strickland

The portrait of Ex Governor Ted Strickland was unveiled Tuesday the 7th. It was painted by Leslie Adams an artist from Toledo Ohio. I had the pleasure of meeting Governor Strickland last year about this time when he was still in office. I sure do hope that he plans to continue serving Ohio. It is a great painting of a great man.

My Feather On eBay

I lost my bank account in 2005 returning from animal rescue after Hurricane Katrina. Not long after that eBay made some serious changes in their seller polices and I did not agree with them so I quit selling. Lori and I shared a bank account up until last year when I moved out. Last week I got squared away started a new bank account and reestablished my paypal account. Today I finally got to list one of my feathers on eBay. In addition to that, I now can use AdSense and make a little money on my daily blogs. Hopefully folks will click on the ads so I can get paid. I am happy to report that so far the ads seem to go with the content of my blog posts. I am not sure I would be able to do it otherwise. Of course I can't click on my own ads, so I am going to have to rely on my readership to report to me what happens when one does. Let me know. And do check out my eBay auctions. My username is skymetalsmith.

Annie's Memorial Communtiy Garden

I put some tomatoes in the ground and planted a row of corn in my garden plot Sunday morning. The location is nice...right in between where I am living now, and where I am living next. I am still having trouble with my right hand so digging was painful. But I am on the mend.

12 Followers To This Blog!

Alright! Welcome Art Car Barbara! I have been lookin for an excuse to use this 12 drummers drumming painting. I snagged this from google images.

Warning

Warning

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

Jenny Joseph

More Hubcap Art

You never know when you are gonna see either an art car or more hubcap art! This car was in my neck of the woods. I don't expect to see it in an Art Car contest or anything...but it is cleaver.

Simple Solutions

It was over 95 degrees in my little house today (May 31). They issued an air quality alert. I have chest pains when there are air quality alerts, so I take this as a serious threat and am prepared to go to the library to cool down on days like today, when I have the gas to drive there. Even though the landlord promised central air last year, I don't guess it will get here this early in the spring...if at all. I have breathing problems as a result of smoking for 39 years, so I had to do something to try to beat some of the heat. I took a cold shower to cool down long enough to think strait. When I get too hot, my thoughts get fuzzy. The green blind from another property fits perfectly over my west window. It was as simple as driving a couple nails and hanging it. That is something that worked over on Deming Avenue. My partner worked in an air conditioned furniture store, so it wasn't ever an issue for her. The local food pantry at the time, tried to give me a free air conditioner, but I could not afford the hike in the electricity bill so I turned them down on their offer. I am glad I did, as I don't believe I would be eligible again this soon. It is very likely that I am eligible for a free air conditioner or fan from Healthcare Alliance this time around because of my breathing problems. I am still waiting for the weatherization people to show up and assess what needs to be done to make the house more energy efficient. They are due this spring or summer sometime. In the meantime I need to go see my doc about my breathing problems and see if he can get the bureaucratic process of an air conditioner started. This will require a simple form filled out by him and then another long day in a waiting room with other folks that might have worse problems than I. But maybe the waiting room will be cooler than trying to stay cool in here. The blind looks pretty good on the window. I would hate to think how hot it would have gotten in here today without it. Tomorrow (June 1) is supposed to be cooler.