When Jackson is 100 Years Old

Back in mid February 2022 Jackson had a school project where the kids had to think about what their lives would be like when they are 100. Jax was only ten, but I loved his drawings, especially how daydreamy his family was. 

In a lovely log cabin in the woods.

His family included Scout the dog, Duckster the duck, a wife, a son named Percy (short for Perseus), a daughter named Annabell who holds his grandson. 

Career? A soldier. Apparently in the Revolutionary War.

Daily life is all about catching some Zs!!

Hawaiian Sky

Having Natalia live so far away really stinks. We FaceTime as often as possible and keep in touch via Signal texts and postcards, but still, we wish we had more in-person time together. What I love is when, over the years, she will be out on a walk and think of me to send a photo of her view. This one was truly breathtaking.

Photo by Natalia - 23 June 2019

The Obsession Continues

I cannot get LP's version of Halo out of my head. I have seriously had it on repeat for close to two hours while driving. The other day I decided to once again Google and see if they are maybe touring in the States. (Last time I checked they were in Europe/Asia/far away.) Hot dog!! LP is coming to Philly in September! I freaked the fug out and ran, I tell you, ran into the next room to grab my credit card from my Edie Sedgwick wallet. I wanted to get the VIP option to watch LP's soundcheck, but it was over two hundred bucks a ticket. Nope - not in the financial cards for this gal. I decided on two general admission tickies and splurged for a fast pass so as not to wait in line on the big day. Cause if it's one of those hot days that crops up in late September, I do not want to be out of doors if I don't have to be. Total cost was under $150. A steal! An absolute steal. I had to wait until I knew Kayla would be awake before I texted her to see if she wanted to go with. (The utter hell of being a 911 dispatcher in the city of Philadelphia who is on a pager and has to fill in for people calling out "sick". This child has worked so many 18 hour shifts in a row that it defies logic.) Once she was awake, at 10pm, we FaceTimed and she said she'd do her best to request that day off. Fingers crossed!! A few days later one of my Finch challenges was to create a shared playlist. I haven't a clue what the hell that is, so I modified it to create a playlist and share. So I sent Kay my Best of LP playlist.

POST SCRIPT:

Tonight after Jackson's Grunge gig, we went to PA to one of the last remaining Bertucci's where I introduced him to the best Margherita pizza in the continental United States. While gabbing we paused and were equally shocked when we discovered that LP was playing. "And it's Lost on You!" declared Jackson. That's gotta mean something...

Tim Tam Slammin' with Kenny!

Such a shame that Tim Tams and the fabulous slamming of them, is not more of a thing here in the States. That and it’s so hard to find the real thing in US soupie-markets. But for now at least Trader Joe’s has their version. Now they just need to make a vegan version!!

12/30/22 

Our Song

14 May 2026

Final Visit to All Fired Up

I can't believe I never posted photos from my last time at All Fired Up with Jackson! I was so excited about the sweet bowl I did, with lots of tiny mish-mosh coloured hearts. Then they cooked it and the pale pink/lavender turned out to be eggplant-ish and the hearts were nearly invisible. Boo. But Jackson had a blast painting a rad dragon lamp that he still has in his bedroom.

Studio Line Inspo!

Oh my gosh, I saw this skirt in May of 2024 (BlackRabbitNYC) and, to me, it just screams L'Oréal Studio Line - my 1980s hair product of choice to get those big, crispy, Jersey-girl curls. If I was twenty-five and had the chutzpah of a 1970s NYC cab driver, I would totally wear this.