I Don't Know How To Get Back

      I don’t know how to get back to blogging full time again.

      It’s so hard.

      It’s very hard when you really don’t want to hear yourself

      because you have heard it all before.                                                                       

      And let’s face it, it has not been all ‘happy talk’ .                            

The past few years have been spent having a knee surgery that did not go as well as I had hoped.

         Then I had the brilliant idea to rent my condo out in Boca Raton,

                and move to Maine to care for my mother.

                       That too did not go as well as expected.

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      Today I find myself living with my Ex husband in Lecanto Florida.

        I have my own room and am very grateful to him. 

                We have known each other since Junior High    

                AND he is the father of my only child.

                 Today I went on a job interview. 

                 

                  This job has nothing to do with my profession

                   It is a part-time office job at Church. 

                  Something without much stress I hope.

                  Oh, Did I mention that I had a stroke July 6^th 2024 ?

                      It was only 6 months ago. 

                      Don’t worry all my facilities returned after 3 months.

                      My sarcasm for sure! 

                      I am typing aren’t I ?

                How do I get back in the right frame of mind?

                 Any tips besides ‘JUST DO IT’?

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House


When Frank Lloyd Wright completed the Ennis house in 1924, he immediately considered it his favorite. The last and largest of the four concrete-block houses that Wright built in the Los Angeles area remains arguably the best residential example of Mayan Revival architecture in the country.

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT’S ENNIS HOUSE SOLD TO RON BURKLE

Los Angeles (July 15, 2011) — The Ennis House Foundation today announced the sale of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Ennis House to business executive and founder of the Yucaipa Companies Ron Burkle for just under $4.5 million. “We are excited that Mr. Burkle has purchased the Ennis House and is committed to complete the rehabilitation of this irreplaceable icon,” says Marla Felber, Chair of the Foundation. “Mr. Burkle has a track record of preserving important historic homes, and we know he’ll be an excellent steward of the Ennis House.”

Since 1993,Ron Burkle has owned the historic Greenacres estate, which was built in the late 1920s for silent film legend Harold Lloyd. He will continue the rehabilitation of the Ennis House begun in 2005 by the Ennis House Foundation. As part of the transaction, Ron Burkle will provide some form of public access to the house a minimum of 12 days per year, according to the terms of a conservation easement held by the Los Angeles Conservancy. The easement stipulates this access for future owners of the home as well.

Built in 1924 for retailer Charles Ennis and his wife Mabel, the Ennis House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built by his son, architect Lloyd Wright. The house is the last and largest of the elder Wright’s four Los Angeles-area “textile block” houses which feature patterned and perforated concrete blocks that give a unique textural appearance to both their exteriors and interiors. The house and chauffeur’s quarters span roughly 6,200 square feet and were constructed of more than 27,000 concrete blocks; all made by hand using decomposed granite extracted from the site.

Despite its significance, the Ennis House suffered greatly over the years from deferred maintenance, deterioration of the concrete blocks, the 1994 Northridge earthquake, and record rainfall in 2005. That same year, the Los Angeles Conservancy, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy stepped in and reorganized the nonprofit that owned the house, renaming it the Ennis House Foundation.

Just ponder for a while on this spectacular home.

Let's hope we never lose it!

Souces Below:
https://la.curbed.com/2018/6/26/17507998/frank-lloyd-wright-ennis-house-for-sale
http://ennishouse.com/

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Rainiest Summer in Maine on Record 2023

It kind of looks like a painting.

And maybe that's why we have tons of artist living on the coast.

But

Below is how the summer really played out.

FOGGY AND GREY ALMOST EVERYDAY.

A Charming Cape -  You just can't find it.

Again...this would make a great painting.

But who would sail in it? 

Not me.

But this is day to day life this summer in Maine.

We didn't have much of a tourist season as you might imagine.

If you like to Kayak.....

Above represents an almost nice day....You could manage a hike without mud boots.

For me , when I look at this walking path I only see TICKS.  

Yes, there are so many ticks.

I am definitely a city girl.

Plants belong in pots and all streets should be paved,

and next to the paved street should be a concrete sidewalk.

 I just can't help it. I don't like dirt on my shoes.

I don't like living far away from everything.

To pick up a container of milk it's 9 miles there and 9 miles back.

And don't get me started on how long every drive takes.

(Forget getting your Ben & Jerry's home without melting !)

And let's not leave out the beautiful 

but darting deer ...

Early morning & dusk heart attacks for me!!!

I think I would trade all this beauty for an occasional traffic jam.

Let's face it I would actually spend less time driving 

and in the car with a minor back up in traffic.

And I would get my Ice Cream home and it would be just right!👌

I end this post with the fact that Maine is a beautiful place 

with great people.

I just prefer my plants potted.

Links:

https://www.visitmaine.net/rainy-day-things-to-do-maine/

https://www.pressherald.com/2022/09/05/a-little-liquid-sunshine-closes-out-summer-tourism-season-in-maine/

https://www.pressherald.com/2021/08/01/portland-just-recorded-the-rainiest-july-in-more-than-a-century/

https://wanderingthroughmaine.com/things-to-do-outdoors-in-maine/

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/maine/20-eerie-shots-in-me/

https://www.examiner-enterprise.com/story/news/2020/11/01/watch-out-deer-your-headlights-there-1-113-chance-oklahoma-motorist-hitting-animal-most-likely-deer/6113489002/

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Just Moved Back To Mid-Coast Maine

I just moved back to Mid-Coast Maine in an area called St. George.

Spruce Head. 

It is a beautiful area.

I came back to be with and care for my Mom.

She needs help now, things can be over whelming when you are 86.

Since I arrived on June 3, 2023 it has rained, been cold and is extremely foggy.

I am not a happy camper.

And now this is where I want to be.

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The Art Nouveau-Style CAPELLA HANOI

                                                

           

                          

               

  Hanoi Opera House and the Old Quarter, Capella Hanoi 

             conjures the glamour of the high society of Opera in the Roaring Twenties.

                             This hotel’s theatrical, Art Nouveau style is the genius of 

                                               ( And I LOVE )   Bill Bensley.'s  work

                            The 47 plush rooms and suites 

                                (some with French balconies, others with terraces) 

                                are decorated with operatic memorabilia. 

At the BACKSTAGE Restaurant Opera Costumes set the stage.

Here is the DIVA Lounge

Diva Bar

Perched on the highest floor are four outstanding Opera Suites.

This is one of them.

You really must check out the carpets in the suites.

Look at the lamp shades!! 

Love!

The ultimate DECO bath.

I am in a state of LOVE with this hotel.

I need to stay in this magical place created by Bill Bensley.

   You must search the memorabilia out in each room 

        and in it's application! 

Again, with the divine carpet!

The inset , (front facing) upholstered red wing chair is so clever.

Behind the bed is a stage set design painted on the wall.

Like I said...CLEVER.

Meet me there ?

What are your thoughts on this fabulous place?

Please see Bill Bensley's site for The Capella Hanoi 

Capella Hanoi

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