30 January 2023

Which downtown Alpharetta bar have you seen this in?

If you can find another one like this in downtown Alpharetta, you will know how I got this. It was gifted by the manager of that place. Hint: I often write about their incredible staff there!!

It is an intriguing drawing of the Alpharetta/Milton area. It is not drawn to scale or even to a map. But you will find most all the old establishments, shops, roads, restaurants etc in this picture.

I always marvel that every time I study the picture, I find yet another familiar place.

This was created by an artist called Sharon L Beamish (if I am reading the handwriting correctly).

30 January 2023

It is finally up on the wall

Remember the mosaic we got from that place in Jordan where the artists are all physically challenged? Well, four months later it is finally up on the wall. Needed a lot of thought and ideation from Sharmila. That thing is very very heavy. Looks like finally she was able to put a few accoutrements together and the handyman fixed it up!

29 January 2023

Another upside to writing to pen pals

I had talked about how, ever since I started having pen pals again, I am able to regularly write letters every weekend . Yet another upside is sitting down with the letters from the week over a cup of coffee and read them intently. First, there is always some very interesting aspects of stationery, ink, pen, decorations and the like. Second, the different people have so many different life stories, interests and insights!!

Just observing how different people in different parts of the world number their pages is an intriguing study!

This was from a couple friend in Australia and another from a lady in Lithuania!