Day 213 of 2026

We came home from our Big Adventure 

to new flowers in the garden.

 

Day 212 of 2026

I've started color number 5. 

(Photo taken 7-30-2026)

Computer issues prevented me from accessing my blog yesterday. 

Issues have been resolved. 

I'll begin posting One Big Adventure pictures tomorrow.

 

Day 211 of 2026

Painterly

 

Day 210 of 2026

We are on our way home but need to stop here 

for a very short layover. 

Do you know where I am?

Day 209 of 2026

We have a free day before we head back home. 

My plan was to drive north to see two houses I used to live in

 and drive by the schools I attended 

during my thirteen years of living in California. 

Ultimately, considering traffic and other time constraints, 

I decided I would be happy to just visit the closer of the two locations. 

It turned out to be a great decision. 

We had time to walk around the campuses at our leisure. 

My former home has a sale pending so the owner,

 who happened to be there, 

let us come inside and take a self-guided tour. 

I am so grateful for the opportunity to reminisce

 and talk about her history there and mine. 

Above is my former high school campus. 

When I moved to Indiana during my sophomore year, 

I remembering being startled that the lockers at my new school

 were inside the building. 

I remember explaining that ours in California were outside 

and my classmates were just as startled as I had been.

Day 208 of 2026

At the end of the last day of Comic-con, 

we knew we would need some rest, 

so Little E got us tickets to see Hadestown: The Musical 

at a movie theater nearby. 

Fireball and I have not seen it on stage

 so it was all new for us. 

It was really good.

Day 207 of 2026

The panels are my favorite part of Comic-con. 

This one was called Eisner's New York 

highlighting the work of Will Eisner over his career.

It was fascinating.