Picture of the Day for February 28, 2021. I took an hour-long drive today. Ended up on a remote road behind the Salt Lake City airport. It was interesting to see it from this vantage point. The Sunday drives I’ve been taking have been helpful, but I’m so restless I don’t even know what to do with myself.
Picture of the Day for February 27, 2021. I needed to pick up some storage bags that I’ve only found been able to find at the dollar store. Sadly, this was the least scary of the dollar store options for me today. I had to choose between going into the store with the scary guy lurking in the parking lot or the store that was the most disreputable-looking. I chose the shifty-looking store.
Picture of the Day for February 26, 2021. Did I just spend $14 for frozen mac and cheese? Sure did. Do I have any regrets? Sure don’t. I love Beecher’s flagship cheese which is super sharp (the sharper the cheese, the better) and I love mac and cheese. Match made in heaven.
Picture of the Day for February 25, 2021. Dropped by Mrs. Backer’s Bakery today for some treats because it’s the best bakery on the planet. They also have the best sign (pictured) and the best building (pink). Definitely a throw-back to the World War 2 era. In fact, they are celebrating their 80th anniversary this year. I suspect when they opened in 1941 it was earlier in the year before Pearl Harbor and the U.S entering the war, but it made me think about how life always goes on, even in the face of historical events. Just like we’re doing now during the pandemic.
Picture of the Day for February 24, 2021. Went into the office today. Guess what did not accompany me to the office? My reading glasses, that’s what. They opted to remain on my bathroom counter. I actually ended up managing just fine without them which means I probably rely on them as a crutch a little too much.
Picture of the Day for February 23, 2021. My rockstar parking karma always comes through for me! Got the parking spot closest to the Walmart entrance today.
Picture of the Day for February 22, 2021. I found this clown sock which had been missing for a month! I love wearing my clown socks (secretly) during important work meetings. 🤡
Picture of the Day for January 17, 2021. My favorite comfort food lately is a little bit of toaster waffle with a whole bunch of melted butter. Yum!
Picture of the Day for February 15, 2021. My oldest sister dropped off this Valentine’s Day present - a pink flamingo! It’s sitting in my home office chair keeping me company.
Picture of the Day for February 14, 2021. My niece made “everything” bagels and dropped off a couple for me for Valentine’s Day. This was the best bagel I’ve ever had - and I’ve consumed a large quantity in my life. I could eat a million of these (but not at the same time of course 😀).
Picture of the Day for February 13, 2021. I’m on an art-buying spree. This is an original sketch by Clyde Squires (a Utah native) who was a famous illustrator for ladies magazines in the early part of the 20th century.
Picture of the Day for February 12, 2021. I was out for a walk today when I noticed this tree with an unusually wide trunk. It looks like the tree has gained the dreaded COVID 19 pounds. I feel you, tree. I feel you.
Picture of the Day for February 11, 2021. The media sensation du jour is the attorney who inadvertently showed up to a court hearing on Zoom using a cat filter. I’m writing about this becauseI laughed the “ugly” laugh where you can’t breathe when I watched this video. I can’t even remember the last time I laughed so hard. It felt good to giggle uncontrollably. It was a nice reminder that life can be so wonderfully absurd at times.
Picture of the Day for February 10, 2021. Went into the office today for a client conference call (since my home internet has been a little shifty lately). Took pictures of some of the “be super careful” COVID-related signs that are hanging throughout the office. It’s wild to think that this time year everyone was working from the office without a social distancing care in the world.
Picture of the Day for February 9, 2021. My sister had another weird present for me when I met her for dinner tonight - an auto escape tool that allows you to break a car window in case of emergency. She had purchased one for her car, but Amazon accidentally sent her a box of 12 instead of just one item. Amazon told her just to keep them so she has been distributing them to friends and family. Amazon’s loss is my gain!
Picture of the Day for February 8, 2021. This is the second of two Brian Kershisinik’s pieces I picked up at an art gallery moving sale. It’s a subversive take on a traditional artistic image of St. George slaying a dragon while rescuing a helpless maiden. In this painting, it is the woman saving the naked man. I had seen another version of this painting that Kershisinik had done where the woman was slaying an alligator. It was so quirky that I fell in love with it immediately. I would have purchased it in the spot, but it had already been sold. I prefer the alligator, but I was delighted that the dragon version was available so I purchased it on the spot.
Picture of the Day for January 7, 2021. I drive past this house frequently on my way to the freeway entrance in my neighborhood. There’s a lot going on here. Ducks, geese, and an Italian chef doorman.
Picture of the Day for February 6, 2021. I tend to live in my head. It’s one of the reasons I’m not good at listening to audio books. The voice of the narrator invariably competes with the running dialogue going through my head. Occasionally, however, I do pay attention to my surroundings. Today I looked up to see this stunning sight in the afternoon sky.
Picture of the Day for February 4, 2021. Bad day at work. One of the worst in a long time. Logged off early and had peppermint ice cream topped with chocolate magic shell. It helped.
Picture of the Day for February 3, 2021. Went into the office today. I love the view out of my office window. Every time I looked out I saw something different - from threatening clouds to rain to sunshine to snow to sunshine to sunset.
