Locomotion

I was sitting at the train station, more like waiting for the train to go by so I could cross the tracks and go home. It was raining, not hard, just a light rain. Trains go back and forth day after day. They don't need to turn around; they just reverse direction and drone on. I realized this was the epitome of my current life. Back and forth. There and back again. On a track I cannot get off. Brief stops along the way but always the same starting point, same destination and reverse. Lather. Rinse. Repeat. Not even remotely rewarding considering the work it takes to manage it.

Rain, Rain Go Away

I could not resist this. In hindsight I could have done better job on it...and I probably should have used one of Beth's gorgeous shots instead...

Anyway, we have wanted to bring the nextgen of South Beach residents to the forefront and this was a perfect opportunity. No drama, just kids. And moms.

I'm still struggling with CC. Not sure when I will ever have things fixed. I'll keep pushing though. All praise to Beth for pulling this piece together.

Sessions 45 - Itsy Bitsy Spider.

Same Old Song

Yeah, I know how you feel baby girl, I know how you feel.

I am starting over. Clean Downloads file with only Genetics. And some CC that I know is safe. Hoping I can recover the rest of the CC needed for the lots. I do not want to rebuild. But then you don't always get what you want do you? (sounds like a song...)

A Little Night Music

Moving time forward a bit, and that includes Blade pressing forward with his own agenda, this piece has a gorgeous sequence of shots done by Beth. No one I know can create atmosphere the way she can and interpret the mood, the emotions so well.

A collaboration as always. Without her we'd be floundering. Turning up the volume, raising the roof, and ready to rock and roll!


Sessions 44 ~ Raise Your Glass

Doors

First of all I want to thank everyone for their well wishes regarding my health and well-being on both my blog and Beth’s. It is most appreciated. I am starting to feel better and much to my amusement have discovered that wearing shoes with heels (I generally wear flats which is also rather funny considering my height of 5 feet nothing) actually helps ease the back and numbness in my leg. So I added these to my list for Santa.

More importantly I want to thank Beth from the bottom of my heart. Even with her own upside down chaotic situation she kept things going, pushed through so much and took some gorgeous shots for our latest update despite constant crashing and CC dilemmas. There aren't enough words that can describe what kind of person she is. I feel very honored to call her my friend.

Our latest update is here - > The Blower's Daughter

Confessing that I have been in a very strange place for the last few weeks trying to rediscover who I am, what I am doing, where I am going. My wheels have been spinning in the mud for a long time trying to escape what has been chasing me. I gave up running, turned and faced it head on. We'll see how that goes. Opening all doors and waiting, down but not out, finally willing to stand in the long shadow and just watch.

In the meantime thank you all for everything, your support, your wishes, and your friendship.

Alive...Kicking Not So Much

To add to my list of health woes, I've been dealing with a leg that refuses to function. It feels like I am dragging dead weight around. Yesterday I actually fell getting out of bed when the leg refused to hold me.

This began Sunday afternoon and progressively deteriorated to the point where my employers actually had to force me to leave work to see a doctor. Long story short, the x-rays show a compressed disc (disk?) in my lower back that has impinged a nerve. Diagnosis...bed rest. Yeah. Right. I'll just have the help manage everything while I lounge around...

It is times like these I wish I had a laptop that had Sims 2 installed. Shot above is one of the lots in a test NB where I have been systematically going through CC to determine what crashes what. I really liked the look of this, scenic, cold. I almost see the smoke rising from the chimney.