ON ASSIGNMENT. . .

.  .  . Emerald Isle Bound end of March .  .  .

Linda O'Brien
February 20 at 12:03am
Thats a sweet deal - can't believe thats all its costing ye! We have plenty of free bedrooms so you and Brianna can stay with us when in Kinsale. Can't wait to show ye around - will take ye to all the places your parents and Maureen visited all those years ago!!! Im sure Paul will look after ye if ye go to Dublin. You'd better start training for all the pubs you will be visiting here :)

Brendan Galvin
February 20 at 11:22am
I've heard so much about Kinsale and we are excited to visit. I have to dig out the old photo albums! I would like to recreate some of the pictures that my Parents and Maureen took those years ago! As for pub training...is it like training for the Tour de France?? Just substitute drink for the bicycle. I'm quite good on a bicycle so I should have no problem in the pub!!!!

Linda O'Brien
February 20 at 1:24pm
as long as you dont drink and cycle at the same time then you should be fine. mum was all excited when i told her ye were coming over. we'll have great fun recreating history - we have loads of pictures of their visits so i'll dig them out before ye arrive. we'll have great craic :) have a good weekend!

DOUBLE VISION

. . . mom IRELAND '71 . . .

. . . sister N. Calif. '09 . . .

. . . been sifting through the old albums, scanning images, the photographic similarities/recreations have already begun, thus we have not even departed for IRELAND yet . . .

Island Nations --> Golden Age of Air

. . . stepping onto plane in Kona, HAWAII few years back . . .

. . . Grandma Jo, Grandpa Dan stepping off plane Shannon, IRELAND for the 1971 trip . . .

lightning bolts -> --> --->

Practitioner of magnetism...
His will is strong enough to cure...
... Image from History of Occult Sciences René, Alleau. 1967 p.84

Textiles...

... s-w-i-s-s  a-i-r ...

... paper flowers (Japan) ...

... been listening to this ... dancin' ( eye like the background) --> franklin ...

... FloatAbouT ...

... used to collect these ... 

...  eye was 10 years old  ...

... imagine me scouring  ...

... every souvenir shop ...
... every family trip ...

... from my archive ...

.  .  .  never   too  old  .  .  .

. . .  friendship bracelets . . .
. . . "Let's be Friends" was rolled up and wrapped with the pink thread with the gold heart . . . shell bracelet from African store in Hayes Valley, SF . . .

fEEt paINtINg

. . . spontaneous improvisation by Amit in NY . . .

. . . images borrowed . . .

San Pedro Channel

Vintage Scientific Research Maps

...varied styles of printing...

Plan on framing theses either as a diptych or triptych. Found in a dusty file cabinet in a garage in suburban california. Just surfing through the detritus of past lives...past times. More from this discovery soon... As well as stories from my stint as a research technican for Jennifer Potts, a UC Berkely PHD student studying Ecological Diversity in Chaparral following Prescribed Fire and Mastication... 

. . . saw tai chi ladies counting these carts . . . homeless in S.F. . . . Washington Square No. Beach . . .

Persian Cowboy

. . . Wild Mariachi Horses . . . .

. . . favorite belt . . .

Spanish Civil War Belt

. . .was asked if someone died in this......morbid . . . maybe this is my favorite belt . . .

The Real Francis Bacon

. . .lives in Los Angeles . . . .

Serge

Sir Francis Bacon

mini glass bank

5 x 3 x 2.25 inches

...this cow lives in hawaii...

Times Like These....

I am a winner. $10, $2, Ticket!!!

Ummm......I DrInk tOO mUCh cafE

le Café - Oldelaf (english subtitles)
Uploaded by Boebis

Ummm, after this...now I only drink one cup...Those of you who know me know that I love cafe...and that I have been known to bring the coffee pot with me in the car when driving...

Trivet Pursuit

>closed<

- o p e n -

< -  W A Y  O  P  E  N - >

I heart expanding trivets. Doubles as a plant stand...for one...two...maybe even three plants...

...Beyond the Sea...

F o s s i l s?

Dad's Hawaii Adidas

fabrique en France

suede on suede action

from my fathers closet...always remember them being there as a kid...actually...they are still there...next to an old baseball jersey...from a Chinese restaurant team...the Yet Wah...where my parents also had their wedding reception...don't know of many wedding receptions at Chinese restaurants...

Mineralogical Menagerie

7 x 8 x 3.5 inches

no worry dolls in here

3 tiers

each mini wooden box numbered

 minerals

...found in a dusty secondary garage at estate sale of geologist... 

Waylande Gregory

picked this up for $10

so mid century

other Waylande Gregory Pieces on 1st Dibs

Arabia Finland platter. Nice graphics. I want one. 

Posted by Hollister Hovey on one of my favorite blogs Hollister Hovey

My Jam right now!

Ultimate in Couch Surfing

nice low profile, whopping 12 ft long

You can buy it now on Ebay

Though I feel the price is high

Great to photo your family and friends on

*sleeps 2 maybe even 3*

Look-at-Me

Now this says "PARTY!"

Or passport to to old age!

Photo-op!  This was the scene at my Aunt Vi's surprise party.  They bought all these plants from Home Depot for decor with intentions of returning them the next day.

Vintage Leather Bag

A woman told me I had to buy it....it used to hold her mother's sheet music.