What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks.

I put together this little collage of famous women wearing polka dots, because next Wednesday, January 22, is National Polka Dot Day.  Yeah. I posted this and told my followers that if they wore polka dots and came into the mall they can get 25% off on one item.  Just remember that a five-year-old Eva said that black with white polka dots is my favorite color, she was not wrong.

Another granddaughter also figures in the blog this week, because Monday was Reagan's birthday, she is now 12.  This is an actual picture of me holding her in the hospital.

Here's Dad's collage that he posted for her birthday.

On Tuesday morning, I took a picture of this unusual moon that appeared on a painting in our bedroom. I'd hung a crystal necklace in the window to catch sunlight as it comes in, it's fun to watch the crystals cast rainbows around the room.

Then we headed to AF to take Trevor to lunch for his birthday, and since his sushi loving daughter only has school for a half day on Tuesday, we got her to join us.

The Sushi Garden Bistro was a first for us, and we did not order all you can eat, as we usually do.  I think that was an improvement for us all.

We heard about Eva's latest honor.  It's hard to believe she's a senior.  

Wednesday Dad got his Jeep licensed, and brought the Elfaba plates that he'd paid $10 to move to the car I usually drive.  I thought that was nice of him, since people finally seem to know who Elfaba is.  (Note I am wearing my Elfaba school sweater that I got for Christmas from Emily)

On Thursday, while I was at work, Dad vacuumed and when he moved a chair in the dining room, he found the lost piece of our Jerusalem puzzle under one leg.  He was soooo happy. 

Meanwhile, I was putting out my limited Valentines decor at the store.

On Friday we did a temple session in the morning and cleaned out the garage in the afternoon.  To be able to have Thanksgiving, Dad had moved all my antique trip to West Virginia goods into the right-hand side of the garage.  I have been taking in lots of the goods to Treasures and the Grove ever since; but the remainder covered the same floor space.  Between us we sorted the rest into a pile for Fleaology, another to go to DI, and the third to go into the Van to be eventually taken to the antique stores.  That left room for Dad to park his Jeep in the garage.  I felt good about initiating the project, because I knew that's what he wanted but had figured it would take another couple of months to deal with. 

But that was not enough to keep Dad busy.  On Saturday he laid the tile in front of the fireplace in the library, he looked up the word for this tiled area and it is called the hearth. 

Here is the tile he salvaged from an antique buffet splash board, that will be inserted into the mantel when he puts it back up. You'll note that he also pulled up the wrinkled brown carpet that was in the library and hauled it out to the dumpsters earlier in the week. 

What light through yonder window breaks? Nope it's not the moon .... this is a spotlight that is supposed to simulate the light of the moon shining in our kitchen window.

Here's another view.

and one with the lights out in the kitchen.  A couple of weeks ago, some young people came and asked Dad if they could film a scene for a movie they were doing, at the house.

They wanted to have a young woman lean out of this window and shout at a young man who had thrown pebbles at the window.  This is lighting for the scene, no shots were taken in the house.

Here's Dad with a couple of the directors.

All windows are lit with spotlights inside...

Here's the view from the balcony.

Technicians 

in the yard ...

The stars of the show.

The whole crew.

We took our dinner up to our room and watch mysteries. 

Nell and Trevor are enjoying dramatics, instead of creating it.  They had their first visit to Ruth to see Ragtime.  A new era has begun.

Earlier in the day Eva and teammates are shown at her swim meet

... and here she is with her proud parents.