Natarajxt: January 2012

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The Hole

the hole is still there
in my heart
like a cannonball
shot through
and left only enough heart
for me to survive

to live

how can a hole be
so very heavy?
difficult to hold
difficult to carry
through a day or
a week, a month, a year

to live

today, this hole
has been part of me
for two long years
two blurry years
edges healed a bit
edges healing still

to live

but still the hole remains
i dress with it
eat with it, sleep with it
i hate the hole, but
it's the only part
of him that remains

Rest in Peace, my Love.

R.I.P. HDR

This blog entry is dedicated in loving memory of my darling husband, the great love of my life, who passed on to another realm on the morning of January 31st, 2010.

He was one of the most compassionate men I have ever met. He was full of thought and full of laughter, both in good measure. My memories of him are countless, both small and large, and are with me every day. He showed me the real meaning of unconditional love, and taught me how to truly live in the moment.

Rest in Peace, my Love.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Floral print

Adorable floral print at Marci's :)

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Arrr! Thar be pirates!

This staircase is brought to you by the letter "R" and the colors "red" and "white."

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Curious Kitty

And speaking of curious kitties, this is a photo of the front of a greeting card that someone sent to Marci. I thought it was pretty. :3

Friday, January 27, 2012

Mortar

Mortar between the slats in the basement wall, adjacent to the stairs, in the house on Kenyon Street in Knoxville. I thought this was curious from two viewpoints: (1) the patterns of the dried mortar are cool, and (2) mortar is usually used between bricks or stone — I don't think I've ever seen mortar used between wooden slats.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

We don't go down there

The door to the scary basement on Kenyon Street. Of course, being an ever-inquisitive kitty, I had to go down there once. LOL

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Tile floor

I really liked the tile floor in Marci's kitchen! So pretty!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

HHR

Marci's ride — a Chevrolet HHR — parked on the hill outside the house in Old North Knoxville.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Just ducky!

Everything's just ducky! Adorable rubber ducky on the bathroom mirror! :D

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Vintage lighting

Fluorescent tubes illuminating this mirror in the downstairs bathroom on Kenyon Street. When I saw this, I was immediately transported back-in-time to my Aunt Mary's house in Jacksonville, Florida, during the 1960s. Way cool! :)

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Shelves

Shelves on Kenyon Street, full of lots of interesting little things.

Friday, January 20, 2012

Bathroom door

The door in the upstairs bathroom with the lovely antique wallpaper in yesterday's post making another appearance to the side.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Antique wallpaper

Beautiful, antique wallpaper in the upstairs bathroom of the house on Kenyon Street. I love vintage things like this! :)

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Plumbing

I had never before seen a plumbing gizmo like this one.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The Cat in the Hat

What a fun shower curtain! :D

We take our showers in this tub
And with the soap we scrub, scrub, scrub...
Oh yes, oh yes, we scrub, scrub, scrub!
We get clean here in this tub!

Monday, January 16, 2012

Wedgie

The upstairs toilet was sorta wedged into the corner behind the bathtub.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

we ♥ pink

One can never have enough blankies, pillows, and bears :3

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Blankets & pillows & bears! Oh, my!

Besides sleeping, Marci, Asilinn, and I spent a lot of time snuggled in the bed watching movies, so things were a bit of a mess sometimes. But it was fun! Great fun!

Friday, January 13, 2012

Little pink houses

Another view of the little pink house :3

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Stalker decoy

Marci's favorite color is pink. So, when she rented the little gray house on Kenyon Street — next door to this cute pink house — she joked that the pink house was a decoy for stalkers, to throw them off the trail of where she actually lived. I love her sense of humor. LOL!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Kenyon Street

This is the house on Kenyon Street, where Marci lived during part of her time in Knoxville. The house is owned by Margo and Jared, both lovely people and friends of Marci's. The neighborhood is part of the old, historic section of the city which is referred to as "Old North Knoxville."