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You already know I’m weird; but, as Elizabeth Barrett Browning said, “Let me count the ways….”
I’ve been trying to re-train my brain and body on the treadmill in an effort to improve my sense of balance that was impaired when I was in the hospital in February.
I can walk without holding on to the bars now – a big difference from when I started in June (I think) walking every morning for half an hour. I’ve increased my speed and I’m starting to tweak the incline %. The reason I say I’m weird is that I feel like I’m playing Mind Games.
Someone has gone to a great deal of trouble, time, and expense to provide videos on the treadmill screen you watch I guess to make the time pass more quickly or distract you from the fact you’re exercising. The videos are beautiful, shot in all different locations, made so you feel as if they are walking right there with you.
I’m probably more prone to react to the videos than others. I’m trying to figure out where the video was shot, trying to absorb the glorious views they provide, and more. They are leading me down various paths – some on city sidewalks, some deep in the woods, some on the beach…
Since I am walking without holding on to the bars, my brain reacts each time the location changes, or the path winds and turns, goes up stairways or hills. I find myself trying to mentally and physically avoid the rocks in the paths so I won’t fall on my head. I’m trying not to lose my balance as we go through a squeakily narrow place or are plunged into the darkness, or twist and turn. My brain and body react when the camera approaches a place where there is clearly no place to go, and THEN THEY KEEP GOING OFF THE EDGE WITH THE CAMERA!
The really good thing is I never get bored, even when the video is a repeat of one I’ve done before. I’m improving on looking ahead, rather than down at the path all the time, taking in what is BESIDE the path now. I’m learning not to panic when the camera angle changes, straightening out the path in my mind rather than grabbing the bar in knee-jerk fashion.
You would THINK I would be intelligent enough to remember that I am in a gym, walking on a treadmill, NOT in a forest, or walking off a cliff – but INSIDE this weird brain, I’m experiencing the places they’re taking me, holding my breath as I negotiate yet another several sets of steps built into the path, step over debris, around people, make another abrupt turn in the path that runs over a creek…
So, I admit I’m weird. And I’ll try to use that to my ADVANTAGE as I try to regain my stamina and my balance.
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“Nurturing my space, one cosy corner at a time.”
“My happy place, wrapped in warm hues.”
“Making memories amidst these beautiful walls.”
“Creating magic in the heart of my home.”
Dreaming of wonderful sanctuaries in your home is fun. If you’re going to dream, don’t mess around with it – dream BIG! Your fantasy should take you to another world, making you drool with longing.
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I love the idea of using scrap metal, giving it new life and purpose by creating things from your imagination. Jason Heppenstall has brought this idea to an art form. You can check out his website HERE.
This is a real master and I’m so glad I found it to share it with you!
Filed under Art From Found Things, metal art, scrap metal art
Brian was making our tea when all of a sudden, bubbles started floating up past his balcony! The sun made beautiful iridescent rainbows around them. I started to laugh in delight and caused Brian to turn. He came over to the table to watch them for a few seconds. We didn’t figure out who was causing them, but they sure made us smile.
The other beautiful sight this morning were swarms of white birds flying together across the sky and in front of masses of green treetops. They caught the sunshine just right as they flew, making the white glisten.
Bubbles and birds. A beautiful way to start a day!
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I just returned from getting my Friday massage. Khun Wey-o really understands what I need now. She zeroed in on my neck and shoulders today, giving them extra attention. I was really stiff and sore from all the towel wringing and hanging them to dry this week after the heavy rains. Guess who is loose as a goose NOW! I’m SO, SO lucky to have found a sweet, caring, competent massage therapist to make me feel good every week.
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I have to vacate my space this afternoon because it’s Khun Nong’s afternoon to clean. I’ve changed the sheets, gathered and put out the trash, put out clean towels and taken the sheets and towels for Brian to launder in his machine, so I’m ready for her to come. The laundry I did this morning is out on my balcony drying. I’m hoping everything will dry so that I can fold it up and put all away before she gets here. Brian and I will go to the cafe to stay out of her way. I have my sketchbook, Kindle, and sweatshirt ready.
I wish you a happy day or evening!
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“Every tree is a playground to the spirited squirrel.” ~ unknown
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“A squirrel’s playfulness reminds us that joy can be found in the simple things.”– unknown
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“Happiness is watching a squirrel leap through the treetops.” – unknown
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“The playful squirrel inspires us to find humor even when life is a balancing act.”-Unknown
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“Find your inner child, or your inner squirrel, and let life be filled with play again.”- Unknown
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“Like a breezy autumn, a playful squirrel can make everything better.”- Unknown
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Kintsugi – Broken Vases Repair – Japan
Norman Bacon – Raku – Sweetheart Gallery
Lois Gress Neal – Raku – Etsy
Smithsonian Institution
The Martin Brothers – Wagtail Source – London Museum
Gallery Japan
This morning I went to get cash and stop at a 7-11 for a couple of things.
I tried twice to get cash from the ATM. I didn’t get cash, but at least I got my card back. I went back to my place and decided to regroup. It was hot, so I tried to turn the a/c down. I couldn’t get it to work.
I finally contacted my son, who told me the trick to getting the a/c to reset. I had tried exactly this twice before, but the third time, it worked. 🤪😜
He offered to come with me to the ATM. I need the money for tomorrow, so I said, “yes, please.” I did all my normal stuff at the machine, but Brian stopped me where normally I push “no,” that I don’t want a receipt. The machine said something different this time. It wanted to know if I wished to continue the transaction even though it wasn’t able to give me a receipt. I had been saying no to a receipt, instead of saying yes, I wanted to complete the transaction. Then I had to hit ‘end,’ another new thing. I hadn’t read carefully enough. It was in English, so I have no excuse, other than assuming I knew what it was asking me – had asked me every time before. DUH.
While in the 7-11, one of the sweet cleaning ladies from our building came over. I was trying to find bar soap for the shower. She showed me the stuff in bottles on the shelf. I pointed back to the several bar soaps I saw. I was having trouble deciding bec
ause none looked familiar and all the written stuff was in Thai. She showed me one and pointed to her nose and smiled. That was what I needed. I smiled back, was able to say, “thank you” in Thai!
Then she pointed to my ears. Then she pointed to HER ears, showing me she had holes for pierced earrings. I’m not at all sure what she was trying to tell me, but when I got back to my place, I got out a pair of wooden earrings that I had wood-burned a flower on, and I now have them in my carrier for the next time I see her.
Being inept is embarrassing, but with the help of others, I got the job done.
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Wave Bowl – Wikipedia
These simply take my breath away. I love the creativity and expertise shown in these designs.
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Happy October 2025! I miss being able to drive down with a mailbox decoration from the shop and my husband and I changing out the one there for the new one twice a month. It was particularly wonderful when someone would start to drive by, stop, and get out of the car to tell us what a kick they got out of our decorations. Several people told us they drove by often just to see if we had changed the decoration yet. How wonderful is that! 🤗
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This morning I was up at 1am wringing out towels from my leaking windows with a hard storm from Typhoon Regasa. I got back to sleep, back up again at 5 in order to check the towels again and get ready for the gym. I had to wring them out again, but that has been it for the day. I got the towels on my drying rack out on the balcony, and everything is almost dry now. I have rolled up towels in the window sills again, in case we’re not finished with the remnants of the typhoon, but hopefully, it has passed us now.
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This is the latest painted sketch.
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We went to visit Harvey at the nursing home this morning. This is a 3 hour round trip we make three times a week to show him we love him and make sure he’s getting the care he needs. At first we thought he wasn’t going to talk to us at all. I had almost given up after about 25 minutes of our asking questions or making statements with no reaction from him at all when he suddenly said, “I’m trying to remember where I got your engagement ring. I want to get you a “better” wedding ring.” I sat there with tears running down my face.
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Today has turned out to be a beautiful day with lots of sunshine. Dark clouds are looming, but they haven’t won yet. I’ll take it! 👍
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When we got home, Brian walked me to my door. A couple of minutes later he was back with a small package in his hand that had arrived downstairs. I opened it and found two new squeeze balls! When he ordered the original for Harvey, two came in the package. He gave one to Harvey and the other to me. I have to admit I keep it on my computer desk, reaching for it and squeezing it whenever I’m here. It’s mesmerizing. Sadly, about 3 weeks ago I punctured mine inadvertently with a fingernail. I told Harvey about it when I was handing him the ball, encouraging him to practice with his weaker left hand. Brian quietly ordered another set. I’m thrilled! I have my toy back! We’ll take the other one to swap out for the original one the next time we visit Harvey. This new one is actually better than the old one.
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I hope your day/evening is filled with giggles and grins..
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Noemar – @noemardau.bsky.social
I absolutely LOVE this mug. No words are needed. One look and you react.
The progress report for September 2025 is encouraging, though slow, as usual. My “Losing the Lard” project started a couple of years ago. I have hit every snag, bump in the road, pothole, plateau and stagnation possible during that time. I have become a master of making excuses for what went wrong.
Dying twice February 11th in the hospital in Arkansas, having to have a temporary, then permanent pacemaker installed, then moving to Thailand and having a baseline assessment doctor totally concerned about my sky-high blood pressure – with orders to take a medication, lose weight and exercise – finally ended that. No more excuses. I needed to quit opening my mouth, start seriously moving my body, and embrace the fact that I have been given a second chance.
Since Thai food has LOTS and LOTS of carbs, my low-carb plan has been a challenge. “Western food” as it’s known here, is much more what I would like to eat, but it’s a lot more expensive. So I have changed to eating two meals daily – breakfast and dinner – with an iced coffee or chocolate in the afternoons, and sharing dinner with my son – with him eating 2/3 of whatever we get an me eating 1/3. We are eating chicken, pork, rarely beef, bacon, salad stuff, fruit, eggs, nuts, and some veggies. We are drinking mushroom tea with some beef bone broth mixed in each morning.
I moved to Thailand in April. Since the assessment by the doctor, I have lost 23 pounds. I am walking on the treadmill daily at the gym, doing yoga stretches, and dancing to music with water bottles for weights daily, plus regular walking.
PROGRESS TO DATE – I’ve lost 78 pounds total since my heaviest, and there are 74-3/4 inches less of me than at my heaviest. I’m undecided whether I want to lose 10 or 15 pounds at this point. I want to be in the middle of the ‘healthy weight’ section of the chart. I want to feel stronger, more flexible, and handle the uneven streets and sidewalks here in Thailand with more agility. I need to improve the balance issue I’ve had since being in the hospital. I’m working on that at the gym by not holding on to the handlebars of the treadmill, forcing my brain and my body to keep correcting to not fall on my head. It’s amazing to me how much more trouble I have staying balanced when the video on the screen in front of me is following a really curvy path and going in and out of dark places…
It’s good to be able to finally see reaching my goal in the relatively near future. Working toward my goal makes me feel that I am doing something good for myself.
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Canister with Attitude – sususummer.com
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Typhoon Regasa – Wikipedia
This has hit China, Taiwan, the Phillipines, and Vietnam, and is due to hit us with heavy rains for the next several days. So far, we’re good.
My bucket, plus towels, are as ready as they can be. I rolled up towels and put them across the sill of my windows with the bucket right there handy for wringing out soaked towels. I’m staying alert and hoping for the best. I really hope that people at street level don’t get flooded.
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A shout-out to Murray, who is celebrating a birthday today. Her birthday was yesterday, but I wrote THIS MORNING to be able to time it so that it was still her birthday in the states. (Things get complicated when you live in different countries with different time zones.) She was surrounded by family and friends, lots of fun and good food she’s trying not to eat. (Does that sound familiar?) 😋. She is one of my favorite people in all the world, so I’m delighted that she had a good celebration. I love you, Murray!!!!
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Two paintings I did yesterday.
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Unless it’s really a downpour later today, I’m planning to join Brian at the cafe for an iced mocha, and then later we’ll share dinner at my place. Hopefully, I can get the laundry on my balcony dry before a thunderstorm is forecast for around 3pm.
I’ve had a nice morning so far. I was able to increase both my walking speed and the incline % on the treadmill this morning. I’m starting to feel stronger and more balanced. I had a delicious breakfast and am feeling good.
I wish you a happy day – free from any dramatic weather – and filled with happy moments all day long.
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My SIL researched the helmet law and sent it to me. Enforcement of the new helmet law is supposed to start in June, with a 2000 baht fine ( $62.05 USD) for each person not wearing a helmet on the motorcycle, scooter, or bicycle for each offense.
This could be catastrophic for a lot of people. I agree that wearing a helmet is very important, but a lot of people here cannot afford it. Some bring their whole family on the vehicle. Can you imagine the fine on that? People won’t be able to afford to buy a helmet OR pay the fine. They will go to jail and lose their jobs. I’m hoping there is a way around this.
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Latest sketch/painting
It looks like the typhoon rain will start this evening and then continue Tuesday and Wednesday. I’m going to roll up a bath towel and one smaller one and put them on my window sills this evening, hoping to avoid more damage to my walls and floor. I’ll leave my bucket right there, too. I may get a lot of exercise wringing out towels and trying have enough dry ones to replace them the next couple of days.
At the gym this morning, I started slow and then increased my incline % to “4” and my speed to “4” for most of my walking time. I did rest my wrists on top of the handle bars, though, because I was feeling a bit shaky.
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I have yet ANOTHER annoying habit to try to stop (!) – I unconsciously reach up and put my finger in my ear to scratch it, followed by the same on the other one. Since I’m now lucky enough to have hearing aids, I now realize how OFTEN I do that – now that I have something IN my ears. I’m teaching myself to ignore it for a full minute. If I STILL want to scratch my ears, I’ll then take out my hearing aids, scratch, and then put them back in. So far, it isn’t worth the effort.
Brian is working and studying today. I will write my blog posts and then choose another fun thing to do! 😜 Have a great day!
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Indian Hills Community Center – Vince, the Sign Guy
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“I must have flowers, always, and always.” ― Claude Monet
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“Butterflies are self-propelled flowers.” ― Robert A. Heinlein
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“Let us live like flowers, wild and beautiful and drenched in sun.” ― Ellen Everett
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I don’t know for sure if it’s the law that motorcyclists and motor-scooterists and bicyclists must wear helmets or not. If it is, it doesn’t seem to b enforced. I’ve told you before that my unscientific count is that for every car, bus, tuk tuk, or truck there are 14 motor scooters, et.al. On these are anywhere from one person to four people and a dog that I personally have seen, with boxes, bags, and building equipment (!) hanging off in all directions.
I would estimate that 1/3 of the riders have no protective gear at all. Almost all wear long sleeved shirts and/or hoodies mostly to protect themselves from the strong sun. A rain suit is added when appropriate, if the rain isn’t simply ignored.
Of the 2/3 that DO wear helmets I’ve been amazed at all the different designs and looks. I’ve tried to find representative images of some of the different styles I’ve seen. It’s fascinating.
GT-Rider
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Tina Ann
I hope you’re learning – as I am – to enjoy the little joys as they come.
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Super Typhoon Regasa is hitting Vietnam today. This will cause the storm to downgrade before it comes here tomorrow and the next day (our Sept. 29th and 30th). I will have my bucket and towels ready to keep window leak damage to a minimum and we’ll keep going out to a minimum.
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This is the latest sketch I painted yesterday. I plan to paint more this afternoon.
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We just got back awhile ago from visiting my husband in the nursing home. He was more alert than he has been. It took him 30 minutes to laboriously eat a small bowl of mandarin oranges, but he seemed to enjoy them. When he got to the packaged chocolate-covered, icing-filled cookie on his tray, he turned up his nose. He said he had eaten two of those and they sucked. Now THAT sounds like my husband! 😋. He then talked about buying a BMW motorcycle and a house with a marble front porch – both things he had seen on TV. He said some other stuff that didn’t make sense, and still more we couldn’t understand at all, but it was a better visit than we’ve had in awhile.
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The sun is shining, so there is a good chance that I’ll get my laundry in dry later. I’m particularly glad to get all my towels dry for the coming weather and leaks.
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Do you have something fun planned to do today? I can’t decide between painting another sketch, reading, or working on the jigsaw puzzle. Maybe I’ll do some of ALL of those! Have a wonderful day.
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I am in the process of doing a lot of changing since we moved to Thailand.
Some of them are health-related:
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Amy Gann – @amygann.bsky.social
“Opportunity is a bird that never perches.” — Claude Maxwell MacDonald
Miya 115 – @ miya1156.bsky.social
“I would like to paint the way a bird sings.” — Claude Monet
Structure & Function – @aaronsimages.bsky.social
“I’d rather learn from one bird how to sing than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance.” — E. E. Cummings
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“Every bird, every tree, every flower reminds me what a blessing and privilege it is just to be alive.” — Marty Rubin
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The “Bucket and Towels Brigade” was activated at 3:15 a.m. when I heard rain pelting my bedroom window. I got up to find one of my window sills absolutely full to the brim with water and ready to spill over down the wall. I managed to get things under control, but couldn’t go back to sleep. This situation will hopefully be solved in November, when the ‘rainy season’ finally ends and exterior work on the building, including repairs window seals, will happen before repainting. I now have the wrung out towels hanging on my drying rack inside with a fan on them. (I just noticed the sun has come out, so I have moved the rack outside, to my balcony.) 😁
Yesterday was wonderful, starting with a massage that relaxed me SO much I took a nap when I got home. Khun Wey-o is truly an artist, and she now knows exactly where I keep the worst of my tension and knots and zeroed in on them beautifully. I’m so lucky to have found her, and also the prices here are such that I can afford to have a massage each Friday.
Khun Nong, my exceptionally nice housekeeper, brought new flowers to put with what was left of the old to make another stunning bouquet for me. My house is now sparkling (except for the areas that are still wet from the leakage) AND I have gorgeous flowers to keep my spirits high!
I did lots of sketching yesterday at the cafe, so I have plenty to start painting later today. Brian is working, but said he might text later and we can go for chocolate – always a favorite thing in my book. 😋
We got a short video of Harvey sitting in a wheelchair eating a meal! I think this means that he was wheeled to the dining room of the nursing home for the first time since he’s been there! We will see him again tomorrow and find out for sure.
Have a wonderful day. Find something special to do that makes you happy.
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India – Art Lounge
Parth Kothekar – All Things Paper
Strathmore Artist Papers
Octopus – Masayo – Fukuda – Japanese Artist
Kirigami Paper Art – YouTube
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I have always been pretty pathetic when it comes to geography. I’m particularly bad the farther I get from the USA. So I decided to start researching the subject so that I won’t be as dumb as I look….
We went to Laos as a part of getting my retirement visa, so I knew where that was. I didn’t know “Laos” is pronounced, “Lao”. We visited Luang Prabang. What I saw was beautiful and it was a nice trip.
I was really ignorant about what countries surrounded Thailand. I didn’t even realize that Thailand used to be called “Siam.” There is a place called, “Siam – Celadon” on the way to the nursing home. Maybe we’ll stop and see it one of these days. This map is a good one as far as basic information on the countries around me now.
This is a closer look at Thailand. I am in Chiang Mai, which is in the northern part of Thailand. It’s quite mountainous in this area, making for some spectacular views. Chiang Mai has a population of approximately 1.2 million people. (As a comparison, Greenwood, Arkansas, (my former home) has a population of approximately 9,730.)
You can see here that Thailand goes all the way down to Malaysia. I was also interested to see Cambodia, with whom their are skirmishes from time to time over boundaries between the two countries.
I hope I haven’t bored you to tears with this ‘geography lesson.’ I just suddenly felt intensely stupid to know almost nothing about my new home. I hope to collect new information from time to time so that I have a better understanding of where I am.
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My great morning started with our normal trip to the gym. I’ve told you I’m working on trying to regain my normal sense of balance which took an enormous hit from the anesthetic when I was in the hospital in February. I’m am definitely getting stronger and steadier. I spent my 30 minutes today changing the incline % so my brain and body would have to keep adapting and correcting. Brian said later this morning he thought I was definitely healthier. 👍
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We went to visit Harvey this morning. When we first went into his room, he was lying in the bed in an odd position and we thought for a few moments he was paralyzed. Gradually he straightened out. We cranked up the bed a bit so he would be more comfortable drinking the grape no-sugar drink Brian brings him each time. The highlight of the visit was he turned to Brian and said, “I love you.” Needless to say, we both melted into a puddle.
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On the way home from the nursing home, we stopped at Index Living Mall. Brian needed a replacement sheet set. I got two extra pillowcases, and we got a frame for the print of a painting we received in the mail.
I just love this. Jon paints these and sends prints every Christmas. I have saved them over the years, treasuring them, but the collection was one of the many things we had to leave behind when we each could bring only one suitcase and one backpack to Thailand.
Here it is – displayed on my mantle/shelf in my living area. I’m so delighted to have a painting I can proudly display with my other treasures. Thank you, Jon!
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We topped off the morning by stopping for a chocolate drink.
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Yesterday I spent much of the afternoon watching “Dead Poets Society” with Robin Williams. Today I’m doing the prep work for my housekeeper to come clean tomorrow. When that is done, I’ll reward myself spending time between working on my jigsaw puzzle and trying to do some sketches.
I hope you’re having a wonderful day, as well, doing something that brings you joy.
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Tina Ann
I stayed up especially late last night listening to YouTube singing contest videos. I’m a sucker for someone gathering their courage and trying to sing in front of a huge audience and critical judges. I tear up when they’re successful, cry if they actually win. (I know, I’m hopeless ) 😋
When my photo alarm went off at 5 a.m. this morning, I checked to see if there had been a mistake. I must have set the alarm incorrectly – but, NOOOOO! It was time to get up and get dressed to go to the gym.
I was sitting on the couch, still trying to wake up when Brian texted me that he wasn’t feeling well and wanted to skip the gym today. I decided to go ahead and shower and dress for breakfast and going to visit Harvey at the nursing home.
It’s quite cloudy and my phone app says it will be cloudy and rainy all day. It lies, though, so I decided to go ahead and put the laundry I had washed out on the balcony on the drying rack. I may regret that later – if we’re out and the rain starts – but it won’t be the end of the world.
It’s a perfect day to take a nice nap. I’m fighting that, but I’m not sure for how long. I don’t know what it is about a cloudy day that makes me sleepy, but it works every time. Then if I can hear the rain (and it’s NOT leaking around my windows), I can really rest well.
Brian tells me that once the rainy season is over around the first of November, then it will get HOT and the sun will be super strong, and no rain will fall for weeks at a time. All this is completely new to me. It’s like I have been dropped onto a different planet at times. By the NEXT rainy season, I’ll feel like a veteran. Hopefully, my window leaks will have been fixed and the bucket and towel brigade can be retired.
For now, I’m getting up from the computer every few minutes to keep alert…
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Michele Banks – @artologica.net.bsky.social
“Hallo, Rabbit,” he said, “is that you?”
“Let’s pretend it isn’t,” said Rabbit, “and see what happens.”
― A. A. Milne
Patrick – @watchinthesky.bsky.social
“Owl,” said Rabbit shortly, “you and I have brains. The others have fluff. If there is any thinking to be done in this Forest–and when I say thinking I mean thinking–you and I must do it.” ― A.A. Milne, The House at Pooh Corner
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This is the “bouquet-that-keeps-on-giving.” My wonderful housekeeper left this for me last Friday. It was fully in bloom the nearer you got to the vase, with lots and lots of buds going up the stems. As the days pass, more and more buds have opened up. This is truly an amazing flower. It has brought me such joy!
This sweet little guy greeted me this morning on an a/c unit that belongs to my neighbor, I guess. He wasn’t upset when I got my phone and took a picture of him. He looked at me briefly when I tapped lightly on the glass, and then flew away.
Two new sketches/paintings from yesterday.
We were planning to go visit Harvey at the nursing home this morning. Brian isn’t feeling well this morning, so I’m not sure if we’ll actually go or reschedule it.
I hope you have a beautiful day and evening doing something you love.
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