Dikye Ariani
Jesse Cason
Hiroto Fukuda
Graeme Guy
John Grusd
Reagle Photography
2026 Academy Photo Awards – Community Panda – BoredPanda.com
Sunday 9-13-2026
Boo – @333too3 on Substack
Isn’t this wonderful!
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G&G Fitness Equipment
Because of my dizziness episode at the gym two days ago, I opted out of my treadmill walking again this morning, practicing my new routine on starting with electrolytes first thing in the morning and giving things time to settle before taking anything else before heading for the gym.
Just to show you what a mean person I am, I imagined Ugly American at the gym, disappointed that I wasn’t there to bug…. 🤣
I feel fine now, so will start back at the gym tomorrow.
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I’m having a normal, quiet day. I’m working on base painting a couple of sketches to take to the cafe later to add the details to this afternoon. Meanwhile, I’m writing blog posts and working on one for Substack.
I did finish one sketch yesterday –
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The forecast is for 94 degrees this afternoon. The sun is shining brightly right now. I have stuff out on my drying rack on the balcony taking advantage of this. I don’t think it is supposed to rain today!!!!
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It’s funny. When I worked full time (essentially my whole life) I was celebrating a weekend, making plans, etc. Now that I’m retired, I don’t really HAVE a weekend. Everything is open all the time here with only a few exceptions, so we gone on with regular things as usual. So I have to REMIND myself that this is probably Saturday evening for most of you. I hope you’re having a fun weekend, enjoying things you don’t get to do during the week, getting caught up, finding time to rest and have fun.
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Joleen Peterson
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Funny Animal Photos – 2
“Funny Animal Photos” – Hidreley – BoredPanda.com
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More Drawings from Peter Hogarth, Artist
I just want to reach out and hug these dogs. Peter Hogarth captures the souls of these beautiful animals. I expect them to lick their lips, turn their heads, or smile at me!
Peter Hogarth, Artist – @peterhogarthartist.bsky.social
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Saturday 9-12-2026
Pamela Schifano – @pammypoo on Substack
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As usual these days, the visit to Harvey in the nursing home was mixed. I took the painting I had done of our mailbox decoration of Wyle E. Coyote, Sonic the Hedgehog, and the Roadrunner. He liked it and wanted it put up on his happy wall – AFTER I assured him that we would make SURE we would include it when we went back to Arkansas and put up all the pictures on a cork board in our shop there…
He made no sense at all, otherwise, but seemed happy to see us. He was quite talkative, and we just held his hands and nodded and commented at appropriate times. We did contact his nurse after we left, asking if she was all right, since Harvey was talking about being shagrinned that he could not subdue a 90-pound girl. Apparently, he was trying to get her phone, and she was preventing him from getting out of bed or grabbing it. Hence, the reason we keep seeing the padded gloves on the couch when we visit. I told him we would see him soon. He said ‘soon’ was a relative term. I showed him where to look on his watch for what day it was. I told him we would plan to be back Tuesday. I’ve showed him this many times, but it isn’t sticking.
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I went to the cafe, only to see a sign posted outside saying there was a scheduled power outage today while some work was being done and they would open at 4pm. That’s the time I come back to my place after being there a couple of hours, so I’m at my place, writing blog posts and sketching here.
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Someone on Substack suggested that I do a series of articles on my impressions on moving to Thailand, incorporating my sketches and explanations of why I did each. I’m going to try it and see if anyone is interested.
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I opted out of the gym this morning after becoming ill yesterday. I slept in and then joined Brian for breakfast before we went to visit Harvey. I feel much better today, so I think I’m over whatever the problem was. I’ll go to the gym as usual in the morning.
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I hope you enjoyed the “I Wanna Grow Old With You” video I posted yesterday. I still tear up when I even think of it. It truly got me right where I live. I have saved it on my computer so I can watch it again. The love and lives they shared were so heartwarming. Her enthusiasm for life and living it to the fullest was beautiful to see, and his support and love brought tears to my eyes.
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I had a chat with a friend just before starting this post. This image seemed fitting.
Tinneke van Bergen
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Jo Scott Art – 2
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Friday 9-11-2026
Dr. Amber Rose – @beevenomtherapyforever on Substack
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The Ugly American was at the gym this morning – the Thai man having let him in again. I started on the treadmill, but started having bad gas pains. I got dizzy and almost fainted in the bathroom. Brian called a Grab to take us home, since it was obvious I wouldn’t be able to walk. I told Brian I would skip breakfast, and he texted my massage ladies that I was sick and wouldn’t be there today. We got me settled and I slept another hour and a half. We’re going to change up my morning routine so that I get electrolytes first thing in the morning, rather than after breakfast. Hopefully, that will help. I feel fine now.
I went to the cafe to get out of my housekeeper’s way. I had a productive day there, finishing several sketches –
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My housekeeper came and my condo is spotless now. She was sick last week, so it had been two weeks. She gave everything a good scrubbing. Yea!!!!
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Moringa Stems
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The Art of Sheila Dion – 2
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Stunning Stained Glass – 2
Giulia Gemmellaro
Happy Pixyls
Maria Nelsy
Morslounder
Yasna Moreno
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Thursday 9-10-2026
Dr. Amber Rose – @beevenomtherapyforever on Substack
I think this is amazing. I love the message AND I LOVE the lady in the photo. What a joy she is!
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The Ugly American (UA) is definitely messing with me. He was at the door of the gym this morning, being let in by the Thai guy. They shook hands as Brian was using his QR code to open the door. UGH. AND, not only that, he came and got onto the treadmill right next to mine again. I am trying to redouble my efforts to tune him out. I don’t like it when I have to hold onto the handle bars of the treadmill because I’m trying so hard NOT to pay attention to him…
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I just published an article on Substack called. “Dealing with Dementia in a Loved One – This is not about me.”
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These are the sketches I finished yesterday –
Harvey’s birthday isn’t until November, but I got the idea of a pineapple upside down cake in my head and decided to go ahead and get his birthday painting on paper. I’ll tear it out of my sketchbook and put it in my flattening area under books until it’s time to take it.
This is the painting I’m taking for Harvey’s Happy Wall Saturday. We made this decoration out of sheet metal for our mailbox in AR. Harvey was proud of it because it was all cut out, rather than a picture, and he used actual rod for the Roadrunner’s legs.
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I’ve been getting ready for my housekeeper to come tomorrow, doing what is required plus I’ve also gone through a few areas to clean up and reorganize. I’m happy to tell you that I’m definitely starting to feel a difference in my energy level since lowering my thyroid dosage. We’re still waiting to hear from my doctor, because we lowered the dosage significantly, but not as much as everything we’ve read suggests is right for my 44 pound weight loss since I came to Thailand. I’m hoping she will okay a dosage significantly lower than the one I’m taking now. It’s good not to feel so whipped out. I’m going to get ready to go to the cafe soon.
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This image is particularly for Donna, as she has an active interest in the progress on this wonderfully colorful guy. He’s coming along extremely slowly, but there IS progress…
Nina Addis
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JuSie Art – 5
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Funny Animal Photos
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Wednesday 9-9-2026
Nanea Hoffman – Sweatpants and Coffee
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I’m having a happy morning. The street crew did something quieter last night, so I had a good night’s sleep. The Ugly American didn’t show up at the gym – though his ghost was there, making me work out mentally what I might say to him if he DID show up – like “Are you visiting? How long is your stay?” – I actually had a good session, feeling stronger than I have been. Brian and I had a beautiful breakfast together. I got confirmation from our insurance that they ARE covering the last hospital stay for Harvey, reimbursing Brian for his payments.
The sun is shining. I had my windows open and the breezes blowing for a while until it felt too warm. I have my wash out on the balcony and it should be dry before I leave my place this afternoon.
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I’m base painting my sketches from yesterday so I can work on the details when I go to the cafe this afternoon. I have two of the three ready to go so far. I have some ideas for new sketches I’m excited to try.
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Paula Siegert
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Jo Scott Art
James
Walter
Rosie
Artist Jo Scott – Commissions will close September 18th!
@JoScottArtist on Substack – Jo Scott’s Postcards
Jo Scott
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Tuesday 9-8-2026
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Here are my latest sketches –
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Today’s visit with Harvey was another challenging one. There were some good things, but some things stood out for me – he still thought I was his mom, so I told him that was wrong and asked him what my name was. He was able to tell me. He then told me that he had consummated his marriage to “wife #5”. He said he wanted to go to school to become a backhoe operator, telling us where the school was. (He named an area of Tulsa, OK.) He then said he wanted to take the pictures on his Happy Wall down so that he could put them up in the shop (This was in Greenwood, AR). He kept insisting he wanted to get out of bed and stand up. He is not able to do this, but he IS able to scoot over and fall out of the bed onto the floor. We put the rails up to full height, teeing him off, but we know he isn’t able to manage to change the railing positions. We also warned his nurse that he was trying to do that.
I came out of it depressed. I went in with my head on straight, but him greeting me as ‘momma’ blew that up. I HAVE to get so that doesn’t bother me. It doesn’t matter WHO came to see him, just that SOMEONE loves him and has come to visit and hopefully brighten his day. I spent a couple of hours at the cafe sketching, and that helped a lot.
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I’m hoping the street crew has something less noisy on their agenda for tonight. Last night about 11:00 they woke me dragging some heavy stuff into position. The heavy things were screaking and squawking really loudly. I was finally fully awake by the time they stopped. It would be good if I can get a good night’s sleep tonight.
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Anna S.
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Stunning Stained Glass
Viz AI
DigitalDreamscapes
Displate
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Monday 9-7-2026
American Greetings
I’m hoping you’re enjoying a really nice Labor Day weekend with friends and family. I remember last cookouts at our family swimming club. The pool would already be closed, usually closing the last of May, and school would have already started in Arkansas. A last hurrah for summer for kids, happy relief for parents, delicious smells coming from the cooker, last games of ping pong – happy times.
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I did the base painting on two sketches and 4 thank you cards this morning. I’ll take these to the cafe later to add details, and then start others. It’s supposed to be rainy this afternoon, so I’ll try get there between rain showers.
The only thing on my list today is taking my clothes to the laundry. I’ll do that later this morning. I’ll do yoga stretches before the cafe.
Mr. Ugly was back today, ringing the doorbell imperiously again. Our nice Thai guy let him in while Brian and I continued with what we were doing. It was the last 5 minutes of my session, so I wasn’t affected unduly, except for gnashing my teeth a bit.
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I wrote an article for Substack yesterday on what Brian and I are learning about how to handle it when a loved one has a debilitating stroke, leaving them bedridden and helpless. There is lots of advice out there, but it just confused me. I tried to cut through that and tell people what has worked for us in our continuing efforts. If the link above doesn’t work for you, here is another one.
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primewomen.com
I’ve had a weird difficulty lately. I have pierced ears and one of my lobes got tender. I left my earrings out to let my ears rest. When the lobe was no longer tender, I couldn’t get my regular earrings in! I haven’t ever had that problem before. I tried different TYPES of earrings, thinking that would help. Nope. I couldn’t get ANY style in. I’ve been trying each morning for about a week now. This morning with a LOT of effort, I finally got my pearl earrings with straight posts to go in. I’m sitting here in relief now. I have no clue why I’ve had the problem, but I’m hoping that after wearing these earrings today, I’ll be back to normal…
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Epiq
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Mugs I Like – Pinterest Collection – 4
From the collection of unfinished clay mugs collection by Pinterest
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One Niman Shopping Mall – Chiang Mai
One Niman is my favorite organized mall. It’s outdoors. Instead of large ‘flagship anchor stores’ this is a group of small, independent shops. There is something for everyone here. They have live music shows, usually on the weekends. There are clinics, barbers and salons, spas, street food, a hotel, a convention center, restaurants, pharmacies, bars, fitness places, pilates classes, arts and crafts, art galleries and more. There are 5 floors. We have been twice and I’ve just gotten started.
The whole feel of the place is like you have traveled to Europe. The architecture, layout of things, decorative touches, all speak of old world, luxury, grandeur.
There is activity everywhere. They have ‘theme’ nights – like all things Japanese, for example.
These are the food markets.
I find this place fascinating and plan to keep going back over and over until I at least see everything once. I love it!
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Sunday 9-6-2026
Dr. Amber Rose – @beevenomtherapyforever on Substack
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I’ll have a quiet day today. I’ve been to the gym (no Ugly American), eaten breakfast with Brian, and actually fell asleep for a bit stretched out on my couch after getting my wash out on the balcony and things straightened up.
Today would have been my dad’s birthday. It’s to the point that it’s pretty silly to talk about how old he would have been. Suffice to say he loved the fact he was born on Labor Day – thinking that was quite appropriate – and that I’m doing what he asked, remembering him laughing. I was lucky to share his life.
I saw an ingenious method of giving support to a tree in a large pot this morning. I stopped and took pictures of it, hoping I can draw it so you can see it, too.
I’m going to try to write an article for Substack today, on ways Brian and I have found for dealing with stroke. I’ll also write my regular blog posts, of course, because I love doing that so much. I’m planning on trying to describe my favorite mall in Chiang Mai today.
I’m probably the last one in the world to discover him, but I really like a country singer who is new to me – Riley Green. He writes most, if not all, of his songs. I love his voice and his collaborations with others. The more I read, the more I find to like. He seems to be real, loving his roots, his family, and more.
I already showed you the sketches I finished yesterday. I only have new one started, of a frog sitting in a cup, so I’m planning to do a bunch of sketches today, including the tree support, if I can.
I hope that the heat in the U.S. will ease off very soon. The excessive heat has gone on for way too long and it’s time to start embracing the fall.
Annette Tomplait
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The Art of Nicki Youngsma – 2
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Saturday 9-5-2026
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My gym time was pretty good because Ugly American guy wasn’t there. I expected him to come in at any time, though, so I was still distracted. I really need to learn to control my concentration better.
Our visit to see Harvey this morning hurt. He was comfortable, but he thought I was his mother, greeting me with, “Hi, Mommie,” and when I told him I loved him before leaving, he said, “You’re a good momma.” In between, he had decided he wanted to get out of bed, so kept trying to swing his legs around, was demanding clothes and shoes, threatening to kick out the side rails of his bed, etc. Not one of our better visits. I try to just go where he is and roll with it, but I didn’t do a very good job today.
I had a really good time at the cafe today, and I really needed it, to dive into my drawing and leave any concerns behind for a while. The nice man who had insisted I take his seat in “my spot” the other day showed up toward the end of my time there. I asked him if he had a minute. I thanked him again for what he did, saying how kind he was, and I told him I had made him a thank you card and gave it to him. He looked at it for a second, looked up and said, “You just made my day.” We wished each other a happy day.
These are the sketches I finished today.
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I had a text from Heidi. She’s in Canada visiting her daughter. It was wonderful to hear from her. I almost feel as if I’m traveling with her!
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Khadija Ali
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The Art of Christine Atkinson – 2
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Friday 9-4-2026
LindenShieldARTs.bsky.social
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Today is a different Friday than we normally have.
Brian and I went to the gym, as usual, and guess what! – Ugly American was there in all his glory. I’m not sure how he got in today, but he said “Good Morning” to us, which we ignored as we entered. He proceeded to go to the back, making lots of noise with the heavy equipment. Then the walking up and down behind me and loud talking on the phone started up again.
I definitely need to work on my character-building. I was so busy trying to ignore him that it had the opposite effect. I found myself straining to listen each time he passed to hear if he were speaking English or not. I couldn’t hear him but Brian told me later it was, in fact, English. Then I was mentally seeing news signs about “old American lady arrested for assault at a local gym, the victim sporting teeth marks on his calf that match the teeth in the old woman’s mouth….”
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When we got back, my favorite cleaning lady met us in the lobby with a big bag of gorgeous bananas. Apparently, she has a banana tree and grows her own! We each had one as part of our breakfast this morning and they were delicious!
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Brian got a text from Khun Bpaum, our housekeeper, this morning saying that she was sick and so wouldn’t be here today.
I went to my massage as usual. Khun Weaw was back and I got a really nice massage. I am very, very lucky that both ladies there are so good and willing to give me massages.
Brian texted me soon after I got back to my place from that, asking if I wanted him to bring a “Sanak” as he calls it. Sanak (सनक) most commonly means a sudden whim, craze, obsession, or a fit of madness in Hindi and Urdu. As if he really needed to ask… We shared a really decadent treat and then had a glass of lemonade. Whoopeee!
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I will be heading to the cafe soon to enjoy some sketching.
These are my latest sketches.
An amazing thing happened at the cafe yesterday. I walked in and a young man was sitting at the front. I turned and started toward the back. He stopped me, stood up and said, “I’m in your spot.” I laughed and told him that it wasn’t ‘my spot,’ and that I could be comfortable at the back. He said, “No. I’ve seen you drawing before and you need the light. I’ll move somewhere else.” He insisted, and moved to a spot in the outside area. Can you believe that?
Heidi came and we had the nicest visit. I feel as if we could talk for hours and never run out of things to talk about. When she left, she was going first to Canada, then to the States, and finally to India. I’m in awe of her calmness telling me of her plans to see family. She is planning to be back here in the spring, so that gives us both something to look forward to. Meanwhile, we can keep up with each other via email and chat, and maybe even carrier pigeon… :0)
After she left, I finished the sketches above.
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Sue Elliott
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The Art of Nicki Youngsma
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