Happy Sunday!

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I just treated myself to watching bloopers from The Carol Burnett Show on YouTube. I just happened upon them and now I’m exhausted from laughing. My husband came in from the living room to find out why I was laughing so hard.

Tim Conway was a truly gifted man. His sense of humor was wonderful, of course, but his timing – adding layer on layer – was genius. He and Jonathan Winters were right on my wave length, having the same kind of humor – a combination of funny situation, words, and using their body to enhance the picture. They made me laugh so hard my stomach hurt. The only other person who can do that to me is our son. He will get on a tear, see me laugh, and just build it and build it until I’m begging him to stop. He doesn’t, of course, until he’s good and ready. :0)

So, still feeling exhausted, I’m still smiling as I type. What a wonderful way to start a day!

My next out-in-the-yard project is weed whacking an area where my husband can’t get the riding mower. It’s behind our shop and beside my garden. I don’t think I’m exaggerating to say the ‘grass’ is about my waist high right now. Because of our weird weather this summer and my general laziness, I’ve basically ignored it. Now that I have my garden boxes cleaned out and covered with tarps, it’s time to turn my attention to this. This is an area where I keep the trash cans that hold the materials I combine to create Mel’s Mix for my garden boxes. I store tools and the used cement mixer we bought to mix the materials. There is also a 250 gallon propane tank that provides fuel to the shop. The weather people have said that it will be cooler today (only 80s) with lower humidity. Of course, they lied when they said that yesterday, so I’m learning to take what they say with a grain of salt. I’ll go out in awhile and see what I can get accomplished.

I’ll check our two brick planters on the side of the house to see if, by chance, we have more ripe tomatoes, but I would be surprised if we do. I think our tomatoes are finished for the season.

In my art room, I’m still trying techniques to create art using a technique called, “Acrylic Pour.” So far, I’m bombing out, but I saw another technique yesterday I would like to try. I’m having a good time creating messes. :0)

In our shop, I’m refurbishing a dragonfly that lives on the side of our house and also starting work on some things I’m making as Christmas presents for my friends. They will take awhile, having many steps, so I’m doing a bit at a time, starting early.

I hope you’re having a laugh-filled Sunday, too.

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Matt Dixon Robot Art 3

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Hopscotch
LoaD
Lullaby
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Matt Dixon – illustrator, games industry – “Transmissions” – Robot Art – mattdixon.co.uk

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A Quiet Place

We may be the last people on the planet to see this movie, but we watched it last night, absolutely loved it, and highly recommend it. We have ordered “A Quiet Place II” now.

The plot revolves around a father (Krasinski) and a mother (Emily Blunt) who struggle to survive and raise their children (Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe) in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by blind monsters with an acute sense of hearing.

I don’t like horror movies. This one was intelligent, scary, and grabbed me from the first minute. The acting was superb.

If, by some reason you haven’t seen it, I suggest you put it on your list.

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FINISHED Outside Today!

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I’m sitting in the a/c under my ceiling fan glugging a bottle of water as I type this. BOY! The weather people are either nuts or lied. They SAID it would be cooler today – high only in the 80s and less humid. I’m heading up for a shower as soon as I finish this. If a weather person were here, I would bite him or her in the leg.

I decided, because of the weather report, I would grit my teeth and get a tarp on each of the six raised bed square foot planters today. Once you get started out there, you feel obligated to finish.

I didn’t find any sign of ants in the planters (thank you, EIGHT), but I DID have a bunch of them in the trash can where I stored the tarps and the bungie cords. I don’t THINK I got bitten/stung, but I hosed down the trash can and put it upside down on the ground to try to get rids of the ants and other bugs. (I may have spoken too soon. I just slapped an ANT crawling down my arm!)

It’s good that I finished this today. I can put it behind me, anticipating my next garden and dreaming of what I will plant.

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Good Thing They Posted a Sign

Email from a dear friend.

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The Joy of a Horse

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Never Too Many Dogs

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Corrugated Iron Art 2

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Bouncing Ball

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My weight is like a bouncing ball lately. It’s making me a bit hostile some days. Other days I just keep on keepin’ on.

The amount is 2 lbs. I keep flirting with my 30-pounds-off level. I WANT to get PAST this and on to lower numbers, but it isn’t happening yet.

I’m trying to watch my salt now, but I did add some when we enjoyed the last ripe tomatoes we picked off the vine the past couple of days. That may be it. If so – so be it. I refuse to give up the joy of ripe tomatoes with salt. Our tomatoes are almost gone for the season now, so that will get solved by itself.

In my part of the country, we have a saying, “If you hold your mouth right…” whatever you’re hoping for might happen – or not – depending on the circumstance and the wish.

So – picture me ‘holding my mouth right’ as I try to get past this yo-yo-period.

Solid Starts

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Be Someone

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Fancy Felines

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Animal Friends 3

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Happy Acorns

Acorn Art – Petr Václavek – Dubanci.cz

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The Elimination Diet

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Corrugated Iron Art

Billy Goat
Sheep Family
Iron Piglet
Kiwi Blades Sculpture

Corrugated Iron Art – artbythesea.co.nz

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Rock Painting 3

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Sculpture To Die For

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Thoughts on a Wednesday 8-11-2021

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Isn’t this guy beautiful? – and the photograph is awe-inspiring.

We don’t have any outside errands today, so we’ll get our mail later and consider it done. :0)

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As soon as I finish this, I’m going to fill up my two-gallon spray container with EIGHT and go out to the garden to spray it in the garden boxes, murdering any bugs there. (I’m still having to treat the ONE sting/bite a fire ant gave me the other day, though my arm is finally not swollen anymore). If the heat is not yet lethal (it’s supposed to FEEL LIKE 110 this afternoon) I’ll fill my other container with KillzAll and spray the boxes for weed roots I missed while cleaning out the boxes. Fingers crossed.

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I had an idea of what I would like to make for my friends for Christmas this year! I ordered some things and received them a couple of days ago. I started work on them yesterday in the shop and will turn on the a/c while I’m out spraying so I can continue working today on them – plus a dragonfly I’m refurbishing.

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We’re getting to the very last of the tomatoes now. We were delighted to find these yesterday right before dark.

Have a great Wednesday.

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Obvious (I HOPE!) Signs 2

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Creative Quilts

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Delicious Driftwood Art by James Doran Webb

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Indian Hills Pun Fix

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Dragons

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Will Kurtz Paper Art 5

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Keepin’ on “Keepin’ On”

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I’m keepin’ on keepin’ on regarding my efforts to lose the lard. My old body is stubborn, but I’m eating right, exercising, either going by my routine or working outside in the garden. I’m trying to drink all the water. My efforts vary, but yesterday was a 4-bottle day. Nothing exciting to report, but efforts continue.

This is my square foot garden. I finished the weeding of the six 4’x4′ foxes. The next step is to spray the soil alternative with EIGHT to kill the bugs and KILLzAll to take care of any weed roots I missed. Finally, I’ll cover the boxes with tarps to stay until the next planting time. The heat index today and tomorrow are supposed to be around 110 F., so I’ll do what I can in the mornings and then wait until the next day.

The onions are drying now. The sun, wind, and any rain will work together so I can put them in mesh bags and hang them on hooks in the pantry soon. I’ll check when we get back from doing errands to see if we have any ripe tomatoes to gather.

Not sure what the rest of the day will hold. As usual, I would appreciate a quiet day.

Have a wonderful Tuesday.

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Obvious Signs (I HOPE!)

Sent to me by a dear friend.

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Iris Scott FingerPainting

4 Panels: Stormy, Splendor, Dragon, and Ember
After the Snow Fell
Batman
Blue Lagoon

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Beary Artful

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Animal SnapChats

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Aging With Fun

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ONE Ant

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I’m resting a bit this morning from trying to clean up my square foot garden. I finished the weeding yesterday, but I haven’t done the final spraying (one for bugs and another for any weed roots I missed) or covered the boxes with tarps yet. ONE ant found me yesterday and bit/stung me on my left forearm, making it swell up like a toad. I treated it with Benadryl Ointment, one of my miracle drugs, so I just have one small white ‘bubble’ on my mildly swollen, slightly itchy, tender arm this morning. I have about an hour of work left to secure the garden. I will try to take some pics for to share with you later today.

We will pick up our order of some frozen meals from Real Food in Greenwood today. We are really lucky to have Real Food and Stu’s Clean Cookin’ both of which opened in Greenwood in the past year. The cooking styles are quite different, which gives us nice variety. Both provide good meals with reasonable portions, no preservatives, frozen into individual meals perfect for us. Interspersed are some splurges with Lean Cuisine or Healthy Choice, plus my own cooking separated and frozen into individual meals after our initial meal.

It is on my list to clean up my drafting table in my art room before I try any more experiments. The last acrylic pour I did spilled over onto the glass I use to protect the table. I’m HOPING I have enough ‘spills’ to try a 4th technique I saw on YouTube. :0)

I hope this Monday finds you healthy and happy.

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