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Thursday 7-2-2026

Tracy Chrest on Substack – @tracychrest989204

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My weather here is supposed to be quite rainy here today. (100% chance, according to my phone.) “Heavy rain warning. Rainy conditions will continue all day.”

Earthwise Windows

Nevertheless, it’s really nice now, so I have my windows open and am enjoying the breezes. Everything is getting aired out after having a long space when I’ve had to have everything closed, so my spirits are lifting as the breezes blow through. I’ll keep a watchful eye on things so I can leap up and close everything up, if needed.

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I received my new puzzle yesterday afternoon! Woo Hoo!

I’m just starting to try to put the border together. With the snafu on the previous puzzle order, it’s been a while since I got to work on a puzzle, so it’s good to be able to dive in again. I just love this chameleon!

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Here are my latest painted sketches –

I saw a plant whose leaves looked like elephant heads to me, so I did this sketch.

“Elephant plant” – MY name for it. I don’t know what the real name is.

This little guy is dressed up in his new cowboy gear.

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I’ll do water bottle exercises this afternoon. I’ll also practice my guitar chords (and croaking, aka singing), read some more of my book, see if I can get a start on my puzzle, and more.

Happy Day!

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Candy Vickers – Ingenious Umbrellas

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Wednesday 1-14-2026

“Sunlight through a leaf

Reveals the heart of nature

Interconnections”

Aj d’Wit (Audrey  @audjde.bsky.social

Audrey posts the most beautiful photos – like the one above – paired with her original poems – on BlueSky. I just love them! 😀

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Rose Apple – http://www.thai-best.com

“Rose apple in Thailand, known as Chompoo (ชมพู่), is a popular, crisp, watery, bell-shaped fruit with a mild, sweet, floral taste, eaten fresh with salt/sugar or in salads, and comes in green, red, or pink varieties, available almost year-round, distinct from Western apples in taste and texture but equally refreshing. “

We have enjoyed slices of this the past couple of days with our breakfast. It’s texture is softer than an apple and it’s sweeter. We had the red variety.

One of the things we have with a fruit is what “I” call a “breakfast burrito” – a tortilla filled with scrambled eggs, bacon and salad.

Breakfast of Champions!!! 😁

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I walked a mile at the gym, had breakfast, walked down the stairs (4 flights) between my son’s condo and mine, hung my laundry on the drying rack on my balcony, and am set to enjoy a quiet day smiling while choosing the activity I want to do next. Today is yoga stretches day. 💪🏻

“Find out where joy resides, and give it a voice far beyond singing. For to miss the joy is to miss all.” —Robert Louis Stevenson

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