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Happy Wednesday 8-23-2023

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According to the experts, we’re supposed to finally be out from under the ‘excessive heat warnings’ by Sunday night or Monday morning of next week. I’m ready.

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Yesterday I had fun in my art room doing a bunch of ‘name’ signs on small canvas boards, using bleeding tissue paper, white crayon, and then squeeze white paint. I should finish them today, and then I’ll post pictures.

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I’ve been reading a bunch of books on my Kindle for the past few weeks. The only one I read that’s a keeper is

The Last Flight of the Starleap by Simon Panneton.

I end up reading a book every day or so, most of them completely forgettable, but they do divert me from all the stuff going on in the world.

I’m really happy that I can maintain what is left of my sanity because

  • I have my Kindle (I’m using the Kindle Unlimited Plan, and will soon start paying a monthly charge for it);
  • I can play in my art room, losing myself in an attempt to see what I can come up with using all my ‘goodies’;
  • I can watch YouTube and listen to really talented people singing;
  • can work in my garden (if we’re not under a warning); and
  • write this blog, looking for things I think are wonderful to share.

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I hope that you’re staying above the fray, safe and well, and that this Wednesday brings you some fun and joy.

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Quiet Monday 8-14-2023

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I had fun in my art room yesterday. I’m doing one part of the Christmas cards at a time, then letting them dry. I’m trying to make stylized Christmas wreaths using a multi-media approach, and I’m having a blast using different media and experimenting with different techniques. There is a definite freedom know that if they’re a disaster (as the first ones were) there is a place waiting in the trash can and I can start again. :0)

I got the masking tape on one of the glasses yesterday. I’m trying to get up the courage to try the liquid etching system. I’ve never done this before, so I’m working VERY slowly, reading the directions over and over before actually taking the plunge. Maybe I’ll work myself up to try the first one today. If not, I can do more of the masking tape stage on the other glasses.

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Exciting things for the day include gathering the trash, driving it down to the bottom of the driveway, getting our mail. Be still, my heart.

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“The Last Flight of the StarLeap” by Simon Panneton

I’m having real trouble getting much done since I found this book. This is the first book by Simon Panneton. “Follow (12-year-old) Ellie as she joins a ghost on a swashbuckling, against-all-odds (sci-fi) adventure to reunite long-lost lovers.”

This is not my normal reading choice, but I’m finding it hard to put down. Ellie has my heart. She’s an orphan who has essentially shut down emotionally. Sharing her life as she opens up, surprising herself as much as everyone else how courageous she is in tackling whatever is in the way of her goals, opening her heart as she goes, is a thrilling experience.

I’ve finished about 2/3 of the book and am TRYING not to simply sit in my chair and read until I find out how her story ends…

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