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Thing of Beauty 7-19-2024

This may not look like much to YOU, but to ME it’s a “thing-of-beauty” and “a-joy-forever.” This corner of my foyer is empty for the first time in almost a year. This is the corner behind the front door to our house that is the storage place for donations to go to Veteran’s Thrift Store and our local public library.

Until yesterday, it was filled with two large paper grocery sacks of books plus three large trash bags of clothes. On Thursday we donated the clothes in Fort Smith while we were there for our teeth cleanings. Yesterday while my husband had a haircut, I took the sacks of books to the library for donation for their next community sale.

I also took some paperwork for the nice lady at my lawyer’s office to fax for me. She was really nice and didn’t even charge me – a nice surprise.

It will be really nice for a while, at least, not to have to move 5 sacks/bags in order to vacuum. HOORAY!

Today I’m hoping to start two more wood-burning pieces in my art room. I have an idea for a present for a good friend, plus another idea for a gift sign. I’m having such a good time learning what I can do with the different tips. I’m challenged now – rather than intimidated – so I can thoroughly enjoy myself. :0)

No errands today, so hopefully a quiet one. Ahhhhhhh!

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Thursday 1-11-2024

Hakan Kapucu – @1hakankapucu On X

Isn’t he beautiful?

We’re having a quiet day today. I’m hoping to spend time in my art room, playing with my wood burning stuff. I bought two light wood stains and some varnish yesterday in preparation for trying more tips and techniques. Because I have a stubborn streak, I’m sticking to doing things by hand, rather than the laser art I’m seeing on Etsy. There are people offering all kinds of really nice stuff – personalized photos in wood for example – but I’ve always been drawn to things that are handmade, one at a time, each one different.

We’re having a beautiful morning and a really nice day so far. I say, “so far” because the weather folks are telling us all this beauty will end this evening. We’re in for everything, including flying hairballs, starting tonight into tomorrow, with pipe-bursting temperatures following possible severe weather…. Oh, GREAT.

Before I allow myself to play in my art room, my ‘have-to’s are bill paying and checkbook balancing, plus filing and clearing off my desk. Hopefully, I can get that done this morning. Exciting plans, huh. :0)

I wish you a really nice day, and the hope that the weather people’s scary predictions will prove untrue, and that we can just relax.

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