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TGIF | 7.27.2018

Thinking: Here it is, the end of July. Where does the time go? Just  yesterday or so it seems - Chris was born...and now he's 4 years old, getting ready for preK...new glasses and all. He has a "lazy eye" and the glasses will help strengthen that  muscle. Here he is with Mom, this morning...

Grateful : Elias, also with mom, is  8 months today! Dolly's taking a "selfie" while holding him ... fixing Chris' breakfast ... and texting with me.

Inspired  Fun! : Today was the last gathering for the summer Journal Club session. We had a party! Each of us brought ice-cream along with our journal and pens to the online session (we use Zoom). The ice cream I had was sooo good...I had to take it downstairs and return to the freezer or else  I think I'd have eaten the entire pint. I got it from Whole Foods. Yummy!

Enjoy your weekend...and treat yourself to something yummy, too!

Cheers~

TGIF...27 October 2017

 

 

(poster from IKEA)

Thinking: I have spent the day doing more sorting and organizing  and reorganizing and throwing stuff away. It seems that the more I do, the more there is to do! Will it ever end? Rhetorical question 'cause yes, indeed it will at some point in time, in my life. I'm eager to read the book The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning; besides the excellent reviews given by Bonny and Kat, The Washington Post did also.. January 2 can't get here soon  enough! Otherwise, I'm not anxious to hurry the season along...my aim is to enjoy it, every day. No pressure, no rushing around, no crowds, tho' I must admit I always loved to shop on Christmas Eve Day...was just fun being out and among the crowd - of course, this is when I was a child and everything added up to m-a-g-i-c...

Grateful: Brrr - a really chilly start today: 46 degrees with a high of 67; sunny tho.' Glad the furnace works and that Tuesday's annual service call was just in time. The week has been productive and relaxing, punctuated with gathering of friends, a nice "haul" from IKEA and a  fun visit with niece Chris as we worked on her costume.

Inspired: Book of Joy by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. I just began Wed and I am entranced...Log Cabin Knitting by MDK; meant to call my LYS to see if they have it...perhaps I'll remember to do so tomorrow...despite the fact I wrote "Call AAY...," I didn't refer to my notes... absorbed in sorting and organizing  and reorganizing and throwing stuff away ...

Fun:  Looking forward to seeing Chris' finished Halloween costume and spending Sunday with my FriendStitching pals - we celebrate Margaret's birthday and that's always fun. I just realized that we have three birthday celebrations in a row: Sept, Oct and Nov...Life is funny, that way, isn't it? 

Thanks to Kym for the TGIF inspiration for today's post. Enjoy the weekend.

Cheers~

wordless wednesday | 23...

Wordless? Well, almost. I couldn't resist taking this 'Selfie' of me on my walk this Sunday past. One never knows what one will find…

Have you found any unexpected treasures while out on a recent walk?

Cheers~

QWERTY...

I am one of those people who really never learned the QWERTY keyboard. I basically have my own hunt-n-peck system. At the beginning of summer of 1959, I was 16 years old, in between my junior and senior years in high school. I had two items on my summer agenda: 1- Attend tennis camp and 2-Take a typing class.

The first weekend of summer vacation, I discovered a lump in my breast, was sent immediately to the hospital, had the lump removed - it was benign. Unfortunately, I missed the beginning of the typing class and was told by the doctor that I could.not. play tennis. Bummer! Over the years, I just wasn't able (or didn't, more than likely) to make time in my busy schedule, ahem, to learn typing. To date, I get by with my own system; serves me quite well, thank you, very much!

Last week I stumbled across this new app, HanxWriter, created by Tom Hanks of all people! It is more fun with the best sound effects and  is only available for the iPad. I've been playing with the free version but I think I'll upgrade - who knows what other surprises are in store? This is a great review, FYI, of the app's features.

So, now it's time for me to return to my new typewriter and get busy with those memoirs. Lots of stories left to tell!

To be continued...

And so, how are your typing skills? If you try the app, I'd love to know what you find fun about it.

Cheers~

five weekends...

 

This month there are 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. 

So, on the eve of the second of 5 weekends in August, in 2014 , I ask: how are you going to spend this and the next three? On my agenda this weekend: 

• continue piecing the Brown Bear quilt
• stitch a Flower Garden block or two
• read a book or several
• buy a new microwave oven - hopefully
• do a little bit of this and a whole lot of nothing

Whatever you do, I hope you have a bang up weekend, week and rest of the month! Enjoy! Live well! Be Happy!

Cheers~