Archives for January 2019

Today was good . . .

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Today’s Sunshine:

“Today was good. Today was fun.
Tomorrow is another one.”
Dr. Seuss

I want cookies. Any kind as long as they are not healthy. I’m not very fond of healthy cookies. This may be why my doctor said to go on the Mediterranean Diet. I do not know if that is at all doable with my mindset.

Today I took another plunge and ordered ten acrylic displays for my books. They had to be custom made as I could not find ones that fit. I looked, and looked and looked. Sigh. Hopefully once they are made they will look so nice that when I go on the hunt for new stores to carry my books they will say, “Yes!”

That is my hope.

Just realized this never got sent out! So we skip a day and put it out the next day. Life goes on. 🙂

Today’s Three Sunshine (Gratitude) Moments:
1. Blue sky
2. Quiet day
3. Some work accomplished. Not a lot. But some.

Buddy Time

Well obviously our kitchen will not pass an FDA kitchen inspection – as both Andre and Pudge think they should have as much right to be there as anyone else!

Sunshine Puzzles

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99 Meet Me at the Mailbox~ ASkinner

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If I can say I had fun

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Today’s Sunshine:

“At the end of the day, if I can say,
I had fun, it was a good day.”
Simone Biles

Yesterday I read this quote by a pastor somewhere and it was basically this, “Anyone who can say they slept between sheets is a rich person.” I wish I had noted who the pastor was but anyway for me – it puts everything in perspective.

I mean obviously I am rich!

I’ve already arrived.

What am I stewing about? Why am I worrying and fretting about getting rid of 1400 tee shirts and selling books? Even if I don’t sell another single one by golly I am so much more well off than most of the people on the planet. Geesh. Not only do I sleep between sheets they are fuzzy, flannel ones that are deliciously cozy.

My brother Roy is always saying someone has to hit him on the head with a big stick for him to figure something out – and that’s me. Sometimes the stick is in the form of a mental big stick composed of words – but still very effective.

Of course I am still going to “play” with selling the books and t-shirts – because for me it is fun. Thinking, planning, (a little grumbling) but it’s rather exciting fun. Right now I am taking a course on Pinterest for Business. It is very good. I actually took this course years ago but I need a refresher so I’m doing that.

Today’s Three Sunshine (Gratitude) Moments:

1. Enchiladas for dinner. Making em. Think they will be good.
2. Reading a new Alexander McCall Smith book. Fun!
3. We found a new bakery to try out. Today we just went inside to look but we will definitely try soon.

Buddy Time

Took this picture a few weeks ago – but he was in this same exact position and look this morning so I figure it is still current.

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70 Tabby cuteness

99 Whales in the moonlight

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Dreams can come true

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Today’s Sunshine:

“All our dreams can come true,

if we have the courage to pursue them.”

C. A. Bartol

Well – dreams sometimes come true with a little bit of swearing now and then. Just to make them happen.

I’m not really swearing, swearing – just thinking about it very strongly. WordPress has upgraded the stupid program. Growl. Hiss. Curse you Red Baron . . .

Nothing looks the same, acts the same, responds the same. No, we are not having fun, but thanks for asking.

Today’s Three Sunshine (Gratitude) Moments:

1. Jon making dinner. (I know this is a often used gratitude moment but some things bear repeating.

2. Nice trip yesterday to Albany, Oregon to see my sister and her family. I decided to add the Oregon part since Albany, New York is more known and is the place she used to live.

3. We found a new bakery to try out. Today we just went inside to look but we will definitely try soon.

Buddy Time

This is one of a thousand Buddy poses on our bed. It’s at times like these we call him our, “Happy Cat.”

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Gentleness

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Today’s Sunshine:

“Gentleness and kindness
will make our homes a paradise upon earth.
C. A. Bartol

I had to practice gentleness and kindness today with Buddy. He sabotaged my vacuum cleaner. Sneakily. Underhandedly. And very effectively.

You see he found a bobbin full of black thread that I must of dropped in the closet putting some of my sewing things away. He thought this bobbin made a nice hockey puck.

I was sitting at my desk a while back and I heard this funny noise. I looked around and there being slapped across the floor was the bobbin. I saw some of the thread was starting to come out so I decided I had to end play time. I picked up the bobbin and put it in a basket that was sitting on the floor.

Buddy lost interest and I went back to work. All was well until it came time for vacuuming. Somehow, the black thread had a dangled thread I didn’t see. I come tootling along with the vacuum cleaner until all of a sudden there was a huge noise. Like the whole thing was falling apart. Like it had been hit with a meteorite or something.

Turned off the machine. Unplugged it and took a look.

There it was, yards and yards of black thread all wrapped around tight and snug on the rotating brush. Enough to stop the machine cold.

Thanks Buddy.

Today’s Three Sunshine (Gratitude) Moments:
1. Playing solitaire on my Kindle. It’s not just for reading of course!
2. Surviving M&M withdrawals.
3. Housework done.

Buddy Time

A couple of days ago, Kathyrn left me a comment to include some pictures of Bud, Andre and Pudge. I have decided that it would be fun to include a pic of them now and again though mostly they will be of Buddy – just because he is funny.

I love Andre and Pudge but they seem to always look much the same whatever they do. In this picture Jon had just turned from patting Buddy and Andre wanted some pats too. Why not?

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Today’s Guest puzzle is a bit challenging. Not only are there 150 pieces but some of the pieces are rotated. In order to rotate them you have to click and select the piece and then right click it till it turns the correct way. I thought these kind of puzzles were way too challenging for me – but I loved this picture so much I thought I would just try it. And lo and behold I actually finished it. Took a couple of days . . .

42 Kitten cuteness

150 Amy Rosenberg ‘Welcome Mat Kittens’

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