Palmer Lake

#&%* Squirrel

The squirrel (or the whole family) has decided to take dead sunflowers and have a picnic.

ON THE PICNIC TABLE!!

And I had to run like a crazy lady twice to get a squirrel off of a standing, living sunflower before it snapped.

Really?!?

Book: Potato Peel Pie?

The title is really The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society but that seemed a bit long for my post.

I was returning Snow Falling on Cedars and the librarian recommended this book for me to read. It takes place on an island in the English Channel almost immediately after World War II.

The islanders had been under German occupation and in order to cover up an illegal pig roast dinner after hours concocted the literary society, and it stuck. The society members would meet during the war to discuss books and try to forget about their occupation, loss of loved ones, children that had been sent to farming communities in England for the war, and the hardships that everyone endured.

With just enough romance, drama, and historical facts I enjoyed the book as not one of war stories, but of the stories that happened when the war wasn't happening. It is written in the form of letters between characters and was refreshingly different!

100 Posts

I like milestones. So here is 100 posts in about 1/2 a year.

Why do I blog?

I liked the idea back in January and 99 posts later I seem to be liking it, but why?

• It helps me 'collect memories' in a similar way that scrapbooking does, but since I haven't scrapbooked for *cough* 3 years, sharing is hear instead
• I can easily integrate other tech. stuff like pictures or youtube into what I'm thinking about
• Blogging has forced me to learn about something new.
• Share with friends and family that might not otherwise see garage sale finds or food cooked.
• I may be able to use my new blog skills for work realated-future blog.
• It keeps me thinking

To any readers out there...if you read this...why do you read my blog?

6:42 seconds later...ahhhh

This makes me want to wake up six minutes and forty-two seconds earlier each morning to meditate, pray, and someday do a few yoga poses to.

I like that it has a strong enough beat to keep me focused but not such a predictable pattern as to lull me into a senseless stare at the wall. This is going to be a FAVORITE youtube channel!



Footnote: I miss doing yoga since I can't even lift anything with my left arm at the moment, I doubt downface dog, plank, cat and cow stretching, and a plethora of other yoga poses are in my future.

Maybe I should just work on balance. That might have helped prevent unfortunate bike/left turn accidents.

Garage Sale Delight

This weekend a neighborhood had a big garage sale and I went with my mom. We got several baby outfits for the mystery-gender baby that already has lots of clothes and some other general items.

Pictured above:

Polar Bear PJs - .50
Bunch o'magnets - .25
Pink nylon strin - .25
teal layered necklace - .25
bead layered necklace - free

Nothing that was amazing came along, but I am pretty excited about the free necklace. I asked the lady if it was supposed to be in the free box. She said, " Yah, I can't get it untangled and gave up."

4 minutes later in the car - great "purchase"

I hope the Colorado polar bear baby stay's warm!

Glorious Blooms!

As I mentioned here, the Easter Lillies bloomed!