Jul 18, 2012 |
It’s already Wednesday.
Wait. What?
It’s already Wednesday?!
This week has gone by far too fast for me. Dot’s now enrolled in college. College! I’ve got ten resumes out for review, and I’m considering signing up with LinkedIn.com and Kickstarter.com. [If any of you have advice regarding either of those sites, please… I’m all ears!] We had our second class of cake decorating, and Dot’s creation garnered her incredible attentions. I don’t often put photos up on my Facebook page unless they’re linked to posts. But Monday night I posted her cake, as well as wrote about it yesterday. I don’t have tons of followers on Facebook, but I was really impressed to see that Dot’s Cake is my most popular photo to date. Way to go, Kid! I’m one proud Momma!
Last week’s “What’s the Word?” Wednesday Blog Hop was my most popular to date. I love seeing the diversity of writings offered up around the Blogosphere. Would you like to be a part of it?
“What’s the Word?” Wednesdays is a link-up that allows other bloggers and readers to share whatever they want to talk about. Think of it as a virtual coffee date with some great friends. What’s going on in your world? Tell us all about it!
A few things to remember:
- Each week’s link-up is valid from Wednesday through the following Tuesday. So if you link a post today, you can still come back and link another post tomorrow! In fact, you can link up as many posts as you want.
- If you add a link, please put the badge on your post as well.
- Be sure to check out what others are posting, and even leave a few comments.
- You can now show your “likes” by voting for your favorite links.
So, c’mon. Join the conversation. After all, a great coffee date is one where everyone gets to chat, dontcha think?
Jul 11, 2012 |
This week’s theme for me seems to be
In the Middle.
or, possibly,
On a Teeter-Totter.
It’s already the middle of the week. In four more days it will be the middle of the month. We are closer to the end of the year than the beginning. Yikes!
While the local craft stores and Hallmark Movie Channel are celebrating Christmas in July, my town is in the middle of a scorching heat wave. We hit 105 in the shade today. Sure, people will tell you, “But it’s a dry heat…” as if that takes away some of the sting. Lemme tell ya, 105 is still 105.
My eggplant and green pepper plants can’t decide if they want to survive or not. My Sweet Broom plants are hanging on. Luckily, Fred the Tomato is thriving. It’s in shade more than the others… I’m thinking one more day of this, and the back patio will become my impromptu potted garden.
Dot went swimming over two weeks ago and ended up with Swimmer’s Ear. She gets that the first swim each summer, but this year it didn’t go away. So we spent an hour at the Doctor’s office Tuesday getting antibiotics and ear drops. We had planned to go to the beach today, but the drive is ninety minutes long and involves an altitude shift that always leaves ears popping. So we’ve decided to put that trip on hold until she feels better.
We started cake decorating classes two days ago. The Wilton Method, Course 1. It’s going to be so much fun. That is, if I remember to take ibuprofen before going. As creative and crafty as I am, my hands don’t always appreciate it. In fact, there’s this little thing called arthritis that’s starting to get in the way. I am not a happy camper.
I had a sort of epiphany last week. A shift in attitude, a revelation of emotions. I can’t wait to tell you about it in a soon-to-be-posted blog. It’s actually very exciting! Usually when I share my emotions, I’m either very excited or very sad or very angry or… you get the picture. I mean, drama is what sells, right? You don’t want to hear that I was just content to sit at my window sipping coffee… do you? Well, guess what. I was. I did. And I continue to do so. And it’s awesome. But more on that later.
I’m also very excited to read what everyone has to link up this week! Jenn and Casey have made their move from Maine to North Carolina and it’s been fun to read about their trip. I can’t wait for them to share their new home adventures!
Well, I could write so much more about this Teeter-Totter, but I’ve some tending to get to.
What’s on your plate this week?
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
What’s the Word? Wednesdays is a linky that allows other bloggers to share whatever is on their minds that they want to talk about. Think of it as a virtual coffee date with some great friends. What’s going on in your world? Tell us all about it!
A few things to remember:
- Each week’s linky is valid from Wednesday through the following Tuesday. So if you link a post today, you can still come back and link another post tomorrow!
- If you add a link, please put the badge on your post as well.
- Be sure to check out what others are posting, and even leave a few comments.
- You can now show your “likes” by voting for your favorite links.
So, c’mon. Join the conversation. After all, a great coffee date is one where everyone gets to chat, dontcha think?
Jun 21, 2012 |
I’ve been having fun with Photobucket lately. For those of you who don’t know what it is, it’s a great free online photo editing site.
You can upload your photos and change them completely. You can reverse images, colors, tones, hues, add borders and texts… in short, have fun!
The two I’ve been working on started as these originals:
and ended up with these great quote-photos I love!
The first quote is my favorite, from Louis L’Amour:
The second is something I posted on my personal facebook wall that was well received, so as a reminder to myself I made it into this photo. I took this photo at the Mission Inn in Riverside, CA over a year ago. It was early morning, the sun was just beginning to show its light, and I’ll never forget the quiet beauty of that moment.
In the near future, I hope to have many more creative expressions. How do you express yourself? Leave a comment or even link up your posts on this week’s “What’s the Word?” Wednesday Blog Hop. Oh, yeah. That’s the very first photo editing I did.
Pretty cool, huh?
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Jun 20, 2012 |
So. Here’s the thing. The response to “What’s the Word?” Wednesday hasn’t been building as much as I’d like. But the permeating message I’ve come to understand and hold on to lately has been “patience” and “slow and steady”.
Just because I can’t see the fruits of my labor doesn’t mean there aren’t any. And so this week I invite you to leave your comments and links regarding anything you want to talk about. Have pets? Did someone make you smile? Need prayer? Write something deserving of attention? Prefer Pepsi over Coke?
I really look forward to reading what’s going on in your lives! I want to know what you want to read about, what’s going on in Mr. Rogers’ neighborhoods, who makes you happy…
My goal is to collect 20 comments/links before next week.
So c’mon. Spill your guts. Or not. Tell your secrets, or fluff. Whatever you want to share.
What’s the Word? Wednesdays is a linky that allows other bloggers to share whatever is on their minds that they want to talk about. Think of it as a virtual coffee date with some great friends.
What’s going on in your world? Tell us all about it!
A few things to remember:
- Each week’s linky is valid from Wednesday through the following Tuesday. So if you link a post today, you can still come back and link another post tomorrow!
- If you add a link, please put the badge on your post as well.
- Be sure to check out what others are posting, and even leave a few comments.
After all, a great coffee date is one where everyone gets to chat, dontcha think?
And Frankly, My Dear… that’s all she wrote!
Jun 13, 2012 |
I almost didn’t post this. I didn’t write anything yesterday. At all. No blog posts. No short stories. Didn’t even work on a grocery list.
And late at night, that small, still voice got to me. The one that tried to keep me awake with my Things Unaccomplished List. Luckily for it, I was too tired to listen. I just rolled over and went to sleep.
Then something even stranger happened. I woke up about three hours earlier than usual this morning. In time to catch the sunrise. Really catch it, peeking over the low mountains, coloring the sky with its orange and yellow and purple tints.
And I figure, if the sun can do its thing every morning without fail, so can I.
So here I am. And here you are. And it’s Wednesday.
That means it’s time for What’s the Word? Wednesday.
So… what have you got to say for yourselves? This week’s goal is to have at least ten links before next Tuesday. I’d be ever so grateful if you’d link up and share and invite your peeps on over.
What’s the Word? Wednesdays is a linky that allows other bloggers to share whatever is on their minds that they want to talk about. Think of it as a virtual coffee date with some great friends. What’s going on in your world? Tell us all about it!
A few things to remember:
- Each week’s linky is valid from Wednesday through the following Tuesday. So if you link a post today, you can still come back and link another post tomorrow!
- If you add a link, please put the badge on your post as well.
- Be sure to check out what others are posting, and even leave a few comments.
After all, a great coffee date is one where everyone gets to chat, dontcha think?
