The sky was filled with thick gray clouds all day.
About 6:40pm the sun broke through from the west with bright silver white light that lit up everything beautifully.
Making all the colors shine vividly.
There was no wind.
Then the sky above opened up with a downpour of rain.
The silvery sunlight lighting up the garden and the rain drops streaming down.
It was like being transported into some mythical magical fairy land.

Hi Tatoulia

YEA! for us!!!
Eating clean and clearing out all that processed sugar! 😀

Way to Go!!!
Fantastic job well done!!!
Now that file cabinet will serve you well keeping the important papers safe and right where you know they are!
So very proud of you (((((HUG)))))

Remember, first we declutter then we can organize.
Should you later decide you need or just want hanging folders you know where the stores keep them.

The cards from old friends served their purpose at the time.
You will always remember the people, places and times.
Letting go of the paper reminders frees you up for the life you want now. ;D

Keep up with the clean eating and fantastic shredding. 😀

Hi Tatoulia
Confession time...
I am so not happy with my size from eating so many sweet things and ignoring any kind of a balanced diet.
All that sugar must be taking a big toll on my whole system.

So, what I have been doing this week is eating only fresh raw fruits and vegetables.

Bananas, cherry tomatoes, avocadoes, cucumbers, pineapple, cantaloupe, celery.
Drinking lots of water, some with fresh squeezed lemon.

Well...
Now I am so uncomfortably bloated and distressfully gassy.
Scooter is thoroughly disgusted with me.
🙁

Hi Tatoulia
Confession time...
I am so not happy with my size from eating so many sweet things and ignoring any kind of a balanced diet.
All that sugar must be taking a big toll on my whole system.

So, what I have been doing this week is eating only fresh raw fruits and vegetables.

Bananas, cherry tomatoes, avocadoes, cucumbers, pineapple, cantaloupe, celery.
Drinking lots of water, some with fresh squeezed lemon.

Well...
Now I am so uncomfortably bloated and distressfully gassy.
Scooter is thoroughly disgusted with me.
🙁

Well look at us, Tillie! I had strawberries today then sweet potato and cauliflower for dinner.

I started shredding tonight. So satisfying. What a difference this is making. I'm going through the built in file cabinet. I had previously, a few years ago, with your help, completely emptied the bottom drawer. Now I'm working on the top drawer. I will not completely clear this out, but I'll be making space for important papers that I do need. I have been getting rid of the hanging folders I had which now is leaving me to wonder the smarts behind that. Oh well. But now I can make a folder for my car title and my mom's cemetery plot and other important papers. I'm so thrilled with this progress.

Even valentine cards from old boyfriends. It's all going.
I'm obsessed with making space. I can see and feel my progress and it's moving me forward.

I have half a day tmr. Giving blood in the afternoon.

Well look at us, Tillie! I had strawberries today then sweet potato and cauliflower for dinner.

I started shredding tonight. So satisfying. What a difference this is making. I'm going through the built in file cabinet. I had previously, a few years ago, with your help, completely emptied the bottom drawer. Now I'm working on the top drawer. I will not completely clear this out, but I'll be making space for important papers that I do need. I have been getting rid of the hanging folders I had which now is leaving me to wonder the smarts behind that. Oh well. But now I can make a folder for my car title and my mom's cemetery plot and other important papers. I'm so thrilled with this progress.

Even valentine cards from old boyfriends. It's all going.
I'm obsessed with making space. I can see and feel my progress and it's moving me forward.

I have half a day tmr. Giving blood in the afternoon.

Yay for an iris and an oriole!

It is nice and sunny here. I stayed up late watching tv and slept very well. I'm getting a fair amount of work done today. I am doing a bit of laundry. PJs and cloth napkins in one load, the other was jeans and dark heavy fabrics.

I am so huge right now. I guess baking and eating entire pans of goodies will do that to a gal.

My nutritionist totally flakes on me and now I'm not sure that I want to bigger spending that kind of money on her. One thing I'm considering g is starting to listen to get CDs and see if they can't get me started. I have no excuse for not listening to them.

Okay going back to work.

Have a great day everyone!!!!

Yay for an iris and an oriole!

It is nice and sunny here. I stayed up late watching tv and slept very well. I'm getting a fair amount of work done today. I am doing a bit of laundry. PJs and cloth napkins in one load, the other was jeans and dark heavy fabrics.

I am so huge right now. I guess baking and eating entire pans of goodies will do that to a gal.

My nutritionist totally flakes on me and now I'm not sure that I want to bigger spending that kind of money on her. One thing I'm considering g is starting to listen to get CDs and see if they can't get me started. I have no excuse for not listening to them.

Okay going back to work.

Have a great day everyone!!!!

Hi

Hello Tatoulia
I like shredder Hero and didn't know it was autocorrect.

WTG! for lightening your saved paper load so much!!!

Very glad you figured out sweeping up helps to help keep the house tidy.
Brag away! 😉

Everybody is falling behind in some way or other.
We can blame it on being quarantined.
For some unknown reason being homebound changes the way time travels. ;p

This cold morning some of my Irises bloomed and there was an Oriole frolicking in my garden looking so bright and cheerful.

Hi

Hello Tatoulia
I like shredder Hero and didn't know it was autocorrect.

WTG! for lightening your saved paper load so much!!!

Very glad you figured out sweeping up helps to help keep the house tidy.
Brag away! 😉

Everybody is falling behind in some way or other.
We can blame it on being quarantined.
For some unknown reason being homebound changes the way time travels. ;p

This cold morning some of my Irises bloomed and there was an Oriole frolicking in my garden looking so bright and cheerful.

Very cold dark extremely windy.
Won't get above 55 degrees today.
Looks like it drizzled a little before dawn.
Not much, just a little drizzle.
Finally got it up to 60 degrees inside using the space heater.
Another very typical Autumn day. ;p

Very cold dark extremely windy.
Won't get above 55 degrees today.
Looks like it drizzled a little before dawn.
Not much, just a little drizzle.
Finally got it up to 60 degrees inside using the space heater.
Another very typical Autumn day. ;p

WAY TO GO SHREDDER!!!
Keep chomping away! ;D

Two big bags of shredded documents and other trash are out! Woo hoo! My previous post should have said shredder keeps overheating but do you know what? I kind of like Shredder Hero instead.

A beautiful day here and it is sunny and cool. So nice.

I resisted the urge to do any laundry today. It sort of messes up my rhythm and I didn't want to be distracted from the shredding. I even swept up but now I suppose I'm bragging.

Okay I'm still doing a bit of work here. I'm so behind and I o my have myself to blame.

Two big bags of shredded documents and other trash are out! Woo hoo! My previous post should have said shredder keeps overheating but do you know what? I kind of like Shredder Hero instead.

A beautiful day here and it is sunny and cool. So nice.

I resisted the urge to do any laundry today. It sort of messes up my rhythm and I didn't want to be distracted from the shredding. I even swept up but now I suppose I'm bragging.

Okay I'm still doing a bit of work here. I'm so behind and I o my have myself to blame.

Tillie I do love a fall day-even in May!

Our pictures from yesterday were late afternoon so still light out! Will post soon.

Shredder hero's overheating. Good sign. Means I'm using it!

Tillie I do love a fall day-even in May!

Our pictures from yesterday were late afternoon so still light out! Will post soon.

Shredder hero's overheating. Good sign. Means I'm using it!

WAY TO GO SHREDDER!!!
Keep chomping away! ;D

Good morning and coffee clinks! A lot of bits of good news to read! Sink, van, friends, kiln. All nice bits of sunshine on this overcast day.

Bf and I walked around the city last night and it was lovely. We took pictures, some of which I'll post. I texted the waiter at our favorite, now-shuttered (likely forever) restaurant with a picture of the front door. He was really sweet and I miss him.

I'm donating blood Wednesday afternoon and then Thursday afternoon I'm taking time off to spend with BF.

I have more shredding to do today. I'll keep you posted!

Good morning and coffee clinks! A lot of bits of good news to read! Sink, van, friends, kiln. All nice bits of sunshine on this overcast day.

Bf and I walked around the city last night and it was lovely. We took pictures, some of which I'll post. I texted the waiter at our favorite, now-shuttered (likely forever) restaurant with a picture of the front door. He was really sweet and I miss him.

I'm donating blood Wednesday afternoon and then Thursday afternoon I'm taking time off to spend with BF.

I have more shredding to do today. I'll keep you posted!

Good Morning Everybody

Hi Subclinical
Fantastic that you will be able to now use your other kiln!
Somebody here was doing small batch coffee roasting and selling the bags through the food bank thrift shop.
It smelled so good.

Very glad your Parents are taking proper precautions and staying safe.
Hope your Mom's friend continues to stay healthy (((HUG)))

Your Dh's friend needs to learn that these days it's not right to ignore calls & texts.
We all need to keep in contact with our contacts.

Good luck with your projects for today.
I am sad the year is coming to a close for you but glad you no longer have to do these video lessons.
Too early yet to believe that by September things will be "normal" again. (((((HUGS)))))

Hi Tatoulia
It is very sad that so many places are closed and probably will never open again.
But there will be new places in the years ahead that we will come to enjoy and the people will get jobs there.

Looking forward to your pics of your city at night! 😀

Enjoy your cookies and juice at the blood bank Wednesday.
Hoping you and BF have a very pleasant time together on Thursday.

WTG! with all that shredding!!! ;D

Beautiful Autumn day here today.
Frigid and very breezy, lots of big fluffy clouds sailing across the sky.
Cats and I are enjoying the space heater.
Happy I did not pack away my lightweight coat yet.
Might even get some snow next few days.

Good Morning Everybody

Hi Subclinical
Fantastic that you will be able to now use your other kiln!
Somebody here was doing small batch coffee roasting and selling the bags through the food bank thrift shop.
It smelled so good.

Very glad your Parents are taking proper precautions and staying safe.
Hope your Mom's friend continues to stay healthy (((HUG)))

Your Dh's friend needs to learn that these days it's not right to ignore calls & texts.
We all need to keep in contact with our contacts.

Good luck with your projects for today.
I am sad the year is coming to a close for you but glad you no longer have to do these video lessons.
Too early yet to believe that by September things will be "normal" again. (((((HUGS)))))

Hi Tatoulia
It is very sad that so many places are closed and probably will never open again.
But there will be new places in the years ahead that we will come to enjoy and the people will get jobs there.

Looking forward to your pics of your city at night! 😀

Enjoy your cookies and juice at the blood bank Wednesday.
Hoping you and BF have a very pleasant time together on Thursday.

WTG! with all that shredding!!! ;D

Beautiful Autumn day here today.
Frigid and very breezy, lots of big fluffy clouds sailing across the sky.
Cats and I are enjoying the space heater.
Happy I did not pack away my lightweight coat yet.
Might even get some snow next few days.

Dh finally heard from his friend, who was just being a Luddite.

Dh finally heard from his friend, who was just being a Luddite.

Bathroom sink drain is all put back together with some new parts.

So far it seems to be water tight but I will keep checking on it until I feel I can trust it again.

After something leaks it takes me a while before I feel it can be trusted again. ;p

Bathroom sink drain is all put back together with some new parts.

So far it seems to be water tight but I will keep checking on it until I feel I can trust it again.

After something leaks it takes me a while before I feel it can be trusted again. ;p

Coffee clinks!

Tatoulia, I'm glad you did not lose power. I hope that the allergies will ease up soon.

Mom and Dad are well. They are taking the quarantine very seriously, which is good. Their county has an infection rate of 1 in 125 people, and the neighboring county is over one in 60.
The nursing home calls my mom every day to update her because her high school friend has no family and apparently listed Mom as next of kin. So far her friend is healthy.

I hope that you get happy results from your mom's place.

CM, good that you have your van back. I think your plan for using your repair guy is a sound one.

I'm sorry that you are losing your priest.

Tillie, what a nice surprise to have your sink fixed!

I am sad for anyone who loses a friend, but maybe lonely Steven will be nicer Steven, at least for a while.

Dh has a good friend he plays golf with. The friend is very overweight and struggles now that they cannot have carts on the course. They played on Tuesday. Dh started trying to contact him on Friday about something, and he has not answered email or either of two phones. Their other golf friend can't reach him either. Dh Is very worried. He says "if he calls back and he's fine, I'm going to kill him."

Yesterday I cleaned stalls and did dishes and helped Dh move some stuff around in the studio barn. He wants to start roasting small batch coffee commercially and ordered a fancy roaster. So he negotiated with me. He redid the wiring in the barn and took some of my space, but in return he set up the wiring so that it can also run a small secondary kiln for raku style firing. This will reduce wear and tear on my main kiln and use less energy. The smaller kiln was given to me several years ago by someone who was cleaning out her basement and It is battered, but workable for lower firing temps.

Today I take some things to dd and unload my kiln at school. I also need to finish all my prep work for this last week. 4 more days of online classes. I am both relieved and sad.

Coffee clinks!

Tatoulia, I'm glad you did not lose power. I hope that the allergies will ease up soon.

Mom and Dad are well. They are taking the quarantine very seriously, which is good. Their county has an infection rate of 1 in 125 people, and the neighboring county is over one in 60.
The nursing home calls my mom every day to update her because her high school friend has no family and apparently listed Mom as next of kin. So far her friend is healthy.

I hope that you get happy results from your mom's place.

CM, good that you have your van back. I think your plan for using your repair guy is a sound one.

I'm sorry that you are losing your priest.

Tillie, what a nice surprise to have your sink fixed!

I am sad for anyone who loses a friend, but maybe lonely Steven will be nicer Steven, at least for a while.

Dh has a good friend he plays golf with. The friend is very overweight and struggles now that they cannot have carts on the course. They played on Tuesday. Dh started trying to contact him on Friday about something, and he has not answered email or either of two phones. Their other golf friend can't reach him either. Dh Is very worried. He says "if he calls back and he's fine, I'm going to kill him."

Yesterday I cleaned stalls and did dishes and helped Dh move some stuff around in the studio barn. He wants to start roasting small batch coffee commercially and ordered a fancy roaster. So he negotiated with me. He redid the wiring in the barn and took some of my space, but in return he set up the wiring so that it can also run a small secondary kiln for raku style firing. This will reduce wear and tear on my main kiln and use less energy. The smaller kiln was given to me several years ago by someone who was cleaning out her basement and It is battered, but workable for lower firing temps.

Today I take some things to dd and unload my kiln at school. I also need to finish all my prep work for this last week. 4 more days of online classes. I am both relieved and sad.

Good Afternoon Everybody

Hi CriticalMass
So sorry your priest is being transferred and hoping his replacement is everything you all need.

YEA! the van is repaired!
It is such a necessary thing and keeping it maintained is so important.

That's great news about your Cousin. 😀

Make sure those old broken loppers get into the trash can.
It's always alright when something so well used finally has to be replaced, shows how well used they were.
Kind of like socks that can't be darned any more. ;D

Yes, no Bunny play dates until all participating Bunnies get vaccinated.
What a horrible bunny disease. 🙁

Hi Tatoulia
Happy your power was spared.

Noticed I forgot to acknowledge all your shredding, so much so you kept over heating the shredder.
WAY TO GO!

Along with all the pollens irritating you there is also the shredding dust to consider too.
Very small particles getting into the air like that exacerbate allergies.

It would be good to know the test results.
The website for the county here is not the fastest but I like knowing better than not knowing where we stand.

The wind is really raging with lots of big gusts that slam all the house doors.
But other than that it's a nice day, low 80s, high clouds, some sunshine.

Have the hose very slowly watering some trees so only need to check on it about every hour or so and can stay inside.

The sink is disassembled but he has had to return to the hardware store because he said some other bits were corroded too and need replacing.
For many years every Sunday he would get up very early and go have coffee with his friend and then they would hang out together for hours.
But since his friend died last Sunday he has nowhere to go today.

Good Afternoon Everybody

Hi CriticalMass
So sorry your priest is being transferred and hoping his replacement is everything you all need.

YEA! the van is repaired!
It is such a necessary thing and keeping it maintained is so important.

That's great news about your Cousin. 😀

Make sure those old broken loppers get into the trash can.
It's always alright when something so well used finally has to be replaced, shows how well used they were.
Kind of like socks that can't be darned any more. ;D

Yes, no Bunny play dates until all participating Bunnies get vaccinated.
What a horrible bunny disease. 🙁

Hi Tatoulia
Happy your power was spared.

Noticed I forgot to acknowledge all your shredding, so much so you kept over heating the shredder.
WAY TO GO!

Along with all the pollens irritating you there is also the shredding dust to consider too.
Very small particles getting into the air like that exacerbate allergies.

It would be good to know the test results.
The website for the county here is not the fastest but I like knowing better than not knowing where we stand.

The wind is really raging with lots of big gusts that slam all the house doors.
But other than that it's a nice day, low 80s, high clouds, some sunshine.

Have the hose very slowly watering some trees so only need to check on it about every hour or so and can stay inside.

The sink is disassembled but he has had to return to the hardware store because he said some other bits were corroded too and need replacing.
For many years every Sunday he would get up very early and go have coffee with his friend and then they would hang out together for hours.
But since his friend died last Sunday he has nowhere to go today.