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Rain, a downpour, wind and Peepers by the water! Only two peepers tonight. Peepers are tiny frogs the size of your thumb nail but they are LOUD!  They peep through the Spring to attract one another. In a month or so I will be overlouded with them and the super loud peeping they make.

The Simple Woman's Daybook is no longer online as it's author desired less time on the net but I can still use it I think. Why not?

For Today

 

Looking out my window:  Everything is wet from rain.   It's late night and the lights from solar lights on
lawns are reflected in the puddles in the street.   The street lamp is out and it is  black and  quiet.

I am thinking  About some things I have to get done.  I need to reorganize things but it takes me forever to do it.  I want to use my record player more often too.  

I am thankful   That  God is in charge of things in the end.. not silly politicians.

One of my favorite things is writing on my blog.

I am creating a more organized home.

I am listening to  a 48 Hours rerun, falling rain and blustery wind in the trees.

I am wearing black sweatpants and black tee shirt that I will sleep in tonight.

I am reading:  Descriptions of household items I need to buy trying to decide which ones are best.

Quote:

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

  I have this quote  framed on my office wall.

A Moment from my Day:   I got a delivery from the store ... Boka toothpaste and a ton of electric toothbrush replacement heads.   Friday a slim cabinet for the bathroom will arrive.  I need the drawer space and this one is very pretty.  I hope it will serve the purpose.   If I like it, I will order another one for the kitchen and maybe  a b;acl one for the office.

Post Script

The USA better start drilling for oil soome as home heating gas prices are beyond normal! 

I am no fan of fracking as I feel it damages the land too much. Just look at the condition of Bayou Corne in Louisiana and  homes in some states where flames come from the taps   You cannot remove oil from the pockets underneath the earth and not expect them to collapse.  You cannot fill those pockets with chemicals to replace the oil and force it out without more damage over time.  

Windmills at sea are killing whales by the dozens, ripping eagles and sea birds to shreds.   Something must change and quickly.

For Today....

The Simple Woman's Daybook.

For Today

 

Looking out my window...

My back pond is peaceful and crystal clear down to it's sandy bottom.
The fish are happy and that's just great.

I am thinking...

What a quiet, peaceful day it has been.

I could not sleep at all last night, so I just got up and then went to bed at noon and slept until 5PM.  I am still sleepy! 

I am thankful...

For a very loose schedule making it possible to sleep when I need to.

One of my favorite things...

boats on the water

I am creating...

I have 2 paintings in progress. Here is one of them.

I am wearing...
blue jeans, a plain black tee shirt and bare feet

I am listening to...

a smooth jazz channel on YouTube

I am hoping...

for a peaceful, healthy upcoming Autumn

I am learning....

I am studying theology and have been for a while.

In my kitchen...

 I made some chipotle chili this morning and now am having bowl.

In the school room...

I while back I enrolled in a university theology course. 

In my garden...

my beach roses (Rugosa) and my wisteria are just wild.  They grow like crazy.

Board room...

my Pinterest link is on the side bar.. take a look! 

Shared Quote...  

"Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions."    G.K. Chesterton

A moment from my day...

 

Closing Notes...
Thank you for stopping by!

Daybook

 

Thursday and I am linking with  The Simple Woman's Daybook..  

Looking out my window

It is cool today at 63

°

F and sunny but humid at 96% something I can well do without.  It just makes my spine hurt so much.

I am thinking

Of plans I have for the future and repairs needed for the house.. new water heater, two   windows and one sliding glass door that no longer operate. A leaning toilet, old messy shower and rusting kitchen sink.. all need replacing soon.

I am happy that autumn is almost here but a bit sad that summer flew by in the blink of an eye.   I actually enjoyed the heat this year.  My attitude of enjoying whatever weather is here has begun to pay off.   We spend too much time complaining.

I am thankful

For a new roof.  After years with a leaking mess my roof is new and secure, thank God so very much for this blessing.

One of my favorite things

Is looking forward to the autumn holidays to come and planning for them.

I am creating

I am recreating myself with exercise, hopefully.

I am wearing

Today I am wearing denim pants and a black tee shirt. My feet are in moccasins as usual.  I would love to have a pair of Quoddy's made

I am listening to

I am listening to Mystery radio which I really enjoy so much.

I am hoping

My plans come together and my life will change.

I am learning

I am still doing my theology studies.

In my kitchen

I am cooking very simply and eating very plain foods lately.

In my garden

The lawn guy has not bothered to come, though he is under contract. Being disabled I am not able to cut my own lawn and it's getting out of hand.  A pox upon him!!  

Post Script

I am looking at rings from Shiny Jungle Jewellery on Etsy.  

I would love to buy his halo padparadscha.   The padparadscha is an orange/coral ruby and a

ruby is a sapphire. It is the rarest of gem stones and ranges in color from screaming orange to the palest of peach colors. He sells both light and dark.  I tend to like the dark as the light really looks more like a morganite.   Lab made gems are the real deal, just not from the ground.     I have always worn a ring, ones given to me by my father and I miss not wearing one now.   

Shared Quote

"In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity."... Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

A moment from my day 

Closing Notes

"Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence."   —    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 

Simple Woman's Daybook for July

Once a month does not seem enough for a daybook entry.
Peggy hosts the Daybook. You can join in just click the picture below.

For Today

Looking out my window

Today is cool  at 73F and a bit cloudy. My window is cloudy itself and must be replaced.

This is what I see outside that window as well as woods.  In the woods is a huge pond and island, small sandy bottomed cedar streams that enterthe bay. They are crystal clear.     The bay is to my left out that window,  and I can easily walk to it.  The big creek is to the right.   It feeds the bay.

I am thinking

About the state of the nation. I have seen this coming for quite a while: a division straight down the middle between good and evil.

 

I am thankful

To recall what King Solomon said, that what was is and what is was and that nothing is new under the sun. Nations rise and fall. It is nothing new.

One of my favorite things 

 My big pond with reflections of Wisteria on the surface and sunlight illuminating the sandy bottom, where clams live.   You can see some of my fish there too. How deceptively shallow it looks but it is 4 feet deep there.

I am creating

 I am creating a clean home today.

I am wearing

Short  navy pants and a  light gray tee shirt with my town name and an anchor on it since we are a bayside town.

I am listening to

Documentary on YouTube

I am hoping:

To do things this summer  and get out more but it looks like I will be staying home all the time because of back issues yet again. Not up for trips or long walks.

In my kitchen

I have begun to eat mostly vegetables for summer. I hope to improve my health,.

In my garden:

Things are growing like wild fire. This little guy never notices his pants are falling off!

Shared Quote:

A moment from my day:

 

 a wee coffee in a favorite cup. No, really I just drink Coffee Mate powdered creamer with a splash of coffee in it! 

Closing Notes

 History, as you've learned it, is a scam and a cover up of  truth.
Keep your mind open, always be skeptical, question everything and everyone. Have no heroes except God and you will be on the right road every time.

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Looking out my window

Volatile spring is entering the picture and the wind is blowing and blustering wildly through the cedar trees around me.  The wind chimes are ringing in the most beautiful way.  The skies are cloudy and dim , the temperature moderate.  Spring is coming.. I dislike its lukewarm attitude and its sudden snow squals in the beginning of April,it's transient lukewarm flowers that disappear almost as soon as they blossom. No permanence to them.  Their beauty is fleeting and they fall to the ground at the slightest wind or disturbance.  Though they are so beautiful, they have no power in them.    Spring herself has no definition , no heart, no soul but is truly lukewarm and disturbing in its failure to commit. She is neither hot nor cold.
Yet if you would ask most people they would list spring as their favorite time of year without hesitation.

I am thinking

About the lukewarm attitude of spring  and  the lukewarm attitude toward the ugliness of Hollywood and its corruption of morality, which, sadly, it does with impunity. We, as lukewarm people still patronize the work of this evil community. A wise person once said that if you could not invite God along to watch a TV show or movie.. why are you there?

I am thankful

That I can see these things. Thankful for the lovely chili I made last night and can have again tonight!

One of my favorite things

Actually comes in Springtime! Violets are a favorite.  

Gaslight in street lamps is a favorite.

There.. that is two of my favorite things!

I am creating

I will be creating new versions of old headers for the blog. 

I did create a wide crocheted winter head band for my daughter in a pretty deep red.

I am wearing

leggings, black tee shirt and leather navy blue moccasins.

I am  listening to

Music of the 1920's

I am hoping

Hollywood is exposed for the moral corruption it brings and that people who love God will stop supporting it.

I am learning

About Enoch

In my kitchen

  I made chili last night.. a huge pot thinking my family was coming. They stood me up but I will

have chili for a few  days now and I am happy about that as it is delicious! 

I used ground sirloin from the butcher, onion, garlic,chili powder, cumin, celery, carrots since I had no corn, and red, green and yellow peppers.  It really is good!

In the school room

I am still studying theology, philosophy and anthropology.

In my garden

Everything is resting and dormant this winter. Nothing blooming.  The earth is resting nicely. Good freezes have helped to control pests.

Post Script

 St. Augustine said that a man has as many masters as he has vices. This is unpopular thinking today as people feel they do not need to control the physical appetites and this was actually the moral killing attitude of the sexual revolution. That so-called revolution was actually the destruction of the moral order in America.

Shared Quote

"The empty vessel makes the loudest sound." ~~~William Shakespeare
 

A moment from my day

 

Closing Notes

Thank you for sharing part of my day with me here . I hope you will return tomorrow for Tuesday 4.

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Looking out my window
It is a chilly 34°F,
cloudy and it is a rainy day  here by the sea.

I am thinking
Of things to be done today and God willing the fun we will have tomorrow night at a painting session

I am thankful
For life.

One of my favorite things
Is watching the sea  slide into the rocks and see the frothy foam fizzle like a glass of champagne.

I am creating

I am always painting pictures and taking photographs. Also I am always reorganizing the house to make things nicer, cleaner and easier to access. 

I am wearing
A Brigham Young University Sweatshirt and my moccasins.

I watched

The movie The Greatest Showman at the theater.
What a wonderful, exciting and happy movie. See it if you can.
It is the story of P.T. Barnum and it is a musical with great music, wonderful artists!
The critics panned it  but theaters were packed and people loved it!

I am hoping
That my heart surgery finally takes hold. They are talking of re-doing it if not.

I am learning
Something new everyday.

In my kitchen

I've been cooking a lot of chicken dishes lately.

In the school room

Attended 4th grade production of 101 Dalmations.
The little was curtain opener and stage director. 

In my garden

Some daffodil leaves are poking up. I am making plans for flower beds and shrubs, if I can afford it.

  

Shared Quote
"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all of your might" King Solomon

Closing Notes

 I hope you have a good day today, whatever the weather and as I write this the sun is coming out!

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Looking out my window

It was sunny for part of the day but then got  cloudy and another Nor Easter is on the way.
March comes in like a Lion and goes out like a Lamb!

There is a big crane in the photo. They are trying to rebuild our little island after hurricane Sandy. It is a long, slow process. No one has any money!

One of my favorite things

Is wearing sneakers.. red, white or navy.

These are nice but my flat sole black Pumas are my favs

I am creating 

Footprints in the ice cold sand

My little foot print made with shoes and without shoes to join in with the gulls!
The sand is ice cold!

I am wearing

Navy blue today, my hair is up in a ponytail

I am   listening to

 What else? CBS Mystery Theater with EG Marshall as host.
I  listen online. Love it so much.

I am thinking

About New Jersey accents. Accents are an interest of mine.
I am from South Jersey...

I am hoping

To get the ponds ready for summer
Both need new pumps.

In my kitchen 

  Fried Chicken for dinner tonight
I coat the chicken with flour, pepper, Parmesan cheese and garlic powder and onion powder and  fry in olive oil very slowly so it won't stick or burn.  It's really good!

Post Script

It is nice to light a candle to scent the evening.
This one is Blue Jeans by Yankee Candle 

I have a crush on Boston.. don't judge ;)

Shared Quote

Musings:

And here is how it would go:
If I was tiny
as tiny can be,
I'd sleep on a marshmallow
Oh happy  me.
I'd snuggle on down 
in the usual way
and nibble the mattress
That's all I can say.
I am no Dorothy Parker but this will have to do.