Monthly Archives: April 2012

My garden makes me happy

I need to go out into my garden.

Relax. 

I need to release all the tensions of the day. 

Chill.

I need to enjoy the colors, textures, and sounds.

You all have a good one!

What took me hours to accomplish…

     Would take a teenager mere minutes.  Yeah, I’m back to electronics and my need to have a teenager that I can tap for his/her electronic wizardness once in a while.  It’s not that I can’t do it, it just takes me longer to figure it out than it used to–with age comes wisdom and a lesser ability to crack instructions on electronic things.

     I do have a great advantage over many people of my age in that I am willing to learn how to use all the new things that come down the pike.

     Once learned, however, I may not want to keep the electronic device in my life.  Yes, let’s take cell phones as an example–I am not a person who enjoys being connected 24/7.

     I do enjoy my now (after a few hours) well loaded MP3 player though.  I have always loved having a variety of music at my finger tips.  I am doing a happy dance to my wonderful music!

     You all have a good one!

When I don’t take my camera along…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Graureiher_-_Ardea_Cinerea.jpg

     We saw a Grey Heron while on our walk yesterday.  He was gorgeous!  You might know I’d left my camera at home sitting on my desk.  He wasn’t far from where we were walking and yet he didn’t move a muscle as we continued by him.

     A little while later two cranes flew over us and followed the course of the river by air.  I desperately wished I’d brought my camera.

     Signs posted at all our city parks.   “Dogs must be leashed at all times” and “clean up after your dog” seems pretty darned specific to me.  Does It to you?

     Three more dog walkers needed signs.  One of whom I asked if he was going to clean up after his dog, we watched him watch his dog go.  He and the other two had their dogs running loose too

     Why do some people think the law applies to everyone but them?  Those people give responsible dog owners a bad name.  It’s no wonder that I don’t take my dogs to the parks to walk.

Supreme Court Ruling: Strip-Searches Allowed for Any Arrest

     They have got to be kidding!  This opens the door for gross abuse of power!  As a woman I find this ruling frightening.

 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/us/justices-approve-strip-searches-for-any-offense.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&src=igw

     Does anyone else find this ruling scary as hell? 

     This is oh, so wrong on oh,so many levels.  Our individual rights are being whittled away on a daily basis.  Do we dare ask what is next?

Here’s your sign…

     While walking in the Rose Gardens last week I had finally remembered to pocket a few dog cookies for the various dogs that we see there.  Funny, we only came across three dogs this time. 

     However, while talking to one dog’s owner, whose dog was not on a leash may I add, I had to bite my tongue a few times.  He asked me if I had dogs.  I said yes and then he asked why wasn’t I walking them in the park. 

     “My female isn’t good with other dogs since one attacked her.  My male has started to back up her attitude.  I dare not walk them where people let their dogs run loose.  They are not good with other dogs.”

     He replied, “Yeah, I know what you mean a couple of big dogs attacked my dog and chased him home once.”

     No, people, he did NOT get it!!!  Here’s your sign sir.

     I hope you all have a good one!

Baby steps

     No we haven’t added any kids to the house.  I mean taking baby steps to get things back to a semblance of normal around here.  If you could ever call our household normal.

      I decided to give away a bunch of glassware this weekend.  I feel the need to pare down the clutter.  I figure that once I get the clutter down, it won’t take as much effort to clean the house. I pray that this is not wishful thinking.

     I think we might even have a yard sale this summer so I can clean out the attic and basement.  Why hold on to so much we know we’ll never drag out of there to use ever again? 

     However, before I do a yard sale I need to toss out the useless junk that has also accumulated in those areas.  I don’t think my garbage men are going to be very happy with me over the months to come.

      You all have a good one!