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Club Sheba

@oodiebom,

Good evening I am glad you got your hair done today. 😎Makes you feel good when you
do something for yourself.

I am so glad hubby heard the phone and was there Pronto. 🤣

I just got my Andrew Lessman today I brought two things both for the skin. 😘

Oodie I still wear a mask wherever I go and I never gave up my mask and I never will.

Turner Classic has some good movies on Demand. 💕

@shoelady60

I just dropped by to say Hi and to give you a huge cyber hug. Sheba has left you something each and every day. Please take care of yourself. Time does heal and the wonderful memories will get you through each and every day.

@sheba2011

Today I had a hair appointment and it went well. Hubby dropped me off and he went supposedly on an adventure of his own. I was done earlier than expected and in this heat and humidity I would rather wait for him than the opposite effect. Well, fifteen minutes went by and then a half hour. To say I was really concerned and worried was an understatement. Then I remembered we had a phone in the bedroom and though I knew he wouldn’t answer, if he was fast asleep, he would eventually hear the ring. Well, the last call I left a message. That must have worked because fifteen minutes later he arrived. Yes, he fell asleep. And I suppose it was all my fault for having the Prime sale on all night. And, miracles of miracles, I didn’t purchase one thing.

When we returned to the house there was a telephone message. One of our hotels/motels needed the extra room and contacted us to say they had to cancel our overnight. Guess, being just prior to the 4th, and near the beach areas, people were asking for extra nights, and so those that were staying overnight got bumped. After much discussion we decided to make other arrangements for the following week. The brighter side is that we save $$$$ and that means more shopping. Making the change we still make a stop in Pa and stay at our favorite place. So, no regrets.

It is extremely hot and humid in Florida. Temps in the 90s. Chance of thunderstorms, but not holding my breath. Rain chances are high this week, but will not be surprised if we do not see a drop or two. Hmm……wonder if I get the car washed will help with the rain chances.

4 my father I can’t listen to this without crying and thinking of you. 💕🌹

MacArthur Park
Song by Richard Harris

Spring was never waiting for us, girl
It ran one step ahead
As we followed in the dance
Between the parted pages and were pressed
In love’s hot, fevered iron
Like a striped pair of pants
MacArthur’s Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don’t think that I can take it
‘Cause it took so long to bake it
And I’ll never have that recipe again
Oh no!
I recall the yellow cotton dress
Foaming like a wave
On the ground around your knees
The birds, like tender babies in your hands
And the old men playing checkers by the trees
MacArthur’s Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don’t think that I can take it
‘Cause it took so long to bake it
And I’ll never have that recipe again
Oh no!
There will be another song for me
For I will sing it
There will be another dream for me
Someone will bring it
I will drink the wine while it is warm
And never let you catch me looking at the sun
And after all the loves of my life
After all the loves of my life
You’ll still be the one
I will take my life into my hands and I will use it
I will win the worship in their eyes and I will lose it
I will have the things that I desire
And my passion flow like rivers through the sky
And after all the loves of my life
Oh, after all the loves of my life
I’ll be thinking of you
And wondering why
MacArthur’s Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don’t think that I can take it
‘Cause it took so long to bake it
And I’ll never have that recipe again
Oh no!
Oh no
No
Oh no!

The Summer Solstice

Summer solstice represents a time to reflect upon the blessings we have received in seasons past and look toward new growth.

On the longest day of the year, the sun, which has on the days preceding seemed to rise higher and higher into the sky, reaches its zenith and rises no more. This day, which in the Northern Hemisphere can occur between the 20th and 23rd of June, marks the start of summer and is known as the summer solstice. From time immemorial, the coming of summer’s light and warmth has been a time of gladness and celebration. In June, the snows had long since melted, the ground had thawed, the first fruits were ripening on their vines, and Mother Nature had once again renewed herself. Though most of us have turned away from our agricultural heritage, the summer solstice remains a time of new beginnings and life-enriching endings. It is the day the sun reaches the peak of its power as well as the day that heralds the shorter days that eventually bring with them autumn’s chills.

For ancient peoples of the Americas and Europe, the summer solstice was a particularly joyous day — and one auspicious for those seeking year-long luck, fertility, abundance, and prosperity. Men and women on two continents would gather to pay tribute to the sun’s magnificence, to pray for a bountiful harvest, and to bolster the sun’s energy with bonfires and fireworks. Today, the summer solstice represents an optimal time to reflect upon the blessings we have received in seasons past and visualize the new bounties we hope to receive in the season just beginning to flourish. At noon, when the sun is at its highest point, we can pay reverence to its incredible strength and its ability to create life while also musing on the impermanence of life as represented by the impermanence of the season. You can reestablish your innate connection to nature on the summer solstice by spending time outdoors; following the sun’s procession as the day passes; burning sun oils such as orange, benzion, or juniper; or decorating an altar with solar images, summer greens, or colorful blossoms.

Just as the summer solstice is symbolic of agricultural growth, so is it symbolic of personal growth. It is a wonderful time to nurture your potential as you would nurture a tiny seedling and let your creative energy express itself fully. On the summer solstice, you may feel compelled to emulate the noontime sun and be at one with the world around you or to let your inner brilliance shine forth at full strength, if only for a single day. Your life, like the seasons, follows a cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, and summers, whether literal or figurative, can always be celebrated. 😎🌹

@kittengirl,

Cherie,

Happy Summer in S. Cali just stay safe you and the children. 😘😎

@shoelady60,

I am sending gentle hugs to the ‘burgh for you. 😘🌹😎I know you have been crying.
Cry all you want to scream if you want to this is your truth. 🌹I am sending prayers that
the pain you bear now will go away in time but give it time. I miss Jake too. 😘

May this post find you in peace I am here if you need me. 💕😘

@71flowerchild,

Good day in Texas I pray you and your family are doing fine. 😎🌹Welcome to summer
which I am sure Texas has already been in for while.

Take care of the fur babies. 😘

@taci,

Good Morning in S. Cali. I have worked on the Heidi Daus Summer Thread.

It’s a fun thread for all the Heidi Girls I have done both threads consecutively no easy
feat when your sources are all in different places. 🤣I just make it look easy. 🌹😎

Welcome to summer and may you have many happy trails. 💕🌹 OZ is in the 60’s with
rain that makes me a happy gal. 😎🤣

Taci I plan nothing on any thread it just comes to me. 😎

@oodiebom,

Good afternoon on the Gulf Coast. 😎Oodie I woke up to a delightful surprise.💕🌹
OZ was in the 60’s and a wee bit cloudy which made the weather 😋. I love it.💕

I have stated for years I am not a summer girl due to the humidity in this City.

I sat and waited for my father I did see a butterfly I saw him yesterday too. 😘💕🌹
It’s not even a year since he has been gone still I will carry on. 😎

Oodie I do read all your posts and please keep all of us up-to-date with your travel plans.
I just want you to make it to the North safe and sound both you and hubby. 😘