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“You can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them.” ―Shonda Rhimes

“You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” ―George Lorimer

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Enjoy National Pasta Day October 17, 2023

@loaf,

Good day in Ohio I am still thinking of SS and I know she is in a better place with no pain.

Enjoy Pasta Day. 💕🎈😎

HI SHEBA I THINK OF HER . THE WORLD GOT DIMMER WITHOUT HER . BEEN DOING ALOT OF SHOPPING HERE .DG. BLAZER WITH CRYSTAL EMBELLISHMENT . ALSO COLEENS VEST WITH CRYSTALS.

@loaf,

As always you have great taste. 😎💕 Loaf are you still a platinum blonde?

I am loving seeing you post Loat you have been missed. 😘😎💕

@xango,

Good day in Florida I hope you are healing and feeling better. 🎈💕Here is to a great
Tuesday for you and hubby. 💕

@Sheba 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁

Hello Sheba, how are you feeling today?

My recovery is coming along. I’m now able to take showers sitting down in a shower seat. Was quite a challenge getting down a step, but made it down and up with hubby’s help.

So sad to hear about Suzanne passing. I saw a video on YouTube and learned she had fallen a few times in her home.

Our temperatures are coming down a bit, into the sixties last night.
Hubby made Salmon the other day, used a iron skillet and smoked up the kitchen and family room. He had to open up the patio door and front door but there was no air. The day is so still, no breeze, and humidity was high.

Take care Sheba and stay warm. ❤️

@xango,

OMG! I feel bad for your husband at least he was trying. 💕I am glad you are making
strides in your recovery. I know what it is like to need help with bathing and everything else.
I have told several stories over the years and I will tell you another day. I did help with everything
and I only fell out of my own bed. I think my kids were spooked by that. I ended up in the
hospital spent five days there and I was in a wheelchair for three months all during a very
hot summer in OZ. I am fine now.

So take your time thank you for posting I was getting a bit concerned. Xango now is the time
for some of your goodies in your freezer. 💕

@xango

“Good to see you post. With the temps coming down and maybe some lower humidity, you may find yourself feeling better. Just read where Sheba said today was National Pasta Day. Who can resist. If you ever needed a good excuse, today is the day.

Hope your hubby is enjoying his new job with the hospital. At least he won’t have to buck the traffic daily.

Take care xango. You are making progress, but do not overdo.

@oodiebom,

Good afternoon on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Oodie I hope things are going well and you
are getting things done. I hope KP is one and done. 😎

I am getting back to normal very busy week in my corner of the world.

How is your husband doing? I hope he still have a good appetite.

Wishing you a nice Tuesday. 🎈

@sheba2011

Good Afternoon. Nice day in Florida. Getting ready to go to the Market to get some hot soup for hubby. After today or tomorrow should be able to use our oven and stovetop. Using Clean Boss and letting it stand for a few minutes before wiping down.

I saw hubby yesterday and he did miss me on Sunday and knew the reason. Got an earful for not reading the label prior to purchase. I could not understand why I wasn’t buying the mustard, nowI know and will remember due to the outcome. Of course there was one other thing as well. Coconut candy in dark chocolate. Who would have known. As you know two wrongs do not make it right. Thank whomever it wasn’t a virus…….

Seeing hubby yesterday with the cool temps was awesome. Luckily, I had a sweatshirt in the car for myself and proceeded to put it on prior to entering the rehab. Good thing…..The air was on full blast with the temps in the 60s, or maybe the low 70s. It was like a frig in there. Hubby was in his room finishing supper when I got there. Eating and shivering. He had a sweatshirt on, but not zipped. And he was wearing shorts. I went into his closet and pulled out a winter jacket with fleece inside and put it over his legs. That helped somewhat. The nurse happened to come by and saw what I did and then returned with a blanket to put over the jacket. A half hour later the nurse came by and decided it was better to be in bed. When he brought the covers back I noticed that the bottom sheet was torn from one corner to the middle. I could just visualize hubby sticking his toes through the hole causing major damage when retreating. While he went to get a bottom sheet, I stripped the bed and at the same time took the mattress cover off and shook it. Noticed a new mattress on the bed and the cover was brand new as well. By the time I had everything back the bottom sheet arrived. He was in bed within 6 minutes and feeling better. But, then the heat came on. I am debating about bringing a lap quilt. There’s one I always leave in the car, so will check it out.

Have a great rest of the day and hope you continue to feel better.

@oodiebom,

Good evening I hope you are home in bed and resting. 😎 We both like to read and now is
the time for a good book. So sad the news on the Telly.

I needed to get away from it so much heartbreak so much pain.

Oodie how did the visit go tonight with your husband?

@sheba2011

Hi. It’s Wednesday and I see you are posting. Thought you like to know that hubby is back to his pranks. The receptionist was the one who finally found where hubby was. Seems he disappeared for most of the day. No one could find him until dinner time when the receptionist went to the dining room for something and saw hubby at a table enjoying his meal. Where he was prior, no one seems to know. However, he hardly uses his arms for the wheelchair. He walks the chair with his feet and seems to get around OK. When I finally saw him he had to tell me of his little escapade. He absolutely knew everyone was looking for him. He went outside and loved the cooler temps. Was on the lanai for a while and then decided to hit the dining room. He was hungry and thought there might be some hors oeuvres. I mentioned there was a machine right around the corner and if he was interested I would give him some loose change so he could pick and choose. He mentioned t hat he loved going into the drawer that I set up for him with sugar free soda and treats. Getting to that drawer is hazardous. Very little space between the bed and bathroom door to get to that spot. I may move some of those items to his bedside table. I will think about that issue when I see him today. I loved that he played hide and seek.

Today, I will definitely make sometime to take a ride to the Farmer’s Market. It’s a good day for soup and I’m in the mood for their clam chowder which was absolutely delicious and the price and taste sure beat the Cape. However, my favorite one is the Rhode Island clear Chowder. Rhode Island is about an hour and a half from our home on the Cape so it’s a good possibility to take a ride. Also, our favorite market when we are in town is just minutes from the restaurant where we purchase the “chowdah.” Now, I am starving just thinking about food. Since I haven’t had anything to eat yet, guess I will have some thing for brunch.

Had a phone call just minutes ago for the delivery of the microwave. Unfortunately it was for tomorrow between 5 & 9 pm. I can wait a week. Right now, tentatively it is scheduled for the 25th in the AM. . I do not like missing a time with hubby.

@taci,

Good morning in S. California I hope you and your family had a great trip abroad. 🎈😎💕

I would rest and let my body settle in before doing anything.

You have been missed. 😘😎

Enjoy Pasta Day and Happy Trails. 🎶🎶

@shoelady60,

Good afternoon in the ‘burgh. How are you doing? Enjoy Pasta day I know I will. 😘😎

Lady looks like your Hockey Team is doing well. I see Jake is still playing on the team.

I am feeling much better I just put on a nice wool coat when I go to feed the cats. 💕

Hey sending you and Jake’s Canvas a nice OZ hug. 😘🎈💕

@sheba2011

Good afternoon to you. National Pasta Day is everyday in my house.🤣 Love it!

Another dreary day in the ‘burgh, what else is new.🌧 Hubs is at mom’s house. She said this morning her furnace wasn’t working but she is so short and can’t really see the thermostat and just hits buttons. She ended up having it set on cool instead of heat.😮

Jake is one of our best players👍 just like my Jake was the best dog. He had ankle surgery in August and was supposed to miss about five games but was ready for the opener. I was at his first pro game some years ago and he scored twice which is rare.😊 His parents were stunned! Next game is tomorrow.

Hope you are feeling better each day. Hugs to you and Poppy.🤗💖

@shoelady60,

Good Evening the Pasta, salad and garlic bread was yummy. Hubby was delighted. 💕😎

I am going to watch a bit more news by that I mean local. So sad what is going on in the
world.

Enjoy with a good book. 😘

@kittengirl,

Good morning Kitten wishing you a great Tuesday. 🎈😎

Judging Others

To acknowledge that we have judged and why, is the first step to a path of compassion.

Though it is human to evaluate people we encounter based on first impressions, the conclusions we come to are seldom unaffected by our own fears and our own preconceptions. Additionally, our judgments are frequently incomplete. For example, wealth can seem like proof that an individual is spoiled, and poverty can be seen as a signifier of laziness — neither of which may be true. At the heart of the tendency to categorize and criticize, we often find insecurity. Overcoming our need to set ourselves apart from what we fear is a matter of understanding the root of judgment and then reaffirming our commitment to tolerance.

When we catch ourselves thinking or behaving judgmentally, we should ask ourselves where these judgments come from. Traits we hope we do not possess can instigate our criticism when we see them in others because passing judgment distances us from those traits. Once we regain our center, we can reinforce our open-mindedness by putting our feelings into words. To acknowledge to ourselves that we have judged, and that we have identified the root of our judgments, is the first step to a path of compassion. Recognizing that we limit our awareness by assessing others critically can make moving past our initial impressions much easier. Judgments seldom leave room for alternate possibilities.

Mother Teresa said, “If you judge people, you don’t have time to love them.” If we are quick to pass judgment on others, we forget that they, like us, are human beings. As we seldom know what roads people have traveled before a shared encounter or why they have come into our lives, we should always give those we meet the gift of an open heart. Doing so allows us to replace fear-based criticism with appreciation because we can then focus wholeheartedly on the spark of good that burns in all human souls. AMEN! 😎

Good Morning Peeps and welcome to our wonderful community. 😎🎈
May this Monday find all doing well on this beautiful fall day. 💕

“Smart people learn from everything and everyone, average people from their experiences, lazy people already have all the answers.” —Socrates

“So. Monday. We meet again. We will never be friends—but maybe we can move past our mutual enmity toward a more positive partnership.” ―Julio-Alexi Genao

“When life gives you Monday, dip it in glitter and sparkle all day.” —Ella Woodword

“Monday c’est Mon Day.” —Unknown

“One day or day one. You decide.” —Unknown

“Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.” ―Thomas Edison

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@loaf,

Good morning in Ohio and how nice it was to see you post. 😘💕😎

How are things going for you? I did read your post and I feel the same way you
do. Loaf I kept all my SS pieces in their original boxes I have the purple boxes and the
green ones. I have many of her clothes and high heels.

Suzanne knew how to make clothes for women and I am so glad I still have those pieces.
Today is her birthday and may she RIP. 💕😎I feel she is gone too soon.

She did put up a good battle for Breast Cancer I fight it everyday.

Loaf I have several of her books plenty of good reads. 💕

@xango,

Good afternoon in sunny Florida. 🎈💕😉😎I do hope you are feeling and healing much
better. I have been eating soup and warm tea I do feel better.

Oz is a beautiful fall day. 😎

Feel better soon my friend. 😎

@oodiebom,

Good afternoon on the Gulf Coast of Florida. 😘😎Oodie thank you for such a nice
post from last night. I did read it and it made me feel better. I just had some soup
and I am drinking tea.

Oz is alright today we are in the 50’s my body is getting back to normal.

I am glad you stayed home yesterday but not happy about your reaction to some
food. I would take it to the curb. I have a great assortment of books I read off and on.

My friend and former neighbor lives in SS area he gave me a lot of great books. This
gentlemen has two PH.D’s. I called him yesterday and I am going ask about his feelings
on SS. I call him anyway so nothing different about that we always keep up with each
other.

Oodie let me know how things go with your husband today. I know he missed you yesterday.
I am not looking at the Telly too much is going on in the world.

Enjoy with your Manuka Honey. Oodie I will always treasure everything I have brought
from HSN from SS. May she RIP! What a women. 😎😘

@taci,

Good Morning hopefully in your home and if not safe travels. 😎🎈
Taci this has been a very trying time all over the world.

I will miss SS I have so many of her beautiful things from HSN. 💕

Please be safe and careful out there.

Happy Trails To You. 🎶🎶

@shoelady60,

Good day in the ‘burgh. 😘😎Oz is in the 50’s and will stay that way all day.

Wishing you a nice Monday I have a nice roast in the slow cooker and making some
fresh broccoli and potatoes for dinner tonight. Hubby wanted that meal for tonight. 💕

I am still reeling from the shock of SS passing yesterday and today is birthday.
Lady she lives in the area of my friend and former neighbor. My jewel boxes with her
pieces in them are in pristine condition. 💕😎May she RIP!

Hey I can’t wait until your sister gets back from California I miss her. LOL! 💕

Hey sending bright hugs to you and Jake’s Canvas. 😘🎈

@kittengirl,

Good morning Kitten and may this Monday finds you doing well. 🎈😘😎

A Grounding Embrace

If you are feeling anxious, sad, or drained, try hugging a tree and allow her vast amount of grounding energy to assist you.

Trees are among the world’s greatest givers. Their slow and gentle life cycles provide the world with clean air, their roots filter water, and their majestically spreading branches provide shade. Full of vibrant, natural energy, trees can also give us the gifts of peace and nurturance. Hugging or sitting with your spine against the trunk of any tree can ground your body and inspire a profound closeness with nature as the energy of the tree connects to you. Making physical contact with a tree can help you relax, alleviate stress, sleep more deeply, and hold on to more positive energy. Trees can absorb great amounts of energy and have the ability to soak up harmful energy from deep within you. If you are feeling anxious, sad, drained, or tense, then try hugging a tree.

Go to the woods, a garden, or a park, and find a tree that you would like to hug. Stand next to the tree and close your eyes. Relax your senses while breathing in the scent of leaves and bark. Listen to the creaking of the branches. When you feel settled, open your eyes, keeping them unfocused, and walk around its trunk. Feel the unique energy of the tree as your auras meet each other. Ask the tree for permission to touch it. If you feel the tree saying yes to you, begin breathing in its energy. Put your arms around the trunk and press your face to its bark. Embrace the tree for as long as you wish, feeling the roughness of its wood and the strength of its years. Relax into that strength and let the tree support you. You may even be able to physically feel a cyclical flow of energy taking place between your body and the tree.

You can sit with your back pressed to the tree for the same effect if you feel more comfortable doing so. Likewise, if you are seeking greater comfort, you may want to wrap your legs and arms around the tree, either at the base or by straddling a branch. Remember to thank the tree because by hugging your tree you are drinking from the well of natural copious energy cultivated by the tree’s many years on this earth. AMEN! 🎈😎

I have many pieces of her jewels RIP I will miss her we had the same cancer treatment.

Godspeed sweet girl. I am wearing her yellow hoodie I brought here on HSN. 😎

Good Morning Peeps enjoy this beautiful Fall Sunday.

Welcome to our wonderful community. 😎

“The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It’s what you’re made of. Not the circumstances.” —Unknown

“If we have the attitude that it’s going to be a great day it usually is.” —Catherine Pulsifier

“People who wonder if the glass is half empty or full miss the point. The glass is refillable.” —Unknown

“Magic is believing in yourself. If you can make that happen, you can make anything happen.” —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

“Hold the vision, trust the process.” —Unknown

@loaf,

Good Morning in Ohio and may this Sunday be a nice one for you and the kids. 🎈😎

DEAR SHEBA I ADORED HER .IHAVE HER CLOTHES PINK HAT BOOKS. JEWERLY.

JUST WATCHED HER COOKING VIDIO ABOUT VANILLA FIG OIL SHE SEEMED TIRED ON THRUSDAY

@xango,

Good Morning in Sunny Florida. Xango I hope you are feeling and healing much better.
Kudos to your husband for taking such good care of you. 💕

Just rest better days are coming. I still have the Fall Sniffles as I call a cold this time of year.
This is all due to extreme weather change OZ can be in the 90’s one day and 24 hours
later it can be freezing this is the Midwest and this is how our temps roll. 😎

I do miss your cooking and recipes. Hey the flowers and plants are still growing I am getting
lucky but in a couple of weeks I am sure they will be gone. This is the Midwest. 😉

@oodiebom,

Good Morning on the Gulf Coast of Florida. 😎🎈Oodie how are things going for you today?
Oz is a cool 52 degrees as I type and I am wearing a Marla Wynne Hoodie it takes the chill off.

Andrew Lessman has some great TS going today. I got hit full blast yesterday with this cold.
I am drinking some tea and I am feeling better.

I hope your husband has a good appetite.

Oodie I had six cats to feed last night I was going back and forth. The cats always wait for
one to finish then I put more fresh food out. I think that may have something to do with this
cold. Guess what the possums and racoons are coming too. YIKES!

Hey I hope you are resting in your own bed. 💕🎈

@sheba2011

I am working on the house and in a few hours will visit hubby. He had finished dinner last night before I arrived and ate only the upside down pineapple cake which I brought. I am purchasing food as I need it. Stove and oven are off limits until cleaned. Hope to do that end this week when the temps will be in the low 70s during the day. The new microwave will be delivered???? When purchased I was told not before the 21st. I am hoping sometime the following week when the kitchen will be cleaned from top to bottom.

Last night I met one of the nurses who helped hubby into bed. Come to find out she lives in a neighboring State and we had tons in common. She is a snowbird like us. The only exception is that she and her hubby live on a boat with pets. Funny, we both shop at the same places and eat at the same restaurants. She didn’t know about the Asian Market. I do miss that market because of their prices. I do not miss their takeout which is way over priced, even in their ads. We will most likely make a stop there on our way to the Cape whenever that happens. Then again, not sure if the frig on Cape is still in working order. It needed to be changed three years ago, so not sure about now. May take a look at new ones while on the road.

Hope you are feeling better. By the way the Manuka honey does help with the sore throat and the vitamins for other things. I take a couple of Immune ones from Andrew and they seem to work.

Well, back to whatever. This was a good break. Take it easy today and I love that you are taking care of the animals. You may find one for yourself among the strays. That’s how I found Mensch.. Miss him dearly. He and Ziggy were two of the same. Both talkers. Except Mensch knew how to say hello. It was both cute and funny.

@oodiebom,

Good evening I am not feeling too hot and SS death is affecting me in some way.
I do have her books, clothes and jewels I am a big fan.

Enjoy your evening. 💕

@sheba2011

I am saddened by Suzanne’s death. It comes as a real shocker. She was known for changing her lifestyle and cooking new and inventive ways that was healthier for all of us. I still have tons of her absolute jewelry with gold over sterling silver that I take with me whenever on a cruise or just want a little sparkle. I will always remember the laughter that brought Colleen to tears. Suzanne loved the desert and her home. That home went on the market just a few months ago and I wondered at that time if there was a reason. She loved that home and her kitchen. May she RIP.

I never made it to hubby. I have been living on Pepto most of the day. At first I thought it was a bug, but now, it is or may be a sulfite thing. I found 2 items that may be the culprit and they will be heading for the garbage can for tomorrow’s pickup. That will teach me to read the labels on old and forgotten items. There may be a reason why I stopped purchasing the mustard and the coconut candy. Oh how I hate allergies.

Drink a lot of liquids. Enjoy a hot cup of Herbal Tea, enjoy all kinds of soup and learn to put your feet up and relax. Good time to read a book or watch something good on telly. And if you are on the sofa, good time to get comfy with a good lap blanket with Poppy by your side along with hubby. Hubby and Poppy are the best medicine you could ask for. We never know what tomorrow might bring. Just enjoy the todays as best as you can. while remembering all the yesterdays and the upcoming tomorrows. Take care Sheba. You will be OK.

@taci,

Good morning in S. California and I hope you are home safe from your travels. 😎💕🎈
Enjoy the trails today and post when you feel like it. 😉😘

Happy Trails To You. 😎🎶🎶

@shoelady60,

Good afternoon in the ‘burgh. 😎😉🎈Hey congratulations on your team winning
the Hockey Game last night way to go. 💕Hey two in a row is great. My team did
the same in the same week.

I hope you had a relaxing evening and enjoyed the Game.

I am so glad your sister will back ten more days this girl is always in the wind. 😎

Sending some warm hugs to you and Jake’s Canvas. 💕😎

@sheba2011

Happy Sunday to you.😊 Another dreary day, one or two peaks of sunshine. I guess I better get used to it.

Game last night was boring until the third period, then we got good. Just happy they won.👍

Have a meatloaf and potatoes in the oven for dinner. The cupcake last night was delicious.🧁

Hope your cold is a little better. Seems like everyone has something right now.🤧 Sending warm hugs back to your house.🤗💖

@shoelady60,

Good evening I am a bit under the weather. SS death is affecting me.

Hey enjoy your evening.

@kittengirl,

Good Morning in California Kitten and may this day be a good Sunday for you. 🎈😎

Good Morning Peeps OZ will have a partial eclipse today.

Stay safe out there and enjoy our wonderful community. 😎

I lived all the above breast-fed all four of our children but still…
I played by all the rules c’est la vie. 😎

National Dessert Day

Celebrated annually on October 14th, National Dessert Day is a day for people to satisfy their sweet tooth and to go ahead and enjoy the dessert of their choice. It’s a holiday that is celebrated in the United States and shouldn’t be confused with Eat an Extra Dessert Day, which falls on September 4th each year.

However, it is a dessert in which you can go ahead and bake one of your favorite desserts or perhaps, take advantage of one of the sweet freebies which are offered on this day. 💕💕

“Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.” —Mary Kay Ash

“Everything you can imagine is real.”―Pablo Picasso

“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” ―Lewis Carroll

“Do what you feel in your heart to be right―for you’ll be criticized anyway.” ―Eleanor Roosevelt

“Whatever you are, be a good one.” ―Abraham Lincoln

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@loaf,

Good morning in Ohio Loaf enjoy the season and this is national dessert day.
I am sure the kids will love this crisp fall Saturday. 🎈😎

Enjoy! 💕

@xango,

Good day in Florida. I was nice to see you in Trivia last night. 💕🎈The night was not bad at
all. We all learn something new everyday.

I am glad you are feeling better and getting stronger everyday. Today is National Dessert
Day treat yourself and it would not hurt your hubby just a wee bit for him. 😎

OZ is beautiful today we are a crisp 54 degrees as I type this and it will not get any higher.

Enjoy the day and your coffee. 💕

@oodiebom,

Good afternoon on the Gulf of Florida. 😎💕🎈Oodie how are you doing today?
Hey did you ever find your chair? I know you never make a fuss about things I just
hope after the renovation your chair is back.

Oodie Trivia was interesting last night and I think we all have the hang of it. 🎈
I have a suggestion put the Trivia Thread on the Arcade Posts that way you can
attract more people. I notice when I am in the Arcade and I hit Community I land in
all the Arcade Thread which makes it easier to find. I am only saying that just in case
some people want to join in from the Arcade side. 😎 I can’t wait to see what the new
Games and Arcade will look like in 2024.

Glad your husband had a good appetite but hey you get great food. 💕

We may go to Costco this weekend I have to see what I need to stock up on.
Oodie be careful out there this is the season for flu and such.

I know you love Rainbows so being Dessert Day have a slice. 😎😘🎈

@sheba2011

Last night was interesting in many ways. I arrived at the Rehab facility and found hubby in the TV room watching the news. He ate his dinner with one of the nurses, and I mean he ate including 2 ice cream cups. I had made a brief stop at Aldi’s and picked up one peach that wasn’t ripe yet and a container of cut strips of watermelon. I also brought dinner for myself which was a lobster salad and a roll from the Farmer’s Market. I had added fresh salad with Heirloom tomatoes. I forgot that I had purchased red and yellow peppers the day prior. It will now be part of tonight’s menu. I also included the leftover Italian sub and a container of fruit. There was even room for two freezer paks along with salad dressing. This freezer carrier is one of the best. It can be found on Amazon and I was able to purchase a second one during the sale. On either side you have room for a water bottle or whatever your thirst needs. There is also another zippered pocket in the middle and another zipper thing to go even larger. Last night I used the D-Best Trolley and added two more huge items (one of which was Kindle), a book I’m reading, and some mail items in two nylon grocery bags that can hold up to 50lbs each and potato chips from Aldi). Ok, I said hubby had finished his dinner. He proceeded to eat the watermelon. I started on my dinner. He looked over and asked what it was and once I mentioned it he asked to try the lobster salad. I learned last night never trust your hubby to take a small taste. He ate the entire thing. Over a 1/2 1b, plus my salad, the Heirloom tomatoes, and the complete bag (not kidding) of potato chips. Then back to the watermelon. I had inquired at the Nurse’s station if this guy had eaten breakfast and lunch and the answer was everything on his plate both times. If the utensils were edible, he probably would have gone after those as well. Just prior to the game starting he asked to return to his room. With one hand on the trolley, and the other on the wheelchair, I complied. Once in his room he asked for the peach. It was still a bit hard and could have used an extra few hours to soften. I made him take small bites. There was some left and I asked the nurse to put it on his nightstand so he couldn’t reach it during the night. In between the game I kept my eye on him.

Sometime ago, the head nurse brought me a chair that was conducive to my back. The chair and all his stuff was moved to another room prior to his being renovated. The room he was in was completed prior and it seemed larger and brighter than his own room. However, a few days ago he was returned to his old room and the movers had left the chair in the hallway. I was able to bring it into the room. However, yesterday, it was nowhere around and the only area to sit on was the edge of the bed. No support for the lower back and though I tried, the pain was just too much. Most of it was probably due to the weather. I started looking for my chair during the game and luckily found one in the lobby. I didn’t carry it, but rather dragged it to hubby’s room. It was perfect, at least for the evening. It will probably be “missing in action” when I am there today.

I actually enjoyed last night’s game. DEG did an excellent job. Pbjelly felt her question was out of place and I, hopefully, squashed that idea. I will take you up on putting it in the Arcade for next week. This was something I was thinking when I was typing prior to the game. Last night was a real learning experience and I enjoyed it. Many answers I did not know and not having a computer, could not look them up. The one on decibel for a whisper I asked hubby. He said 30. Wrong answer, but when I returned home I did look it up and though DEFG mentioned it was lower, 30 was the answer. The two of us did major in speech and our books are back in Ct.. Anyway, I actually thought our game went OK and in many ways a tad better than HSN. Yes, we kept a few for reference. It was great to see xango. She may start feeling better when the weather pattern changes over the weekend. No rain next week. Cooler temps, no humidity both day and night.

Have a great day. I am in the midst of trying to clean this desk area of papers and other things. Tomorrow KP.

@taci,

Good morning where ever you are in the world. keep it safe and have a good time. 😎💕🎈

Here is to safe journey home and happy trails. 🎶🎶😎

@shoelady60,

Good day in the beautiful ‘burgh. I am glad you and mom had a good day.
I am even happier you had a good check-up. Lady I never like to prey but sometimes
I can read between the lines and so can you. We have been posting for years and I always
pay attention how one writes.

Lady you know if I start the thread and I am not done your senses pick up something
important is up and you will be right.

I can’t wait until your sister is back and do you know when that will be? My mother has
a Village yet I still call in every single day. My mom knows I am coming to Colorado and so
do the rest of the family. 💕

Here is to a nice fall Saturday just relax and enjoy. Oh snap today is National Dessert Day.
Well we can look anyway. 😎😘💕

Sending sweet hugs to you and Jake’s Canvas. 💕😘

bon ap·pé·tit. 😉

@sheba2011

It’s an ugly day here, damp, chilly and raining.🌧 Happy National Dessert Day to you. I’m not just looking, I’m going to take a big bite!🧁🍰🍨

Sis is supposed to be back on the 25th if all goes as planned. She will stay through the holidays. I know exactly what you mean, it’s like an ESP.🙄 Thanks for caring.😘

Hockey team won last night, another game tonight.🏒 I always worry about those back to back games. They played well yesterday, today they are probably all tired out. Positive me.😏

Enjoy your evening and enjoy a big bite out of that cupcake with me.🧁 Poppy gets a finger of icing.🤗💖

@kittengirl,

Good morning Kitten wishing you and your family a wonderful Saturday.

Good Morning Peeps welcome to our wonderful community here in HSN Land. 😎
Let’s give Dolly Parton some love today. 😎💕🎈😘

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9 to 5
Song by Dolly Parton

Tumble out of bed
And stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch and try to come to life
Jump in the shower
And the blood starts pumpin’
Out on the streets, the traffic starts jumpin’
For folks like me on the job from 9 to 5
Workin’ 9 to 5
What a way to make a livin’
Barely gettin’ by
It’s all takin’ and no givin’
They just use your mind
And they never give you credit
It’s enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it
9 to 5
For service and devotion
You would think that I
Would deserve a fat promotion
Want to move ahead
But the boss won’t seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is
Out to get me, hmmm
They let you dream
Just a watch ’em shatter
You’re just a step on the boss man’s ladder
But you got dreams he’ll never take away
In the same boat with a lot of your friends
Waitin’ for the day your ship’ll come in
And the tide’s gonna turn
And it’s all gonna roll you away
Workin’ 9 to 5
What a way to make livin’
Barely gettin’ by
It’s all takin’ and no givin’
They just use your mind
And you never get the credit
It’s enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it
9 to 5
Yeah, they got you were they want you
There’s a better life
And you think about it, don’t you?
It’s a rich man’s game
No matter what they call it
And you spend your life
Putting money in his wallet
9 to 5
Oh, what a way to make a livin’
Barely gettin’ by
It’s all takin’ and no givin’
They just use your mind
And they never give you credit
It’s enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it
9 to 5
Yeah, they got you where they want you
There’s a better life
And you dream about it, don’t you?
It’s a rich man’s game
No matter what they call it
And you spend your life
Putting money in his wallet
9 to 5

Here You Come Again
Song by Dolly Parton

Here you come again
Just when I’ve begun to get myself together
You waltz right in the door, just like you’ve done before
And wrap my heart ’round your little finger
Here you come again
Just when I’m about to make it work without you
You look into my eyes and light those dreamy eyes
And pretty soon I’m wondering how I came to doubt you
All you gotta do is smile that smile
And there go all my defenses
Just leave it up to you and in a little while
You’re messing up my mind and filling up my senses
Here you come again
Looking better than a body has a right to
And shaking me up so, that all I really know
Is here you come again, and here I go
All you gotta do is smile that smile
And there go all my defenses
Just leave it up to you and in a little while
You’re messing up my mind and filling up my senses
Here you come again
Looking better than a body has a right to
And shaking me up so, that all I really know
Is here you come again, and here I go
Here I go
And here I go
And here I go
Here you come again
And here I go
Here I go
And here I go

Islands in the Stream
Song by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers

Baby, when I met you there was peace unknown
I set out to get you with a fine tooth comb
I was soft inside
There was something going on
You do something to me that I can’t explain
Hold me closer and I feel no pain
Every beat of my heart
We got something going on
Tender love is blind
It requires a dedication
All this love we feel needs no conversation
We ride it together, ah ha
Making love with each other, ah ha
Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah ha
From one lover to another, ah ha
I can’t live without you if the love was gone
Everything is nothing if you got no one
And you did walk in the night
Slowly losing sight of the real thing
But that won’t happen to us and we got no doubt
Too deep in love and we got no way out
And the message is clear
This could be the year for the real thing
No more will you cry
Baby, I will hurt you never
We start and end as one
In love forever
We can ride it together, ah ha
Making love with each other, ah ha
Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah ha
From one lover to another, ah ha
Sail away
Oh, come sail away with me
Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah ha
From one lover to another, ah ha
Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between
How can we be wrong?
Sail away with me
To another world
And we rely on each other, ah ha
From one lover to another, ah ha
Islands in the stream
That is what we are
No one in between

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@loaf,

Good afternoon in Ohio Loaf wishing you and the kids a nice Fall Weekend. 😎😘🎈
Loaf my hometown girl will be on HSN today the one and only Dolly Parton. 💕

@xango,

Good afternoon in Florida I hope on this day you are feeling stronger and better. 🎈😎
How is the family in Brazil? Fall is lovely here in OZ so far but cooler days are coming.

Be careful and just rest and heal. Kudos to your husband for helping you and work too
from home. 💕

I am feeling a bit better just trying to shake it off as Taylor Swift would sing. 🎶🎶

@Sheba 🍁🍁🍁🍂🍂🍂🍁🍁🍁

Hello, happy Friday the 13th, it was always a good day for me as a teenager at the fair. I got to win prizes on the color Blue at the roulette wheel. I am glad you are feeling somewhat better. I hope you get 💯 percent feeling better and enjoying your favorite season 🍁🍁🍁.

It’s been three weeks since my fall and I haven’t been able to go outside and get some fresh air. I can’t wait to get better and enjoy my cooking and baking. Let alone a simple task of going to the bathroom and taking a shower.
It rained yesterday, much needed rain. No rain forecast for this coming week. Last week hubby watered my plants, they were so dry.

Don’t forget the annular solar eclipse, Ring of Fire. I think your area will get a good viewing.

Here’s wishing you, your husband and Poppy a good weekend and you feeling better 😊.
Take care Sheba 🌹

@oodiebom,

Good day on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Oodie good luck with the new Trivia Game.
Oodie you are wise like King Solomon in certain things. 😎😘

I hope all the regulars will be in Trivia some really look forward to it. I have been there
so long it’s just part of my Friday Night.

Oz is great today nice fall weather and I still feel a wee bit under the weather it is due
to the change in temps and it happens every year sigh..it is what it is.

Enjoy the visit with your husband and don’t do too much.

Here is some tea with your Manuka Honey I am getting some Dragon Fruit this weekend.

@taci,

Good Morning and hopefully you are enroute to home just be safe.
Yeah I can’t wait to hear how things went I hope you and your family had
a good and safe time. 😎🎈

Happy and safe Trails. 🎶🎶

Taci I hope you got to see this in Paris, France. 🎈

@shoelady60,

Good afternoon and if this is Mom Friday have a good one. I will leave it at that. 😎😘

I am still a wee bit under the weather I don’t know how I do this thread day in and out
for ten years come what may. No worries just trying to keep going. 😎This feeling is
weather related and it will pass.

Blowing a safe hug to you and Jake’s Canvas. 😎😘

The Game was not bad no one is talking about it in Colorado.

@sheba2011

Good afternoon to you. Beautiful day in the ‘burgh, sunny and around 70.🌞 Tomorrow rain and in the 50s, Fall for sure.

I had mom Thursday instead of Friday yesterday.👩‍❤️‍👩 Spent the afternoon there and had dinner at her house. She was okay yesterday but didn’t feel good Wednesday. Makes me so nervous, can’t wait for sis to come back to keep an eye on her 24/7.

Glad you are feeling a little better. You are so sweet to ask about my test.🥰 All is well, I go for an echocardiogram every 6-12 months since my valve replacement. Just routine to keep an eye on things.

Kudos for the win last night.👍 Didn’t see the game since I don’t have Prime. Hope they keep it up. Hubs outside mulching leaves🍁🍂, having burgers for dinner.🍔 Sit back and relax with your boy so you get better. Hugs!🤗💖

@kittengirl,

Good morning in California Kitten be safe and I am thinking of you all the time. 🎈

Humility

Practicing humility is important — while you may have a greater understanding in some areas, others will always be able to teach you something.

The notion of humility as a virtue brings numerous images to mind. We tend to envision those rare individuals who humbly bear life’s struggles while downplaying their own strengths. Yet humility is also associated with people whose insecurities compel them to judge themselves unfavorably as a matter of course. The true definition of humility, however, does not correspond precisely with either of these images. Humility is not passivity. Rather, it is an utter lack of self-importance. The individuals who embody the concept of humility appreciate that each human being on the planet occupies a unique place on an infinite spectrum of development. Though they can take pride in their own accomplishments, they also understand that the people they interact with each day are as valuable and have as much to offer the world as they themselves do.

To be humble is to accept that while there will always be individuals more and less advanced than yourself, those on all parts of the spectrum of development can provide you with insights that further your personal evolution. Recognizing these insights is a matter of opening yourself to the fact that not only do others think and feel differently than you, but their life experiences have shaped them in a very different way than yours have shaped you. This means that while you may have a greater understanding in some areas, others will always be able to teach you something. When you cultivate a genuine yearning to know what skills and talents those you encounter have been blessed with, you cannot help but learn humility. You instinctively understand that emotions like envy breed resistance that prevents you from growing, and that being flexible in your interactions with others will help you connect with unexpected mentors.

When you practice humility, you want to become as accomplished and evolved as you can possibly be, yet you are willing to submit to the expertise of others to do so. You understand the scope of your aptitudes yet you choose to eradicate arrogance from your attitude, and you can distinguish the value you possess as an individual while still acting in the interests of your fellow human beings. Humility, simply put, is a form of balance in which you can celebrate your own worth while sincerely believing that every other person on the planet is just as worthy as you. AMEN! 💕🎈

Good Morning Peeps make Thursday a good day in our wonderful community. 😎🎈

No evil is busy everyday of the year.

“You’ve gotta dance like there’s nobody watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, sing like there’s nobody listening, and live like it’s heaven on earth.” —William W. Purkey

@sheba2011

I love these models and the clothing. They seem to flow so gently and majestically. Reminds me of the Lotus flower. What an inspiration. Again thank you for the gifs and sharing them.

“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”―Neil Gaiman

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” ―Helen Keller

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” ―Eleanor Roosevelt

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@loaf,

Good day in Ohio Loaf here is to a great Thursday. 🎈😎Hope you are enjoying Fall.

@xango,

Good afternoon in Florida and keep healing take your time with anything. 🎈

Wishing you a safe and nice Thursday.

@Sheba 🍁🍁🍂🍂🍂

Hello, sorry to hear you are not feeling well. I hope it’s just a change in weather.
I forgot to mention yesterday that those gifts are absolutely awesome. They are just beautiful, today’s also.
I am glad to see Oodiebom’s post, and know that she is alright.

Keep warm, have lots of hot tea and soups 🍲

Take care Sheba 🌹

@oodiebom

Hello, glad to read you posts😊 . Thank you for taking the time to write me.
You know just what to say, thank you.
You certainly have lots going on, so glad your hubby is doing better.

Take care 🌹

@xango

Thanks for the compliment. It’s not knowing what to say, it’s actually living through it. While in Ct., I fell quite a few times. I am not a stair person. I either fall going up or going down. We have a raised ranch in Ct., and I was cleaning the stairs going down from our top floor. I slipped and fell backwards hitting my head against the front door. Luckily, I didn’t break anything. Just the back of my head gave me some pain. Another time I was in the shower and found myself falling against t he glass door and landed on top of a metal something. I nearly passed out from the pain. Hubby was there to help, but found I could not get up right away. It took quite a while for me to get the strength to stand up and make it to the bed. This one caused black and blue marks all over. It was weeks before I was able to venture anywhere. Luckily, again nothing broken. But my ankle swelled and needed an ace bandage. However, when you are young and physically fit, then the road back to health takes no time. However, as we age, some of us only take short walks, watch exercises on TV and try to copy, etc, etc, It is only recently that I started to so some things to limber up. This has helped my back, but gee whiz, why does it still hurt before a storm?????

@oodiebom,

Good afternoon on the Gulf Coast of Florida. 😎💕Oodie I am a wee bit under the weather
as I always say when I am not feeling well. I did read both your posts to me today.

I was so glad to hear from you and I was very concerned. I am glad your husband is doing
better. Oodie you have your hands full. Please be careful when you are out I mean wear
your mask. 😎I am having a cold like problem this happens when I go from extreme warm
to extreme cool. I am having some chicken soup. No coughing, temp or sneezing just a feeling
that something is coming on. I think I need to turn the Telly off I have been looking at the
news and it is just unreal what is happening in the world. My heart breaks for all families affected by this act and all the evil in the world.

Oodie thank you for such a nice comment on the pictures I did above. I did this off the top
of my head nothing I have ever done is planned. I have always said when my fingers hit
the keyboard my mind just reacts. I don’t know how I made all that up feeling like shizzle. LOL!

I will be fine just needs it to wear off.

Oodie super woman looks like you are getting things done with your home. I am pretty sure
your husband wants to come home. I will do a happy dance when that happens. 😘🎈😎

Oz is alright today we are cloudy but the temp is good. I have had a busy day who don’t?

Oodie let me know how you are today I am just glad to hear from you and Xango.

@sheba2011

Yesterday I made a phone call to our tech people with the A/C. We were due to have a heavy rain storm and I was tr ying to ward them off. I actually have another date for the end of this month. Between 5 am and 6 am the phone woke me up. It wss just one ring and I surmise not enough info for receiving the info of whom was calling. Around 8:15/8:30 am another phone call which arose me from a deep sleep. Scared the living whatever out of me. Anyway, got to the phone but not in time to answer. It was my neighbor to inform me that the duct person was here. Yikes!!!! I was in pjs with no time to dress. Turns out he came just to check and then showed me the pictures he took of the water under the house. Said I have a leak and here’s proof. There is no leak. Our driveway at the area he mentioned was installed incorrectly. Seems we have a dip that water puddles into and backs up to our home and goes underneath. It would be a huge undertaking if we decide to redo. It not only means that area but the entire thing. A few years ago we had a contractor look at this. While we were up North, he and his wife spent a few hours during a rain storm watching. It was like a cup in the middle of our driveway that took on water and backed it up to the house. They actually were dumbfounded. Back then the cost of repairs was just not in the cards. Probably more expensive now. I was not a happy camper this morning and consequently did not do anything except sleep. Tomorrow a hair appointment. It will feel good for a change to have some ME time.

I do hope you feel better and this is just a case of an allergy. Pomegranates come in handy as does blueberries and of course Dragon Fruit. All of these are great for the Immune System. Also chicken soup with tons of veggies. I enjoy soup all year long. I can always find an excuse to make it. It just feels good anytime.

Sheba2011

I forgot to mention that it is very warm and quite humid. Summer has returned and not in it’s glory. Tonight, while visiting hubby, I happened to look outside at the sky. It was very ominous. So much so, it was scary. The hues were a dark purple and there was a round something or other like a sphere that looked like fire. It was a bright orange/red . I have never seen anything like it and I hope to never see the likes of it again.

@taci,

Good day where ever you are in the world. Stay safe and enjoy the trip. 😎🎈

Happy and safe trails my friend. 🎶🎶

@shoelady60,

Good day in the ‘burgh. Wishing you a relaxing day and if this is Mom Thursday I hope
you both have a great day.

I am a little bit under the weather I am trying to snap out of it.

The weather changes and it is what it is. 😎

Hey Game Day I will only watch the last few minutes. My family don’t really care who
wins. LOL!

I hope this day is a good one. Mask up and by the way how are you feeling? I note that
you had a medical test done is everything alright and if you don’t feel like talking about it
or don’t have enough information just let me know later. Lady you are spot on when something
is going on with me.

Sending safe hugs to you and Jake’s Canvas. 💕😘🎈

@ Shoelady

Hello, thank you for your kind words 😊. It’s a slow process, hopefully I will get to where I was before the fall. It’s harder for our bodies to recuperate after
60’s. It does take longer, and I am getting a taste of that now.

Enjoy your time and visits with your mother.
Take care 🌹

@kittengirl,

Good morning Kitten in California wishing you and your family a safe and good Thursday. 😎🎈

Setting a Limit to Sit With Emotions

When we take the time to sit with our emotions fully, it will become apparent that the emotion was a catalyst for much needed healing.

Our emotions color our lives with varying palettes. Sometimes we feel a strong emotion in reaction to something that has happened, but emotions also visit us seemingly out of the blue, flooding us unexpectedly with joy or grief or melancholy. Like the weather, they come and go, influencing our mental state with their particular vibration. Sometimes a difficult emotion hangs around longer than we would like, and we begin to wonder when it will release its hold on us. This is often true of grief stemming from loss, for example, or lingering anger over a past event.

Usually, if we allow ourselves to feel our emotions fully when they come up, they recede naturally, giving way to another and another. When an emotion haunts us, it is often because we are afraid of really feeling it. Emotions like despair and rage are powerful, and it is natural to want to hold them at bay. Certainly, we don’t want to let them take us over so that we say or do things we later regret. When we are facing this kind of situation, it can be helpful to ask the spirit, “How long do I need to sit with these emotions, how long do I need to feel these emotions before they can pass?” If you ask sincerely and wait, an answer will come. Setting a time limit on your engagement with that difficult emotion may be just the technique you need to face it fully.

When you have a sense of how much time you need to spend, set a timer. Sit down and make yourself available to the emotion that has been nagging you. All you have to do is feel it. Avoid getting attached to it or rejecting it. Simply let it ebb and flow within you. Emotions are by their nature cyclical, so you can trust that just as one reaches its apex it will pass. Each time you sit with its presence without either repressing or acting out, you will find that that difficult emotion was the catalyst for much needed emotional healing. AMEN! 😎