Sweet rain

I got up at 7, consolidated the rainwater collected during the night so the containers could collect more. After being in the rain, my bed seemed so clean and warm that I laid down again. I got up at 8. I read e-mail, then put out more containers. I turned the wheelbarrow right side up to collect water for watering plants. The temperature was going down, so I closed the windows. I put on a 20 minute video to listen to while I exercised. But I missed the part where it was actually an hour and 20 minutes. And there was some tapping involved, so I let it run all the way through. Some really painful issues came up, which was good. Then I juiced, and put on today's meditation while digesting. Then I made breakfast. I was running late, so I did not pack a lunch. I brought in the garbage can, and loaded my sewing stuff in the car. It must have been around noon when I got to the church. The ladies had ordered lunch. Joan asked why I was so late and I explained that I had my morning routine and she wanted to know what it was, and finally said she wanted to spend the night at my house to observe these rituals. Then I talked to Carolyn who explained all the dental problems she was undergoing. I worked on the blue zipper quilt, adding borders. Jennifer called to ask about music for Sunday. We decided to meet tomorrow. I finished the quilt top, then worked on the scrap 4-patch. I packed up at 4, went home to eat lunch and process all the rain water. I brought it in, ran it through the coffee maker, then through the Brita once it cooled. I listened to a tapping audio, and brought in the mail. I got an Easter card from Maryann. I ate some tiny spinach leaves from the garden, and picked some dandelion, wild lettuce and oxalis for supper. I meditated again since Oprah is running another 21 day series starting today. I ate my salad and read e-mail. I stood on the porch, watching the rain, and tapping. Then I put on the Netflix movie “One flew over the cuckoo's nest”. I stopped it about 10 to prepare for bed. Some of it seems so familiar.

  *  This is on of Barbara's quilts that she did not finish before she died.  *

Being thanked with flowers

I got up about 7, which was 0surprising after being up so late talking to Chris and Michele on Skype. I read my e-mail, exercised, practiced, showered, dressed, and ate breakfast. I emptied the dishwasher, packed up my trombone, and went to church. Jennifer told me that the early service had gone half an hour over so that those who came to sing at the early service had to wait a long time. I practiced with the choir, then set up my trombone in the room behind the organ. We all gathered outside to process in waving palms. I thought the pastor looked really sharp today, and wondered if it had anything to do with my new glasses. It was an extra long service because of the reading of the passion story. I did deep breathing exercises in the pew. Coming back from communion, I sat near the organ. The last hymn got cut for time so I moved during the quickly inserted doxology. After all my practice and breathing exercises, when I played, my notes shook. Still, I got it under control by the time I played the third verse, which was acapella. Several people came up to say something nice after it was over. I was given the flower arrangement as a thankyou.  I thought that was very nice.  I took my instrument out to the car, then came back for the flowers. Jennifer said there would be a practice for the brass next Saturday at 10:30. I came home to change my shoes and dress for something more comfortable. I ate lunch, and took my supplements. I watered the seedlings, and checked the garden. Finally I went grocery shopping. One of the ladies from the church was there and said nice things about my playing. I am still amazed at the cost of food for one person.   I put the groceries (mostly veggies) away. Then I went to the stitch group. I was at a loss when they discussed their favorite candies. I finished binding the teal Linus quilt. I came home for supper. Then I mowed in the front yard because of the forecast of rain. The little boy from next door stopped by to talk. He was playing by himself. I put the mower away and plugged it in to recharge. I took out trash, and positioned it by the street. I listened to an audio, and ate frozen fruit. Then I called my in-laws to ask for a ride back to Alabama in May. The call went long and covered many other subjects. When it was over, I had to recharge my phone. Then I had a few minutes to tap before it was time to write to my blog and go to bed.

Crab

I got up at 7:20. It seemed later because of all the light streaming into the house. I read e-mail, and there was one from Netflix saying they got the movie. So sometime after dark, the mailman must have picked up the movie. Usually he comes between 10 and 2. I left the windows open all night, and the inside temperature was still 70. The seedlings were out all night, and they looked fine. I watered them in the morning. I got an e-mail about a funeral today, but I chose not to go since I barely know her and never met her husband. I felt guilty though. I had to tap for that. I guess that's what happens when you hang around with the older crowd. I tapped through the morning, and read e-mail, and listened to several audios. I laid out in the sun for awhile. It was a wonderful feeling. I watered the seedling again and the garden, too. I brought in the mail, not sure if it was from yesterday or today. I cooked some quinoa, and stripped the green sheets off of the bed. I slid the laundry baskets down the steps in order to wash it. The juicer basket was getting cloudy again, so I covered it in baking soda and poured vinegar over it. The resulting reaction was satisfying even if it doesn't come clean. While the second load of laundry washed, I sewed. I fixed my robe, and a pair of pants. Then I made another rectangle for the scrap quilt. Now I have four, but I need five. After getting the dryer started, I came upstairs to eat supper and glance at e-mail. Then I did some more sewing, finishing another rectangle while listening to an audio. I brought up the laundry and the laptop. I watched some tapping videos. 

I looked for Chris on skype. I did some tapping for panic and performing in church. I put a clean top sheet on bed. I folded clean sheets from the laundry. I used the crevice tool to vacuum the computer room since the beater bars were ineffective. I put the laundry away. I sang songs from a gospel book, looking for something Jennifer might want to play. I perused quilt pics on the internet, waiting for Chris to finish his game. I stacked and ran the dishwasher. I started another audio. I skyped with Chris and Michele for awhile, then went to bed.
*  I did not take any pics today so here is one of a coconut crab  *

Happy Birthday, Mom

I got up just before 7. I put the tomato seedlings out. I had trouble reading e-mail because the sun was shining in my eyes at that time of day. I listened to an audio while I did my exercises and juicing. I put the Netflix movie in the mail but it never went. I made and ate breakfast. Chris skyped me at noon and we talked for some time. I laid in the sun for awhile. Then I planted some peas that were soaking for several days. I scratched up the ground in the garden, then watered it. I topped it off with compost and pinestraw. I called my parents to wish Mom a happy 79th birthday. I did a lot of tapping for weight loss, and then tapping for playing trombone on Sunday. I practiced. I picked some greens for my backyard salad. I ate the salad and listened to an audio from the Art of Love series. Kurt e-mailed me a pic of Mom at her birthday supper in the restaurant. I sent back a pic of me eating, and he responded with pics of them eating. Then he sent me a short video clip. So I made a short video clip to send back, but for some reason it was really large and took a long time to upload. It didn't work out in the end. I finished that audio and another one. Then it was after 10 and time to go to bed. 

*  I hope this is the right video  *

Warm and sunny

I was out of bed by 7:15. I read e-mail, and did my exercises. I set the planter of tomatoes on the porch railing to get some sun. I watched a video on sonic geometry and the Anunnati. I took out the recyclables, and rolled my sewing stuff and dates out to the car. I arrived at the sewing group around 11. I set up my machine but talked to the lady next to me. I turned in my heart block. We stopped to pray and sing Happy Birthday to those having birthdays in April. We lined up for our once-a-month potluck meal. After eating, I sewed borders on the green zipper quilt. At 2 I packed up and came home. I brought in the recycling container and checked the mail. There was none. It was so sunny and warm that I laid out in my bathing suit for half an hour. I came in to read e-mail, and open some windows. I drank lots of water, using up most of the rainwater. I looked up stuff which I can't remember now. I worked through some tapping scripts for weight loss. I cleared more e-mail. I watched some episodes of TQS. I picked some greens for a 'backyard' salad. I cooked up some organic ground beef to go with it. I watched an audio on thyroid disorders. When it was over, I went down to watch “The Prince and Me”, courtesy of Netflix. Most of it seemed new, but a few parts were oddly familiar.  In hindsight watching a romantic movie by myself  was unsurprisingly depressing.  I came up to write to my blog and go to bed – unless I decide to practice my trombone, which I can do because there is no one here to be kept awake.
*  Blooming tree in front yard  *

New glasses?

I got up between 7 and 8, a little later than usual. I deleted the first round of e-mail, then started reading and listening. I made some dandelion tea. I finished all my pre-breakfast activities by 9:30, including practicing the Easter hymns. It felt good to have all of that out of the way. About 10 I stopped to make juice. I found an organic eggplant at Publix, so I tried throwing in a piece. It was not good. I added 'eggplant' to my do-not-juice list. Then I fixed breakfast. After breakfast, I was reading e-mail and found an article about how watching people eat on TV is increasingly popular in Korea, especially in one-person households. I got a call that my new glasses were ready to be picked up. I made up a week's worth of supplements, and identified those that needed reordering. I laid out in the sun until it went behind a cloud. I like it hot, but the sun was only warm. I took a shower. The water wasn't draining properly, so I plunged the drain. It brought up icky stuff which I tried to wipe up.

After getting dressed, I searched online for locker caddy pattern. I planted the tomato seedlings in the flowerbox so I could bring them in at night if necessary. I planted more pea seeds in the garden. I picked up glasses at the office. I could see fine right away, which was suspicious because the doctor told me it would take me 2 weeks to get used to them.   What if these are the same lenses?  I read e-mail, then decided to test my glasses by sewing. I put some scraps together in blocks. Then I gathered the recyclables together and put them where I will hopefully see them tomorrow to put out at the street. I picked some dandelion and wild lettuce to add to my salad for supper. I packed up my trombone and headed for church. I saw a person wearing aGuy Fawkes mask walking down the street. I got to church in time to talk to several people before practice started. After practicing with the choir, I practiced my trombone piece with the organist. I went home and brought the tomatoes in, just in case. I skimmed my way through a long audio. I was interrupted by unexplained fireworks to the west. Is today a holiday of some sort? After the audio, it was time to go to bed.

*  Flowering kale.  Sadly the flowers taste like kale, too.  *

I love batiks

I got up about 7:15. I read e-mail, listened to audios, all the usual activities. The shattered jars of rainwater had partially melted in the plastic tub overnight. I put the glass shards in the wastebasket. I rinsed off the chunks of ice and put them in the Brita pitcher. I made juice, and breakfast. I only ate part of it because time was getting late. I drove to post to get the mail. There was a renewal notice, so I paid the renewal fee. Because it was so close to 11, I skipped the quilt group and stopped off for kimbap. I also went to Kroger for organic lemons. Their coconut water had ingredients (couldn't read them clearly but I figure coconut water should only have ONE ingredient). I came home, and ate more breakfast. I watched more of a really long tapping video. I checked the garden, and saw that something dug under the wheelbarrow to get more fish out. I continued the tapping, finishing that video. I picked up sticks in the yard, then read more e-mail and listened to more tapping audios. I spent some time working on the zipper quilt tops, sewed strips, and cut borders. Then I constructed a batik heart block for a quilt that the Thursday group is making for a recently widowed quilter. All this happened while listening to tapping for weight loss audios. Still listening, I came upstairs to eat a salad for a late supper. I took a break to intersperse making the salad with practicing hymns for Easter. After eating the salad, I discovered that dark chocolate and dates are really good together. There were more audios to play until it was time to go to bed.