tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56114894164696285752024-03-29T07:25:45.352-04:00THROUGH MY WINDOWSSusan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-45014194366573722762024-03-28T15:01:00.003-04:002024-03-28T15:01:33.130-04:00EASTER BLESSINGS TO YOU!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">Hello dear bloggy friends!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsiVOArmEpOSJF07I3CDfa9DnLhrOJIUIxYK0HKQV5goh0xuMdke1f-IH8djBq7wbDcSF4TrHnXY7c1Pw3Fw5JceImENwXbqOEOAdMnVu_22TrHbfg_lEEyUzyjNfwINa1YJKvhShX5RahPVUz7sVCtWEsmBSlt2cDzOQd7znmjaZr8SQ3ES3TUrvksEFI/s1408/IMG_0594.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1408" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsiVOArmEpOSJF07I3CDfa9DnLhrOJIUIxYK0HKQV5goh0xuMdke1f-IH8djBq7wbDcSF4TrHnXY7c1Pw3Fw5JceImENwXbqOEOAdMnVu_22TrHbfg_lEEyUzyjNfwINa1YJKvhShX5RahPVUz7sVCtWEsmBSlt2cDzOQd7znmjaZr8SQ3ES3TUrvksEFI/w640-h348/IMG_0594.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">I am happy to inform you that Spring has sprung here in my part of the world-Eastern Pennsylvania. </span><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">Our temps are very up and down but I’ll take them since we have a very short Spring before our weather turns Summerish with accompanying humidity and bugs. These are blooming at the moment.</span><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBJcJnyUJcTi-ydkzsciR3GTlZnrKBROIUBX_Md3BHdXmfc-6cRnxsahQTrx5xVhpEfO1JdVbyFFoXXSXSrcMrFO-rk6DnaYKwQdxf1HSxAS47eVVSIBZ_9AIEmuNEjs-awxkVcdfcVs6GuSjeegOMvDQRzSC7JjFzQvsBgodPjATi-XTHJahH_ZSY_Cv/s4032/IMG_1310.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfBJcJnyUJcTi-ydkzsciR3GTlZnrKBROIUBX_Md3BHdXmfc-6cRnxsahQTrx5xVhpEfO1JdVbyFFoXXSXSrcMrFO-rk6DnaYKwQdxf1HSxAS47eVVSIBZ_9AIEmuNEjs-awxkVcdfcVs6GuSjeegOMvDQRzSC7JjFzQvsBgodPjATi-XTHJahH_ZSY_Cv/w400-h300/IMG_1310.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">However, today it is raining and some of us don’t like getting his paws wet. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtEjViBCBb_IbtJBGTiehoxdLGbMcwgeUqa3rerMifrZNHiLyCKUqdfNpLEeuG5RMPPTgxxCo6z2W_DU0-H8nFnzQUnpZeKaCbzie_ZCb8JJ_x7aRCqoyiVZ58bt6KDnVF_3sYPmhg1swaHTySu_ma4PIOQCelBOGCnffYXR37U12_6XU7gRDMb4Urfyc/s3020/IMG_1610.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2145" data-original-width="3020" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtEjViBCBb_IbtJBGTiehoxdLGbMcwgeUqa3rerMifrZNHiLyCKUqdfNpLEeuG5RMPPTgxxCo6z2W_DU0-H8nFnzQUnpZeKaCbzie_ZCb8JJ_x7aRCqoyiVZ58bt6KDnVF_3sYPmhg1swaHTySu_ma4PIOQCelBOGCnffYXR37U12_6XU7gRDMb4Urfyc/w400-h284/IMG_1610.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">I don’t mind rainy days. In fact they seem to add a cozy affection to our house. Of course most of that is due to all the clutter we have. Especially all the yarn that is about, and books and notebooks and project bags. The list goes on. I still haven’t found a new cleaning lady or things would not look like this-<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCwlyXdcsgYQeSo9AKhPk5Sfqu_yYZUlxgt6cf1UkRlLc8YcKK7VipyTmOexlfgRLLXKpboA7rdz7raOzb00mN7W-z0OfH2TTGHZbtf6vrn1GR1kWl39aPasWX0IZWliVuF25OXHywak2qVcMIkWcf-y1-RwmsCHvVh2hpfvTRuKyZrr7Z0WnbyQjZOwT/s4032/IMG_0597.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWCwlyXdcsgYQeSo9AKhPk5Sfqu_yYZUlxgt6cf1UkRlLc8YcKK7VipyTmOexlfgRLLXKpboA7rdz7raOzb00mN7W-z0OfH2TTGHZbtf6vrn1GR1kWl39aPasWX0IZWliVuF25OXHywak2qVcMIkWcf-y1-RwmsCHvVh2hpfvTRuKyZrr7Z0WnbyQjZOwT/w400-h300/IMG_0597.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwE9lQzjKxldF9DoO-jVPG7qsEqBxknrqnYwPYUs-wBzb3DnphQY8WbHLuNet_q5T6Tn7mn2LbDNvkgEoYzwIlIDlYkDosNLq3UxGrsBD_CR6DMrwLFz2CMlJuoBvCN5N-CdR6Lxv_DT0HSIR4qtRuX9iuRihjTKE86ZARgxKHFn1bthEq0NkGkEbOfb9/s4032/IMG_0598.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwE9lQzjKxldF9DoO-jVPG7qsEqBxknrqnYwPYUs-wBzb3DnphQY8WbHLuNet_q5T6Tn7mn2LbDNvkgEoYzwIlIDlYkDosNLq3UxGrsBD_CR6DMrwLFz2CMlJuoBvCN5N-CdR6Lxv_DT0HSIR4qtRuX9iuRihjTKE86ZARgxKHFn1bthEq0NkGkEbOfb9/w400-h300/IMG_0598.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The dining room table is loaded down with yarn and my yarn winding apparatus. But soon and very soon all that will change as Roger and I get ourselves into second gear and start the process of cleaning our large rambling house in preparation for company arriving to celebrate a grandson’s birthday <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw06Dg711-G-blS1ND7HJjL-LL-fGB0zviNiecghfALkGNlhPI-5lq69XeU6O2SiQEkktc6SD0DN59R32dp_DHZddGz0scUTliBiwP6fbMZmDU5zYRZj3fMzlS3MNcwmKGCfWr7yjZtt8EtirptD6mamA31PlZBWWS0OU4oXBZMBFUWJ3u1dHim4bNfmdd/s4032/IMG_0093.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw06Dg711-G-blS1ND7HJjL-LL-fGB0zviNiecghfALkGNlhPI-5lq69XeU6O2SiQEkktc6SD0DN59R32dp_DHZddGz0scUTliBiwP6fbMZmDU5zYRZj3fMzlS3MNcwmKGCfWr7yjZtt8EtirptD6mamA31PlZBWWS0OU4oXBZMBFUWJ3u1dHim4bNfmdd/w300-h400/IMG_0093.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br />and Easter. And, it’s always nice to have an uncluttered house afterwards.🙂 At least for awhile.☺️ As I speak Roger is busy vacuuming. We are doing things backwards vacuuming, decluttering, dusting and uncovering pet covers from furniture. Oh well, as long as it gets done. After all we have 10 rooms plus and 2 days to do it in.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFO3K4aBR4OAiopI3JqdqoO3UYd1j3L0bXsG4hE_qygikQGfkJKbnEF-hnEluG3AYDSIc4xvJab-wb4_nzXU-KwlaFQjv6mrqqp275VJ_CIgk_H3nb9JZXda9ej7wCQCRdUnDP4AXz_9uJKCsE_dNWyFAG_Hm5Sp17w4OMEC5xnAOPcIaM1L-t0a0-naxS/s4032/IMG_0068.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFO3K4aBR4OAiopI3JqdqoO3UYd1j3L0bXsG4hE_qygikQGfkJKbnEF-hnEluG3AYDSIc4xvJab-wb4_nzXU-KwlaFQjv6mrqqp275VJ_CIgk_H3nb9JZXda9ej7wCQCRdUnDP4AXz_9uJKCsE_dNWyFAG_Hm5Sp17w4OMEC5xnAOPcIaM1L-t0a0-naxS/w400-h300/IMG_0068.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Og6685NcFiQG9-aHjw88F67q28g8mQ7chqiTmrmj8hxv1M2vPpCnOilvn5YsJH1Cd2r1bciOu7VEHtdYVenHAkFb6vXf2z6AjUFC2VeSJmOrDd9k5GiS56JDBG27ni8-tAxcjGvubWr3RSeoflj2eKQvAHoqpfBsXeHtX6KgMpfMV2v7RhfrmiPbXVjf/s225/28D5AC51-2738-4E4E-A062-BB86E9EBB19E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Og6685NcFiQG9-aHjw88F67q28g8mQ7chqiTmrmj8hxv1M2vPpCnOilvn5YsJH1Cd2r1bciOu7VEHtdYVenHAkFb6vXf2z6AjUFC2VeSJmOrDd9k5GiS56JDBG27ni8-tAxcjGvubWr3RSeoflj2eKQvAHoqpfBsXeHtX6KgMpfMV2v7RhfrmiPbXVjf/w400-h400/28D5AC51-2738-4E4E-A062-BB86E9EBB19E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">Roger and I are well. In fact he has decided he will stay on with working for my son who has a swimming pool business. It’s part time and seasonal but I had hoped he would finally retire this year. After all he will be 78 in July. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">Lots of upcoming happenings in the next few month. Oldest grandchild gets married in June. So bridal shower is next week at a country club not close by. I will be going but first must find out how to get there. The wedding is at a winery with tastings, cocktail hour and reception. Not really my cup of tea and have decided I will go to the wedding but not to the rest. Shock! Horror! I am definitely not the flavor of the month right now. The wedding is going to be a huge affair and I can’t see that I should be made to feel guilty. My motto in my old age is be true to one’s self.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVo2UASM8p4CQbw9Lbjkr5qlAo4EREEo3cKsSvHXSjaJ0JKpNqG4DDYko6cJZZXy_02fxdKooInct7-P8SufvC8Rh9AjaKx8_n1jvykJPtL50AEaNomeKGt17E_N7s2NArYrMxZrBDkUjiqNsaaIT3dOVPrctU6BkDwFL-Rf7WuQFwDR-lMPdOKGroSVS/s3024/IMG_0425.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVo2UASM8p4CQbw9Lbjkr5qlAo4EREEo3cKsSvHXSjaJ0JKpNqG4DDYko6cJZZXy_02fxdKooInct7-P8SufvC8Rh9AjaKx8_n1jvykJPtL50AEaNomeKGt17E_N7s2NArYrMxZrBDkUjiqNsaaIT3dOVPrctU6BkDwFL-Rf7WuQFwDR-lMPdOKGroSVS/s320/IMG_0425.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVhzoCpcKZn1qd-LNXUvksOL5l-hcltW7nGNpKTXAlF6PQeAF-96IHh6TzUQIl_cDdxCGuocKcQsvGEtXeY4oKGA3CmmuKjJPIAFDGbxtBC8UrugNgAZjuFJ6rrbl_2mdeqxFE4Sxh32JUXffWhB8aKhlTzumUsKKWKDSkMb9OKoyI1X97cPqN36hSFqd/s4032/IMG_1701.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVhzoCpcKZn1qd-LNXUvksOL5l-hcltW7nGNpKTXAlF6PQeAF-96IHh6TzUQIl_cDdxCGuocKcQsvGEtXeY4oKGA3CmmuKjJPIAFDGbxtBC8UrugNgAZjuFJ6rrbl_2mdeqxFE4Sxh32JUXffWhB8aKhlTzumUsKKWKDSkMb9OKoyI1X97cPqN36hSFqd/w300-h400/IMG_1701.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">Lucy. She has been to the vet several times with incontinent issues. Finally, after all sorts of tests it was determined that she has a UTI. She’s been on antibiotics for a week now but I don’t see any improvement so far. I sincerely hope there will be an improvement soon. Poor little baby. And poor us. I think I would rather be sick myself than to have my fur babies try to communicate with me what the heck is going on with them.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">We have had Lucy Belle from a puppy even though she was adopted from a shelter In Kentucky. She is about 12 years old now, I think. Buddy, we adopted a few years ago at the age of 10 so they are about the same age. I’m not sure but I think in dog years they would be about the same age as us. I am 74 and have lots of aches and pains so I expect it is also the same with them. On the other hand, if that is the case, Buddy is definitely not showing his age.🙂when it’s night time he sleeps and when it is exercise time he is like a puppy racing around our property sniffing out anything he might be able to chase. Fortunately there are a lot of hiding places.😳</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_Y_jFos18Ty9IERHuJfHusdw3GGqL52AzX5cfuJsmfeL8xulJupzc6uQyMzyzh9JL4dcxkeVxxF0uAdfECZCZygqT9s5oWwb4pWRuVH4Llr3TN8PJRu_zfFMklUsD10PAksxWrZJBWmaXRbu8UaW5lNJ2GcwVDURzf2QLE9fJgqVJZTJbq8g3zo0dbvO/s3498/DSCN3837.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2629" data-original-width="3498" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_Y_jFos18Ty9IERHuJfHusdw3GGqL52AzX5cfuJsmfeL8xulJupzc6uQyMzyzh9JL4dcxkeVxxF0uAdfECZCZygqT9s5oWwb4pWRuVH4Llr3TN8PJRu_zfFMklUsD10PAksxWrZJBWmaXRbu8UaW5lNJ2GcwVDURzf2QLE9fJgqVJZTJbq8g3zo0dbvO/w400-h301/DSCN3837.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">That about covers my ZHAPPININGS (Zarzycki happenings) which really doesn’t add up to a lot. Hope your happenings are more exciting.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">Have a wonderful weekend! From our house to yours.❤️</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TpFgTfFaBsvoD_hQ6D2cBgiEC_56qSziWGMJXRYz-m2dTsIJ7DAhzk3UgoC-57uZxrUpnQPuPV97VRW-a4buX_wxPMU4L8TGplInneH5DW8bYHuDNSY3HAacK_4k7-MoiAKB8E-YiyILXHuaz1YgLd_uduyEbhWX4hh7fYszeT5V2ZaTeOenuupjQ7cb/s5184/IMG_0421.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3TpFgTfFaBsvoD_hQ6D2cBgiEC_56qSziWGMJXRYz-m2dTsIJ7DAhzk3UgoC-57uZxrUpnQPuPV97VRW-a4buX_wxPMU4L8TGplInneH5DW8bYHuDNSY3HAacK_4k7-MoiAKB8E-YiyILXHuaz1YgLd_uduyEbhWX4hh7fYszeT5V2ZaTeOenuupjQ7cb/w640-h480/IMG_0421.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span><p></p></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKakimjBPNZOROLHUf-7eHGE5XgX4gAWKYXkmlHvrSdivcgvJmYx7Z1l61XNyXC6V7uxKmpx7WSdYZzYkYUJG3hFMlTuDnfHItuHpnQmDUCNvP9J0s7M4j_G8VLimuJgBHLxd6ax4L4n3ZjAjkGUpq7xY0xRZBZyqVmTdIWy5kvo0VIBmGxmT2-7jqtYfc/s724/IMG_0599.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="724" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKakimjBPNZOROLHUf-7eHGE5XgX4gAWKYXkmlHvrSdivcgvJmYx7Z1l61XNyXC6V7uxKmpx7WSdYZzYkYUJG3hFMlTuDnfHItuHpnQmDUCNvP9J0s7M4j_G8VLimuJgBHLxd6ax4L4n3ZjAjkGUpq7xY0xRZBZyqVmTdIWy5kvo0VIBmGxmT2-7jqtYfc/w640-h426/IMG_0599.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HE IS RISEN!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-75570502101169857212024-02-25T10:29:00.007-05:002024-02-25T11:05:32.158-05:00I AM<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-6MEY2qeeoTKazJwcKmw183kYWbGjrAj0dHYOvf4r_K1bqB6DeNag28YCeO6xY4K_FgQbCUJ8nci7nvHhlGEfeX9Qsr0g7_cTNXyhzhdvOYsKzghWEtXu480DvH3duNcvVLp3Yjhsw2JQKw9BRhDroIADHwaAKRmRlr7CkcEEUXpBoj9IQHEWiayBFN6/s2048/IMG_0065.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-6MEY2qeeoTKazJwcKmw183kYWbGjrAj0dHYOvf4r_K1bqB6DeNag28YCeO6xY4K_FgQbCUJ8nci7nvHhlGEfeX9Qsr0g7_cTNXyhzhdvOYsKzghWEtXu480DvH3duNcvVLp3Yjhsw2JQKw9BRhDroIADHwaAKRmRlr7CkcEEUXpBoj9IQHEWiayBFN6/w480-h640/IMG_0065.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Who can tell me the name of this hawk? It was in a tree in front of my son’s house.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p></p>Hello there! Hope all is well with you. We have had Winter visit us since I last posted. Lots of fluffy snow.<br />After the first snow of the season we received about 10 inches more white fluffy snow and lost power for about 6 hours. Believe me when I say we were so happy we had our whole house generator instead of the ancient noisy smelly gas generator on the kitchen patio. <div><br /></div><div>Poor Roger was left on his own plowing, shoveling for the dogs, and to the bird feeders. I stayed inside and felt guilty until I heard voices and laughing and the neighbors kids were shoveling like crazy, 4 teen boys. Roger was visiting with their dads. ☃️ Truth be told I was very happy that they stopped by to see if he needed help. Roger has an Army injury to his back and has had cancer twice. He is also 75 years old so has earned his stripes.</div><div><br /></div><div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCig1tksAei5gui4fxyEK5CgHAHKP0z29QbltH3SVyAkPTmYRrYxl4NX3XYYFnUpnYYZfR5Uew1hj-jDV4zDuNeDhFAuSpPUyBsfGSYbD9-LZ4om7PsQq2RqlX_LyZVJo4sz6y59qgZgmz32i6ovmk05ud0BNqGgmGfPLfpcgc1ndACvhLKlsyO9O4YTZ/s4032/IMG_0062.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCig1tksAei5gui4fxyEK5CgHAHKP0z29QbltH3SVyAkPTmYRrYxl4NX3XYYFnUpnYYZfR5Uew1hj-jDV4zDuNeDhFAuSpPUyBsfGSYbD9-LZ4om7PsQq2RqlX_LyZVJo4sz6y59qgZgmz32i6ovmk05ud0BNqGgmGfPLfpcgc1ndACvhLKlsyO9O4YTZ/w640-h480/IMG_0062.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj649CU8Nvw7bynPp2tKmrk_HakG7G2LjivYNjIU_8qZEhIYMHNP8jKv7HFTJloNI5VBW5T00bsyrRtHmmoSOupGqbISeSyloKS2M63AoYxrFOe23YNJDZtnYxI_CfuMzuF57Ry4g4YxOIt5faB4FTkqJWiO_6pklyhrHOIkbEWN5H6djHkbIwLopol7S6B/s4032/IMG_0064.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj649CU8Nvw7bynPp2tKmrk_HakG7G2LjivYNjIU_8qZEhIYMHNP8jKv7HFTJloNI5VBW5T00bsyrRtHmmoSOupGqbISeSyloKS2M63AoYxrFOe23YNJDZtnYxI_CfuMzuF57Ry4g4YxOIt5faB4FTkqJWiO_6pklyhrHOIkbEWN5H6djHkbIwLopol7S6B/w640-h480/IMG_0064.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Today is Sunday. A beautiful sunny morning here BUT the temperature is 28 degrees. I am not venturing out to go to church with Roger. I have a lot of arthritis in this body of mine that immediately reacts to cold. I sit with my heating pad on my back in my comfy chair most of the winter. Every year it gets worse and creeps into a few more joints. I do occasionally get sick of being in and venture out.</div><div><br /></div><div> I always over estimate my body but not my mind, haha. Lately I feel a loss of mental agility and energy aka losing it. But that’s a story for another post. This story is about the flesh being weak. The last time I went to church the temperature was very mild, close to 50 degrees. The previous Friday I had visited my orthopedic. He gave me two injections in my knee. One for the arthritis and one for the bursitis. I was moving without pain and loving it. Now, many moons ago I was a member of a large walking club in Allentown where I lived. We walked for miles hiking different terrains including parts of the Appalachian Trail. Anyway, I told my husband I wouldn’t be going to lunch with him and the gang from church. I was going to start my walking program I had been going to do forever.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, I went to a walking trail that is not far from the church, is flat, goes by the River and seemingly without end. I decided that a mile would do it for the first time. I have an Apple Watch that does everything you could ever wish for so I set it to measure steps and time. I took it slow at first but the walkers on the trail were all passing me so I decided to see if I could had it in me to really walk walk. If you can believe it I did a very foolish thing. I POWER WALKED FOR A MILE. I was really in my stride and so proud! I would have gone further but my knee was acting up not to mention my hip. I turned around to go back to the car. I was huffing and puffing and wishing I had brought a cane and some water. By some miracle I made it. To make a long agonizing story shorter I was in horrible pain in all parts of my body for for about 10 days. It truly was unbelievable that a one mile walk could cause so much agony to my poor out of shape body. </div><div><br /></div><div>I’m sure those of you in much better shape than I would say I should never have allowed myself to get to this point, out of shape and overweight. And you are so right but, alas, I am. Moving on.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Tell me dear ones…what are you doing with your time these days? Besides walking that is.☺️ Have you read any good good books or listened to any lately? I love mysteries but I also like autobiographies, biographies and historical fiction. Let’s just say I can read almost anything and enjoy it. British mystery writers are a big favorite. However, now that I knit and watch knitting podcasts on YouTube from all over the world I am trying to read books, written in English, from those countries as well. It’s a bit of a challenge finding them though.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjOmHmFfhRA27ekHlfzEoUXl8ATRSLJdmuuftGGQjSpOWmNUMy2Ac8HDxLGP0BQmauTBBN1NcsjStdV8rYifgfDCUAlDHw4a2e-IBWYT10pBNIomW78uCtL9-0r-bSAGXXUDCL8uGMSlFVuYTnQwks6tsCvA9j-CD8CutD8UiwoUaa92JzbGxcB4Gnmf-/s650/IMG_0578.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="439" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjOmHmFfhRA27ekHlfzEoUXl8ATRSLJdmuuftGGQjSpOWmNUMy2Ac8HDxLGP0BQmauTBBN1NcsjStdV8rYifgfDCUAlDHw4a2e-IBWYT10pBNIomW78uCtL9-0r-bSAGXXUDCL8uGMSlFVuYTnQwks6tsCvA9j-CD8CutD8UiwoUaa92JzbGxcB4Gnmf-/w270-h400/IMG_0578.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I have gift cards from Barnes and Noble. I recently found them in my handbag. We have a lovely little shopping center about 2 miles away that has a B&N. So, as soon as the temps rise I may do something I forgot I love to do…browse.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am reading a mysteries series by Paul Doiron. And, THE CURIOUS KIDNAPPING OF NORA GREEN. On YouTube I am following 2 nomad Iranian families (DARAL and DARAL LADY). I follow about 2 dozen knitting podcasts and I am listening to lots of older music I love going back many years to my teens! The BEEGEES (especially Robin Gibb)are one my all time favorites groups. I also love John Lennon’s music. IMAGINE is so beautiful. Roger is into vinyl. He searches the thrift shops and has a large collection. Lately we’ve been listening to Hungarian waltzes. Don’t laugh…we are older than you are. Do you remember hating your parent's music? Well, we are there now.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So, there you have it for now.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Take care and I’ll talk to you soon.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Susan💕</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*AFTERTHOUGHTS *</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVJ2lv0BeEjnrWiQsxcGoSUYFb2_gkz5fE9vYR_aG0svW1aN5oQ6oXSb3CRp1he4HE4ag3xNY7eHED7NsCbKQO0YiE9m0Rq9JzNEQbvwFhuG4KjRsN_hOMebXU7KwS-Vl8Vtpyex8EUyNPPJi1O6WyC_Q7XKgx8HyTWz683SEpYQamqf6aXE1nIyJGSO0/s1500/IMG_0464.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1500" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVJ2lv0BeEjnrWiQsxcGoSUYFb2_gkz5fE9vYR_aG0svW1aN5oQ6oXSb3CRp1he4HE4ag3xNY7eHED7NsCbKQO0YiE9m0Rq9JzNEQbvwFhuG4KjRsN_hOMebXU7KwS-Vl8Vtpyex8EUyNPPJi1O6WyC_Q7XKgx8HyTWz683SEpYQamqf6aXE1nIyJGSO0/w640-h428/IMG_0464.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I love this photo!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">MY GOAL FOR THE WEEK</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Keeping a cheerful spirit and a grateful heart!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">LAST YEAR’S GOALS:</div><div style="text-align: center;">1. Stop drinking so much CHAI TEA</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Do more cooking and less ordering in and eating out</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. DUST</div><div style="text-align: center;">4. WALK more</div><div style="text-align: center;">5. Be aware of insulin sugar in diet</div><div style="text-align: center;">😢</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">WHAT DO I MOST MISS:</div><div style="text-align: center;">The ocean. The rhythm of the waves. The splash and drag of the tide as the waves make their way to shore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qX_n0jmXbhPtMAij9CDCaJYyGzm9FUlqXRxzPJk5xpWDYxYHnF3F5wiiuYlyC_FDAvWua8KCgq6t6S4otu-oF61arFehyFxGiXe6etmI-wh91dBv5Alo4mBd5h5iYsWBgOncmeo3MjVCr3cMdsg7cfIkct67yOsbeG1dleQMnpgoN8kHR7eNnnWb5K1-/s743/IMG_0497.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="743" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_qX_n0jmXbhPtMAij9CDCaJYyGzm9FUlqXRxzPJk5xpWDYxYHnF3F5wiiuYlyC_FDAvWua8KCgq6t6S4otu-oF61arFehyFxGiXe6etmI-wh91dBv5Alo4mBd5h5iYsWBgOncmeo3MjVCr3cMdsg7cfIkct67yOsbeG1dleQMnpgoN8kHR7eNnnWb5K1-/w640-h578/IMG_0497.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-44425959003858403192024-02-02T10:13:00.000-05:002024-02-02T10:13:07.470-05:00BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A little update from the person who has a very boring existence these days. Well, I guess I left off with the sale of my parents house and the divviing up of the proceeds to various family members. That open a whole lot of friction with lawyers involved. That took time and the buyers had construction workers due to start work on the house. They extended the closing date by 10 days and I was sweating bullets on the last day but it happened and is behind me now. </p><p>Once that was over with we scheduled to have a whole house generator. Electricians, and excavators were scheduled but because of backlogs we didn’t see anyone until after Christmas. We are in a valley and we have to drive up to our road. A ditch had to be dug from our house to the road. The power company had to replace a pole and run new lines up at the road. Trees had to be cut down and huge boulders taken out of the ditch. What a mess! It rained just about every day when the were doing all 30 foot ditch was excavated from the house to the road. Then we were told our meter boxes need updating, nothing was up to code anymore. Wow! A simple generator hook up turned into major work being done. We are now on the other side of three weeks of different contractors coming and going in the house. And, of course we had no power in the house while some this excitement was going outside and in the basement. The rain has caused the ditch to sink so we will have to take care of that in the future. </p><p>The good news is NOWhave a whole house generator and it gives us peace of mind. This house was built in 1970. Roger bought it 20 years ago from the original owners. So it’s not unusual to find that the wiring was outdated. I am just happy that I had the money to spend. This small project turned into a $30,000 price tag. The other good news is that we have a Wi-Fi that actually does what it is supposed to do. When the ditch was being dug I called our Cable/internet company so they could run their new lines. Everything with outside wires is underground on this property. </p><p><br /></p><p>We continue to make upgrades and changes to this property. Last year we upgraded the furnace and had heat pumps/central air installed. Our next project is to replace all the upstairs windows. </p><p><br /></p><p>Moving on. Our weather has been all over the place but some things don’t change. Our Cardinals use our property to nest so we always have a large number of them every year. We received about 6 inches of snow ❄️ when we were in our cold spell. After a few days it warmed up, rained for several days and this week we are in the 40’s during the warmest part of the day if the sun is shining.😊 I noticed that one of our resident deer has a covering now over his antlers.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you are all well. I will pop in here next week sometime and talk about family stuff and my knitting and book’s purchased. If you are still with me could you please leave a comment. It doesn’t have to say anything just tell me what state/country you’re living. Or just a happy face/heart will do. I would like to know if there are still readers to this blog or if I should delete it. Much appreciated. Susan💕</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-80386066140736717762023-09-19T01:31:00.000-04:002023-09-19T01:31:07.101-04:00HAPPY AUTUMN!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbn-blR-jv6mIn0NV9Bw8jaMt7HySPWj65B6TDJHHfQrUGO3EcwdKfGznt3yfvHa8cnnLQDsN3YnNTSq6cGjzSSN4rZ7Jc5TZKwmxoBrugHH3APLtf_W-Ot9OzzcxSxB33EHisxOLi1wPSG-ZsiKf4phs93OZ1LFp7nC-3E68LtDrMFfwAEGw-N_k0UWg/s620/IMG_0582.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="620" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbn-blR-jv6mIn0NV9Bw8jaMt7HySPWj65B6TDJHHfQrUGO3EcwdKfGznt3yfvHa8cnnLQDsN3YnNTSq6cGjzSSN4rZ7Jc5TZKwmxoBrugHH3APLtf_W-Ot9OzzcxSxB33EHisxOLi1wPSG-ZsiKf4phs93OZ1LFp7nC-3E68LtDrMFfwAEGw-N_k0UWg/w640-h412/IMG_0582.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span></div>Hello dear friends! For the past several days there’s been a change in temperature and I couldn’t be happier. The windows and doors are open and the air con is off. Yay I say! So, how have you all been? If you are a sun worshiper then you are probably not as happy about the change over from Summer to Autumn or Fall, however you might say it. Being a Mainiac (as in Maine) this time of year brings on a strong desire to visit the beach to surf watch. Especially when a hurricane is approaching. My oh my! I do wish I were in the York, Oqunquit, and Wells, Maine area! The reality is that I am at home in land locked Pennsylvania. The mountains are about to come alive with beautiful colors. Foliage peeping runs a close second to surf watching. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsL0XO37kG5nhKEIaWW13o0l-xehmfNStjj3H9E3u8h2aZRHcJyPDO-EMkPchtVPHAZFTrTXfvIwcirXPmKurqSkQ2kohbA0P-rrzGWOTScyV9hWyUscZJDXSeQ-koWGxtCCc0cVXz1KQMycDBsDUNt3B6UCdYYYjSrUNfXihuoIiWTUE50zSoxifK_5K/s5184/IMG_0069.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsL0XO37kG5nhKEIaWW13o0l-xehmfNStjj3H9E3u8h2aZRHcJyPDO-EMkPchtVPHAZFTrTXfvIwcirXPmKurqSkQ2kohbA0P-rrzGWOTScyV9hWyUscZJDXSeQ-koWGxtCCc0cVXz1KQMycDBsDUNt3B6UCdYYYjSrUNfXihuoIiWTUE50zSoxifK_5K/w640-h480/IMG_0069.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijI1MiNScjUWg1m7T-OYsallk12O5qlisofLdBHCPYYo9n4k0N4wVKI422WE5f7Tv39gcIhBaafTGmZiJKGJy0aGecRgkoO26-qBtkQV3sbVtyGR-a8g2C6QnBpnSHHn5clJmYV_RQf10tVSrjxsAmTmGko6hzp-KtGDzFg1fR2coiFn2GdVwU1uK6IXLu/s5142/DSCN1345.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3280" data-original-width="5142" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijI1MiNScjUWg1m7T-OYsallk12O5qlisofLdBHCPYYo9n4k0N4wVKI422WE5f7Tv39gcIhBaafTGmZiJKGJy0aGecRgkoO26-qBtkQV3sbVtyGR-a8g2C6QnBpnSHHn5clJmYV_RQf10tVSrjxsAmTmGko6hzp-KtGDzFg1fR2coiFn2GdVwU1uK6IXLu/w640-h408/DSCN1345.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOoKDSXqyNzwkWPpbXgJbaGBUTxxJfhMGnRYts5JCyqJ74aRXd8hdHz8dwFj3Eo22V9w2_k6_JsAjuzQmr7Hoan0IW6JFbNa9e39GXNjW7VveAhvRl_tm2BPJGnkeChCtQzBEeCebToRDcuIY1n5gcAzGKCQe7xMoqxH59pecupeU9i56tcfh5x7ZkCWz/s5184/DSCN2228.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJOoKDSXqyNzwkWPpbXgJbaGBUTxxJfhMGnRYts5JCyqJ74aRXd8hdHz8dwFj3Eo22V9w2_k6_JsAjuzQmr7Hoan0IW6JFbNa9e39GXNjW7VveAhvRl_tm2BPJGnkeChCtQzBEeCebToRDcuIY1n5gcAzGKCQe7xMoqxH59pecupeU9i56tcfh5x7ZkCWz/w640-h480/DSCN2228.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83zqr1qXn22gKh8md5MRv0AVXn92CNvJJU-MaCtQVpa_Gl5p6nWRWY2haTZsvhV_shbhJmQyzYfkDWlnki4kAE1DVpwVnUUpgeAIm7hw2KQko5vAfKSqqdcWJC47cPqAz6LHEqblVtePPMWU6Y8aPwXegAU8GD1uVSaOuH2bNqPRcKBCGbPpqNQUxtuLP/s4032/IMG_0407.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83zqr1qXn22gKh8md5MRv0AVXn92CNvJJU-MaCtQVpa_Gl5p6nWRWY2haTZsvhV_shbhJmQyzYfkDWlnki4kAE1DVpwVnUUpgeAIm7hw2KQko5vAfKSqqdcWJC47cPqAz6LHEqblVtePPMWU6Y8aPwXegAU8GD1uVSaOuH2bNqPRcKBCGbPpqNQUxtuLP/w640-h480/IMG_0407.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">There’s a lot on our plate right now. Roger is still doing his part time summer job plus we have a project about to start of having a whole house generator installed. You might not think that is a big deal but it is for us. We don’t have a gas line to our house. We will need to have a ditch dug from our house,which sits in a valley, up to the road that winds through our development. The gas line will be installed as well as underground electrical lines. The 500 pound generator has already been delivered and is sitting in our driveway. A pad has to be put in place for it. The electrical box in the basement has to be moved to the outside of the house, etc, etc, etc. I have left the whole thing to Roger who, I might add, has been hyperventilating over the huge cost of it all. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiey6qvoSXCL1rLmz8CDw3l7W5GGt__Z8FCenL-FHf3qtudpSTiDJdg3mHOeXl_YlwYJ2wZ09ypidisOuyVpo5w7_1XcOc1XbIZLa9-4o1KN_SzeehNGPsU8PXHZTI0PvcTDuGkRwKarm99XORIUemN_K4rZBXGiIJMI4P_PpUryvrQFsamjYJ_KnZaLY4z/s5184/DSCN3674.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiey6qvoSXCL1rLmz8CDw3l7W5GGt__Z8FCenL-FHf3qtudpSTiDJdg3mHOeXl_YlwYJ2wZ09ypidisOuyVpo5w7_1XcOc1XbIZLa9-4o1KN_SzeehNGPsU8PXHZTI0PvcTDuGkRwKarm99XORIUemN_K4rZBXGiIJMI4P_PpUryvrQFsamjYJ_KnZaLY4z/w640-h480/DSCN3674.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">As for me, I intend to stay clear when it does start. I will take Lucy, our very yappy dog and Buddy away for the day, destination unknown at this point. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjK-mGinukXE4fKSTSG_vYf1ZUIVsIAwo4U8TOsqqJ3x-sB_wD_xfmmaSIGzBNeuro42uF02DQL7nTTu9C_o2EwJWZTdRGDO5mGa8L9fn2dhMRzNGine731nWdO9uBvHRAcSLAJDB3MORYJwfWBXFP8Hpn17JXZtKL83hwt4N5-8oCBAU8DF9aEQ2wPySI/s4032/IMG_1701.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjK-mGinukXE4fKSTSG_vYf1ZUIVsIAwo4U8TOsqqJ3x-sB_wD_xfmmaSIGzBNeuro42uF02DQL7nTTu9C_o2EwJWZTdRGDO5mGa8L9fn2dhMRzNGine731nWdO9uBvHRAcSLAJDB3MORYJwfWBXFP8Hpn17JXZtKL83hwt4N5-8oCBAU8DF9aEQ2wPySI/w300-h400/IMG_1701.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br />But today is a new day and I am happy within myself! I finally finished my daughter’s sweater! Sweater number two, no, three. Same sweater project. The first one was almost completed and I upset my tea all over it and myself. Strangely enough I was not super devastated. I immediately washed it but the stains were permanent. So after a few days I cast on another one. A day into it and I spilled Diet Pepsi on it. Not a lot. I decided that the stain might be construed as being part of the tonal affect going on in the buttercream coloring of the yarn so I forged ahead. Sleeping on this decision I thought better of it and I frogged it and started over once again. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">My daughter, Judi, visited for measurements during the 1st sweater so I was not worried about it not fitting her. Last week she was here again, she lives an hour away. She tried the almost finished sweater on and can you guess what? No, it was not too small. But the sleeves were bracelet length. And the body was a little shorter than she likes her sweaters to be. I felt at this point that this truly was the project from hell. Judi, being, the sweet person that she is said that was okay, she thought she liked them better that length. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">Anyway, I have to wash and block it so I will stretch the sleeves and length of body then.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5PNUslfSUScecFqdxc6-_fB3HVJgJOozgahUFhB-ZejLPha6JFZT3s_176JNGsPW3dWp0fFmRooYinEd_1EMDMfo2AjpRm_GATqDoPu_t_0ERua8Sjb3rRK-vvnbOKEHCJlYcN365jSxF3fZL_4sWDAk-_07uGItN01p9CngALgIWSXOktn1UUeO9Z0P/s650/IMG_0578.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="439" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf5PNUslfSUScecFqdxc6-_fB3HVJgJOozgahUFhB-ZejLPha6JFZT3s_176JNGsPW3dWp0fFmRooYinEd_1EMDMfo2AjpRm_GATqDoPu_t_0ERua8Sjb3rRK-vvnbOKEHCJlYcN365jSxF3fZL_4sWDAk-_07uGItN01p9CngALgIWSXOktn1UUeO9Z0P/w270-h400/IMG_0578.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">What am I reading you might ask…I am never without a book so I have read quite a few since I last wrote. I have just finished a series by an Italian author, MAURIZIO DE GIOVANNI, that’s a mouthful, lol. PBS had a series based on these books called Inspector?or …Commissario Ricciardi a few years ago so I thought it would be easy peasy to get the dvds through PBS shopping. </span><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">It was a bit frustrating because I could only get one season of this on my iPad. I wanted very much to buy the dvds but could not find them anywhere. What happened between the inspector and his love from afar ?? which happened in the second season. So, I bought the books from Amazon thinking I would send them all, after reading them, </span><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">to my sister in law who is in a nursing home in California. 8 books in all. I know you might find that very foolish behavior but I was determined to get to the bottom of the affair. You probably, by this time have lost all interest in the books and I don’t blame you. The books are translated from Italian to English and a bit long winded in places but I do recognize why the author is popular in Italy. In the end, it was a bit bitter sweet and I thought the author stopped when he should have continued.🥴</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">Today I visit MIDATLANTIC RETINA CENTER to have my eye injection. I have these monthly to keep my macular degeneration in check. The upside of the injections is we stop at my favorite restaurant where I will have a delicious meal, my favorite is the grilled salmon on the seniors menu. One of the few perks of getting older is the little things that bring happiness. What’s bringing you happiness today?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7g9TGlaM1f0egWQS6ayw2u-jGPh4kM0iwqoOziWdlvnjVGuLpGpTRlJ2YYOcwrrf4c6hm0esL2l7NhJSx3OFND__fQVCEcQ70XWwtLf1ui-XRE9Ooxr7RDFkx1Sj7m-sOksEG9dWEAgJzeY0UFvI1W2T8tv4JXEjhdKpujeE9rr_cEhk-rNoK3y5BeWtq/s4032/IMG_0032.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7g9TGlaM1f0egWQS6ayw2u-jGPh4kM0iwqoOziWdlvnjVGuLpGpTRlJ2YYOcwrrf4c6hm0esL2l7NhJSx3OFND__fQVCEcQ70XWwtLf1ui-XRE9Ooxr7RDFkx1Sj7m-sOksEG9dWEAgJzeY0UFvI1W2T8tv4JXEjhdKpujeE9rr_cEhk-rNoK3y5BeWtq/w640-h480/IMG_0032.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roger’s been busy after the freaky tornado that went through our development last month. We got hit the hardest because we have the most trees. (This wood is from an earlier hurricane a few years ago.)We lost several of our huge pines when the tornado split them or uprooted them. It was very scary and trees, limbs branches and debris were everywhere. We were without power for several days. Humongous limbs came down making roads inaccessible and chaos reigned. It was a mess here. But the neighbors all pulled together and there’s just a bit left here to do…Roger says he has about 10 more trailer loads to take to the compost center.😵💫</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><div style="text-align: center;">Take care, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Wishing you happy moments </div><div style="text-align: center;">💕</div></span></div><div><br /></div>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-88146846753379648022023-08-09T09:53:00.002-04:002023-08-09T09:57:08.272-04:00WHAT JUST HAPPENED?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdje_kuztf18FyrDU0WbndL64E8OQ17qpBEGFvLsQSMWZ_e18DrlU0Pf67BCVm18SRLsioMOso6O_-pnv9WXE77dpzeDU1mFh6XsQrE1o8Q5bzq7VCTQZaOMfbBnOrTanRHQpH61lzYyOUsYc2KBgWjIdNYgqyv8xcqcmrbtCEhQ26Vc9YCgPghZbuuo4S/s4032/IMG_1687.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdje_kuztf18FyrDU0WbndL64E8OQ17qpBEGFvLsQSMWZ_e18DrlU0Pf67BCVm18SRLsioMOso6O_-pnv9WXE77dpzeDU1mFh6XsQrE1o8Q5bzq7VCTQZaOMfbBnOrTanRHQpH61lzYyOUsYc2KBgWjIdNYgqyv8xcqcmrbtCEhQ26Vc9YCgPghZbuuo4S/w640-h480/IMG_1687.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Well, hello there! It’s been a hot minute since I last wrote! It didn’t seem like I had much to talk about, not that that’s ever stopped me from going on about nothing before. I think I may have mentioned before that summer is my least favorite season. Our Summers are buggy and muggy. I do love the beauty that surrounds me but hate maintaining it. If I had my way I would live in a condo or something similar so that our weeding, mowing strimming and everything else needed would be taken care of by someone else. Most land owners in our development have gardeners but that has been outside our control due to living on pensions now. Roger just loves to putter outside but, for the life of me, I can never see the results of his puttering…what DOES he do out there for hours on end? The heat and humidity doesn’t really bother him. He still wears a tee shirt under his long sleeve shirt.<p></p><p> Me, I love the new central air system we had put in last summer…until a tornado tore through our sleepy neighborhood on Monday. Yes, you read that right! Monday literally crashed down around us in the evening about 8 PM. This is Wednesday morning and our power has just been restored. My whole routine was put on hold while we assessed the damage and dug ourselves out. And I learned just how dependent I am on my tablets, little fan by my favorite electric chair, YouTube, Kindle, air fryer, everything electric suddenly not working. I was actually stretched out in my easy chair with feet reclining, accompanied by two dogs, a cat, and my knitting, watching INSPECTOR LEWIS on Britbox when the storm hit. I remember thinking as the wind picked up outside and thunder boomed and lightning flashed and torrential rain was pouring out of the sky that I was glad I had had the dogs out to do their business and that the cat had come in. I had no sooner thought this when a sucking windstorm whipped up out of nowhere and huge limbs from our huge Japanese maple crashed down onto the patio just behind me. At that moment the lights also went out. It was bizarre, the dogs and cat went crazy with fright while I was stuck up in the air in my chair wondering what just happened. I called Roger to see where he was. He was actually in our neighborhood driving towards home when the storm struck. He saw trees uprooted and limbs flying, as well as outdoor furniture being thrown about like toys. It would take him hours to get to our driveway…he and neighbors worked hard in the dark to get the roads cleared enough to get through. One neighbor’s bmw was squashed when a huge tree landed on it. Yesterday the sound of chainsaws could be heard all day and into the night.No lives taken as far as we know. Just a lot of damage to buildings, etc. And, power was restored around 4 this morning. </p><p><br /></p><p>I learned from all the inconveniences of such a storm that I was dreadfully unprepared. We live in the mountains and I didn’t think tornadoes would ever be a threat to us. The second thing is that we need to have a whole house generator installed at our house. We have the battery packs but they weren’t charged so useless to us when we needed them. </p><p>Monday was also the day the house in Maine became someone else’s. I reviewed the documents and signed them before a notary then overnighted them to the lawyer. Today the new owners get the keys and I will never again live there. Never again see, out the kitchen window, the animals coming to eat corn or birds at the feeders or the beautiful view of the ocean a stone’s throw away. It’s bitter sweet because there are also the weight of the upkeep living 12 hours away but the real reason was AGING. I am 73 and Roger is 77. He has no interest in the property, nor do my children and grandchildren. Life marches on I shall have to enjoy ocean views closer to home. </p><p>So, dear bloggy friends I shall love you and leave you with that update. I will pop in again soon.🥰 Have a great day.💕</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPYn25F22l9knNAs4dm6e8PSHyL6dbND5S7Lqh9bnyWO7tL1jqQYuWW_6Aqr_jn_lLx7uNCWxO9fGlRn18t2Zgh6vgKwr1bJKc-mSU6jkkw60DeEthbRgn6sUWwp_1qo8CDK3ZIxyjxSOWNNRv9JfRn5SAB7zZCcy6DL-bO4_pdVplKSuw-0CWIyAZwwI/s4032/IMG_1690.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPYn25F22l9knNAs4dm6e8PSHyL6dbND5S7Lqh9bnyWO7tL1jqQYuWW_6Aqr_jn_lLx7uNCWxO9fGlRn18t2Zgh6vgKwr1bJKc-mSU6jkkw60DeEthbRgn6sUWwp_1qo8CDK3ZIxyjxSOWNNRv9JfRn5SAB7zZCcy6DL-bO4_pdVplKSuw-0CWIyAZwwI/w640-h480/IMG_1690.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-82577034228392309902023-06-17T18:29:00.000-04:002023-06-17T18:29:22.934-04:00SUMMER IS BEAUTIFUL <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3Ft1krERkFZ7vSNtQaDsRxCjZYtr1nIizv2sBOINI82HnnvCNPaqRScbuuD-tss4qlpA7FOkvxQyK4gVxlM1LuPeAGHo6rBgG1GE11gtv87PpD4LZLiuwmWnAy8kkj1RGF_vWmamjM8zqz8s5JhH1-YaxOkier5qVb_rX1BmjO8iST1blEUGHAIKVA/s1377/IMG_0575.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="1377" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3Ft1krERkFZ7vSNtQaDsRxCjZYtr1nIizv2sBOINI82HnnvCNPaqRScbuuD-tss4qlpA7FOkvxQyK4gVxlM1LuPeAGHo6rBgG1GE11gtv87PpD4LZLiuwmWnAy8kkj1RGF_vWmamjM8zqz8s5JhH1-YaxOkier5qVb_rX1BmjO8iST1blEUGHAIKVA/w640-h324/IMG_0575.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxGS82OdxZdqJl9tMdMhUIZUHqNp0Y7CTR8AIhWglolr1eaoNDM3HSJTaWER-TEurAleMI042IRnJQfew04KCD7xNX2FPo0pphX-g9AAX-ia1-Di4NoFSCohOiMxSsTGiZqxCYuTn7NRfIhPqzr_sEv8bBQ4TAOCc-zN1AzAhjvlqzv1ppQQGDQQ9SA/s1408/IMG_0574.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="1408" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxGS82OdxZdqJl9tMdMhUIZUHqNp0Y7CTR8AIhWglolr1eaoNDM3HSJTaWER-TEurAleMI042IRnJQfew04KCD7xNX2FPo0pphX-g9AAX-ia1-Di4NoFSCohOiMxSsTGiZqxCYuTn7NRfIhPqzr_sEv8bBQ4TAOCc-zN1AzAhjvlqzv1ppQQGDQQ9SA/w640-h354/IMG_0574.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1aJGAvnPBXjkiZJsuF88Jlh6LFtZqfUFfzMnywC5zrNUmVNxn5dRWWJdwUU0jMOG8q9VEiRttzhgW_x29PTP-kvM3uzK7tZ2vGsNOVtT3QYvS2M-Y7OGXHQbq3QQUmdoBb2Q5bo-JWmUqpRuTZaV7F6U_uY2Pf1QjqHNuobnQJcZqvbU91AU4AHMjA/s1319/IMG_0573.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="1319" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1aJGAvnPBXjkiZJsuF88Jlh6LFtZqfUFfzMnywC5zrNUmVNxn5dRWWJdwUU0jMOG8q9VEiRttzhgW_x29PTP-kvM3uzK7tZ2vGsNOVtT3QYvS2M-Y7OGXHQbq3QQUmdoBb2Q5bo-JWmUqpRuTZaV7F6U_uY2Pf1QjqHNuobnQJcZqvbU91AU4AHMjA/w640-h372/IMG_0573.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Rock Salt;">S</span><span style="font-size: large;">ince I last wrote a lot has been happening on my patch. More color, warmer temperatures, house news, and a grandson graduating from high school. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We haven’t seen summer high humidity yet and I am very thankful for that. I get very depressed when it’s beautiful outside but too awful to go out. Heart issues. I am thankful that we have actually had a lovely Spring and early summer. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrILERlyAHjw55DpgaaG-BJjR7xx9itfy2v2aaBaNfIXAvtnnqj_NtWjCpo3DGh5x8Gxm7bi6hWqp0Oi1mw4S3TNCN8lBkliWcDgnyWwxy4ZeUnwbPHyAy3jsG0Umnfhq9qC33vwCugELR9vThkxKzogVt5P1ZYakeSSFPsdkhlWHHMQ3nCquiYJ9jgA/s4032/IMG_1675.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrILERlyAHjw55DpgaaG-BJjR7xx9itfy2v2aaBaNfIXAvtnnqj_NtWjCpo3DGh5x8Gxm7bi6hWqp0Oi1mw4S3TNCN8lBkliWcDgnyWwxy4ZeUnwbPHyAy3jsG0Umnfhq9qC33vwCugELR9vThkxKzogVt5P1ZYakeSSFPsdkhlWHHMQ3nCquiYJ9jgA/w640-h480/IMG_1675.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTB3HBgCweDLJrrGrFFUEy5Fl1muBylwgslEXYsfP3Wc917DlRc0whfbVaVU2P0kwznX420yXjYR_lKV8AdgtbYkuv7njM8CSWG5vbhMIFV8Q7_kdkYWw6MJVxAyvpfBWq1Ts_xKRMb_VxpL9TXAL-d8nP_qt1M_rO7HVYVoNp_tqQ-6dli5ZBXLquw/s4032/IMG_1677.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTB3HBgCweDLJrrGrFFUEy5Fl1muBylwgslEXYsfP3Wc917DlRc0whfbVaVU2P0kwznX420yXjYR_lKV8AdgtbYkuv7njM8CSWG5vbhMIFV8Q7_kdkYWw6MJVxAyvpfBWq1Ts_xKRMb_VxpL9TXAL-d8nP_qt1M_rO7HVYVoNp_tqQ-6dli5ZBXLquw/w640-h480/IMG_1677.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJOc9zmZrI51_gYX8SfM2AM9AVvgN7IDvFMp7szZ6ZsCIIjeWzXGDK_W7YbgwJybJsfA_q3lcUkYzHx4vr1Vl0_BjqBJ73BPPXXnqjSetEdk74miuTJGC9pnCzpbSTtM26IMyK_Javk0vRMFlcci7YLDBzsE3nPd2TUwClecNv1TPIuJrVmHlJKurvQ/s4001/IMG_1680.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2663" data-original-width="4001" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJOc9zmZrI51_gYX8SfM2AM9AVvgN7IDvFMp7szZ6ZsCIIjeWzXGDK_W7YbgwJybJsfA_q3lcUkYzHx4vr1Vl0_BjqBJ73BPPXXnqjSetEdk74miuTJGC9pnCzpbSTtM26IMyK_Javk0vRMFlcci7YLDBzsE3nPd2TUwClecNv1TPIuJrVmHlJKurvQ/w640-h426/IMG_1680.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNaqwafqVp2c544kQLO6rABqTPRmsou0uz6lwdivaoeYpO3X_d1l6HlWAXBiLpnlBsMfnQdHfZEXmOEtQWJ_7R_UCoFhFl24pT_SSbJr-J0LLECnSz1ygH2AN_Fv43Ij5rHkLu5OtKizunfpEMqQo5TltKmmqXrUPXcEtXH1P4DT6yUabeiLaVOfvcg/s3520/IMG_1681.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="3520" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNaqwafqVp2c544kQLO6rABqTPRmsou0uz6lwdivaoeYpO3X_d1l6HlWAXBiLpnlBsMfnQdHfZEXmOEtQWJ_7R_UCoFhFl24pT_SSbJr-J0LLECnSz1ygH2AN_Fv43Ij5rHkLu5OtKizunfpEMqQo5TltKmmqXrUPXcEtXH1P4DT6yUabeiLaVOfvcg/w640-h360/IMG_1681.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The house news is that the house in Maine has been sold. In fact, it sold the same day it was listed! The house listing included 12 acres of land and an ocean view but the access we had to the shore was not allowed to be included. If my parents had sold it, it would have passed on to the new owners. I feel bad for the new owners because there’s a no trespassing sign put up by the owners of property that once belonged to my grandmother. A glitch in the acquisition laws. My parents had right of way as did I but when it left the family the right of way clause was withdrawn. So, I had to come down in price.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Despite the bittersweet emotions of cutting my ties with the Island I have to say I am relieved to not have the responsibility of a property so far away. Roger, my son-in-law, Erick and my grandson are in Maine as I speak with a Uhaul truck bringing home all those possessions I could not part with. The new owners said that we could leave the furniture but didn’t want to pay for it so, since I bought most of it not that long ago we desired to pay the $700 and bring it back here to Pennsylvania. My only living sibling lives in California but he has his own paintings and whatnot there that he wanted put in a storage facility that he has on the Island. Roger and crew are not happy since the woman running it couldn’t open it for them until today, the day they were supposed to be heading back to PA, which means keeping the truck an extra day. Not only that but the weather has become most miserable today with wind and rain. This too shall pass.🙂</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have to say I will be glad when he arrives back home again. 🤗</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now. I have a question for you…can you tell me what or who is the star of this next photo?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtbSFetmrVr_tGZxyc66VnYqMC-mREj_1PGmuvhQGWf1wet9vBrKe28HgvdTh4Ent-HlAj51nL4giR96AmX4VWWCEyM-1zhdkC5EBxRg3K8YIGw-6I2nUhhjKm2ARaXQpJOlsG4enXxb2Usw12vRgXs6eJiy5beZvqslrGrRUTdwUVxStvhsloJhQjQ/s1437/IMG_0502.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="1437" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtbSFetmrVr_tGZxyc66VnYqMC-mREj_1PGmuvhQGWf1wet9vBrKe28HgvdTh4Ent-HlAj51nL4giR96AmX4VWWCEyM-1zhdkC5EBxRg3K8YIGw-6I2nUhhjKm2ARaXQpJOlsG4enXxb2Usw12vRgXs6eJiy5beZvqslrGrRUTdwUVxStvhsloJhQjQ/w640-h404/IMG_0502.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">And there you have it. I hope you are all well and finding some happiness!</p><p style="text-align: center;">💕</p>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-42975967095348948592023-05-06T10:33:00.000-04:002023-05-06T10:33:30.447-04:00WHAT’S OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOWS?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZ3QMiBtbHsEEYwgqIiHb_UeHc1bNr_R2_CHPjzm2r1v3QT0m1a3-qkcZ0NFfc2Q20qa73ZEQ50qzGYy6-CJ2AFs4Uqo3CwPQGdTKGNUgFM6RJVkLk5o9EZWDSiaWmgVNTVMSEOp37XVY7xQiQucLqqViCCNdf56vZI2GdA0aTgc8IUukP5zpjOQNVQ/s1408/IMG_0561.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="1408" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZ3QMiBtbHsEEYwgqIiHb_UeHc1bNr_R2_CHPjzm2r1v3QT0m1a3-qkcZ0NFfc2Q20qa73ZEQ50qzGYy6-CJ2AFs4Uqo3CwPQGdTKGNUgFM6RJVkLk5o9EZWDSiaWmgVNTVMSEOp37XVY7xQiQucLqqViCCNdf56vZI2GdA0aTgc8IUukP5zpjOQNVQ/w640-h340/IMG_0561.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>What a beautiful time of the year! Are you well and enjoying Spring? I have hope in my heart as I gaze out my windows. How can we not have enthusiasm when we look around us …how can we not have hope. (Of course, you could be enjoying Fall or Autumn, depending on where you live.) It seemed like our Winter was a long one despite me loving its coziness. It was not harsh here but other areas of our country were hit hard with disastrous weather conditions. And, the Evening News…so full of woes and bleakness. The unspeakable war in the Ukraine and our cost of living through the roof. Oil prices. Gas prices. Food prices. Interest rates. We still have Trump to beat on and Biden has certainly not been an answer to prayer. <div><br /></div><div>Roger, who is an avid obituary reader as we settle into bed for the night, loves to read them aloud. He grew up in the area so he can always find an acquaintance(s) that has passed on or passed over. Not to mention the demise of admired celebrities. And all those that have strange names (?) or have lots of children or those whose wakes he MUST attend. He HAS to read them to me. As for myself, I try to block my consciousness of what he is saying in a good murder mystery. In other words, our habits reflect our state of mind.<div><br /></div><div>And then came Spring…waking up to birds singing! And the awakening of our community where we live in Bethlehem. If you have a curious nature google it. Its background is Moravian and Center City is just lovely. I once did a blog posting on the buildings and churches and Moravian College and Lehigh University. We live in a huge suburb tucked in the mountains we call Lower Saucon just outside the City and I have lived in Allentown and Bethlehem since 1980. God gave me a wonderful blessing when He planted us here. My mouth overflows with adjectives, lol. I love the cozy evenings of Winter but I am loving the colors of Spring. Even my knitting reflects more vibrant colors. Yes, I love love love my knitting life. I am a beginner knitter at the age of 73 after being a crochetaholic for many years and an avid quilter before that. It has taken over my life…yarn, patterns, YouTube, fellowship. But that’s a separate blather for another day.</div><div><br /></div><div>Aren’t the trees luscious? All the different shades of green. I can once more walk around the house with the dogs first thing in the morning in my pjs with my cup of tea and not be seen by anyone. I have an old but still friendly bench tucked away in amongst them. Bliss. </div><div> </div><div>I have started to clean up the back patio and to place pots of pretty pansies (my mother’s favorite plant) so that when I look out through the 4 double sliding and French doors at the back of the house I will be bombarded by their bright and smiling “faces”. I am still collecting them from various little farm stands in and about our area. Mother’s Day is almost upon us and I am really missing Mom. She left us almost 2 years ago to be with Dad in heaven but it seems like only yesterday. ❤️</div><div><br /></div><div>What are you looking at when you look out your windows? We still have very cool nights. Last night was low 40’s.<br /><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">And there you have it! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Have a wonderful weekend and don’t forget to count your blessings!</div><div style="text-align: center;">💕</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-m2wJG_XjZpOnnZcuVENH8XKQ0yJgtyyCQhEoHif_jFze0brjIut2oxYf7QGM5ugFpa-n2zsgn2kjR7z-x9lTrUxEwJdiOoh0tNL-jnu5CVauod8lLKBPP2H-7OFkWhwjfIcgFXqrVswcJ9c07HBhRgBW3u-qWvKGd-SYiM9gc3idm6w7oW0G_wMLw/s4032/IMG_1646.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-m2wJG_XjZpOnnZcuVENH8XKQ0yJgtyyCQhEoHif_jFze0brjIut2oxYf7QGM5ugFpa-n2zsgn2kjR7z-x9lTrUxEwJdiOoh0tNL-jnu5CVauod8lLKBPP2H-7OFkWhwjfIcgFXqrVswcJ9c07HBhRgBW3u-qWvKGd-SYiM9gc3idm6w7oW0G_wMLw/w480-h640/IMG_1646.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwB82dxBH4VkSGspDtfjgzv43q60Xav0ydMXDcrhFNJiKU-NNBngRRW9BK379ggQc3gjJbwGogRbv_yuwCdCPG4d192tuEpGRirpWfMSLw-kciNPPbtz4w30ZWCUZ2JWiWJR-moTWSJEY9IuvHU3x-VOUkeGcG53YGDDqTQzo89tOElYFhdqRbfSyOtw/s4032/IMG_1662.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwB82dxBH4VkSGspDtfjgzv43q60Xav0ydMXDcrhFNJiKU-NNBngRRW9BK379ggQc3gjJbwGogRbv_yuwCdCPG4d192tuEpGRirpWfMSLw-kciNPPbtz4w30ZWCUZ2JWiWJR-moTWSJEY9IuvHU3x-VOUkeGcG53YGDDqTQzo89tOElYFhdqRbfSyOtw/w240-h320/IMG_1662.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-53229659122043474072023-04-08T09:06:00.003-04:002023-04-08T09:26:45.613-04:00HEALTH IS WEALTH<p> Hello dear bloggers. It’s me again. I hope you are well and enjoying at least something that can put a Spring in your step! Here in Eastern Pennsylvania we are blooming with colors. I took a few photos the other day to prove it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOwy0qXSH06k67jZyXDbK_He-sLUwtRs3Yrwkja7HXleCM-NgcF42MxwgqgEHBvDdrPQupL4JFnr9bvq3eflJhOoDIg1MZCMuAi-eShAK7ynsxKCfFxlnhylSetYFdC_86uC_WzivDL9VoLc9AT4YICh-73FptqCiwYCvTPO2tRontotTQBL3alfQ7w/s4032/FF4BA957-FCF0-4247-BE53-111E09B03780.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOwy0qXSH06k67jZyXDbK_He-sLUwtRs3Yrwkja7HXleCM-NgcF42MxwgqgEHBvDdrPQupL4JFnr9bvq3eflJhOoDIg1MZCMuAi-eShAK7ynsxKCfFxlnhylSetYFdC_86uC_WzivDL9VoLc9AT4YICh-73FptqCiwYCvTPO2tRontotTQBL3alfQ7w/w640-h480/FF4BA957-FCF0-4247-BE53-111E09B03780.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>I have even dug myself out of the house to be out and about. Mostly appointments, my health is not the best, heart issues, but I’m far from being incapacitated and life goes on. We all have something to deal with, don’t we. I’m working on my weight issues because I will need knee surgery sooner rather than later. I had knee replacement on the other knee about 5 years ago. Anyway, that’s where I am at.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IovjGacVISpWPWlUQwfWsvwm_WUz4rRYGNXwgPP5nO2cx0qzI14hZUPruk0wS8YsgYbTdJ-NbC_A5i5jw8A1QHqoQYtmbP-TkOOeI6P1LOEtRTcbOTchaeLSUQcP50S12pKcQxlOm73zeKq23UTLVvgZ_zCSDrgR8DNkZ9XSLZCb7jkSB-wWrHIq7A/s4032/CF577EC2-E940-4839-8CA3-7A81727DF0CA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IovjGacVISpWPWlUQwfWsvwm_WUz4rRYGNXwgPP5nO2cx0qzI14hZUPruk0wS8YsgYbTdJ-NbC_A5i5jw8A1QHqoQYtmbP-TkOOeI6P1LOEtRTcbOTchaeLSUQcP50S12pKcQxlOm73zeKq23UTLVvgZ_zCSDrgR8DNkZ9XSLZCb7jkSB-wWrHIq7A/w640-h480/CF577EC2-E940-4839-8CA3-7A81727DF0CA.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Oh the beauty of Spring! I drove through our neighborhood the other day and the flowering trees, especially the Japanese Cherrys! Love, love, love. </p><p><br /></p><p>Today we are getting together here at the house to acknowledge my oldest grandson’s 19th birthday! What a privilege to have these grandchildren! This grandchild is super special because he was diagnosed on the autistic scale very early on in his life. His mother (my daughter) has been the best mother he could have and together they have worked through his issues one step at a time without medication. She homeschooled him and he excelled in many of his subjects as well as a technological wizard as far as I am concerned. I go to him with all my techy issues. He is tall, handsome and very lovable. I will try to get a good picture of him today. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WAW1Pap_aBVF35-aD_ZSvgPoli8I0MwF1R3diMyDDb4SE3li-K0aqxsSP76pi_vU43k6V0QP4C9d4J19mFwVjWgK3OF1Z2EVVUejS1xbV66PjozeURZcLiE1PnhZ1amATcjqY_V_4JAxMwbzp_gmYLYzD1CbK_pdLv5GilFKrsX0dVF3Qgig3MrxEg/s4032/CF3F5C76-75A9-4F29-B2A6-6EC8FE76B29B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WAW1Pap_aBVF35-aD_ZSvgPoli8I0MwF1R3diMyDDb4SE3li-K0aqxsSP76pi_vU43k6V0QP4C9d4J19mFwVjWgK3OF1Z2EVVUejS1xbV66PjozeURZcLiE1PnhZ1amATcjqY_V_4JAxMwbzp_gmYLYzD1CbK_pdLv5GilFKrsX0dVF3Qgig3MrxEg/w640-h480/CF3F5C76-75A9-4F29-B2A6-6EC8FE76B29B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>So, we are up early for us today in order to get the house presentable for the birthday/Easter celebration. We have so much cluttering going on here! I am the worst because I have yarn, patterns and books, paperwork from getting the house in Maine on the market, and the list goes on. I find it rather comforting to have my favorite stuff at hand so I don’t have to do steps with my bad knee but it will have to be put away in its own places again. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABqXWNkzdQ6kynbQlsYrwl6EDPpkOIZzbP9vKKvh1oLlvA9uBcW9qb3Kgijqqv92Lf6ULUXrRJ1-MV1rtJ91OteT3jP_STmzX8eqHxxgZxGiQbaRrDePHp2X4pT3Jzttm0BRE2Obq6pECN-ePL4Z6aYZfbMlhUfUui9bPY7YZFbmjbJhngZy7SdpRNA/s4032/61382BF8-625B-476F-B374-15142C64AD67.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiABqXWNkzdQ6kynbQlsYrwl6EDPpkOIZzbP9vKKvh1oLlvA9uBcW9qb3Kgijqqv92Lf6ULUXrRJ1-MV1rtJ91OteT3jP_STmzX8eqHxxgZxGiQbaRrDePHp2X4pT3Jzttm0BRE2Obq6pECN-ePL4Z6aYZfbMlhUfUui9bPY7YZFbmjbJhngZy7SdpRNA/w640-h480/61382BF8-625B-476F-B374-15142C64AD67.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyX30fZKRRgnaetdvOOtYAu9fvzmgRaHi1C8l8yH8Q_19gnsakD0zm6HmZhiHdTGLd4yadAGBA7MYJ2Zj53RCg9YjOEbalbKM8NbS2Z4ItnGBtfRsVydszZSimoFMph9Q6sPPWPzzeVxZyle1zIRYDB_XKaCxmXQioykjIklVHKyU6mPL1ziR7HrpCQ/s1400/6023419E-325E-4D48-ABD7-DC652344B865.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1400" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyX30fZKRRgnaetdvOOtYAu9fvzmgRaHi1C8l8yH8Q_19gnsakD0zm6HmZhiHdTGLd4yadAGBA7MYJ2Zj53RCg9YjOEbalbKM8NbS2Z4ItnGBtfRsVydszZSimoFMph9Q6sPPWPzzeVxZyle1zIRYDB_XKaCxmXQioykjIklVHKyU6mPL1ziR7HrpCQ/w640-h344/6023419E-325E-4D48-ABD7-DC652344B865.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Our magnolia trees are beautiful right now. I can’t get over the beauty of what’s outside our windows and it changes daily!❤️</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, I must get my act together. This house 🏡 isn’t going to clean itself. Can you believe we have 4 levels -that’s a lot of steps!</p><p><br /></p><p>Take care and have a blessed Easter 💕. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamymsefXxF_27xmJ2YPeEBlvgUiu6QtjyUd3SvGjX8BT6eh4kZ-0TD1lqp43y_7N6gvaBx-Wg-cDPnWJIuX9kKX6j6BLLbUtyZwagDKxsyctIJtDUlKNuaPC7cnoNpxX8vIear6PS7bUE2MBQZgqw1OhyYZbms5kW59i53JVb3D7nyO4mc_Sxrti68A/s1023/0EAF3DCF-F331-4DA5-8B16-403A8263C545.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1023" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamymsefXxF_27xmJ2YPeEBlvgUiu6QtjyUd3SvGjX8BT6eh4kZ-0TD1lqp43y_7N6gvaBx-Wg-cDPnWJIuX9kKX6j6BLLbUtyZwagDKxsyctIJtDUlKNuaPC7cnoNpxX8vIear6PS7bUE2MBQZgqw1OhyYZbms5kW59i53JVb3D7nyO4mc_Sxrti68A/w640-h480/0EAF3DCF-F331-4DA5-8B16-403A8263C545.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-71947621497780731352023-03-06T16:10:00.000-05:002023-03-06T16:10:01.318-05:00NEW BEGINNINGS<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7GwmGNbWlZddIAbpKLw7F-VWKVjOYAuMmySmGkcnUdLAAUJsqI0Uun37nncl6ezQZBbRvpvuuTwPiW4I_jZx1UwCJYhIBszVOIbAqRV_CfBleddZ0d7EVaLK73ISTPqHAw1EPIBGRv3-lsJxfgGEHvDHjjcLQOMPFcoZju5KYJxuZ9XDMZyyte1Ruw/s4032/A5C0B718-96B9-4AE8-BEB7-590E2D138C62.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw7GwmGNbWlZddIAbpKLw7F-VWKVjOYAuMmySmGkcnUdLAAUJsqI0Uun37nncl6ezQZBbRvpvuuTwPiW4I_jZx1UwCJYhIBszVOIbAqRV_CfBleddZ0d7EVaLK73ISTPqHAw1EPIBGRv3-lsJxfgGEHvDHjjcLQOMPFcoZju5KYJxuZ9XDMZyyte1Ruw/w640-h480/A5C0B718-96B9-4AE8-BEB7-590E2D138C62.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An opening in the clouds!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> 40 DAYS OF LENT AND BEYOND</p><p style="text-align: center;">HI! I hope you are well and reasonably content in yourself, your home and with those people around you. Today's post is going to be all about reflection I think. I am making this up, lol, that is to say, my thoughts are just popping out of my head as I go along. So, if you are not up for dealing with thinking in sound bites, and me talking about what I believe as a Christian, I understand and hope you will check in with me next time around.💖</p><p style="text-align: center;">As a CHRISTIAN I can't help but become meditative in the days leading up to the crucifixion. And, as I age I have had to endure the heart wrenching sadness of being separated from loved ones through death. I am not the only one! I know that. But, I have reached a point where I am wondering if there's more to my storyline that hasn't been discussed yet. Have I allowed myself to be known-all the way through? Nothing to hide from, in ourselves, from ourselves...or from God? Some might call it Reflection. And a desire to please God. Someone said, "God, give me the desire to desire what you want me to desire." </p><p style="text-align: center;">You might think, Wow, she is deep into the God thing. Religious stuff. I'm not. I freely admit I am a child of His. He loves me. He sent His son and allowed terrible people to kill Him horribly. He offered Jesus up as a one time sacrifice so that those of us who believe would be assured of a place in heaven. I hang onto this belief as my lifeline to having a spiritual life after death. Happiness is... meeting again those lovely people I have mourned. No, I am not a religious fanatic. Yes, my belief is all tied up in my Faith. And I hope that before I die I will not have to become a martyr to my beliefs as those in other countries around the world do every day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3git-AU0p4DtAm4zErwq06exIOPICXk3pkGcgMrY__Gp36gxNWDqQMywPTLAQ28_nl_mvLaiA46lu8NXEPDn6zfuVERfbyxIZunlVzCl9Sp0xfoQW75peFnqg7NSjvYDxVL-aBbyH5O7_p-7pkUr9NKGdi17xRlboPBP1McA_PHYezWJpJtrtpsHHfg/s5184/DSCN3781.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3git-AU0p4DtAm4zErwq06exIOPICXk3pkGcgMrY__Gp36gxNWDqQMywPTLAQ28_nl_mvLaiA46lu8NXEPDn6zfuVERfbyxIZunlVzCl9Sp0xfoQW75peFnqg7NSjvYDxVL-aBbyH5O7_p-7pkUr9NKGdi17xRlboPBP1McA_PHYezWJpJtrtpsHHfg/w640-h480/DSCN3781.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_n-1_X3oyAog6yGMEzRa8ZMtxnPlgkmt5e1TQy49n7n1uWKQoG6fRveHxRGz3YlvOPX3ZbDrlJki1HGkxt6BKUZdz2l6B_iGDf1ASUqcUv1g0e3k5IIsVkwv4bgmvgViYhMAdpKRM70LqBiaTTau_aCXJYvRnBS8GZX1vfIlxyU_DDNxojPOP-GWObQ/s5184/DSCN3774.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_n-1_X3oyAog6yGMEzRa8ZMtxnPlgkmt5e1TQy49n7n1uWKQoG6fRveHxRGz3YlvOPX3ZbDrlJki1HGkxt6BKUZdz2l6B_iGDf1ASUqcUv1g0e3k5IIsVkwv4bgmvgViYhMAdpKRM70LqBiaTTau_aCXJYvRnBS8GZX1vfIlxyU_DDNxojPOP-GWObQ/w640-h480/DSCN3774.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJsgOG90tNQyL43Ued5wlD_JRG4ZpVKNeRPJvRC7LmdvDfT8xz3J1sHxuaNvbq7YVkpWsGeYMCkt3ZU_a8ehyfub22nioGjVs_jP6A1rdNcUqE5CXSvgQQCon9s2OmWNX1T-dOxkBkwELhC1EuF4XauNhcIN0TuU3JySmHPEZvoAoKuNXMaH0xUVbXg/s5184/DSCN3753.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzJsgOG90tNQyL43Ued5wlD_JRG4ZpVKNeRPJvRC7LmdvDfT8xz3J1sHxuaNvbq7YVkpWsGeYMCkt3ZU_a8ehyfub22nioGjVs_jP6A1rdNcUqE5CXSvgQQCon9s2OmWNX1T-dOxkBkwELhC1EuF4XauNhcIN0TuU3JySmHPEZvoAoKuNXMaH0xUVbXg/w640-h480/DSCN3753.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdd4FXGLh-Jix5DcU_pg_sKbDs3pCmaJWl5BuN4-FzBTiX-Zx5WbWAIBnPEumQ_uVMzdWTLzBZ3L3pxwCESboXPPU1Rp_CQkjU6UY0bn7vN4rxyXoj7P8KAStf1sBteXgphdZLIBnNylgLyCclrmlWiEyFL7TR1vSdqh3_5L08b01nb0VNfru3gEbywA/s4504/DSCN3758.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3477" data-original-width="4504" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdd4FXGLh-Jix5DcU_pg_sKbDs3pCmaJWl5BuN4-FzBTiX-Zx5WbWAIBnPEumQ_uVMzdWTLzBZ3L3pxwCESboXPPU1Rp_CQkjU6UY0bn7vN4rxyXoj7P8KAStf1sBteXgphdZLIBnNylgLyCclrmlWiEyFL7TR1vSdqh3_5L08b01nb0VNfru3gEbywA/w640-h494/DSCN3758.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had snow last week.💖</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">However! I can't just believe and leave it there. Done and dusted. I desire in my heart of hearts to have an open line of communication and that's where prayer comes in. Just like reading a good book I want to keep reading the next book by the same author. I want to keep my line of communication with God free and clear and i want to talk about the unmentionables. If there's a body in my attic I want to find it!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6LkV_2ceMYFSShfTezgXGL_OKP1VxzGNlqC1QICWJaWHme2E-xQLMwuH6sBpP4M7vq6GPkANzCNQFmIwQAnlKcHPqtN7FL1hBsWNrYeROkeeF9o6CMJuwJU-IXS3TTCrKy_xQbNReWAQBR0Za8DUkIhm9exoJIINRxi0hlNSnyqKWiX5Sk3M3E16tg/s3498/DSCN3837.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2629" data-original-width="3498" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT6LkV_2ceMYFSShfTezgXGL_OKP1VxzGNlqC1QICWJaWHme2E-xQLMwuH6sBpP4M7vq6GPkANzCNQFmIwQAnlKcHPqtN7FL1hBsWNrYeROkeeF9o6CMJuwJU-IXS3TTCrKy_xQbNReWAQBR0Za8DUkIhm9exoJIINRxi0hlNSnyqKWiX5Sk3M3E16tg/w640-h482/DSCN3837.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">❤Buddy came to live with us a year ago. He is loved by all!❤</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">So, today I am thinking about what I haven't yet disclosed. My memories seem to be fading. They truly are in the distant past.😏 But, every so often one will pop into my mind and I love when that happens... most of the time. And there are others that actually make me cringe. Digging through the file cabinets of my mind can be happy recollections or down right depressing. It leads me to that place of self examination. Self disclosure. To myself and to God. </p><p style="text-align: center;">You might ask what is it you are trying to say?? One word would cover it. SELF REFLECTION. Well, for me and for most of us we live one day after the next, with good intentions...or are they? We don't think too much about our yesterdays or our ultimate destination. But we are, in our own personal ways, on a jaunt or a journey. To a place called HAPPINESS in a town called NO REGRETS. 🤗 I need to have an open line with that Savior who died for me on that Cross. Some days I don't have much to say, I'm just not in the mood. But other days, like today I just can't stop talking. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;">And there you have it, </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;">That's me for today.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;">💕</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXr4ERiip6jmLpah5uR9P7a8VhM9FozMNbuGFqD2Fm5rihZrzz0wLAEhSrI9AjYC-cMs2H9O4-2xKuWqHVRFMK9u7XXj6pGir04ky23TqIgHh3YHTHL656aw923to5oW56vqSHmS11Z6T3xfeMTvjV2AnPmyFRSikmQ01fF0zuFq7O9k5FP8bMYDu0g/s5184/DSCN3296.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLXr4ERiip6jmLpah5uR9P7a8VhM9FozMNbuGFqD2Fm5rihZrzz0wLAEhSrI9AjYC-cMs2H9O4-2xKuWqHVRFMK9u7XXj6pGir04ky23TqIgHh3YHTHL656aw923to5oW56vqSHmS11Z6T3xfeMTvjV2AnPmyFRSikmQ01fF0zuFq7O9k5FP8bMYDu0g/w640-h480/DSCN3296.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97yPLRmlIPE8ApQyQvYQ9fIprGHgTEE0qsOxw4BmF6VdUQ71R4SukY2vpU908QlAmVxce0oEgFpCd4Fw3s7yw63jxd6nt5ivHRGwFjznUj3IdqPXBM8eFG27WObX6U9J2dsUq7wLVGHH-3hWqkW8CrBVhS9e2elryRaG_HGT2yO4Wk1Gm9y9htePKzw/s640/76DEE5E6-BB2D-45F2-9A1D-02A17FFAED10.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="624" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97yPLRmlIPE8ApQyQvYQ9fIprGHgTEE0qsOxw4BmF6VdUQ71R4SukY2vpU908QlAmVxce0oEgFpCd4Fw3s7yw63jxd6nt5ivHRGwFjznUj3IdqPXBM8eFG27WObX6U9J2dsUq7wLVGHH-3hWqkW8CrBVhS9e2elryRaG_HGT2yO4Wk1Gm9y9htePKzw/w624-h640/76DEE5E6-BB2D-45F2-9A1D-02A17FFAED10.jpeg" width="624" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">💕I love the promise in these words. 💕</p>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-51986869475598515472023-02-13T17:10:00.002-05:002023-02-13T17:13:43.567-05:00WINTER SCENES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1407" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrE5yfnXIijF5-tfzC9mGmIXC0MLm7TQYIMOw2hVeeq8Ygr1KFCo05l_yMxAEO0E5JhKce5BD4W4jCnbaNl8y2DL-41iPuXe4-jquRvbmff9icXq4iHjarS6OXSgwWNdmPw1CPbsxS-AG4R4ots6aqs96iRWLJu1GaltcxJsXbAl_Ofo4Xq6X9XSoJw/w640-h340/910B6D69-FEFE-4993-A055-B33DACE51587.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Hello dear bloggy friends. I hope that you are weathering the Winter well.❄️ Here in Eastern Pennsylvania we have had it much milder than expected, at least so far. We have had it very cold but now our temps are in the 50’s. Unbelievable! May it continue.</p><p>I have dug into my photos to come up with something wintry. Can you tell that I miss the ocean?</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNw-KQqQn9o_65J1kaZ6jj4xIa-VLK409Cn5dls88FOqqERm0EiKSyRi48d3vVGwUYJPC-eWC7fxdseVzvTmMC4nhNbJbvrECDExLe7z37xpOLv2bTyGEd0HJys_Z7rliHYw5acGn8ROh3kse2PmpSDsT6k5wP93gb8wOzg3XfikciVi2YOcu57J6x7w/s1403/57CCE119-A5E1-4F64-89A7-22C8141A084D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1403" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNw-KQqQn9o_65J1kaZ6jj4xIa-VLK409Cn5dls88FOqqERm0EiKSyRi48d3vVGwUYJPC-eWC7fxdseVzvTmMC4nhNbJbvrECDExLe7z37xpOLv2bTyGEd0HJys_Z7rliHYw5acGn8ROh3kse2PmpSDsT6k5wP93gb8wOzg3XfikciVi2YOcu57J6x7w/w640-h346/57CCE119-A5E1-4F64-89A7-22C8141A084D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p>The SUPER BOWL was last night. It was a VERY exciting game. However, our team, the EAGLES, didn't win. Roger was jumping and hollering like a madman throughout the ups and downs. 35 to 35 right up to the end. THEN the CHIEFS GOT A FIELD GOAL IN THE LAST MINUTE OR TWO. So, that was that. I was disappointed and felt bad for the Eagles. But Roger was beside himself. He called some of his cronies to commiserate and they decided the game had been fixed. 🙄 I heard all this from upstairs. I put in ear pods, put the pillow over my head and drifted off to sleep. This morning I got up around 6 to let the dogs out and feed them and also the cats were sitting by their bowls waiting. Roger usually does the early feeding and I feed them at night. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-d3zYak2KGVPZxq4xkUvn0WedQwdGXXf46rNHfgzPAAMZVMDVF95X29HGyS4aKFo9dZQIkhQOvC0RNkMR_fK7HYMPiMjSePujG0reUHQe2jGAnV-q5Yt3GH25WPC_we7AtO7fXfUpQRPWn0Dju7AZQhW5espw59cmRe_y0g3SaKg0MbAGpZrYwAhsQ/s640/P1100562.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7-d3zYak2KGVPZxq4xkUvn0WedQwdGXXf46rNHfgzPAAMZVMDVF95X29HGyS4aKFo9dZQIkhQOvC0RNkMR_fK7HYMPiMjSePujG0reUHQe2jGAnV-q5Yt3GH25WPC_we7AtO7fXfUpQRPWn0Dju7AZQhW5espw59cmRe_y0g3SaKg0MbAGpZrYwAhsQ/w640-h480/P1100562.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>But poor Roger was quiet and depressed when he did get up. He spent the morning in the bird room talking to Budgie and doing bills at his desk. I have stayed out of his way but did ask him if he wanted to watch something. He loves movies but I prefer mysteries. He said no, he wasn't in the mood. It's almost 2 o'clock and he is still not functioning. He hasn't eaten anything and has gone back to bed. Can you believe all this?! Hopefully he'll snap out of it soon. Poor guy. I can't imagine getting so wrapped up in football that it would put me off my food!💛</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MNP1uubJhSds_L_rK0V8MBX54aObpmH2hJej3TRqEiJOUNNTnecDXJRjx53BufYRLIrTx6giIOir7AuamV4ujQIAvPZzTjN0CBwV8DFLtr_4EirmanSPTouOR9jnb4EzvVXWIFAHSMS9ke6VIMsR4CNKe_kbrjOfa0eDvJiTIgAY30cfBzHn6LN6SA/s800/1690412997869504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MNP1uubJhSds_L_rK0V8MBX54aObpmH2hJej3TRqEiJOUNNTnecDXJRjx53BufYRLIrTx6giIOir7AuamV4ujQIAvPZzTjN0CBwV8DFLtr_4EirmanSPTouOR9jnb4EzvVXWIFAHSMS9ke6VIMsR4CNKe_kbrjOfa0eDvJiTIgAY30cfBzHn6LN6SA/w640-h360/1690412997869504.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGr8xzlzqCV3v5hTXmVLjEp6iIMwf_oGfnKc7Zkr93IxFi_08iqJzfcXzcOxlqHiOtrPcTDhepjGJse8AAyo_bux2diMeFpW-G0p2QMZGQYX9jTJaWqRg1DZax7Y7TkbE88Cmhn4x8GQNe6DXmCOihdUQnmrUJUHAwZoosz_ljlqxRfZ7uhDu-9dWZMw/s2048/2021-03-15_02-14-16_000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="2048" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGr8xzlzqCV3v5hTXmVLjEp6iIMwf_oGfnKc7Zkr93IxFi_08iqJzfcXzcOxlqHiOtrPcTDhepjGJse8AAyo_bux2diMeFpW-G0p2QMZGQYX9jTJaWqRg1DZax7Y7TkbE88Cmhn4x8GQNe6DXmCOihdUQnmrUJUHAwZoosz_ljlqxRfZ7uhDu-9dWZMw/w640-h350/2021-03-15_02-14-16_000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlr8DWY7Rv9qvZCQr2_vY_uxkFdfDvh92QpDxjIQ7-PNtQPMFAYenjkrfGaChiVhSNWbJtAhq5etg_C49JWZhrYkhIILjQmCgjpdrY8bAOVJZzhBofJg7vvv91i_26YjYCkeet0DCkG6f8B0dm_VG27tPAY_GH6fU3XYZh1OMok0qGszJmosjaNLI5A/s2048/2021-03-20_23-50-12_000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlr8DWY7Rv9qvZCQr2_vY_uxkFdfDvh92QpDxjIQ7-PNtQPMFAYenjkrfGaChiVhSNWbJtAhq5etg_C49JWZhrYkhIILjQmCgjpdrY8bAOVJZzhBofJg7vvv91i_26YjYCkeet0DCkG6f8B0dm_VG27tPAY_GH6fU3XYZh1OMok0qGszJmosjaNLI5A/w640-h480/2021-03-20_23-50-12_000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKP6Qo3BQA83wwi2JfaV1_uOyfuMpYEqbFHJPpisSh7igLiXZnwLK42MtylmJ1IuQ84PQcVQcA_KMhQ-QY6TuPUz6fVV7ivRxrj9UJssMkceK3Gg9GihmHf7LGeTxuxOwYHLXtPb9BCXe7AhKIDuqWocPD9Q5Cg-sDQ4aSiCm2XTA-k1MQ581lyvI6A/s1396/BB42E167-6128-4CEF-B19C-E29D01FA1165.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1396" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFKP6Qo3BQA83wwi2JfaV1_uOyfuMpYEqbFHJPpisSh7igLiXZnwLK42MtylmJ1IuQ84PQcVQcA_KMhQ-QY6TuPUz6fVV7ivRxrj9UJssMkceK3Gg9GihmHf7LGeTxuxOwYHLXtPb9BCXe7AhKIDuqWocPD9Q5Cg-sDQ4aSiCm2XTA-k1MQ581lyvI6A/w640-h346/BB42E167-6128-4CEF-B19C-E29D01FA1165.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Well, I hope Roger recovers by tomorrow! I’m looking forward to something chocolate❣️</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcrVUvJHQsMRo0r8LFtUnwuvjBtWwTxj86RYFMbq8Q5NCJLd734i8rUPeJkbwEwY9b9gwcah-cTVRIDGMVclRisIX6EFxABkgKdUDnlR8kAdyr9auZCWYGAIQ3RkAPV2vv1PvXf7l7HuutevF-vv0BSKDouiIQ3rn53CF2k4slEJey_IlKMMdSR7uAA/s320/vintage-valentines-day-card-vector-1131481.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="296" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcrVUvJHQsMRo0r8LFtUnwuvjBtWwTxj86RYFMbq8Q5NCJLd734i8rUPeJkbwEwY9b9gwcah-cTVRIDGMVclRisIX6EFxABkgKdUDnlR8kAdyr9auZCWYGAIQ3RkAPV2vv1PvXf7l7HuutevF-vv0BSKDouiIQ3rn53CF2k4slEJey_IlKMMdSR7uAA/w592-h640/vintage-valentines-day-card-vector-1131481.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>But for now I think I will brew a pot of tea.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjud7KDng7mWDcrhWbQl2C0OGCR8zR4ecAOaOp424c0-fkWN9ZrdiwaNGo5lZsJAPYIzN1fHI5qodmUs4WX1l6Iohtya9yN_gXrb6IhZBkXHlOkosmuMQWIwHPzo7VOVsIUYTyVjsaUV83m2K1YhDgVSxFHMnqvi2UnUofb7qSekc9OLX4syw3EolYVEw/s845/3bc54384d3ca7e41e1dd0467aefb1224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjud7KDng7mWDcrhWbQl2C0OGCR8zR4ecAOaOp424c0-fkWN9ZrdiwaNGo5lZsJAPYIzN1fHI5qodmUs4WX1l6Iohtya9yN_gXrb6IhZBkXHlOkosmuMQWIwHPzo7VOVsIUYTyVjsaUV83m2K1YhDgVSxFHMnqvi2UnUofb7qSekc9OLX4syw3EolYVEw/w428-h640/3bc54384d3ca7e41e1dd0467aefb1224.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;">Take good care of yourselves!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;">Susan</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;">💕</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-39275001802811460312023-01-21T18:18:00.002-05:002023-01-22T04:02:13.211-05:00DO YOU REMEMBER<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-AXS8C3J5dNBUEV36qVuEGyDbn0PQw_a9dEBeHoopIdnkIAyYCNUTEEDqDZG_yMvxdAuV9bir298fb0ZCOCURbQN112VXc6_C9xAPGMNrv4M-sBv1nVs1ix2phUEZ-oGf5P7VFJfL_QsEF1xkjGvTunK-dHapO0CIuBhm9a9uoKu8V3OMRZJuFStmw/s4504/DSCN3758.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3477" data-original-width="4504" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-AXS8C3J5dNBUEV36qVuEGyDbn0PQw_a9dEBeHoopIdnkIAyYCNUTEEDqDZG_yMvxdAuV9bir298fb0ZCOCURbQN112VXc6_C9xAPGMNrv4M-sBv1nVs1ix2phUEZ-oGf5P7VFJfL_QsEF1xkjGvTunK-dHapO0CIuBhm9a9uoKu8V3OMRZJuFStmw/w640-h494/DSCN3758.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Hi there bloggy friends! ❤️ It’s Saturday 5PM. A cold damp day, 38 degrees F. We celebrated our son-in-law, Erick’s, 50th birthday today at a local restaurant. I can just about remember turning 50. Can you? The reason I remember it is because it was 2000. Y2K. And my birthday was 4 days into the new year. I didn’t know it at the time but a few months later my husband, Doug, would be diagnosed with brain cancer, and later my daughter would get married and our son and wife would give us our first grandchild. A year to never forget.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you like traveling down memory lane, how about reading the blog called WEAVER OF GRASS. I loved the comments section also. In todays post she asks if we remember our first kiss…our first “grown up” kiss. I don’t and I know I should. It’s not that I was kissed by so many it’s just that it must not have been that memorable I guess. I do remember my girlfriend arranging a double blind date. It was the summer we graduated high school. We went to a drive in movie. My friend and her future husband went at it in the front seat while my supposedly shy date decided to give me a very bad case of swollen lips and whisker burn in the back seat. My first and last blind date. I was ashamed to be seen by my parents or anyone else for a couple of days. Not something you forget!</p><p><br /></p><p>Roger is hoping I will watch the football game so I will head downstairs. I brought my dessert home from the restaurant so I am looking forward to it and a nice cup of tea. I received happy mail today from Amazon. I used some of my gift cards. This shipment included 3 pairs of reading glasses, a coffee mug warmer, ear pods that fit over the back of the ears (my iPods keep falling out of my ears), a larger teapot with infuser, 2 cases of Sheba pate cat food for our 18 yr old Nika, and a set of “SHORTIE” interchangeable knitting needles. Bliss.</p><p>I will include a few photos taken this past week. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;">And there you have it.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;">Take good care of yourselves </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;">Susan</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;">💕</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1lSRoMD1deWUSM7QD6dz0Bml3-C8qBkXcJuP0tGC-DrpJeqmfzGTpKNa82WGA1FCxtT6OLuWCZD4U8C5a2K0MRll0hBGb177kMd8uegdSdzh4PQgbbrIw5lG0SGpFVlhG1JVuoj5x8b4NV0iuqb4nGIgQz9Fd9m6fYUmdQGiBVdiSeXtpRM2A-nuxQ/s960/CE5AD50B-E1BC-4187-BDC6-03818892E0FD.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1lSRoMD1deWUSM7QD6dz0Bml3-C8qBkXcJuP0tGC-DrpJeqmfzGTpKNa82WGA1FCxtT6OLuWCZD4U8C5a2K0MRll0hBGb177kMd8uegdSdzh4PQgbbrIw5lG0SGpFVlhG1JVuoj5x8b4NV0iuqb4nGIgQz9Fd9m6fYUmdQGiBVdiSeXtpRM2A-nuxQ/w480-h640/CE5AD50B-E1BC-4187-BDC6-03818892E0FD.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I’m trying to read with Zeppe in his favorite spot.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c9rEZ0StLB6kgl-GaGHna-hMBrEKD7uVIkDV6MTES_EmWB4giHpqFY7RBSyAvri4V2_v7V8nfucz2l6NKlyuhCV1GRIUk_pf1aM4N4ji64yU4_HjbcMQL-P2XSwOLAPIgiStvKhuxVv-Qlbn6E5C3I1dhq2nRtAFo24P7LSYPlsUySfmVA4gB8UCyg/s4032/2A3994C0-7E9B-495C-A13C-CBE29B0435C3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c9rEZ0StLB6kgl-GaGHna-hMBrEKD7uVIkDV6MTES_EmWB4giHpqFY7RBSyAvri4V2_v7V8nfucz2l6NKlyuhCV1GRIUk_pf1aM4N4ji64yU4_HjbcMQL-P2XSwOLAPIgiStvKhuxVv-Qlbn6E5C3I1dhq2nRtAFo24P7LSYPlsUySfmVA4gB8UCyg/w640-h480/2A3994C0-7E9B-495C-A13C-CBE29B0435C3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shawl I’m working on</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixMF2B1dPoQzkRqZ-Lvkwr2HcNORqGdNN1FsITzbfHxG5yprat-AQLVAz0m9abhv-sf80I_xnJrptr_n1GmLw25sgZnWwXszmoObGfwnK0fcmNj6mzTotCvAMWDB96qTJO73zK0l-lYoaWhnxAFgFWpxL5V2AKdQhl3jnJJA6YyTuBvF6N23OM7WpGA/s4032/C6FB9204-946F-4148-95BF-FD596E45CFD5.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixMF2B1dPoQzkRqZ-Lvkwr2HcNORqGdNN1FsITzbfHxG5yprat-AQLVAz0m9abhv-sf80I_xnJrptr_n1GmLw25sgZnWwXszmoObGfwnK0fcmNj6mzTotCvAMWDB96qTJO73zK0l-lYoaWhnxAFgFWpxL5V2AKdQhl3jnJJA6YyTuBvF6N23OM7WpGA/w640-h480/C6FB9204-946F-4148-95BF-FD596E45CFD5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">❣️Colorful new couch throw my brother sent for Christmas.❣️<br />Do you see Zeppe in the end dining room chair? He has a bed there. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxHzdSQfPw2l8ztvPSoEanQiAzOSHc1TVpFtkiyV26Ufu3yDqOJ7YTJZEENGS5ER88MgWRqJ_KX8RLlMwklZwmdO7q6OOdkh_U5d6pm_i8cNsNwhuSiduZSEdv8kmZOreCOvkwzJWlrbIIVIFnC8zvON_vSpGZEQh9fUpwfBeDmJsjsDToqdpkWtd-w/s4032/5E42B281-2F04-40A2-BAB9-0F42B123E86B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZxHzdSQfPw2l8ztvPSoEanQiAzOSHc1TVpFtkiyV26Ufu3yDqOJ7YTJZEENGS5ER88MgWRqJ_KX8RLlMwklZwmdO7q6OOdkh_U5d6pm_i8cNsNwhuSiduZSEdv8kmZOreCOvkwzJWlrbIIVIFnC8zvON_vSpGZEQh9fUpwfBeDmJsjsDToqdpkWtd-w/s320/5E42B281-2F04-40A2-BAB9-0F42B123E86B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFAeTuuMXTiXRIzVbiXUjiEkplJ4Vez8Nx_tQDW2t9-4gohi_oN684vS3OKMBrNKY3heQebzmSCBQ5Knq7ZnOYWBkBzbqBw2fZIwgHDirNmFxftjBzhjmSBXIagZHZ_nPxFX58SGRQUXstkH-WSnFGL2eA2VysqCVKeAJGYq8-kTMa3paf6dugzlHFQ/s4032/46E22213-C80F-45FD-931E-DC6FA7111982.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzFAeTuuMXTiXRIzVbiXUjiEkplJ4Vez8Nx_tQDW2t9-4gohi_oN684vS3OKMBrNKY3heQebzmSCBQ5Knq7ZnOYWBkBzbqBw2fZIwgHDirNmFxftjBzhjmSBXIagZHZ_nPxFX58SGRQUXstkH-WSnFGL2eA2VysqCVKeAJGYq8-kTMa3paf6dugzlHFQ/s320/46E22213-C80F-45FD-931E-DC6FA7111982.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Gn9xW3J2peUVMwnwL8twTWKA5yS_3biI_2x-huOjKHanVLDHQubYoErPjXOk6eCZJMcTJZcvnotErFhgUybAGbki-ROou7GG7ofx-lkm2FI17PVGfE4m48fCNMVZrsVm-whNagkRIaedrLElPvNmGKG1hQx_GGzraBXExRNC11oX8jftiWrFd5V6QA/s4032/9253B167-1375-4EB0-9508-CFC23E20835D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Gn9xW3J2peUVMwnwL8twTWKA5yS_3biI_2x-huOjKHanVLDHQubYoErPjXOk6eCZJMcTJZcvnotErFhgUybAGbki-ROou7GG7ofx-lkm2FI17PVGfE4m48fCNMVZrsVm-whNagkRIaedrLElPvNmGKG1hQx_GGzraBXExRNC11oX8jftiWrFd5V6QA/w400-h300/9253B167-1375-4EB0-9508-CFC23E20835D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Lucy trying to figure out what the cat is up to. </p>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-39374131095241932952023-01-11T13:47:00.000-05:002023-01-11T13:47:35.764-05:00Looking Back<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHjlWZXMeLKU1LaUaOyc8tBR0O3Ev0axBnQ2X1bKAIJnfvDSf3rB7oqlUC8gFO1RZHgdf1yKHl-cS7EyI4Yksssb0n_-ZwC--TJv5vtsvdeR2lae8n9OGNTfiO6ZqZB_PlaoiroCq1q7O1JIeLZnW9GwEiOwD8wBhlz7r3pZzJA_n4BT2aJ0IfpZTWw/s682/9EC3E90A-506B-4861-BBC0-E1C7BBEA7FAC.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="682" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHjlWZXMeLKU1LaUaOyc8tBR0O3Ev0axBnQ2X1bKAIJnfvDSf3rB7oqlUC8gFO1RZHgdf1yKHl-cS7EyI4Yksssb0n_-ZwC--TJv5vtsvdeR2lae8n9OGNTfiO6ZqZB_PlaoiroCq1q7O1JIeLZnW9GwEiOwD8wBhlz7r3pZzJA_n4BT2aJ0IfpZTWw/w640-h450/9EC3E90A-506B-4861-BBC0-E1C7BBEA7FAC.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> Hello dear bloggy friends! How are you all doing? It's January 10th, Tuesday. A dreary dismal day out. Not too cold, in the high 30’s. No snow but the ground is still wet from all the snow we've had. Buddy, our latest adopted, has turned 11years and he has become needy in his older years. He is at the moment, curl up under my writing arm and the arm of the chair so that I am writing with it held in the air over his sleeping head. What we do for our pets.❤️ I have an Amazon Fire tablet that I start out with but switch to my IPad so that I can upload pictures to my blog that I have taken with my iPhone. And that is generally how I compose and complete my posts. It sometimes takes me several days because life gets in the way or I have to head outside to take a few photos. The pickings are lean this time of year. Only the deer that congregate down at the back closer to dark. Not like at Mom’s in Maine where there was something going on all the time as I checked daily what was happening out through the kitchen window. My friend Mary who lives close by the house told me that about a dozen shingles have blown off the garage roof. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you enjoyed Christmas and New Years. Ours was different again this year. Last year the family had Covid issues and this year we all were wanting to stay in out of the cold. It was extremely cold and windy. So, we decided to eat out at a favorite restaurant New Years Eve and we came back here for dessert. We exchanged gifts and I was thrilled to get Amazon gift cards, as well as a lovely Knitters Planner/ journal. Roger received gift cards to our favorite eating places and a generous gift card from my son to The Giant Supermarket. Wow, what a haul between the two of us. </p><p>So, on Christmas day we watched football. All day long. I watched while I knitted and I cooked a traditional Christmas meal but used a turkey breast instead of the whole turkey. It was cozy and I wasn't in the usual pain. My doctor put me on double strength Celibrex and a muscle relaxer, Flexeril, and Neurontin. I have had 5 weeks of Physical therapy and it has helped also. I am feeling the best I have in many years! Which is not to say my back issues are gone but I am at a point where I can feel like I'm not an invalid. I can cook and clean in moderation. I can drive up to Judi's again, she lives in the Poconos about an hour away. </p><p>Looking back on 2022 I think it was bittersweet. I am so blessed and I truly am thankful…Compared to many others around the world...it truly is heartbreaking to see what humanity has had to deal with through no fault of their own.</p><p>But here in my little corner we have had our trials and disappointments as life has happened as it does. My health was terrible. I spent the first part of the year with flu and bronchitis. I went to Maine in June to start the big garage cleanout. It was hard work but my grandsons plus our handyman helped and many truckloads to the dump were made. I ran out of energy so after 10 days 3 quarters was done and I now have to complete the rest of it. I need Roger to go up with his truck so we can finish the job. I doubt he will go. He says his traveling days are over. At 76 I have to respect that he doesn’t want to make the long trip. </p><p>Here at home we spent a huge amount of money replacing our central air and heating system. We decided on heat pumps. We have 4 levels to this house. We have hot and humid Summers. We were without air con for over a month waiting for the workman to start the work. I really mind the heat so I was miserable. But I tried to keep my sanity by knitting and reading. </p><p>Late Summer came and we were so happy to relax and enjoy Summer in our lovely air conditioned house. However, my dear friend of many years told me she didn't have long to live. She had been fighting lung cancer for years. Small spots on her lungs. Mild chemo treatments for 14 years kept them from growing. She spent many years wearing wigs. Lovely wigs. Her friends were jealous and we told her so. She always looked so much better than we did! She would laugh with us, she was always a happy person. The four of us had many enjoyable trips together . To Sight and Sound, Shady Maples, and into New York city. Anyway, in the Fall the Chemo stopped working. She tried a vitamin infusion therapy from a private clinic. It didn’t work and she passed away just before Thanksgiving. What a sad sad time. Her family and friends were devastated. The eulogies were lovely but hard to hear. Throughout her illness she never lost faith and she told us "Jesus is my buddy". About a year ago her husband, John, was diagnosed with cancer also. He, unlike his wife, really suffers with the chemo and radiation. He is not doing well. We are all worried about him.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, the year 2022 was a tough one in many ways. There have been many positive moments also. When you love the Lord you can't help but see the sunshine through the rain. Especially when you are a part of a loving family. Roger has had a year of good health. He has won 2 bouts of cancer in his lifetime. My brother and his wife are dealing with her health care in the nursing home in California much better. She has adjusted and has continued her writing. She is a retired professor from Columbia University. My grandchildren are lovely human beings with busy lives. I am so thankful for my many daily blessings. My daughter is my best friend. My son is a credit to his family. My dear sister in law in Maine continues to struggle with her health and she is always in my thoughts. My brother died during the pandemic. </p><h1 style="text-align: center;">The year Ahead</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbJ0Pd2l08v9DY1xZj5_ZjGcpmJQnLxDHa8Y1rt-RCATAE-KqMTBYGIEntdBo2BFYxJp9lZOb1HUnNZUhsVFS-9dCN8867Cq44iUW2WyD_SYa44nITqgbdCDU81Gm8XzxLKKR-DCsUuPgGSQ8xOJ1idhzZgoKwNZqaZhkhefQ2KxI-ryWNfMXIyPxfA/s679/8517BC36-2A52-42A6-BBFA-D0FFB1653AA8.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="679" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbJ0Pd2l08v9DY1xZj5_ZjGcpmJQnLxDHa8Y1rt-RCATAE-KqMTBYGIEntdBo2BFYxJp9lZOb1HUnNZUhsVFS-9dCN8867Cq44iUW2WyD_SYa44nITqgbdCDU81Gm8XzxLKKR-DCsUuPgGSQ8xOJ1idhzZgoKwNZqaZhkhefQ2KxI-ryWNfMXIyPxfA/w400-h283/8517BC36-2A52-42A6-BBFA-D0FFB1653AA8.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I don’t make New Year resolutions because I am not very self disciplined. I do enjoy my hobbies so I think back and thanks to GOODREADS I am able to keep track of what I have read. It always surprises me that I read so many books. Since taking up knitting that figure diminished in 2022. I read 90 books on my Kindle. I also read a bunch of paperbacks as my wonky eye sight would allow. I listened to a few books on Audible but didn’t keep track. I watched a lot of British mysteries on Acorn and Britbox TV. This coming year I intend to keep better records. I can do all that with my new KNITTERS PLANNER. It has sections for knitting and so much more. I am a jotter by nature. I think of something, read something, etc, I jot it down in a notebook. I have several filled with random scribbling from last year…in no particular order and most of the time I question myself and my brain when I look back at some of them later. So, this year when I saw an ad for the knitter’s planner on Youtube I ordered it. When it came I didn’t open it. I handed it to Roger and told him to put it away somewhere for my gift at Christmas. A win win situation. He didn’t have to try and figure out what to get me and I ended up with something I really like.🤗 </div><div><br /></div><div>The highlight of my personal time for 2022 was making the decision to accomplish one thing which was to teach myself to knit. I have loved every moment. I already had a huge stash of dk yarn from my crocheting hobby of many years. My passion of choosing hand painted fingering yarns blossomed and has made me very happy. Following knitting podcasts on YouTube has given me many hours of enjoyment. I am at the moment knitting a shawl of beautiful colors for a friend. </div><div><br /></div><div>Another highlight of 2022 was to adopt Buddy, a cute dog of 10 years. He gives Roger and I so much unconditional love. 💕 Everyone who meets him loves him and he and Lucy have bonded.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have one thing for 2023 I want to accomplish and that is to get my mom’s house in Maine on the market and sold. It would give me a lot of relief to get that behind me. The other good intention is to get outside more and walk. I sit way too much. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope I haven’t bored you too much with my ramblings. I wish all good things to happen to you and yours for 2023. Thank you so much for reading and commenting. I am going to try to do more commenting on your blogs but I do read about your lives and I enjoy being apart of the blogging community. 💖</div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Take good care of yourselves mentally and physically.</p><p style="text-align: center;">💗</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;">Susan</span></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Homemade Apple;">A few of my favorite photos</span></h3><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGivlxfafG3O7GPZA3Xx01c8Gr6-3WfBQBM7UPnRMN7CXkazu5NEBYMWqNM9T6BafmkUSZBW9dT0ytxSAp4B5Hiwp3bncNeo20N4Yusr66EMIXz3LsJ9B5CXh-bSN-2x6hSQcpkh9C7zxpqxfwIh7EWZOhrhL06IT9dph8UEK5S1f41r43O-vGQ6c-g/s1500/5CD7B2B8-6A5E-4539-AC95-9F510CC9A56E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1500" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGivlxfafG3O7GPZA3Xx01c8Gr6-3WfBQBM7UPnRMN7CXkazu5NEBYMWqNM9T6BafmkUSZBW9dT0ytxSAp4B5Hiwp3bncNeo20N4Yusr66EMIXz3LsJ9B5CXh-bSN-2x6hSQcpkh9C7zxpqxfwIh7EWZOhrhL06IT9dph8UEK5S1f41r43O-vGQ6c-g/w640-h428/5CD7B2B8-6A5E-4539-AC95-9F510CC9A56E.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I think we are in for a difficult season this time around. So far we have had very cold temps as well as rain turning to snow. I have been spending my time going to physical therapy. In the beginning it was hell but I am now feeling the benefits in my back and hips. I am still enjoying my knitting and have quite a collection of circular knitting needles. Right. Now I am knitting shawls and fingerless gloves.<span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">I am posting a mishmash of photos that I hope you will enjoy. The first few are of Lubec, a small coastal town about 2 hours from Bar Harbor. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">This next photo was taken early in the morning and is hoar frost in the shape of a flower…`how pretty is that! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">And then I came across these pretty flowers covered in icy snow. Wowy ❣️</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFiYBDWU4k2VpBz5-0Ui6H3dHfEYxr_A9T_arUOJJFWfzT9v423NEnWk4zC66wQfix-ap-KqlSXnCnOtd-H4KD3JPxtzhISMJyYKZIdCkmn3TVrMd2Astxm9ZabS2UqXlPL8w0JVP2ihNsP3YrQzQBP_dY-oAiIMXLMGOlcJF2L_ctEV3QSjp5sLfEw/s1797/45617E28-4F04-45C2-82C2-9E370A8F70BB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="1797" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFiYBDWU4k2VpBz5-0Ui6H3dHfEYxr_A9T_arUOJJFWfzT9v423NEnWk4zC66wQfix-ap-KqlSXnCnOtd-H4KD3JPxtzhISMJyYKZIdCkmn3TVrMd2Astxm9ZabS2UqXlPL8w0JVP2ihNsP3YrQzQBP_dY-oAiIMXLMGOlcJF2L_ctEV3QSjp5sLfEw/w640-h408/45617E28-4F04-45C2-82C2-9E370A8F70BB.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Iip385KKecoF6d2s9TSL980wV7wjjGHlZkXuEnQV1Xfo1axVNqRJiUqlZI-fOPCAyntthjDpCuwHGOZYqnd0CGqkQ_ZHuMDuew99GLFgUI7_G-85MYPCWO5A_MkSzUDLIpHy1KtFDQk-YHG6oWkpKFRh8oKi-V5ofDjma_k-9uTy4Y_pG8-6GytFFQ/s2048/B4C4D8E7-AA94-4196-BFB5-8606C073AC69.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="2048" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Iip385KKecoF6d2s9TSL980wV7wjjGHlZkXuEnQV1Xfo1axVNqRJiUqlZI-fOPCAyntthjDpCuwHGOZYqnd0CGqkQ_ZHuMDuew99GLFgUI7_G-85MYPCWO5A_MkSzUDLIpHy1KtFDQk-YHG6oWkpKFRh8oKi-V5ofDjma_k-9uTy4Y_pG8-6GytFFQ/w640-h326/B4C4D8E7-AA94-4196-BFB5-8606C073AC69.jpeg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span><h1><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">Gratitude Journal</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: Lemonada; font-size: large;">I have decided to add a new segment to my blog.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">1. My iPhone camera</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">2. Family. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">We got together with daughter, Judi, son in love, Erick, and grandsons to celebrate youngest grandchild, Joshua’s 15th birthday. 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I have yet to wrap gifts. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada; font-size: large;">Video of the month:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Lemonada;">A Christmas Carol</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDLZErqF_pDqvJsSscXJSXoWxDJXC_MyYn-uJP7bJ2k-0XMeypeELTCTK03FGljrZXDe1owmM1zEJjdwiBGn7arKBVy6l27kZh4M-_j0CndKajdEYjCEH5jYTE7XXe7uAMHIyLN-EJkkePRvNiL_wjO6DK6zRRnTF_4GOB58Ef_KYmQuhm_jj52lQaQ/s860/E20FD002-7C26-4787-86A8-C079A319D26C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="626" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDLZErqF_pDqvJsSscXJSXoWxDJXC_MyYn-uJP7bJ2k-0XMeypeELTCTK03FGljrZXDe1owmM1zEJjdwiBGn7arKBVy6l27kZh4M-_j0CndKajdEYjCEH5jYTE7XXe7uAMHIyLN-EJkkePRvNiL_wjO6DK6zRRnTF_4GOB58Ef_KYmQuhm_jj52lQaQ/s320/E20FD002-7C26-4787-86A8-C079A319D26C.jpeg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: red; font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">And there you have it, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;">It’s Sunday today, the Sunday before Christmas.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Lemonada;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSfU4E_nnBhRXUG_4r2pFCtI9pScnNQlskiZJcexGzPyH-N6fKYn0k2VdK3XDh1ModsMILcvUnDSmEYJVB8ZQR2INa_OBKoXSHY6BoysaEpAy4WLfG2NUApSkJ0xU9F0vK92zQCJHokRFjS78zM2rDjn-ZlqceXvati48ZieGEDzq9gu7UrzdUIz8CQ/s520/0AFD01FD-E387-4207-86A0-CB8B6A06A047.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSfU4E_nnBhRXUG_4r2pFCtI9pScnNQlskiZJcexGzPyH-N6fKYn0k2VdK3XDh1ModsMILcvUnDSmEYJVB8ZQR2INa_OBKoXSHY6BoysaEpAy4WLfG2NUApSkJ0xU9F0vK92zQCJHokRFjS78zM2rDjn-ZlqceXvati48ZieGEDzq9gu7UrzdUIz8CQ/w430-h640/0AFD01FD-E387-4207-86A0-CB8B6A06A047.jpeg" width="430" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMfXTjZciYT4afn-coDTJVstmAy2J1V86EFRYKmxy6mK0DJAPEgs6Aw2RWipQv9zC5ciWxUNq8cUfC-Mnd9hl2uFAYmjLq4CG0Do-sk-ncezTSmHqSOo-HePTwIU8KT3uFbAbUdJk5tYpIiGqzSo2rPSPHqnjzr4MhoySMeq8Mn9A417fdHJPQKNvcw/s640/901DBA70-B1FE-4381-B8CD-7A1C40A1F366.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWMfXTjZciYT4afn-coDTJVstmAy2J1V86EFRYKmxy6mK0DJAPEgs6Aw2RWipQv9zC5ciWxUNq8cUfC-Mnd9hl2uFAYmjLq4CG0Do-sk-ncezTSmHqSOo-HePTwIU8KT3uFbAbUdJk5tYpIiGqzSo2rPSPHqnjzr4MhoySMeq8Mn9A417fdHJPQKNvcw/w640-h428/901DBA70-B1FE-4381-B8CD-7A1C40A1F366.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>Gaze at these beauties if you need cheering up!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A walk in nature could be just what we need to jumpstart our weary souls. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ag4vtTrzqIDdJNgVXue71Xs4CgC35nuQUWxcJgtnZ4cfd24URmh3NFr8qrjMSSzXLOCxoWI02_v93vPJ0k6xhwQJkLI2DX_k9-q-QokXEcbWLgT6Dr-4OV2wCddJ16yS1Ul50HC-3D_hr0SvZuKPvVyo5wERF7JhSC5rlwT7GwgzSeXM4a8vrwEMrw/s1401/E4274ECD-ECB4-45A0-A90F-0D6C79AA1976.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="1401" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ag4vtTrzqIDdJNgVXue71Xs4CgC35nuQUWxcJgtnZ4cfd24URmh3NFr8qrjMSSzXLOCxoWI02_v93vPJ0k6xhwQJkLI2DX_k9-q-QokXEcbWLgT6Dr-4OV2wCddJ16yS1Ul50HC-3D_hr0SvZuKPvVyo5wERF7JhSC5rlwT7GwgzSeXM4a8vrwEMrw/w640-h340/E4274ECD-ECB4-45A0-A90F-0D6C79AA1976.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Hello again, happy November! My, the days are flying off the calendar! Soon it will be Thanksgiving. The air this morning is a bit crisp with temps in the 30’s last night. I would love it if Roger decided to cover over our strawberry patch with leaves to insulate them for winter so I could have peace of mind. I have mentioned it, several times.😐</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">( I have been diagnosed with degenerative discs in my back so at least I can now put a name to my back miseries.) 😢 <span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Buddy loves this weather as long as it doesn’t rain. He absolutely hates to get his feet wet. He is such a happy dog and has brought a lot of sunshine into our lives. 1st I am knitting him a sweater. My first real garment since I learned to knit. Picture to share when it’s finished.🤗</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FuxtrdtnvwqV-ntdYWw_80iYJooP8r2TfgkEVkd6jVokOLhHo2OlmQ4f71ahI0mI3l8zls2j_kkC8P5pFAcK_b8atp2QlTtfks3DD3VrEe1lM6SMVj81lat6IQj9-BAmYMs9HFLBM90BrNtk8lCFu8PodKur_yFop5FuHGdELg8JpMTyGF6ZGYZpvA/s3498/DSCN3837.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2629" data-original-width="3498" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2FuxtrdtnvwqV-ntdYWw_80iYJooP8r2TfgkEVkd6jVokOLhHo2OlmQ4f71ahI0mI3l8zls2j_kkC8P5pFAcK_b8atp2QlTtfks3DD3VrEe1lM6SMVj81lat6IQj9-BAmYMs9HFLBM90BrNtk8lCFu8PodKur_yFop5FuHGdELg8JpMTyGF6ZGYZpvA/w640-h482/DSCN3837.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We’ve had a few nights when we could look up into the heavens to marvel at the beauty of it all. Our night skies are not nearly as dramatic as gazing up at them from the Island in Maine but we have what we have so we should count our blessings. And, as you can see, mine involves a lot of leaves! I often stop and scold myself for not appreciating what I see around me. Why don’t I appreciate my ordinary life more? Nature can wash away a mountain of stress and anxiety. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rmf0qASWdU2Fd8HmXeaRKvB1ltODu2ILszUYC4NK4J3GpeFp2tn5K1RJ19mTMT3NOsg2AG0RxcREsk5b5s4elLEJj0tQKqH-a7eDNHyNbTqGF0162D7V-D_WzJz1yf2va1TAM11MLBi6snOJdb_JQ2wBr1R2crhAt62TvK33KoukmbEJi7m5EvDW8A/s4032/6E94066A-CF81-4079-AFCF-8DA14A905FBB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rmf0qASWdU2Fd8HmXeaRKvB1ltODu2ILszUYC4NK4J3GpeFp2tn5K1RJ19mTMT3NOsg2AG0RxcREsk5b5s4elLEJj0tQKqH-a7eDNHyNbTqGF0162D7V-D_WzJz1yf2va1TAM11MLBi6snOJdb_JQ2wBr1R2crhAt62TvK33KoukmbEJi7m5EvDW8A/w480-h640/6E94066A-CF81-4079-AFCF-8DA14A905FBB.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwUezBrQkNDrpH0Hl6HjXZ2fxM62yH2UZTMueCC9PxJUK_L0Ll-okwsgRfTq4HkybCO7wSwmKaFsQmBcHx7B6CY7GwmUebs-beBZfTS5F0DHZdLYOJussHslZ8rpbVhlHaho04trCi7gnBxbrHVVP4sZ3QiqOVGN_ndGw03qfo5hDjI5mqACOR463EA/s2867/1022310F-AC2A-4AA8-868D-5DEAC8FA2C8A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1597" data-original-width="2867" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwUezBrQkNDrpH0Hl6HjXZ2fxM62yH2UZTMueCC9PxJUK_L0Ll-okwsgRfTq4HkybCO7wSwmKaFsQmBcHx7B6CY7GwmUebs-beBZfTS5F0DHZdLYOJussHslZ8rpbVhlHaho04trCi7gnBxbrHVVP4sZ3QiqOVGN_ndGw03qfo5hDjI5mqACOR463EA/w640-h356/1022310F-AC2A-4AA8-868D-5DEAC8FA2C8A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnxXK5TbhhRB4h9kweUrLgFq7NLKbfkaP1Pse-9fEdiJEl4Tg6Or6irRVwlFzh5ir_JK2Ki8WuXr58wBPPzL2M_nJentEjKIPhfXORjmGh6jeNQyagcpOBiQm7uE6U-1DQEvZu1IARsua8UDuRcmnmw_22tLfn-Otou9MgoyMRE7s1PcPuEEJSfYizg/s5184/DSCN3659.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnxXK5TbhhRB4h9kweUrLgFq7NLKbfkaP1Pse-9fEdiJEl4Tg6Or6irRVwlFzh5ir_JK2Ki8WuXr58wBPPzL2M_nJentEjKIPhfXORjmGh6jeNQyagcpOBiQm7uE6U-1DQEvZu1IARsua8UDuRcmnmw_22tLfn-Otou9MgoyMRE7s1PcPuEEJSfYizg/w640-h480/DSCN3659.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Squirrels and chipmunks are preparing for winter also.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A young buck. He will take food from his hand. He hangs out on the property. Here he is resting until supper time…<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yyNOmggnPR09tL0j36ZaZCRjxYtzqZVxkSfantR1C1-NNp9HRtp0A9_1su_K_nYuQRzPUQIpRvKJyMXv6r4SY-2RdtUw3OE_CKPuzE0LsgyEqSNleB-Ps3ZGXnaq3yBuSq1sfR4kzsVenTU3Wf1oU2pSgWQ3K_XwgIwFg50Bc_HJbgrNuT8RdGAh4w/s4032/C71353F7-633C-4993-8AC6-5DB7061C3757.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yyNOmggnPR09tL0j36ZaZCRjxYtzqZVxkSfantR1C1-NNp9HRtp0A9_1su_K_nYuQRzPUQIpRvKJyMXv6r4SY-2RdtUw3OE_CKPuzE0LsgyEqSNleB-Ps3ZGXnaq3yBuSq1sfR4kzsVenTU3Wf1oU2pSgWQ3K_XwgIwFg50Bc_HJbgrNuT8RdGAh4w/w640-h480/C71353F7-633C-4993-8AC6-5DB7061C3757.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3SgUYtzZNGagSSjIFd8JEH7Vh4AALUmAfA3Ec4DCT2Lj5aRxOvzUTzFnrsHBqsOnP_UyBYz4nZNJbDvuJMaI8wQHOtlXOWD-H8z_OpCh3hHquG-Nkf2rCcUE0KZbqJVCM9BcP43NKUwEdAFdvPan5PaOGHj0aHWTBNrAy-zmuu_ts1kWxumqdWANng/s4032/420AD867-9FA0-4700-BBF3-B9851745A182.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3SgUYtzZNGagSSjIFd8JEH7Vh4AALUmAfA3Ec4DCT2Lj5aRxOvzUTzFnrsHBqsOnP_UyBYz4nZNJbDvuJMaI8wQHOtlXOWD-H8z_OpCh3hHquG-Nkf2rCcUE0KZbqJVCM9BcP43NKUwEdAFdvPan5PaOGHj0aHWTBNrAy-zmuu_ts1kWxumqdWANng/w480-h640/420AD867-9FA0-4700-BBF3-B9851745A182.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My house plants are thriving right now.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAW-3s2QbEXnRR3trzQgY5SjXumKX1VB2gQtraRnLhbGH0ve6fCY0PxaXTCIKk7Lu2PP6NTtpybBZj32Mei6ron-9oEyhp6iCl8wipWRVZMMgHPRxsUOTLQOWizEqyagKqI7Ue3bBNYjYNPoj4GaA2NmxxFWCjXLdwp9nMAoEdy5sGaNBwNQ0XaUVXJA/s4032/743287BE-82C1-410F-B8A0-06E917E57C05.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAW-3s2QbEXnRR3trzQgY5SjXumKX1VB2gQtraRnLhbGH0ve6fCY0PxaXTCIKk7Lu2PP6NTtpybBZj32Mei6ron-9oEyhp6iCl8wipWRVZMMgHPRxsUOTLQOWizEqyagKqI7Ue3bBNYjYNPoj4GaA2NmxxFWCjXLdwp9nMAoEdy5sGaNBwNQ0XaUVXJA/w640-h480/743287BE-82C1-410F-B8A0-06E917E57C05.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nika is still with us. She is our old lady at 18 yrs. Our vet diagnosed her with kidney failure several months ago but she eats, sleeps and is content, so we take it one day at a time. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56sbZIkwbB2zJ_yZY3CpyjbFdAEq2SD0AMxiTT8oUHFoMcO-1fgu9euuS2G9baOM9F9IeHzoJ7bMurDuGskjwNcny3UYaDWXAa666IeOgcOs5nD9_N3qb2lfbyuRgrU3oQMa4sZN4qWkYBmn6egT0zvHZ8SUenDo9yCLUuf7KEjTwJWA2JiW2SZpLNA/s4032/AA134AEB-AB6A-4A4B-9A83-9228916D3E69.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj56sbZIkwbB2zJ_yZY3CpyjbFdAEq2SD0AMxiTT8oUHFoMcO-1fgu9euuS2G9baOM9F9IeHzoJ7bMurDuGskjwNcny3UYaDWXAa666IeOgcOs5nD9_N3qb2lfbyuRgrU3oQMa4sZN4qWkYBmn6egT0zvHZ8SUenDo9yCLUuf7KEjTwJWA2JiW2SZpLNA/w640-h480/AA134AEB-AB6A-4A4B-9A83-9228916D3E69.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWa73lDCcpVbMavwciUlGpoMzvcrp3Zq3OeDcwjnG7xHWm_-SDgCUmWuwYwYk6AvIXa6y9Fk5Yz6f9jM3_bSjEv3ttvp5ETTr1tEjbHEujybz5dUnLFsUCVqIbI1vZjPTRoIP6zufvV3YtMQd22zdHpwioHmqNtj-Og1q0-mzH4AdhE84-PgvdlzfNJg/s4032/B7AD1312-FD15-4A41-9954-DD53E2C9B8B7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWa73lDCcpVbMavwciUlGpoMzvcrp3Zq3OeDcwjnG7xHWm_-SDgCUmWuwYwYk6AvIXa6y9Fk5Yz6f9jM3_bSjEv3ttvp5ETTr1tEjbHEujybz5dUnLFsUCVqIbI1vZjPTRoIP6zufvV3YtMQd22zdHpwioHmqNtj-Og1q0-mzH4AdhE84-PgvdlzfNJg/w640-h480/B7AD1312-FD15-4A41-9954-DD53E2C9B8B7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Recipe for sluggish people</p><p style="text-align: center;">ENERGY BALLS</p><p style="text-align: center;">100 grams dried dates</p><p style="text-align: center;">1 c.unsalted cashews</p><p style="text-align: center;">1 c. ground almonds</p><p style="text-align: center;">1 tbsp. chia seeds</p><p style="text-align: center;">juice of 1/2 lemon</p><p style="text-align: center;">Pinch of sea salt</p><p style="text-align: center;">Whiz it all up in blender until it is pretty fine, squish into balls, put in frig. Delish!</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">And there you have it.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Much love</p><p style="text-align: center;">💕</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEx-DwTU4QYjrgfOzorAGJLQdeSwftP-wSNoJGTTgTlfTdaY3hA4zsOOK0mCRXKf6vstXQnWaLx91cAteDenKjkLRibzH9GMz-Cxpl4VNZKQAG3zAfXvbuJsaCpGmZFxIu9XtJqWkeWHcLwtT5KywqN4ALMPvPEJWcM70sY-sNunR50JbmMTOq6We3Q/s1500/DB3613F3-24CD-4733-A435-93FAE1C651A0.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEx-DwTU4QYjrgfOzorAGJLQdeSwftP-wSNoJGTTgTlfTdaY3hA4zsOOK0mCRXKf6vstXQnWaLx91cAteDenKjkLRibzH9GMz-Cxpl4VNZKQAG3zAfXvbuJsaCpGmZFxIu9XtJqWkeWHcLwtT5KywqN4ALMPvPEJWcM70sY-sNunR50JbmMTOq6We3Q/w426-h640/DB3613F3-24CD-4733-A435-93FAE1C651A0.png" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">A Maine scene from my archives …</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RKJfYkN_kJFnfSLIX2f6yfvcUah_egRB_LiowKVt-v7Ud2BkSTPLzZeZj-C5M32cCOlsrTI1_-M4uT2Hpl3BWRAMR0dKP7j5zdKEJHj2XJiqz6F_aYTryvzLRCiAT9Ch2LMKl3OuXbBql0ovILvH5VmjcaB_tO-Wtj2de6sJ1OQy5ViC5Ti4QJ1M8A/s1280/D6DA47F0-F5B5-43E0-A762-DB9356C8E638.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3RKJfYkN_kJFnfSLIX2f6yfvcUah_egRB_LiowKVt-v7Ud2BkSTPLzZeZj-C5M32cCOlsrTI1_-M4uT2Hpl3BWRAMR0dKP7j5zdKEJHj2XJiqz6F_aYTryvzLRCiAT9Ch2LMKl3OuXbBql0ovILvH5VmjcaB_tO-Wtj2de6sJ1OQy5ViC5Ti4QJ1M8A/w640-h480/D6DA47F0-F5B5-43E0-A762-DB9356C8E638.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-14710561189191147342022-10-27T14:10:00.000-04:002022-10-27T14:10:30.769-04:00Serenity <p> Hello there, lovely people. It is Thursday, 12:25 pm and the sun is finally shining!😊 we are in the throes of Autumn and as I walk around our property and sit on the old bench I can smell the wonderful smell of Fall here in Eastern Pennsylvania. It's a mild day and a good day to be outside...the dogs are loving it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I feel kind today and I hope no one or no thing will burst my bubble. It might have something to do with the fact that I came across Maya Angela's quote...</p><p>"My wish for you is that you continue to be who you are-continue to astonish the world with your acts of kindness. "</p><p> Man, that's powerful. I am interpreting that to mean my personal world. Roger and I have been bickering lately so he is going to be twisted sideways when I suddenly shower him with kindness when he arrives home from the dentist. 🤗 Hopefully it will shock him out of his grumpiness.🙃</p><p>So, what have I been doing? Not much productive. I've had a hitch in my back for the past almost three weeks so that has been an excuse to knit, read, and watch Britbox. ...</p><p>So...I am reading THE GIRL FROM THE CHANNEL ISLANDS by Jenny Lecoat who was born in the Channel Islands. It's about a Jewish woman trapped on the Island of Jersey when the Germans invaded it in 1940. "Quiet acts of heroism and love ..." It's a book that you can imagine it all being true. Highly recommend.</p><p>I frogged my socks that were pretty much done. The breaker was when I realized my two socks had cost me $60. I had knit them in two different colors because I didn't have enough of one color for the pair. I told myself it didn't matter because they were just my television socks to keep my feet warm. The legs were so long they were leg warmers. Hand dyed yarn is very expensive so I paid with postage $34 per skein. As I Kitchener stitched the toes I finally faced reality... I could not afford to be using two skeins of my precious yarn to knit a pair of socks no one would see. (Am I vain or what??) AND...my first pair of knitted socks should match! What the heck was I thinking when I put in all those hours?? </p><p>As for what I am watching, it is a very RELAXING YouTube channel called LIFE IS TOO SHORT. A retired couple take you with them as they go travelling around their part of the world across the pond. Ken and Carol. I just finished the episodes of their trip to the Isle of Man. </p><p>I a!so found another similar channel called THE OTHER WINDSORS. TINA and Brian and their dog Blue. Lovely and relaxing. Highly recommend both if you are 'of a certain age'. I am 72 so I am definitely in that category.😏</p><p>My photos today are all over the place some are recent but others are not. A mish-mash.</p><p><br /></p><p>Most were taken on the Island. (Maine)</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">And there you have it!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Take good care of yourselves.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Susan</p><p style="text-align: center;">💕</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhka0s2q2gIy1cUgUAfl-G1-NLAjx81P7r38tNrSumldfmNymutyW9K-B6r4n27sVQn9x6m0jqTPjN4-7KI1kO8IIE13Pgy1TzWs3qWyGLdTs4baeBN_o78hm4v2CcoUkUULMTtVBverU179T8y1_tWad66RN2eh2UivwQYXevFXJIuBiP_-kryXGAP9g/s5184/DSCN3433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3888" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhka0s2q2gIy1cUgUAfl-G1-NLAjx81P7r38tNrSumldfmNymutyW9K-B6r4n27sVQn9x6m0jqTPjN4-7KI1kO8IIE13Pgy1TzWs3qWyGLdTs4baeBN_o78hm4v2CcoUkUULMTtVBverU179T8y1_tWad66RN2eh2UivwQYXevFXJIuBiP_-kryXGAP9g/w480-h640/DSCN3433.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Lucy says WELCOME!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQ3aoLNQq206rdwY24zftJhYNmFCyb27O4kNZ8j4Hz6c9W2LqCahCkxTkvhuor3z-zMhmwmmw_P9A7tQqhEQSSEDrYAEZ-D9PxmWKDrLg9WKiR1rrQXZAekex_sAlNB4N1bIkEba_XMoKPKWQvKWPfwMlkTGId41NdbNqG0O9l_Z5g5TvgHBffJzEyA/s3024/0DCC204A-DFB6-4172-8011-81AED546564C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQ3aoLNQq206rdwY24zftJhYNmFCyb27O4kNZ8j4Hz6c9W2LqCahCkxTkvhuor3z-zMhmwmmw_P9A7tQqhEQSSEDrYAEZ-D9PxmWKDrLg9WKiR1rrQXZAekex_sAlNB4N1bIkEba_XMoKPKWQvKWPfwMlkTGId41NdbNqG0O9l_Z5g5TvgHBffJzEyA/w640-h640/0DCC204A-DFB6-4172-8011-81AED546564C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLuFD4OYR1hjo_ZpZm-gIZKnrzIwiqO_dxUTxqwOTMvr6NKU7t-LYjt8JdFjN4qe106xM1jPngQhW54_OSpm6kmmIYyzBFJ9g_XynRvS_xkc9DzK1QDEv9F8Bu--Mix3gWznZbTZsdHlWbiqn8tK2XMO0SvSuBBSFqt5IQr56syaER4zzNKN3p1x_vQ/s4032/3DF2AEA1-380C-419F-AE12-8855402AC942.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGLuFD4OYR1hjo_ZpZm-gIZKnrzIwiqO_dxUTxqwOTMvr6NKU7t-LYjt8JdFjN4qe106xM1jPngQhW54_OSpm6kmmIYyzBFJ9g_XynRvS_xkc9DzK1QDEv9F8Bu--Mix3gWznZbTZsdHlWbiqn8tK2XMO0SvSuBBSFqt5IQr56syaER4zzNKN3p1x_vQ/w640-h480/3DF2AEA1-380C-419F-AE12-8855402AC942.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4uPk5I-JhVXW0AB8pDxqzPKW6l5ilS6JLhnuPfpVLIg7dNj4wMDdNGeexzQl58U9qmMD3aVOrME49YTGOXmM6HoLkKLpZfE_GjdfcL-zAzhzEHrOIPoCSVSnM2_djVkRKldKb1ttkZiP2Wh6AuPx-sgKlnT18d00yh4b4r4WGAUvFM3ylEYEzvBCLA/s4032/4C5096C5-7F90-4D67-BCB1-BC057A9452B5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL4uPk5I-JhVXW0AB8pDxqzPKW6l5ilS6JLhnuPfpVLIg7dNj4wMDdNGeexzQl58U9qmMD3aVOrME49YTGOXmM6HoLkKLpZfE_GjdfcL-zAzhzEHrOIPoCSVSnM2_djVkRKldKb1ttkZiP2Wh6AuPx-sgKlnT18d00yh4b4r4WGAUvFM3ylEYEzvBCLA/w640-h480/4C5096C5-7F90-4D67-BCB1-BC057A9452B5.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTvBKNEMuRdlWLCJNXGZ9vABFmOGq5OXH90cj7iCOCRlv0nQRK1D39fPddGsziUnvdeuc3A9wpRP2aeUMwGawNXhAUDJ8xuYCHcWrdHkVQ6ldpFRekkXV8NnB8hMpQoUT2X7AWCSevfTloijIVeFrDAFOXs6CrNy8fiOd2poLOtO5RZhS2g8cMfJlnw/s4032/C54E324B-BA7B-4CC6-818D-ABCFF7CFC43D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTvBKNEMuRdlWLCJNXGZ9vABFmOGq5OXH90cj7iCOCRlv0nQRK1D39fPddGsziUnvdeuc3A9wpRP2aeUMwGawNXhAUDJ8xuYCHcWrdHkVQ6ldpFRekkXV8NnB8hMpQoUT2X7AWCSevfTloijIVeFrDAFOXs6CrNy8fiOd2poLOtO5RZhS2g8cMfJlnw/w480-h640/C54E324B-BA7B-4CC6-818D-ABCFF7CFC43D.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">I hope that you are enjoying the beauty that surrounds those of us that are enjoying cooler weather and the changing colors of FALL. I think that across the pond it is called Autumn, I call it both. My family’s surname is Eaton and our roots began in England. A few traditions were passed down and remain today. One being our love of brewed tea. In fact, I am enjoying a cup right now. Roger is watching football. It’s 6 PM and dusk is upon us already. I love these early days. I have my pjs on, and my iPods in, 2 dogs sharing my easy chair with me. I have waited all Summer for these cozy evenings. I think I mentioned in my last post that I have figured out finally that I suffer from SAD-seasonal affective disorder or, in my case, summer season depression. I function much better in the Fall, Winter, and Spring. </h4><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaaX9QXoUrrQTquSxubFYP6tFQcbTVj0m60mxSkH53QEV-9HWtnMiCs4gitVA6OUbGJDsY_Clp_hSufdYG6Ll1AnZc8pIn1GSTkx7teXikh_xrwLD0EXqxOjHMDrVls1pXu9sTiYsO6u6ZeIGNBOBx-YfjM-mhKV3SB5cY1JBRjpoH3cWB4OLilQOVA/s845/3bc54384d3ca7e41e1dd0467aefb1224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="845" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaaX9QXoUrrQTquSxubFYP6tFQcbTVj0m60mxSkH53QEV-9HWtnMiCs4gitVA6OUbGJDsY_Clp_hSufdYG6Ll1AnZc8pIn1GSTkx7teXikh_xrwLD0EXqxOjHMDrVls1pXu9sTiYsO6u6ZeIGNBOBx-YfjM-mhKV3SB5cY1JBRjpoH3cWB4OLilQOVA/w428-h640/3bc54384d3ca7e41e1dd0467aefb1224.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>That’s not to say my life is all hunky dory, I’m just not feeling depressed and oppressed. This past Thursday I leaned over to take my sock off and I couldn’t get back up. I managed but not without a lot of pain spasms in my lower back. I have been on pain meds and very light duty movement since. I am somewhat better but…my blue skies have a few clouds if you know what I mean. It doesn’t help that Lucy, my dog, aged 10 yrs, weighs 23 pounds, has arthritis in her hips and can no longer do stairs. I was carrying her up and down until this happened and now Roger has to do it. I hate waking him up at 2 in the morning to take her out or at 7 every morning when she has to go out again before she and Buddy and the cats have breakfast as well as all the other normal times she goes upstairs to be with me. </div><div><br /></div><div>I have been knitting a pair of socks while recuperating, the same pair that I was working on several weeks ago. I will be glad when I can move on to making Buddy a doggy sweater. It won’t be long before he will need one. While I knit I have been listening to Tana French, IN THE WOOD. I haven’t been reading much since learning to knit. In fact, watching knitting videos and tutorials has pretty much taken over my life. If Roger is around in the evenings we watch old episodes of MURDER IN PARADISE and DOC MARTIN. What are you watching, reading, doing? The family from the POCONOS are coming on the weekend to help us winterize the outside. It’s been awhile since I have seen the boys and their dad, they were in Florida when I was last up there. </div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Do You Take Notes?</h2><div>Are you a note taker? I am. This past week I jotted down a few sayings I hadn’t heard before. Have you heard any of these? </div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>“You always keep your fist in you pocket” (meaning you keep things to yourself)</li><li>“Dream sweet dreams of sour cabbage and stinky feet” (?)</li><li>“Push the boat out” (meaning go the extra mile)</li><li>“A total car crash” (referred to what’s happening in the world today)</li></ul></div>I thought I would close this post with a picture I took of Pumpkin Island Lighthouse last year from the Island...Little Deer Isle, Maine<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvIYQypuSuvTjBP1BvKnVrepH-rOUh_p-CZdyekRZa5h__ZshJ0LOu5wbCZSNnKH1eeB_NA6_FcfbqzfIx4kipY_cA3eEcGHUHzkZuMW4Bge7Ba8x6VCBjl89YO7d1P3LTHeKwLdWXyZQXZPhaLJ73M_AQ3QGSxEI9fbZ_uwCUD8Xh6blw9r5_qqHxQ/s484/1619191531677_kindlephoto-1467580753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="484" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvIYQypuSuvTjBP1BvKnVrepH-rOUh_p-CZdyekRZa5h__ZshJ0LOu5wbCZSNnKH1eeB_NA6_FcfbqzfIx4kipY_cA3eEcGHUHzkZuMW4Bge7Ba8x6VCBjl89YO7d1P3LTHeKwLdWXyZQXZPhaLJ73M_AQ3QGSxEI9fbZ_uwCUD8Xh6blw9r5_qqHxQ/w640-h302/1619191531677_kindlephoto-1467580753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">And there you have it,</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Take good care,</div><div style="text-align: center;">💖</div>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-85903776945065639032022-10-07T02:02:00.000-04:002022-10-07T02:02:48.704-04:00EVERY LEAF SPEAKS BLISS TO ME, FLUTTERING FROM THE AUTUMN TREE...Emily Bronte<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMtCacRilUR_6C0crQ14c_7hDf4D_v2XsRII8ZFi9Ee2akO07gECRG9dHuBlBX7BlWe5c1JeMfqEDWuWIhmkDNLdZ-37H-yYQq_AAlKWalyBFi6dKz6K7Y2yVvDhvyJifCcVuNU5d4M3vpEkRsmg6zLRNF1VjwkM2jqB3q2PEEfywjEuIrrXTNTaJyQ/s4032/751555E0-B42E-4337-BA1E-2444891AFE9C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMtCacRilUR_6C0crQ14c_7hDf4D_v2XsRII8ZFi9Ee2akO07gECRG9dHuBlBX7BlWe5c1JeMfqEDWuWIhmkDNLdZ-37H-yYQq_AAlKWalyBFi6dKz6K7Y2yVvDhvyJifCcVuNU5d4M3vpEkRsmg6zLRNF1VjwkM2jqB3q2PEEfywjEuIrrXTNTaJyQ/w640-h480/751555E0-B42E-4337-BA1E-2444891AFE9C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOa_ma2o13W-pcbQxGxEmpJ8LrujjN0h0sfc_A4t0O9NFuuIjBu3RqZ-Aof3KCAtNYjFObfHZRMkoSLrWmUqyjdGyaqoPSo-cvr7I-HYNT-k70Jl-ZG7GdU8_KfDKp2v4TKuXz8wr1kE0tn5XyoXLrUHP1WNd25cWbEBni5bQVP0eVh3A1CSU-LWcsQ/s4032/DC2F6480-AB28-4689-B449-A0EC169FC99A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgOa_ma2o13W-pcbQxGxEmpJ8LrujjN0h0sfc_A4t0O9NFuuIjBu3RqZ-Aof3KCAtNYjFObfHZRMkoSLrWmUqyjdGyaqoPSo-cvr7I-HYNT-k70Jl-ZG7GdU8_KfDKp2v4TKuXz8wr1kE0tn5XyoXLrUHP1WNd25cWbEBni5bQVP0eVh3A1CSU-LWcsQ/w640-h480/DC2F6480-AB28-4689-B449-A0EC169FC99A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5bdApm0FBYk3h1UHO0Vq48sBuAoXZKWnZ1DdjjWiBUtDXxGrJl7h921_-deLJGIFiSeAyXMG2c9u4gcItOr20QRAfTQuA12vtMV74-D7fzQOB_l-z0GjQ87j9TmyB-M9z0cIQrJ-DArGJxGpk3SK6ko6sUZGWYxblIVTS5ZobwMgecbGgzUlWeahsw/s4032/F8657220-7F1F-4692-97F6-320DE3C6759D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5bdApm0FBYk3h1UHO0Vq48sBuAoXZKWnZ1DdjjWiBUtDXxGrJl7h921_-deLJGIFiSeAyXMG2c9u4gcItOr20QRAfTQuA12vtMV74-D7fzQOB_l-z0GjQ87j9TmyB-M9z0cIQrJ-DArGJxGpk3SK6ko6sUZGWYxblIVTS5ZobwMgecbGgzUlWeahsw/w640-h480/F8657220-7F1F-4692-97F6-320DE3C6759D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Hello from sunny Bethlehem in the northeastern part of Pennsylvania. I hope you are all well. I am feeling very much better these days. This is my favorite time of year.After days of needed rain we are enjoying this lovely day. I intend to get out and walk walk, walk today. </p><p>Besides working on cleaning up on our back patio, I have been working on knitting a pair of Magic Heel Socks, reading and watching an Italian series, (with English subtitles) called BULLET PROOF HEART. I enjoyed it so much! Roger hates subtitles but I don't mind. I often watch MHz Choice which is all subtitles. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjDS0fE8WhQCheKbxeRlrGOyCVqoRWUl9ZIf-CKwkcqS2ggQNvUQ2Ps29kZdu6nZzb-sS4z4iyHi-vnkduSuoeNduxj6jBdr5eJLmuzLZjiQRPKR-VlylgHOYgySy7ySNeHbJjfeNZ4CaiciD5QjQL-dFsO7NmcRhhL95pbp2CvJ49V0HH6MDXthT_w/s4032/02B8927D-97B2-4EF4-9893-AC7773C2DAD2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjDS0fE8WhQCheKbxeRlrGOyCVqoRWUl9ZIf-CKwkcqS2ggQNvUQ2Ps29kZdu6nZzb-sS4z4iyHi-vnkduSuoeNduxj6jBdr5eJLmuzLZjiQRPKR-VlylgHOYgySy7ySNeHbJjfeNZ4CaiciD5QjQL-dFsO7NmcRhhL95pbp2CvJ49V0HH6MDXthT_w/w480-h640/02B8927D-97B2-4EF4-9893-AC7773C2DAD2.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQLdYiOwLn5kUTCNxCO5BwENau2K8YHzS0x1Ir3FrgL_avQCEhBTYNYuYdAYIdZ5MeHkIL9fv0Mn13d9bT81XRWwN3pPHFjXDoqtianSs8JF-JKGAaw_csHzFGWFaj1GcKIML2tmHfuifGzwcyubyas6qbbJG4yiTYGBp4PvJz3rnuHG_YJIvLrFKZA/s4032/C0DBEC60-B6A6-448A-9CC2-CBD13AF7F30A.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQLdYiOwLn5kUTCNxCO5BwENau2K8YHzS0x1Ir3FrgL_avQCEhBTYNYuYdAYIdZ5MeHkIL9fv0Mn13d9bT81XRWwN3pPHFjXDoqtianSs8JF-JKGAaw_csHzFGWFaj1GcKIML2tmHfuifGzwcyubyas6qbbJG4yiTYGBp4PvJz3rnuHG_YJIvLrFKZA/w480-h640/C0DBEC60-B6A6-448A-9CC2-CBD13AF7F30A.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_yir-lC_asc1lC0xAXafxT3n_bvBew685fD2p7V_BpahsziFN_rr6HURtHS8FOtTgu2-a7VxPQ-TUc-b5IYy2hbDsEImKeEnhV8nwmvArP-kN0e-95vIUJSg5AwU6MqlIWPAgtgQxxh1O8nXzjwIA0suMPNiGbnRdrsPWnRNNHhJhfztBS0EEX2DkQ/s4032/D6177DAA-9ED7-494D-86E8-BF843371D2D6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_yir-lC_asc1lC0xAXafxT3n_bvBew685fD2p7V_BpahsziFN_rr6HURtHS8FOtTgu2-a7VxPQ-TUc-b5IYy2hbDsEImKeEnhV8nwmvArP-kN0e-95vIUJSg5AwU6MqlIWPAgtgQxxh1O8nXzjwIA0suMPNiGbnRdrsPWnRNNHhJhfztBS0EEX2DkQ/w480-h640/D6177DAA-9ED7-494D-86E8-BF843371D2D6.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Last week I visited my daughter in the Poconos. Her family is visiting grandparents in Florida, yes, during the time when IAN was going crazy there. They are all fine. The relatives live in Navarre and that area of the panhandle didn’t get hit very hard. My daughter who just returned from the Island in Maine, and who doesn't travel well elected to stay home with the pets and some much needed rest. We went out to lunch at SMUGGLERS COVE in Bartonsville where I enjoyed Lobster Mac N Cheese. 🦞 Yum! Afterwards we stopped at a nursery to look for a whirly gig to frighten the deer and bears? away from Judi's Fall flowers. She could find what she wanted but bought a huge sunflower that was lovely to look at. It’s head moved back and forth in the wind. I forgot to ask her today how it was working out. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">It was a cool Fall day but sunny and the gardening center was loaded with all things Autumn, very colorful. I couldn’t help myself…I took lots of photos with my iPhone. Here are a few. I hope they put a smile on your face.💖</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSX_-0gpN6dB2y2XoXNx1SnOIfJbUVHC836kWOVi3zKkvlS92G7jdP2MiJdd-RbdFRzOehj-tb4TnNi-AvLJXBMoe1hMPDj1EozWZRWUMaT71qd_V5HEunEhejqZrVHRdIUcZ_XgCjiwu08O9lbqLGwZtjpVWHu78udR_ROC4C1m4Y6deG60xBXAcEQ/s4032/6B20BCCB-1F4A-4C0B-97A1-1347A03A10D4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSX_-0gpN6dB2y2XoXNx1SnOIfJbUVHC836kWOVi3zKkvlS92G7jdP2MiJdd-RbdFRzOehj-tb4TnNi-AvLJXBMoe1hMPDj1EozWZRWUMaT71qd_V5HEunEhejqZrVHRdIUcZ_XgCjiwu08O9lbqLGwZtjpVWHu78udR_ROC4C1m4Y6deG60xBXAcEQ/w640-h480/6B20BCCB-1F4A-4C0B-97A1-1347A03A10D4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3hLZUGU6wtdqVvHo8hrx-ISv4EdrejGc--usdUOTZ1mZAQET3kxXG6FMmkVaxN7oJxBt-koUJrw_J0wE2fwHTg0DQZ0ADajiExZTHhJF_SKBzRtLZcRG2EsTZnUpdzmYmkOhXGvzTeRiPbUG8TJkWe5QUqK58t4TnpX55CEeDKXzvJgYwJL9nH4vRg/s4032/6F013D3F-35D8-4284-9E4F-D48E22DFB9E2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzImWakIrJ4uyqNLzX4QeR8iqNEhnDXnL3ScWTEPfLb3uA32HhgWgq3SK5mLcX4dUMPl1oyyO1vzqNwsF618eSWZQ2xtnXRDp-_-fKofGEWUArvmcU56Pe-ks1pfvg06FvKO5Ofs6T_FavWp2-K8jRwEf51m5shLc5zZwyf_NTQUo6lzoxW1-cMUxcIw/w640-h480/E56A10D2-B96C-4E3D-AECA-5F28BDD86A3A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Take good care of yourselves. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Susan</p><p style="text-align: center;">💕</p><p><br /></p>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-30281073055289346992022-09-26T18:37:00.003-04:002022-09-26T22:03:52.960-04:00WELCOME AUTUMN<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYF0EfjIeGLJH9he0cVCZHQKNT-ucXgEtypeiTCUpGQXlCC75CfrWuS5J2-dxQ1DAl5f2_7QLRPaG9Uta3O5UHW8ubL0LpSgxZOZqV7tLSiF7IUTBEk2JfIzcWf6EzTxWeyx8HD4nJNh4qP0DuX-RWuUISMnlfs04tgB0XMxwdKipO9bctJQ_FO1Lmsg/s262/sun-flower-2554286_1920%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="262" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYF0EfjIeGLJH9he0cVCZHQKNT-ucXgEtypeiTCUpGQXlCC75CfrWuS5J2-dxQ1DAl5f2_7QLRPaG9Uta3O5UHW8ubL0LpSgxZOZqV7tLSiF7IUTBEk2JfIzcWf6EzTxWeyx8HD4nJNh4qP0DuX-RWuUISMnlfs04tgB0XMxwdKipO9bctJQ_FO1Lmsg/w640-h513/sun-flower-2554286_1920%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">WELCOME! And hello! I have been missing in action and I apologize to my faithful readers. I guess the major reason is that I have been in a slump. Summers are my least favourite season. As I get older my SAD, but in my case I have a problem with too much light, has become more intense unfortunately. But, now that cooler temps are here and shorter days I am enjoying the cozy evenings. I have started going for walks again and become less of a recluse. There's nothing I can do about it but just accept it and endure.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6e58qSP60qcB7V7gUCtUIShnljpu9zxo6fwN4iuUxQWzKacJ4y_kszAKhDSr5UtWTPa27vmU9yhf6qqUqFoihUGHd9hfOdgPmfaoKgLgkRS_jkFW8ubQmfwPt6dDMc05lKrBPcSPY335u5_BGX5e8PHp-VPywDkla8fY7Pz1sNfCYjGNcFxCLJTdzQ/s4032/2BFDBE50-1868-4ACE-B97D-CB14AF0A5DF3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6e58qSP60qcB7V7gUCtUIShnljpu9zxo6fwN4iuUxQWzKacJ4y_kszAKhDSr5UtWTPa27vmU9yhf6qqUqFoihUGHd9hfOdgPmfaoKgLgkRS_jkFW8ubQmfwPt6dDMc05lKrBPcSPY335u5_BGX5e8PHp-VPywDkla8fY7Pz1sNfCYjGNcFxCLJTdzQ/w640-h480/2BFDBE50-1868-4ACE-B97D-CB14AF0A5DF3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">The leaves are changing here but after our dry summer I'm not sure what our foliage this year will be like. My daughter lives in the Poconos and time will tell whether it will be beautiful or blah.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Our trees on our land are making me happy especially with a blue sky.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2RMYKqlmtT1JRO3DHMQeCUmDLG9HdFN9KOEXjUBfxCGn13uGzAH7KO286ZbsoDvykjnmUqs6V4Zd0orBC18XSIOzfiWT6J1wcQGm1dAStxCe5Ekk0Pd5v4ZPNcCtMRVmRG01CEQUBCqtpTwuB3POO8QkEilh59tOje1lZeKghhh6vLm9e6gMuyRdGg/s2002/54C4F6C4-AA20-4EF8-BB09-F43B38B4FF06.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1130" data-original-width="2002" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR2RMYKqlmtT1JRO3DHMQeCUmDLG9HdFN9KOEXjUBfxCGn13uGzAH7KO286ZbsoDvykjnmUqs6V4Zd0orBC18XSIOzfiWT6J1wcQGm1dAStxCe5Ekk0Pd5v4ZPNcCtMRVmRG01CEQUBCqtpTwuB3POO8QkEilh59tOje1lZeKghhh6vLm9e6gMuyRdGg/w640-h362/54C4F6C4-AA20-4EF8-BB09-F43B38B4FF06.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YoJtJ4M03q4wiezUEt_IGCQzddhSI6KVEJfeU4jHdDiiQiQm7P8O7wVSGNklFB12EFdj2gwrksPQomBAiXL30gf4qfomIHjPL6e6RJjwBBxZXL4vA0cUxaOZgrdG4UDC7Ux3wtVe3IiQe9JKMq_s3gAlMsgtxMFzSIJVNto81DmDx-3HuniTcr6pbg/s1414/5B08D15F-89A9-4313-8125-F963446D6227.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="1191" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YoJtJ4M03q4wiezUEt_IGCQzddhSI6KVEJfeU4jHdDiiQiQm7P8O7wVSGNklFB12EFdj2gwrksPQomBAiXL30gf4qfomIHjPL6e6RJjwBBxZXL4vA0cUxaOZgrdG4UDC7Ux3wtVe3IiQe9JKMq_s3gAlMsgtxMFzSIJVNto81DmDx-3HuniTcr6pbg/w540-h640/5B08D15F-89A9-4313-8125-F963446D6227.jpeg" width="540" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">We have a lot of young Cardinals on our property.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">And the birds are eating us out of house and home. Roger has already put the suet and peanut feeders out.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q5VxIPzTLKpzE_QhlJSVNtd-E30lR-6PxkpMqoV09pqncjfmRRDA6_TUu47elyfNERMH2n5YaxVHHOUtRlYbnTVDYjDbnvvt6VK75ml19xNaoSKP7zxuntvBizjU9voUxw2gSdFOh9Y_X-W7fb_8Vw48JytPTfKQ5mZrUFl0deZaDYt6SijHaudhfA/s1000/1619194606063.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="1000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0q5VxIPzTLKpzE_QhlJSVNtd-E30lR-6PxkpMqoV09pqncjfmRRDA6_TUu47elyfNERMH2n5YaxVHHOUtRlYbnTVDYjDbnvvt6VK75ml19xNaoSKP7zxuntvBizjU9voUxw2gSdFOh9Y_X-W7fb_8Vw48JytPTfKQ5mZrUFl0deZaDYt6SijHaudhfA/w640-h480/1619194606063.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51FgBk_wQ_8-Q8_PF_69FMywuGq2QEczmZVs-OJ2n8rx50wT156r8d-JnUn2-fsQVWOsUvbYvySdDP83XYwnz-IWJcVi3GqbmvvAyomCpj5RcrbLZLNbXVnwPbbFlY7e1I_qWo6dKrDZ3ddF8OZ-ZVCt2alFBxroYFwmzAKLuurn5_beQA3coMPdRAA/s2000/A2CC9896-CDFC-4639-A79B-BE715C2797A7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51FgBk_wQ_8-Q8_PF_69FMywuGq2QEczmZVs-OJ2n8rx50wT156r8d-JnUn2-fsQVWOsUvbYvySdDP83XYwnz-IWJcVi3GqbmvvAyomCpj5RcrbLZLNbXVnwPbbFlY7e1I_qWo6dKrDZ3ddF8OZ-ZVCt2alFBxroYFwmzAKLuurn5_beQA3coMPdRAA/w640-h640/A2CC9896-CDFC-4639-A79B-BE715C2797A7.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Hello dear readers! I hope you are well. It's Monday here. 10:15 in the morning. August 15th. I am counting the days until September. In my mind that month means Summer is over. I am making plans to head back to the Island. (Maine) There's still a lot of work to be done at the Homestead aka Mom's house. I hope to be there for most of the month but we shall see.</p><p>I'm happy to report that we have our air conditioning working. August 1st, 2nd, and 3rd were a bit chaotic with 4 workman all over the place. I had to make sure I was up and dressed by 7:30, a definite hardship for me! They completely cleared out the old units, we have two CA units one does the top two floors and the other does the bottom two floors. And a heat pump. So, that's why it was so expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought once we had a cooler house I would have a lot more get up and go but, sadly, that was wishful thinking. I am trying to keep ahead of the housework but there are days I sit and knit listening to books. </p><p>I have been intermittently fasting a couple of days a week and I do feel better for it. So, there is that. Stomach issues seem to be a family thing. Infact, 3 cousins as well as my older brother have died from stomach cancer. That alone, has made me want to change some of my eating habits. Thankfully I am not a smoker or drinker. However I have Acid Reflux disease and a Hiatal hernia. One thing I have !earned from my fasting is that the less food I have in my stomach, the better I feel. But hunger pains eventually get the best of me. I am also reading food labels in the hope of cutting back on sugar/insulin. Baby steps. </p><p>My cooking has become less hardy and more vegetables. Yesterday I made a huge turkey soup. I had cooked turkey meat in the freezer and veggies from Roger's garden that needed using. It came out delicious. No recipe just chicken broth, vegetable broth, onions, celery, peppers, carrots, peas, mild salsa, herbs of province seasoning, minced garlic, cut up turkey, and a cup of macaroni. A small bag of spinach went into the pot last. It was a big hit with Roger. I am slightly ashamed to say that I mostly cook one big amount of a recipe and we eat on it until it’s gone. Of course we have other food besides either in sandwiches or pizza or eating out. Roger eats out a lot (breakfast) with his buddies but we mostly order in. After I have my eye injections we eat out at my favorite restaurant because I feel I deserve it.🙂</p><p>I must say, it's beautiful here. I walk the dogs around the property and see deer resting in the shade of the trees. Thankfully the dogs don't bother them. I should be taking pictures but I always forget about it until it's too late. My Rose of Sharon bushes are beautiful. I haven’t taken any pictures of them but I will.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbAjs4_9_vA-VNV86JaVv8DjegbkOcf--BW7mIm0l3OZ6VYzZveLgzjzwGfAI52JCxEtX4ERFP-z1EuGZtYfxeUQKEsZiVl59UJILFGsRv0dGKM2MkfyI-Svw6UZo66dii_rPCkH6FxoeR4HLgw9W-xtK21OVvAjWFfG7LU-2s_1DlMB2nB7R2XUlFQ/s5170/DSCN2208.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2989" data-original-width="5170" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbAjs4_9_vA-VNV86JaVv8DjegbkOcf--BW7mIm0l3OZ6VYzZveLgzjzwGfAI52JCxEtX4ERFP-z1EuGZtYfxeUQKEsZiVl59UJILFGsRv0dGKM2MkfyI-Svw6UZo66dii_rPCkH6FxoeR4HLgw9W-xtK21OVvAjWFfG7LU-2s_1DlMB2nB7R2XUlFQ/w640-h370/DSCN2208.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vD5nWc1QkJ4inFbQJ-R1dFr-MZw60jqtjiA2ToDtvwpG1jB-Sm19Fy4AFP0XResvFstP_UQMYibKSez1dp6YH8jpQTpR26G92yUjytZAS0hacJXgzeajWhuPt32zomqG0Rsc8Zmmro43ItQh8h_NiNWwthfsX6F1upGjpZKPmfbphmz4hzobgYIKJw/s640/2015-09-08_15-51-23_000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vD5nWc1QkJ4inFbQJ-R1dFr-MZw60jqtjiA2ToDtvwpG1jB-Sm19Fy4AFP0XResvFstP_UQMYibKSez1dp6YH8jpQTpR26G92yUjytZAS0hacJXgzeajWhuPt32zomqG0Rsc8Zmmro43ItQh8h_NiNWwthfsX6F1upGjpZKPmfbphmz4hzobgYIKJw/w640-h480/2015-09-08_15-51-23_000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc10iPD0KiNFMldiLsaH-t7_2MqmsS6Bex3Dl3Qz-9ucotYRSyMkNc1IuaezkB7C64sB8w0TEX6KJfZipIYyiCbqI1NUw7CkZkPl5FXADnDOVviDzVflDjRlZpzutzyzIaVMhddfqtX_t0o1r0f_hulCIJb0YuekH96aXBFrBDxb7JJGnWEuJuOTv7JA/s1403/65A55F31-4198-4A92-A686-C85822E1953D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="1403" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc10iPD0KiNFMldiLsaH-t7_2MqmsS6Bex3Dl3Qz-9ucotYRSyMkNc1IuaezkB7C64sB8w0TEX6KJfZipIYyiCbqI1NUw7CkZkPl5FXADnDOVviDzVflDjRlZpzutzyzIaVMhddfqtX_t0o1r0f_hulCIJb0YuekH96aXBFrBDxb7JJGnWEuJuOTv7JA/w640-h354/65A55F31-4198-4A92-A686-C85822E1953D.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I am listening to: THE DIAMOND EYE by Kate Quinn.</p><p> I have read two books that are book books if you know what I mean. Lately I have been buying second hand books online so that I can pass the books on to my friend who doesn’t have a computer. The latest are: THE UNEXPECTED RETURN OF JOSEPHINE FOX. I can’t remember the author. And THE DRY by Jane Harper, I have yet to read IN THE WOODS by Tana French. On Kindle I am reading all the books in Rhys Dylan’s DCI Evan Warlow crime series. </p><p>My cowl knitting project is coming along. I can get quite excited over the different color yarns I am using. </p><p>I took these looking out my living room window with my iPhone.For some reason they didn’t come out as clear as they could have. I think my hand must have been shaking a bit. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbds8sV3x1LSPrGZJJDLmSN28RVi9WWaHFRgEIE4oNGLZKhN-TvSTmIdDkqshw5y4CX74EwZHOGcZlxOw6zrqs0dzRmPvOu0T0MPtVF89xIH-WjUSVE0R1aCZtRlTVT1nvr1xLT-oavkRUz8L4ndEDi7k7KI7phGzSF45bbs6FH-lz_KBKKN6U6QWtcQ/s4032/6C83081E-CB78-479B-BA52-39AE63098948.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbds8sV3x1LSPrGZJJDLmSN28RVi9WWaHFRgEIE4oNGLZKhN-TvSTmIdDkqshw5y4CX74EwZHOGcZlxOw6zrqs0dzRmPvOu0T0MPtVF89xIH-WjUSVE0R1aCZtRlTVT1nvr1xLT-oavkRUz8L4ndEDi7k7KI7phGzSF45bbs6FH-lz_KBKKN6U6QWtcQ/w640-h480/6C83081E-CB78-479B-BA52-39AE63098948.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63mhgLj0guAESHU1PpRqY_AygFc4NeNtWR2rrGcC7IZ9c2BaL_IgTdL1PYsShGkIPwSp0JPyICY4leyEzTIP35hVAXxEukyhgXaECiUMi4scEspM4Cun3PT3_aVmkdtYv8_VsvJMpfHc8UF7InZfEFom8KZQIDwOmFFuA80OgZU8dwXFIfA-lNg76sA/s4032/8E682873-5B8D-4448-AF3D-6E095EBF2047.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63mhgLj0guAESHU1PpRqY_AygFc4NeNtWR2rrGcC7IZ9c2BaL_IgTdL1PYsShGkIPwSp0JPyICY4leyEzTIP35hVAXxEukyhgXaECiUMi4scEspM4Cun3PT3_aVmkdtYv8_VsvJMpfHc8UF7InZfEFom8KZQIDwOmFFuA80OgZU8dwXFIfA-lNg76sA/w640-h480/8E682873-5B8D-4448-AF3D-6E095EBF2047.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtwz-x4pRDzzLUCJH4Kw7pQOPAsotRHa9KxE-3GpgRO6TxP3ktw2Cjqt3zdgVhzPRrCqX_WUMyiylC5q95AQh19nlmA4JR6YK2wmuz_075wpWxyMy7yWrvAMjc1ecVPlMprc4uoUKYHbhCkTxlWii92XHzIjBzIZCEF1oNRR8Efrgdx9rdlcLD4vAJw/s4032/F3EEBAA3-45B7-4F2A-A334-2417674FCF51.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrtwz-x4pRDzzLUCJH4Kw7pQOPAsotRHa9KxE-3GpgRO6TxP3ktw2Cjqt3zdgVhzPRrCqX_WUMyiylC5q95AQh19nlmA4JR6YK2wmuz_075wpWxyMy7yWrvAMjc1ecVPlMprc4uoUKYHbhCkTxlWii92XHzIjBzIZCEF1oNRR8Efrgdx9rdlcLD4vAJw/w640-h480/F3EEBAA3-45B7-4F2A-A334-2417674FCF51.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">And there you have it dear ones.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Susan 💕</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Blast from the past</p><p style="text-align: center;">My daughter, Judi’s, graduation from Cedar Crest College…25 years ago. She sent this to me the other day. I didn’t have it in my photo albums. Gee…where have the years gone?? My outfit looks 2 sizes too big. Her Dad is no longer alive and I now look like I’m ready to join him. But, it touched my heart. ❣️</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4a-TSomICXUz7B9yiZAIfZdC4HZdfLUPYRpnjT-qtHR9VkJFD8kh0Rgiq6E4a_MZD0t0OfUkv-WtdbuoTztnWiCDLb61afE8sP-cZcWVheTTT9dNT_X5JI7N-1Wv9JONkKTDT5EffHFiYyrNUuuiOIz1kvHSeOLt-viYEt6E89opk57-m1GpML7xMg/s1237/F92152C8-652E-44BA-8AE9-4206AE792FFA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1237" data-original-width="1085" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4a-TSomICXUz7B9yiZAIfZdC4HZdfLUPYRpnjT-qtHR9VkJFD8kh0Rgiq6E4a_MZD0t0OfUkv-WtdbuoTztnWiCDLb61afE8sP-cZcWVheTTT9dNT_X5JI7N-1Wv9JONkKTDT5EffHFiYyrNUuuiOIz1kvHSeOLt-viYEt6E89opk57-m1GpML7xMg/s320/F92152C8-652E-44BA-8AE9-4206AE792FFA.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxR27eSyyl96UHH_ybOR0dffEWb9ObbCauieSN3L2k3ShA-jfR-Tf0yMSSN7OSGBKo62auqWx8IBVB1YFDG1kHKDdjr4q6FQ22O4W2qt96M60_XXU_moAEocfEMvDczIq-KkTCB2sCDvYJcHMFkmtaPeZZr-Qnu01Wu44qOzDgggKitY81y1olKwIEg/s1159/EC8E1B9F-7391-4129-B40B-12527244E73F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxR27eSyyl96UHH_ybOR0dffEWb9ObbCauieSN3L2k3ShA-jfR-Tf0yMSSN7OSGBKo62auqWx8IBVB1YFDG1kHKDdjr4q6FQ22O4W2qt96M60_XXU_moAEocfEMvDczIq-KkTCB2sCDvYJcHMFkmtaPeZZr-Qnu01Wu44qOzDgggKitY81y1olKwIEg/s320/EC8E1B9F-7391-4129-B40B-12527244E73F.jpeg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-8253430899621598202022-07-24T15:11:00.000-04:002022-07-24T15:11:08.525-04:00AWARENESS <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTdaQ-_jo5ThbSPFcrhrBSpmNdk4zjy4RrkkNB5nRx205Xg7PKr3wJIETTs6jf63nLI25GvEMo766u99BqHIkmSjhoD_Ov79BB-CzyQ1AlwP8jvvcky1wYF7lhMhvmRolNCsv9GOEgWFMNOUquQfdtx4-RP2Nw2xw74cmJbiMnugLGtBNoLogT4Q0jg/s1195/6AD7EF68-423F-4FCA-ACD9-7276C10F0EA2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="840" data-original-width="1195" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTdaQ-_jo5ThbSPFcrhrBSpmNdk4zjy4RrkkNB5nRx205Xg7PKr3wJIETTs6jf63nLI25GvEMo766u99BqHIkmSjhoD_Ov79BB-CzyQ1AlwP8jvvcky1wYF7lhMhvmRolNCsv9GOEgWFMNOUquQfdtx4-RP2Nw2xw74cmJbiMnugLGtBNoLogT4Q0jg/w640-h450/6AD7EF68-423F-4FCA-ACD9-7276C10F0EA2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>Hello and HAPPY SUNDAY! I hope you are well and surviving the oppressive heat and humidity that has consumed us in such an uncomfortable way in the northern hemisphere. I guess we complain about the heat and bugs every year but, of all the seasons, I really struggle with Summer. I love the beauty of it but it really does something to the chemistry in my brain because I find myself hibernating and wishing for Fall…and less light and sunshine. Weird but true. I think there’s a syndrome regarding my unease but I really haven’t researched it. Anyway, today it’s hovering yet again around 98 degrees with no rain in sight. I feel for our local farmers.<p></p><p>Roger has signed a contract to have our central heating replaced some weeks ago but the crew won’t be here until August. So, right now our upstairs is as hot as the outside. Thankfully, our downstairs is still being cooled. The problem with a large rambling 4000 sq foot house 🏡 is it’s a bugger to keep heated and cooled. Of course, another problem is keeping it cleaned. We won’t say any more on THAT subject.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have been reading your blogs and I want to credit Roxy from the blog FROM GLORY TO GLORY with both the sunset photo, which I absolutely love, and bringing to my awareness a topic for thought today. And that is how we should be using our money these days. There’s always places for it to go…in our case spending over $15,000 for a new cooling system to be put throughout the house…but for normal expenditures maybe we should start stocking our pantries with staples…not because of shortages but rising prices. We keep waiting for prices to go down but they aren’t, even ‘mickydees’ hamburgers are $1.99 when a year ago they were on the dollar menu. (I buy them as treats for the dogs after a vet appointment.)</p><p>Wouldn’t we be better off to buy our canned and frozen items in quantity…I don’t advocate hoarding…but I do think we might try to save a bit of money before the costs sky rocket again. It’s a delicate situation because we all remember vividly what happened during the pandemic when people panicked and demand couldn’t keep up with supply. I am advocating shopping for a family of four weekly instead of a family of two. Anyway, Roger loves to grocery shop but I make out the list. So, the idea would have to float his boat for him to open his wallet, so we shall see. Right now he is at church and out to eat with friends. Since neither the church or restaurant is great on air conditioning I am sitting this one out. I don’t mind at all being left at home. My daughter says I am turning into a hermit.🙃 The scary thing about that is my mother was the same in her later years.</p><p><br /></p><p>There’s really not much to talk about here. I continue to knit and am enjoying it more and more as I make mistakes and frog and start over. I really love working with hand dyed 🧶 combination and variegated yarns. I have finished the hat but I must have measured my head wrong because it hardly fits over my ears with my top knot. I haven’t cut my hair in two years so have lots of it! After having short hair most of my life I am liking long hair for now. The problem is the front is white and the back is dark. I have variegated hair!1 </p><p>My next project is a cowl. What can go wrong with that, knit and a few purl with some 3x1 ribbing?? The pattern is Starlight Cowl by Hannah Knotwell…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzqRF8Die3B5xMzmzqjui-aX1uXKu3AAhd74yaa9Pn4NNuewhWgkteplLYUWqCsd7kKwFTT9ZfHkoN6JSs3g1Tyg9Tf2TKaiCVDbtBBY4QOlzVJOWYjHUGS2OIO6qzn7Cjwz4bNkZrE1yZmwWomBdBs76ccjalreJR4PRPzhzlzh5fCAWXZwErdqXdA/s949/2429F02B-0C2F-4019-A6CA-C228117447F8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="949" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgzqRF8Die3B5xMzmzqjui-aX1uXKu3AAhd74yaa9Pn4NNuewhWgkteplLYUWqCsd7kKwFTT9ZfHkoN6JSs3g1Tyg9Tf2TKaiCVDbtBBY4QOlzVJOWYjHUGS2OIO6qzn7Cjwz4bNkZrE1yZmwWomBdBs76ccjalreJR4PRPzhzlzh5fCAWXZwErdqXdA/w400-h324/2429F02B-0C2F-4019-A6CA-C228117447F8.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I haven’t been reading much. I have been rewatching all the VERA episodes. I’m on the 8th season. Roger is not a fan so he’s been binge watching the THREE STOOGES in the family room. He is working yet again with my som Mark in his Swimming pool business. He cleans pools. It’s amazing the amount of inground pools my son installs every year. Mind boggling. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For all of those suffering, lonely, depressed or otherwise afflicted, you are not alone. I saw this on another blog…THE LIFE OF A QUEEN…today and I so recommend reading the Psalms. ❤️</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPhRUcf8KXpS-RGO067CsFNitU3aQdx6gU6JCs1RspMqTqFi64XKG4M-3Bu3KfTkYf6KpUUpNomdADsMO4RyIQVtt_poWxTC6WkTMUrmJtf9BfbOwI7YJtvbcHrUQ7b-8iQOgjbNakQl1XMz02nNcE0Ns7T8yrf2W5WyvJdHpKl7ndelOCErJ78u1AQ/s1236/704E1F59-5AD5-448A-957D-95E832FF2F81.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1001" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMPhRUcf8KXpS-RGO067CsFNitU3aQdx6gU6JCs1RspMqTqFi64XKG4M-3Bu3KfTkYf6KpUUpNomdADsMO4RyIQVtt_poWxTC6WkTMUrmJtf9BfbOwI7YJtvbcHrUQ7b-8iQOgjbNakQl1XMz02nNcE0Ns7T8yrf2W5WyvJdHpKl7ndelOCErJ78u1AQ/w324-h400/704E1F59-5AD5-448A-957D-95E832FF2F81.jpeg" width="324" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">So, there you have it! </p><p style="text-align: center;">I hope you are enjoying this day of rest and relaxing.</p><p style="text-align: center;">💕</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrC-LIAl-TqMwJVjUObiF6muEtEcILbUgVhkCBkIl9qUIL_DawKTjNeT3SR8n7q9FmNX-LpBZe8XQhBHxbfZHf0Vk75FVC_WsDW3cUClQOKdiaiMUl4jMhz_7dUkLH7fvDrCwTUvMBIRm5wTzq8g60tRyqjoSL8Y72qJ3YQLTndCXeMCZ1pHwaJYQCQ/s1607/04DB4F25-8588-4565-91FE-2538DC510051.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1283" data-original-width="1607" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrC-LIAl-TqMwJVjUObiF6muEtEcILbUgVhkCBkIl9qUIL_DawKTjNeT3SR8n7q9FmNX-LpBZe8XQhBHxbfZHf0Vk75FVC_WsDW3cUClQOKdiaiMUl4jMhz_7dUkLH7fvDrCwTUvMBIRm5wTzq8g60tRyqjoSL8Y72qJ3YQLTndCXeMCZ1pHwaJYQCQ/w400-h319/04DB4F25-8588-4565-91FE-2538DC510051.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-87623052630271234172022-07-08T14:07:00.000-04:002022-07-08T14:07:39.908-04:00Summer Flowers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhD8tM7b82gRXrlq492QIgzB1k-yL23mwIeLbHnRX3LI4EKTDU1maWVjRO2uckPZQGKPHxJG-OCI2e60PO07K4EtJYe6daM8T3lFqP1Ekz3Gxfi-ykhiva0pRk0G9xt36HrD7gfuYwdR-rfq6q_3lGmIeFpq-Cumh4X8KpQGjw6zXCfN6bfg_0m8ALw/s800/M7YJCZWVZBC7RGRTYWC42QI5OU.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhD8tM7b82gRXrlq492QIgzB1k-yL23mwIeLbHnRX3LI4EKTDU1maWVjRO2uckPZQGKPHxJG-OCI2e60PO07K4EtJYe6daM8T3lFqP1Ekz3Gxfi-ykhiva0pRk0G9xt36HrD7gfuYwdR-rfq6q_3lGmIeFpq-Cumh4X8KpQGjw6zXCfN6bfg_0m8ALw/s16000/M7YJCZWVZBC7RGRTYWC42QI5OU.jpg" /></a></div><br /> Hello dear readers! The above photo is lovely…I did not take it. It reminded me of how our cardinals and deer enjoy our blueberries from our one bush every year before we think to check if they are ripe. I hope you are well. It’s hot here, very humid, a typical summer for us in eastern Pennsylvania.I have a love hate relationship with Summer. I mostly stay inside but do venture out with the dogs most every day, late afternoon, to sit under the shade trees and knit or read. Speaking of which I just finished a great read. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPTgXidDLDc_74naTxFjjNlugHQXzdNjk4v2Odrx8LenHJa95nrps9Uwbqfw0b0ujvDl6AJBd2sFhimYmE1rjMuUAAnyc89UCPn-OyKREWL84NqqjvR10dUFGBwOnjpP3Y6Hz_CW6S-EAWgYmAxBXjikavWN1zA3XGgOMcEJlWNzrypbSjdwx8l7KXw/s831/72A03B6C-9C6D-4482-BA24-AE705B1F105D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="601" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuPTgXidDLDc_74naTxFjjNlugHQXzdNjk4v2Odrx8LenHJa95nrps9Uwbqfw0b0ujvDl6AJBd2sFhimYmE1rjMuUAAnyc89UCPn-OyKREWL84NqqjvR10dUFGBwOnjpP3Y6Hz_CW6S-EAWgYmAxBXjikavWN1zA3XGgOMcEJlWNzrypbSjdwx8l7KXw/w289-h400/72A03B6C-9C6D-4482-BA24-AE705B1F105D.jpeg" width="289" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p></p><div><br /></div><div>Today my post is all about flowers and houses on the Island. Long time readers will know what I am talking about. I took these in June when I was there with daughter and grandsons. We were there for 2 weeks to work on the OLD HOMESTEAD but since my daughter rarely travels these days we tried to sight-see as much as possible.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwn61zwAJF3mcGUJZc8eyhG-zKCv7SblqG01OeU9E1ywvVrsNcxM59sfT1Wq6SFtP3rMJLeG4b2YHxas3bTN3VDLU_DSYxGJcOqR5_lpmecaB38LhyPXdsPpDnAdr3ZUQvJjcIycgVpaO3TRbeezF7G-NH7huKeiltMqrfgTsyptUBGtLuIipHUPwwg/s1504/A73656F1-F773-4B4F-8B09-102E0FBE2D97.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1504" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwn61zwAJF3mcGUJZc8eyhG-zKCv7SblqG01OeU9E1ywvVrsNcxM59sfT1Wq6SFtP3rMJLeG4b2YHxas3bTN3VDLU_DSYxGJcOqR5_lpmecaB38LhyPXdsPpDnAdr3ZUQvJjcIycgVpaO3TRbeezF7G-NH7huKeiltMqrfgTsyptUBGtLuIipHUPwwg/w640-h426/A73656F1-F773-4B4F-8B09-102E0FBE2D97.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>June is Lupine Festival time on Deer Isle in Maine. They are everywhere. However, there’s another wild growing flower that is also beautiful, especially when it frames a New England house. It is the wild rose aka Rugosa rose. I wish I could have bottled the fragrance I enjoyed as I took these photos.❤️</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_W5f8O0PD--79Xw5K4A9701Rj7IQCgwFBAu32qWgJsYHmyAkwY7cFKwSbLvvXW6faMB3anuNxTJLgwMNypJuvmbsy1_g3ZWPkx8A9qjdAqCdUVomO_lDfbGVnDstvSAsdu4O3vO4UwdFFWYuu_tOTBrvS9IkrSKOOpDreSXzWbkBwYnDQ51BDz71wQ/s4032/7B9C0E69-20A8-4C58-BB5B-5F7D4E082E81.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_W5f8O0PD--79Xw5K4A9701Rj7IQCgwFBAu32qWgJsYHmyAkwY7cFKwSbLvvXW6faMB3anuNxTJLgwMNypJuvmbsy1_g3ZWPkx8A9qjdAqCdUVomO_lDfbGVnDstvSAsdu4O3vO4UwdFFWYuu_tOTBrvS9IkrSKOOpDreSXzWbkBwYnDQ51BDz71wQ/w640-h480/7B9C0E69-20A8-4C58-BB5B-5F7D4E082E81.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLh4LojNYTQLRYgPaIqnFyhyS37qG5lytQeE3CuiXChhIQ-Spfb8Qh35OqYB_X0-EHUQJ5DeY-hCDlgqrYqrxSuC9a5bcda9DGEyw8OOJGY4eJI1S0eMfGSb5swCvvc3n_4P5_CGPzVhCB5yKkJj2n7haNqLPip4x6rQQxvaepRf87Z2_Acg9UyTaPQ/s4032/EA497C5F-6F09-4BE0-8A62-429E0AB844C8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Thank you for your comments about my photos of Maine. I am afraid I have more of the same today. Today is Sunday and it’s another hot day in the 90’s here in Bethlehem, PA. Last night and the night before fireworks went off way into the night. Well, until midnight anyway. How my life has changed…Not too long ago we would be over on “lookout mountain” watching them down below regardless of the humidity and bugs. </p><p>My days here are all the same. Staying in with the exception of walking Lucy around the property in late afternoon. Roger takes Buddy on a longer walk around the neighborhood twice a day unless the pavement is too hot for his paws. I am still practicing on my knitting and still making mistakes and ripping out. I do know how to correct most of them but after the upteenth time I start over with a different color yarn. I may some day actually finish the hat but I am determined that it be perfect, haha. Who am I kidding. But, I am persistent if nothing else. 🥴</p><p>Roger and my son have a birthday on the 10th. I find it nearly impossible to think of a gift for Mark. He works all the time and buys whatever he wants. I can’t think of any hobbies he has besides Ocean City, Maryland, Disney and watching sports in the Winter. </p><p>I have bought Roger night cameras for outside. He loves nature and spends a lot of evenings outside until the insects drive him inside. His camera is loaded with photos of the moon. He rarely buys himself anything. Hopefully they will bring him joy. He will be 76 and I think he can’t get his head around that number.</p><p>I still am reading but not as much as usual. Taking a break or just have lost my mojo. Have you read anything by Tana French? Her books were recommended to me. The Kindle versions were rather expensive so I ordered a couple from Thriftbooks, one being THE WITCH ELM. I have just finished the series by Alexander Gray. She’s a good read. Well written and interesting characters but I am ready to move on to a new author. In Audible I have finished the first book in the SEVEN SISTERS SERIES BY LUCINDA RILEY. It was good so I will continue on. I listen while I knit. I also have rewatched FOYLE’S WAR. Listening and watching could be one of the reasons I am dropping stitches.🙃</p><p>So, I will move on to what photos I haven’t shown from my “Working Vacation”. 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My legs turned to rubber, I was sweating profusely and I felt sick to my stomach. I sat for awhile until I could walk again and spent the remainder of the trip in the air conditioning. Fortunately we had enjoyed a lovely lunch at the CHART ROOM RESTAURANT before entering the park. I, of course had seafood and the boys and Judi had $18 hamburgers. When Josh told Pappy aka Roger later the price of his hamburger Roger was astonished and I know he immediately called his cronies and astounded them with this piece of information.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqQzNUOTh24c3M0J-mXW3jduHt_19ljSMLtXrtdpkagNZ5yMaQPSWEZlLbPYfsWEWEq--Udi8v3_eyQHBB2vlIbk-Dwt0M845nvTt71sfOPljhCrmODsRokTWvCO9zH2Fx6AnJKkpA3joXZr903x6VGDstXpmMrD_JyP3aRo4MgPrzd3LRxPAUoXhHg/s4032/4A2FED88-F357-4663-9685-77764EE7741B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNqQzNUOTh24c3M0J-mXW3jduHt_19ljSMLtXrtdpkagNZ5yMaQPSWEZlLbPYfsWEWEq--Udi8v3_eyQHBB2vlIbk-Dwt0M845nvTt71sfOPljhCrmODsRokTWvCO9zH2Fx6AnJKkpA3joXZr903x6VGDstXpmMrD_JyP3aRo4MgPrzd3LRxPAUoXhHg/w640-h480/4A2FED88-F357-4663-9685-77764EE7741B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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About 10 miles from where my house is. We had some beautiful days. Not too hot, just right for the family to sight see and also to get work done around the old homestead. If we wanted to eat out we had to go to Stonington harbor. I did get a mess of lobsters but I ate my fill and froze the rest to bring back to Pennsylvania since my daughter and grandsons don’t like shellfish. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbRIv_oSJaShD5s6wbu2OkZtRKO2Fey3evbns_EVKzryHD0MiEwMztuuMeHoC7lSTic14I4zlkZCIP3KAjX2wkeJJcf5fMCU35FEC2xcwBwW8J2zoAGJ4lmRavugHp2igTsfGgw559kYeJrYNaT_jd4sLBsqa55ev5pEKrT3C0pv8oCUJbqOel3zZ1w/s4032/0B9DE8E9-A111-4EB3-87DE-2DE38284F9C1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbRIv_oSJaShD5s6wbu2OkZtRKO2Fey3evbns_EVKzryHD0MiEwMztuuMeHoC7lSTic14I4zlkZCIP3KAjX2wkeJJcf5fMCU35FEC2xcwBwW8J2zoAGJ4lmRavugHp2igTsfGgw559kYeJrYNaT_jd4sLBsqa55ev5pEKrT3C0pv8oCUJbqOel3zZ1w/w640-h480/0B9DE8E9-A111-4EB3-87DE-2DE38284F9C1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I never get tired of the Summer scenes but I really should broaden my picture taking to other areas of the Island. It’s just the parts of the Island we shop in and eat in so since I am there already I capture the moment. Another reason is that many parts of the Island are now private property. However, we did take a trail walk around the shore with oldest grandson.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtf_4Ln2TJIIWc98KoRKFvPkEng4iLEb8fDK1s1D8k1v8nqQwqWyYJzc5U7Per1xYYtbbuoV87Ehxy5UFFYSd_jHIuaUUYu27QrPPhsaU8K8PK2iotNESW6AS-cE3SEtn9mEVQfrbemiHE8Yp-bNq0jmQyRkA-9T5mY4W2iw3Unb0f13HizyutBiLbw/s4032/3B8ABC4E-1F1A-4E08-AEB2-1FA82536DDDD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtf_4Ln2TJIIWc98KoRKFvPkEng4iLEb8fDK1s1D8k1v8nqQwqWyYJzc5U7Per1xYYtbbuoV87Ehxy5UFFYSd_jHIuaUUYu27QrPPhsaU8K8PK2iotNESW6AS-cE3SEtn9mEVQfrbemiHE8Yp-bNq0jmQyRkA-9T5mY4W2iw3Unb0f13HizyutBiLbw/w480-h640/3B8ABC4E-1F1A-4E08-AEB2-1FA82536DDDD.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqI-TQKLlAWb7Pm7RT1r4HI8jkIm0U9EWc_sXP1DNB7EPLySLCZdsIj_noWxPBjMHC8xXLwdCZWc2TwTU5ZQg6e0-8GGEJj-VjXj58xx447aWSrn5pu0BRR_pr1oiqnKa-TPxJl8cYYTAWlKb2RkOXQjVvg2AlixqYwfxmY26gmkabGcXt6EcaOiVoow/s4032/6B40BBEA-B0D9-494A-9ADB-D1066D73E06A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdLpDzGX2AJJLkUDA5c-O8suafLGpNmE3BT2jHsmTn6euN6lO3ry8D6a1C6yUoTka-8IVfrZCuNowS9bKNbuEdNKEtaHP7Mv0giD2hKoTrne9KVMZ4GV_jCVpYYne9Tc95Y96XdNMi9UlLZ4vVprPoR5NH5XFCGE-55G5G1EsplA6XDEYZJYCb0zQ8zw/w480-h640/EFF32242-B44B-4CF1-8A20-B5150A85B091.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">I hope you have enjoyed the photos. We spent one day off from working and visited Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. The day was in the 80’s and I didn’t do well on Cadillac Mountain but more on that in my next post. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Thanks for stopping by,</p><p style="text-align: center;">Susan</p><p style="text-align: center;">💕</p>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-30339384144584358332022-06-11T12:06:00.003-04:002022-06-11T12:53:35.577-04:00WORKING VACATION<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5kZeIjLsyZglht-4BlqpPpUO9HqA3Kw_7XcsZ4DzBLruOYkEGh4o0MkbH3KcCtOnizPk1ByI_thnZgYV6ejfjTdXbAYi0FuEU8OnpSifm4seYXBp_8BgftgRXaYll04_x6RBqGLSPIY_UlNELE8N_S2CBg33--F2x7nZ3N9UzYqaym22lULJMNAZmQ/s2896/537FACF0-0D9C-4B7B-BE86-6A86137590D6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2896" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5kZeIjLsyZglht-4BlqpPpUO9HqA3Kw_7XcsZ4DzBLruOYkEGh4o0MkbH3KcCtOnizPk1ByI_thnZgYV6ejfjTdXbAYi0FuEU8OnpSifm4seYXBp_8BgftgRXaYll04_x6RBqGLSPIY_UlNELE8N_S2CBg33--F2x7nZ3N9UzYqaym22lULJMNAZmQ/w640-h430/537FACF0-0D9C-4B7B-BE86-6A86137590D6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Hello dear bloggy friends! Can you guess where I am? If you guessed Maine you are so right! My daughter and two grandsons are here with me. We arrived a couple of days ago. We spent a couple of days in Wells, Maine on the way. It rained the whole time we were there and cleared the day we traveled to the Island but rained two days after we arrived. Today was gorgeous. A lovely sunset behind the Lighthouse. <div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK42SUikwiFmNA_vnomrLJwyWf7PjTGMg7VYjDw9TQX37WmnVjylK4J7JtCg7YwMF4k_wk-3UXGRDUgE0QjctZuTqaha80OspziKw0f4yoBZEgKxS2zlA6Kt9rlgT6WhC4QVf8pGpIP5fxY4mI7-XG81-qgIdX7E3jx0FLntx2hSBy61TnUkgAvE5qEQ/s1280/7F3765CE-5330-40D1-A027-709F6F8D46E2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK42SUikwiFmNA_vnomrLJwyWf7PjTGMg7VYjDw9TQX37WmnVjylK4J7JtCg7YwMF4k_wk-3UXGRDUgE0QjctZuTqaha80OspziKw0f4yoBZEgKxS2zlA6Kt9rlgT6WhC4QVf8pGpIP5fxY4mI7-XG81-qgIdX7E3jx0FLntx2hSBy61TnUkgAvE5qEQ/w640-h480/7F3765CE-5330-40D1-A027-709F6F8D46E2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsfFMIRN7Skd4npiVgNRajoiEYPDW2-fidVMO7q5rsfOvXZNG7Hk-2JCwkH4VR9HbKEzlIZuhb5sP24D4qsdceI2eA7ofGLkSbjKjZbZQ63fHimmXaa_4n7Iko8-V0Ye4SGyPQSJ66AAggSgOwcfXYTFOyahSVXc6GK5J_QCxtIA4oWnTDv3YeDKewA/s1280/767BA85F-03FD-4986-BBF6-7D9111249EF6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLsfFMIRN7Skd4npiVgNRajoiEYPDW2-fidVMO7q5rsfOvXZNG7Hk-2JCwkH4VR9HbKEzlIZuhb5sP24D4qsdceI2eA7ofGLkSbjKjZbZQ63fHimmXaa_4n7Iko8-V0Ye4SGyPQSJ66AAggSgOwcfXYTFOyahSVXc6GK5J_QCxtIA4oWnTDv3YeDKewA/w640-h480/767BA85F-03FD-4986-BBF6-7D9111249EF6.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The following photos were taken in York, Maine. Nubble Light House with Fox’s Lobster House next door where we enjoyed lunch. I bought two beautiful pairs of earrings at the Lighthouse Gift Shop. Grandson Joshua loved running across the top of the rocks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmGMvmqaRw2a1C2bdFQO7a_HihddzOePGOGZsL2sTa9QLuA5c-w8b6edjRsZ8f0vfN35uc8i2fEnUOfMCFfFrrtKEpM7aKzizPv_lGRMLCM_Lk4Vtt6a6kYUObspwNjSjOnvusZYIPDxe1WlB82oxJBgNDWBmGk7Mw_DLQbFUSMA6MiCK4-bINexMMA/s3648/7E7551E5-AD35-4B11-8AD6-A81CBD92068B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmGMvmqaRw2a1C2bdFQO7a_HihddzOePGOGZsL2sTa9QLuA5c-w8b6edjRsZ8f0vfN35uc8i2fEnUOfMCFfFrrtKEpM7aKzizPv_lGRMLCM_Lk4Vtt6a6kYUObspwNjSjOnvusZYIPDxe1WlB82oxJBgNDWBmGk7Mw_DLQbFUSMA6MiCK4-bINexMMA/w640-h480/7E7551E5-AD35-4B11-8AD6-A81CBD92068B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmwTBP0veZ_5ZGZZJ1kGoHYeQBSAAdePVqWwssD0LKDbTKKiwzM_fvCgplN0dKZepP5y0B8ibKTOI5wRQAzMdkCtsGAi4RYXpzOtcICIj0TvU5WZk_D-kPCfUw9M6te1NjZRUnUUptw5eUpSO2V0gTXRCwmwemU2Sax8biKtL5D3jVYlFiTGrtzZVNg/s3648/6172A645-6A57-4488-A7A0-D8B85D87B951.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmwTBP0veZ_5ZGZZJ1kGoHYeQBSAAdePVqWwssD0LKDbTKKiwzM_fvCgplN0dKZepP5y0B8ibKTOI5wRQAzMdkCtsGAi4RYXpzOtcICIj0TvU5WZk_D-kPCfUw9M6te1NjZRUnUUptw5eUpSO2V0gTXRCwmwemU2Sax8biKtL5D3jVYlFiTGrtzZVNg/w480-h640/6172A645-6A57-4488-A7A0-D8B85D87B951.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0XYh2zM7imJifAPljeKnj9yCbH3XA2MR6CiCkyD7pVK58XMvSBQ8X_vqle8TM_sBOhfHk9AW9-j_D1nUU-Co9jK5tzqDF0QxgxUv6hN4fFVOyHBYulAa6pmlpwfntObl1S74jmdj7hmb0StSsYkaERB7RftLjlu1DHVArufZXPLXNfSZYCSUnuIbOQ/s3648/CA2FF7E3-C1B1-4DE6-9D51-B169E7C9689D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm0XYh2zM7imJifAPljeKnj9yCbH3XA2MR6CiCkyD7pVK58XMvSBQ8X_vqle8TM_sBOhfHk9AW9-j_D1nUU-Co9jK5tzqDF0QxgxUv6hN4fFVOyHBYulAa6pmlpwfntObl1S74jmdj7hmb0StSsYkaERB7RftLjlu1DHVArufZXPLXNfSZYCSUnuIbOQ/w480-h640/CA2FF7E3-C1B1-4DE6-9D51-B169E7C9689D.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9BzvkvHBa5qlORr_tkDymqEXHWKBs8gEucQvloUZPxDivXY-wXT76vD8QHJnN2-gQ4w3RAD__vA4-jxNNzXBjXgNSgUgYDKHO6QEar2R9885NrwhXbMxD8xnnWj6T_E4qbrjsTZdsK8r4c1w9wTy9eSAl11jwyJHFzc8LdOiQISFISWDPgRzPLPuxQ/s3648/DA89E5D7-620A-494B-AE6E-D7ECF8A144B1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9BzvkvHBa5qlORr_tkDymqEXHWKBs8gEucQvloUZPxDivXY-wXT76vD8QHJnN2-gQ4w3RAD__vA4-jxNNzXBjXgNSgUgYDKHO6QEar2R9885NrwhXbMxD8xnnWj6T_E4qbrjsTZdsK8r4c1w9wTy9eSAl11jwyJHFzc8LdOiQISFISWDPgRzPLPuxQ/w640-h480/DA89E5D7-620A-494B-AE6E-D7ECF8A144B1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>There’s lots to do here. My daughter, Judi, put the two teens to work so cupboards were painted and old things replaced with new…shower head, more towel racks, and the list goes on. A dump run was made and ice cream cones and sundaes enjoyed at the drive-in on the way back up the island. We hope to head for Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park next week. </div><div><br /></div><div>The downside of this visit is that shingles were blown off the garage roof during the Winter, the lawn mower won’t start and all three garage doors won’t open. The house was covered in mouse droppings so we had to give the whole house a thorough cleaning. No one wanted to eat or sleep upon arrival until it was done so we didn’t turn in until after midnight! The next day was wind and rain…</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yyw2pPfNBm9jcAqQYZ0QgTX8y7A6kKPDotVFe1S_QQBJseFJpBr51bvaFo_EOnArpxtEP4VYgg-bP6lwX3iAPz60YOfYbLcg61ebaBdkzDRhAHM0RUsVpeRNbXyPHXP4VpUdfajzXJBeQfpGKisgu9rVKGXKCo_COD0Kmh05biEr0E19HAW_u5w3iw/s3648/2BD1B73B-0070-4FCF-A3D5-767068871CB4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4yyw2pPfNBm9jcAqQYZ0QgTX8y7A6kKPDotVFe1S_QQBJseFJpBr51bvaFo_EOnArpxtEP4VYgg-bP6lwX3iAPz60YOfYbLcg61ebaBdkzDRhAHM0RUsVpeRNbXyPHXP4VpUdfajzXJBeQfpGKisgu9rVKGXKCo_COD0Kmh05biEr0E19HAW_u5w3iw/w640-h480/2BD1B73B-0070-4FCF-A3D5-767068871CB4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the kitchen window </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I am loving the salty air and the ever moving ocean. It was hard leaving home in Pennsylvania, especially my pets but now that I’m settled in with my family I am not anxious to leave anytime soon. The garage repairman is coming on Tuesday so after that we have to get in there and start the dastardly job of cleaning it out. I know that it will take a lot of work and hours but we can at least make a good size dent in it before we have to leave on the 20th.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And there you have it, </div><div style="text-align: center;">thanks so much for dropping by. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been reading your blogs as I wait to be taken in for appts.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But more about that later. It’s another day now, they are flying by.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are heading out this morning for Stonington Harbor to celebrate a birthday.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The day looks to be lovely…68 degrees and sunshine so far.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Much love, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Susan</div><div style="text-align: center;">💕</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gu240PyhYlFh0w9YAEiL7YwQqV9fkVzkZ3FjjW3clEfrA18oX2NvqZ5DSvAc4DLIN3F54tQo4PTU7v_5UV9sqXzVzrwUx7D1Q844WVC91qRcrdKat7isHi3NubSfnPfny6blASFgu5ORzx5RX8L8xTPNfjzhBtRmSyw_SWkBD0ZIpGLnEBOC8W8Emw/s2935/7716DCA6-9B4B-4859-8141-6C477312B9F3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2234" data-original-width="2935" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gu240PyhYlFh0w9YAEiL7YwQqV9fkVzkZ3FjjW3clEfrA18oX2NvqZ5DSvAc4DLIN3F54tQo4PTU7v_5UV9sqXzVzrwUx7D1Q844WVC91qRcrdKat7isHi3NubSfnPfny6blASFgu5ORzx5RX8L8xTPNfjzhBtRmSyw_SWkBD0ZIpGLnEBOC8W8Emw/s320/7716DCA6-9B4B-4859-8141-6C477312B9F3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fawn not long born by the looks. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvEcAoDEhuFiaivR_Xq_MQWACBA999jezgHazR4qqW6BQgad-wsU7o1ySLDhVVzFaFqmjz-hM3Q6W48SLhb0NNV-VdMGD05XkkWey0d_xR9AFg2nMqXyk30ajIxjI_2UJOsr6EJckw5mJ_SwaGaW8a9KF6qEq-PnbVr07yxN5bYzO_aeA-7_TYftA3Q/s796/EF51791A-5CC9-495E-BA14-0C678EA06CED.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="530" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtvEcAoDEhuFiaivR_Xq_MQWACBA999jezgHazR4qqW6BQgad-wsU7o1ySLDhVVzFaFqmjz-hM3Q6W48SLhb0NNV-VdMGD05XkkWey0d_xR9AFg2nMqXyk30ajIxjI_2UJOsr6EJckw5mJ_SwaGaW8a9KF6qEq-PnbVr07yxN5bYzO_aeA-7_TYftA3Q/w426-h640/EF51791A-5CC9-495E-BA14-0C678EA06CED.jpeg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flower garden looks good.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611489416469628575.post-3188831910030655612022-04-17T09:59:00.006-04:002022-04-18T01:49:53.876-04:00He is Risen and We are Blessed<p style="text-align: center;"> Hello dear friends everywhere. Happy Easter! Christ is Risen! I’m writing this on Easter morning. It’s a beautiful Spring day here in Eastern Pennsylvania. Lucy woke me up the usual time, sevenish, wanting to go out and to be fed breakfast. She can be very vocal! Buddy, Quiseppe (aka Zeppe), Nika, and our outside feral cat, Rascal, crawl out of their respective areas of choice, take care of business and join the line up in the kitchen to have their morning love greetings and breakfast…provided by a very groggy yours truly. I look at them and my heart overflows with love. How blessed Roger and I are to have these little ones to wake up to, to have the freedom to go to church today without a mask and pew spacing or, that our church, our homes might be bombed…and life as we knew it is no more. Then I step outside to the back patio and breathe in the fresh morning air holding a lovely cup of hot tea. I tell myself that this is going to be a day of celebration and not to mess up my mind with depressing thoughts. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-F8WMQudA8qQj3cJsttz5vk_DqXMRe6CusGgAqPnsfzB17GSZBirlPJkv6kajoBGIN43Ygo_nyC7jTgGXrK7YXtE2O_8-CP-iyDs0eu_NBiVAVt8fLkUvHBjQGAKZ5T4mrvRtywsyj6A7mIunu-XEDZIrIJ-X6IxZ1Bw1tjhA9lTh15KlTym57uYew/s1023/He%20is%20risened.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="1023" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-F8WMQudA8qQj3cJsttz5vk_DqXMRe6CusGgAqPnsfzB17GSZBirlPJkv6kajoBGIN43Ygo_nyC7jTgGXrK7YXtE2O_8-CP-iyDs0eu_NBiVAVt8fLkUvHBjQGAKZ5T4mrvRtywsyj6A7mIunu-XEDZIrIJ-X6IxZ1Bw1tjhA9lTh15KlTym57uYew/w640-h480/He%20is%20risened.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I must say that I am blessed to have a great life, to live in this country, and to be content with the simplicity of my days. I think many of my readers of a certain age can especially relate. The Pandemic and the war in the Ukraine has humbled me outside of my complacency. Words like security, freedoms, rights, knowing where our families are, the ability to provide and fulfill our basic needs have taken on new meaning and gratefulness. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friendship and love, being able to enjoy nature. Listening to the birds and having our small pleasures. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The small things are the really big things, aren’t they? Sleeping in our own beds must not be taken for granted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiL4y7MByRkiHsDFJ-KRJHPfPUqgbMqO1oNiBJ8zWpAuU0hr7_a3FWJhEhrCmTBTnj9IPfzvAoieRNaTg22Lr6zklJKjHz8Bs8MMoKKStAMEr5N4EsmuYDB-c9i01I7B9z67vtC8V8i_W-E8RlY9Uv5C8AhMywvIAwqMZ6KzExfdz0GExE7ZtachvT3w/s640/13F9EE28-7331-43E0-A2C8-7356FC59A2FE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="640" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiL4y7MByRkiHsDFJ-KRJHPfPUqgbMqO1oNiBJ8zWpAuU0hr7_a3FWJhEhrCmTBTnj9IPfzvAoieRNaTg22Lr6zklJKjHz8Bs8MMoKKStAMEr5N4EsmuYDB-c9i01I7B9z67vtC8V8i_W-E8RlY9Uv5C8AhMywvIAwqMZ6KzExfdz0GExE7ZtachvT3w/w640-h362/13F9EE28-7331-43E0-A2C8-7356FC59A2FE.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So, how have you all been? I have been somewhat busy with taking apart what used to be our grandsons bedroom when they were small. The drawers are filled with clothing that hasn’t been worn in years. Book cases filled with much loved books. Toy boxes overflowing. An air machine for white noise so they could sleep undisturbed and a CD player with discs of silly stories and music for children. I have left this happy room for too long not having the will to tackle it. (Logan is 18 now and Josh is 14). Roger recently installed units to hold my yarn 🧶 collection and all things knitting and crocheting since my sewing room is overflowing at the moment. The twin mattress on the floor is no more. The queen bed will remain for guests but the room is definitely not kid friendly anymore. How sad is that? But, looking at my yarn all organized in cubbies makes me happy. I decided to keep all the books for the time being. I love the pop-up books. I just can’t part with them. The toys and clothes will be donated. I did keep the spinning top. I bought it because it reminded me of my childhood. I don’t think the boys appreciated it as much though. Cars, trucks, legos and trains were more their thing, especially automated and fast. Logan loved trains and reading “The diary of a Whimpy kid” series. Josh was into Lego sets and pop up books. He could look at the picture on the Lego box and put together complicated configurations. Now they have moved on to other things. For his birthday Logan wanted new speakers for his computer and Josh is toting a new type of what we used to call a “boom box” when he comes to visit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just finished listening to an Audible book, THE HOUSE OF UNEXPECTED SISTERS by Alexander McCall Smith. And I have been reading a series of eleven books by R.A. Bentley…The Inspector Felix mysteries on Kindle Unlimited. Wierd books outside my comfort zone include THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA by T.J. Kline and THE PEOPLE WE MEET ON VACATION by Emily Henry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But mostly I have been knitting on a cowl and hanging out with my easy chair buddies. ❤️</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So there you have it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have a wonderful day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">💕</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Susan Zarzyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05288882192508352720noreply@blogger.com8