Daily Notes[ Wednesday July 3rd. 73 degrees. Sun for awhile...then clouds.....

 We are going to be having images of  "the tools of the Art Trade". 

As I listen to a  crazy bird trying to mate with his image reflected in my south facing windows.  I have taped sheets of printer paper to the windows in the hopes this moves him on to a more productive bird experience.

Soccer-  I know they are tired....but bad behavior is not the way to go.... fall on the turf and have a hissy fit instead.  Let the Ref come check on you.... other players have been doing that...it's okay.  Someone will even bring you water to drink... while you add "extra time" to the end of the game.........

I have checks to write for two bills.  Oil and cable TV

I wandered into the 4000's on my TV.   Found some interesting things and set them to record. I had no idea I had 4000's.  Vintage Hallmark?????  Perry Mason???? But that wasn't what I set to record...  It will be a surprise.  I don't usually enjoy surprises.  And as backup I have so MANY Soccer Matches.

Perhaps after Soccer.

House is staying nice and cool.... Ceiling fans spinning in a lazy Southern way....Ice pops in the freezer.. I'm taking the pale colored ones and leaving the very bright colored ones for my Son.  I had one chocolate covered yogurt bar...and now have chocolate spots on my clothing....messy Joanne.

Son stopped by the Library after having lunch "out". and brought me some new books....well, I ordered them but they are NEW occupants of the Reading Shelf......I stood in from of the huge cabinet holding books.....and just stared at the contents...... wondering Why I bought those particular books. Some were purchased decades ago and I am NOT that person anymore.

I have a few here ion list that sound familiar... Chemistry of Love.- Wilson.  He's Not my Type by Quinn. Breaking All the Rules by Andrews.   Gonna look them up.....have a nice day- stay cool.

Daily Notes for Tuesday July 7th.... Grass is being mowed....Windows have stayed shut and house is COOL.

I'd like to say these items are in bloom in my garden...they are NOT.  Roses and Peaches do not do well here in Maine..... In Georgia- oh, my yes, and I did enjoy them in my years in Georgia. .. in fact, I loved living in the South.  Making fried chicken and fried yellow squash and onions served with white rice.  Juicy ripe red tomatoes on the side.   Warm peach cobbler for dessert. Wearing Summer dresses.

So here I am as far North of Georgia as I could be...windows shut tight to keep the heat out...we decided to skip the window AC units this year.   So far it's great- but it's the first week of July.

The American Soccer Team was tired......they had nothing left in the tank from the first minutes of last night's match.  I would have liked them to have been wearing (at least) the red and white jersey's...but they did not.

I have books to read.   Some scraps of cloth to sew into something- Deb L says that's the way to begin...and then to embellish with her wonder-filled thread.   This is something I have never done before..... hand sew scraps that don't match etc.  It reminds me of the patches on the large holes in my sweaters....so I CAN do it.

I had a big bowl of salad yesterday.....while watching something on TV... I can't recall what it was.  Or even care what it was.  And it is only the beginning of July and not even August yet.  I wish I had asked for hot dogs and buns when Son went to the grocery store....... or pulled pork......with extra BBQ sauce. JULY FOOD

Son says the guy cutting the grass also cut down the weeds in front of the garage with the weed whacker.  so it looks "taken care of" instead of "vacant lot".  Nice.

This year the lawn has that golf course look....not always what home owners want...but I like it as the lawn isn't FLAT...it has dips and high spots and...curves......  years ago I was tempted to dig a small hole and add a cup and a flag.... in the front lawn.  See if any of the neighbors wanted to try an uphill putt.

In past years the Blue Angels flew over my house..... in formation. and close enough and low enough to see the pilot's head.   Not anymore.......  The Navy Base is now full of "Executive Jets". 

Well, I have to eat breakfast.....get the blood sugar up...  read the paper....etc...."Get On With It". The Summer Heat has just begun...... and the August New York People are a month away from the ocean front rental houses.  That's what's next here in Maine.

I sorted a PILE of small bits of paper with the titles of books and authors yesterday late afternoon.... I have big clip on them and will do some additional work with them- possibly pasting them in my notebook. As a former Library employee- (10 years) I like things in alphabet order.  Not in loose piles of torn paper. But that's how it's rolling- loose torn paper.....

Good Morning... One more blog (that I USED to read) is now password protected.... I see the end of this road fast approaching.

 I do not have the password. Wasn't "invited in".  Pretty soon I will be typing these words and no one will want to read them.....no one will be available to read them....doors shut and locked.

The Sun is shining here in Maine....

I have another bill sitting here in the computer email.  Last time I tried printing an invoice I made like 7 to 20 copies (joke)...somehow.   Son says to tell him when I need an invoice copy to pay the bill and he will make the copies.....two.....one paper copy for my bill drawer and one to send with the payment.   

I slept well...Son has managed the heat being allowed to enter the house VERY WELL.....and last night the air outdoors was cooler than inside so I had two windows open and my "walk about" table sized fan in one of the windows.  Perfect.  Now the windows are closed....no fans....quite lovely in the house.

I did wake up crying...yet again--- I try to manage the worrying but some days......I cry.  I feel deep down that I wasted my life before or am wasting it now.....I recall other opportunities I had that I ignored.  I think this could be a book title "Living Life Backwards".  Sounds familiar so it might already be a book. 

I dug around in the bookcase for a "for certain" good book to read.  Decided on a "for certain" 100 percent library book. Anyone But You.  Crusie.  A small book. (size) but a real favorite of mine.....next up the Little Beach Street Bakery- Colgan... yet again.   I'd like to own copies of both. Someday.

Books two and three in the Lottery Win series...Still do not like them..... but dislike Three LESS than I REALLY DISLIKE Two.   Okay, let's move on..... I have books, I have salad for lunch,  a wedge of pizza from yesterday, the last banana..... lemonade....ice pops if it heats up here in Maine in the afternoon..

The soccer in the rain yesterday...I had to stop watching...just too difficult. You wait your whole career for a chance at the World Cup and......well..... Life happens as you are making different plans...yes????

That's my day....there will be late Lunch and a snack around Dinner Time.  The dark chocolate dots are in the fridge now...less available- they were getting soft in the heat.   I've done too much work on the Desk Calendar  (getting ahead of "Today's Date") so have to find something else to fill my afternoon...I did enjoy coloring the empty spaces though.  A bit too happy.

Good Morning......the Heat Wave has drifted off to somewhere else and we are nice and COOL here in Maine...

Took awhile but I got here with words in the right space.

The Maine Heat Wave has cooled off for the moment.  The sun is shining, the grass is green and the sky is blue.... a month early as Maine is actually best in August....I guess...as that is when all the New Yorkers show up in their expensive cars and clog everything up.

More Soccer today.  I have to check and see what's what.   My Lunch Buddy mentioned (in this morning's email) a few matches I might have missed).  But I'm sure I set all of them to record. Argentina.

The Maine Heat Wave has moved on....cool here in the house and I slept with a window open - very comfortable.  No reading was done yesterday.  I finally recognized a paragraph in the book...everything else was different.  So weird.   Firehouse with the firemen and fire woman eating subs and gossiping. Then I stopped and moved on to something else....page 34.  Book Two in the series is still a complete unknown....

Okay I have plenty of cold vegetables in the fridge for snacks during Soccer.  I do have some (very little) Ranch dressing I can mix with some mayo for a DIP.  IF I have mayo....

I cleaned off two window sills of assorted small items- little trinkets I picked up when I visited the Goodwill.  I don't do that anymore... as I realized I was "self medicating" with trips to Goodwill.  Not saying I'm in the best of "Mental Health" condition.....my son is the first to say I'm not.  But now I realize when I am tipping off the rails of mental health.   I try to make myself say "yes" to stuff...it's hard. No is always easier.........so Soccer, Book, Ice Pop, making Sunday Pizza and eating it with a big salad....

Very FULL Schedule ......I washed my hair yesterday- it's very FULL......I tried to get it under control but gave up...it's gonna do what it's gonna do....big wide shiny WHITE hair.  Got nice curl going as well.