Stone Soup
That's about the only thing I haven't tried around here--stone soup. (But stay tuned.) 🙂 Gemstones ARE used by practitioners to energize food--although, obviously, one must not try to chew them. 🙂 SERIOUSLY: certain semi-precious stones, like malachite, are...
What happened to quilting?
Yesterday I received an email from a long, long-time friend and faithful blog-reader, asking what ever happened to all that quilting I was planning to do. 🙂 A reasonable question, actually--thanks, Jeanie Beanie-- and the answer is: I'm still planning to quilt. ...
I may levitate 🙂
My giant, beautiful flourite sphere arrived from China yesterday, and I'm so excited. The thing is HUGE. This being my favorite member of the mineral family, the stone I call the spiritual super-conductor, I have big plans for using this one in meditation, etc. ...
Phew! Just made it!
Blogging today feels something like trying to jump aboard a moving freight train--but here I am! I don't mind telling you it was touch-and-go for a while there. 🙂 Our first Amazon and Barnes and Noble winners have been chosen and notified--congratulations to Brenda...
Black Friday? Not for me. 🙂
I've rechristened today, the 29th of November, 2013, from "black Friday" to "blessed Friday". 🙂 The gratitude we celebrated yesterday lingers, a deep and sweet knowledge that no matter what circumstances we may find ourselves in, there is always reason to offer...
Thanksgiving and more
Today is Weight Watchers day--I expect to do okay, even though I indulged a little more than I probably should have during the recent visit to Seattle. 🙂 Thing is, I didn't go wild, so it's all good. I tend to alternate between a very good week (last week, an...
Got rocks? 🙂
They just keep arriving, via UPS and the postal service--the picture Jasper, the incredibly lovely "Picasso" Jasper, the opal-like Labradorite, the gentle blue jade, the medicinal flourite....around here, every day is Christmas, it seems like. 🙂 I have gemstones on...
Well, now…
Where to start? The laptop did not come in, and if the hotel had a business center, I failed to find it. Hence, no blogs--until now. 🙂 Last week's winners, before I forget, were: Jean Burkacki and Marlene Kubick--congratulations, ladies. A new contest begins...
Four weeks and counting
As of tomorrow, I've been back in Weight Watchers for a full month--how time flies when you're counting points. 🙂 I've lost a little more--hurray!--and sure am enjoying being able to wear my jeans again. This afternoon--at last--I have my first EMDR* therapy...
Stone Crazy, That’s Me
Somehow, I never imagined myself as a rock collector--Annie Oakley, an astronaut, a guest at the White House, or Little Joe Cartwright's wife, yes. But a rock collector? No. 🙂 (The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, Mom!) A mail day doesn't pass these days, it...
Saturday blog plus prattle
I'm up early today, to get a jumpstart on my writing. Neecie (one of Bernice's many nicknames) is beside me in her office bed, getting a jumpstart on sleeping. 🙂 I was supposed to announce last week's winners yesterday, but alas, it didn't happen--so here they...
Ladies Who Lunch and Do Other Stuff, Too
Yesterday was my Weight Watchers meeting--one of those nonspectacular weeks this time--.8 pounds. (Note the decimal!) Afterward, I paid a visit to Trader Joe's, which is near our meeting place, to stock up on some WW-friendly food. Next, Wendy, Jen and I had lunch...