Favorites, Holidays

Fourth of July Favorites

  1. Fireworks!
  2. Watermelon
  3. Red, White & Blue everything, everywhere
  4. Patriotic music
  5. Parades
  6. Small-town festivals
  7. Summer heat
  8. Watching the movie “Independence Day”
  9. Flags everywhere
  10. The sense of community – Today we are one.
Favorites, Nature

Things I Miss About Living in the Country

  1. Thunderstorms rumbling through the valley
  2. How green everything is after a lightning storm
  3. Coyotes howling outside my window
  4. The wonder of Springtime, finding things growing you didn’t know were there
  5. Harvest-time, tractors in the field, clouds of dust
  6. Hay-rack rides
  7. Blinding brightness after an ice storm
  8. Evergreens bowing under heavy snow
  9. Bird song choirs that never cease
  10. Woodpeckers
  11. Walks in the woods
  12. Creeks skipping by
  13. Next door neighbors a mile away
  14. Hummingbirds at my window

    No special filters, no time lapse...just the sunlight through the trees - Cazenovia, Illinois 2006
Books, Events, Holidays

Books I Received For My Birthday

  1. The Glass Castle – by Jeanette Walls
  2. Fifty Shades of Gray – by E. James
  3. The Birthday Party: A Memoir of Survival – by Stanley Alpert
  4. To Be Sung Underwater – by Tom McNeal
    To Be Sung Underwater: A Novel [Book]
Brands, Favorites, Links, Monday

Monday Magic

Products I use because they work like magic or close enough to it to make me never want anything else

  1. Downy Wrinkle Release
  2. Fenofibrate (which I buy even though I don’t have insurance anymore because it’s actually working and I don’t want to stroke-out at the age of 45.)
  3. Garnier Length & Strength shampoo and conditioner
  4. Regis Clarifying shampoo (to remove chlorine)
  5. Eucerin Plus Intensive Repair lotion (to combat chlorine again)
  6. Tide Coldwater Free
  7. Static Guard
  8. Playtex Sport feminine products
  9. Sharpie markers

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