little bee friends...

i received good news today about a project i've been working on and it made me unbelievably happy.  i'd been so very stressed over finding paperwork and getting some things organized.  it turned out it went much faster and easier than i anticipated.  why is it that anxiety can overwhelm us to the point that we can't move?  

in fact over the past week, i've been getting things done that i needed to do ages ago but was so paralyzed with anxiety that i couldn't even think about doing them.  and yet...

it was easy... and now they are done and i can move on... yay!

i've been walking out into the tiny garden several times a day.  checking on the little veggie patch, the pretty flowers and herbs.  it brings me so much joy, even in this southern summer heat and humidity.

yesterday i found these little bee friends and that made me ridiculously happy.

i have another project i need to do tomorrow or friday at the least.  my grocer had a HUGE sale on cherries, so i bought several pounds.  i've been wanting to make a small batch of jam for years.  so, i'll do that and probably freeze some for use in smoothies or baking later.

that's what i've been up to lately...how about you?

love & magicks

~*~ 

 

little dragons flying...

last night i picked up my sketchbook for the first time in months. i'm pretty happy with the sweetness that came out of my pencil.  i need more practice and i'd like to find a class to learn how to bring more realism to my drawings.

this morning in the garden there were little dragons flying around and the sidhe (fairie) bells were tinkling while they danced merrily.

i think i've been waiting too long to pick my cucumbers.  they've been getting really fat on one end and pointy on the other.  while i was hunting for a harvest i found the perfect little cucumber and can't wait to eat it. there were more beans and the first little cherry tomatoes and a jalapeno the size of my thumb.  i picked some chives in plans for making an herb bread that i've been craving.

after getting everything together and mixing it all up i found that the dough just would not form.  it was a crumbly icky mess.  i think my yeast was bad, so i tossed it all out.  i actually tried to make a sort of dumplings out of the psuedo dough, but it didn't work out. so...

i'll try again tomorrow.

that's been my day, other than online paperwork for a project and all the frustrations that come with that. i miss the days where you spoke to actual people for assistance with things. now you just fill out an online form and it is so hard to get to a person. anyhoo...

tell me how your day has been...

love & magicks

~*~ 

 

candyfloss colors...

last night i caught the candyfloss colors of sunset and not a bad photo of the crescent moon.

i didn't sleep well and have felt quite icky and migrainey all day. so this is all i have to offer for today. 

moon, cloud and sky love...

hope you are having a good weekend.

love & magicks

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blindly, madly...

wait...what is that i spy? could it be? behind the clouds? is that blue sky? and...yes, yes it is!  and...and...the SUN!  it has been days and days since i've seen the sun and i am very happy it is here.

 

i rushed out to the garden to see how things had fared.  poor mother of tomatoes.  they love her so much, they are swooping and swirling around her.  (i've NEVER seen so many little tomatoes in my garden In My LIFE)

 look at those babies! so cute! i can't wait to nosh on them...

the hosta is thriving, droopy blooms and all.  this plant i brought from the mountain house and stuck in a pot, hmmm...maybe 12 or 13 years ago?  a long, long time.  and it does so well!

 

 everything was so green and blooming madly that i just had to take a little twirl in my old/new flouncy dress.  i found it in the back of my closet a day or so ago and tried it on and it fit! yay!

so...this has been my day, except for a serious migraine attack that sent me back to my bed.  it took me 10 minutes of blindly, madly searching to find my ice pack and it turned out it was right in front of my face.

we're to have a couple of clear hot days this weekend before rain returns on monday.  i'm hoping to set my alarm and get in the garden suuuuper early to pull some weeds before the heat sets in.  i guess i'll have to turn my a/c back on too. :-(

oh well...

how's the weather where you are? (i know...i'm weird!)  any plans for the weekend?

love & magicks

~*~

 

 

 

rabbit warrens of fanciful whimsy...

 ten things thursday

 - it is the day after the summer solstice and i'm wearing a sweater. 63 degrees F today.

 - i bought those flowers (top photo) a week ago and they are still beautiful.  store bought will have to work until i get my own flower garden well established.

 - home grown cucumbers make great cracker substitutes for chicken salad.

 - i keep having this strange image pop into my head of something that a)would never happen and b)is utterly bizarre.  but it just keeps popping up.

 - it turns out white rice raises my blood sugar more than chocolate, cake, soda and gummies.

 - i stress sleep.

 - i had possible bad news today about an amazing opportunity, but i'm trying not to give up on it just yet.

 - it's been raining for three days. and looks to continue again tomorrow and then start back on monday. i guess it's taking the weekend off! :-)

 - working on my doomstashes is making me happy

 - falling into rabbit warrens of fanciful whimsy brings me great joy and lots of smiles.

love & magicks

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love & magicks...

 Summer Solstice blessings to you and yours...

 

love & magicks

~*~

 

blue and lavender...

 

i'm so in love with these blooms.  i cut back this hydrangea so much this year that i didn't expect it to bloom at all.  in fact, i was worried i'd killed it.

obviously, that didn't happen.  it has more blooms than i've ever seen on it and they range from this beautiful blue to a lovely lavender/violet.

we have storms rolling through this week and they are playing havoc with my head.  i may need to take a nap! ;-)

well, i'm still finding my way back here so this is about it for today.  i'm hoping to have some fun, exciting news to share soon. but things are still up in the air.  

anyhoo... 

hope you are having a great day!

thanks for reading

love & magicks

~*~ 

 

noticing...

lately i've been going back to the very beginning of a blog i love and starting to read.  i was trying to figure out how long i've been reading this particular blog (at least 13 years!) and thought i could maybe figure it out from my own blog. 

i ended up falling down the rabbit hole of reading my own blog posts from the beginning. i noticed a lot of patterns.  things i've been noticing in other areas of my life. 

the thing i noticed the most was that i really enjoyed writing and the interactions with people who commented.

so...

i'm back... :-)

how have you been?

thanks for reading...

love & magicks

~*~

ps...photo from my garden this year and it made me soooo happy!