grateful for all...

 oh, my lovelies...

yesterday, my intention for the day was to remember to find little sparkles of joy, or something like that.  so, i braided my hair and enjoyed looking at the braids all day.

i watched the birds sing and flit about the back garden for a bit.

i listened to music and sang like i was on stage whilst driving to hospital.

i collapsed into my chair after arriving home and rested and read for hours after hospital because, damn, but that takes a lot out of a body.

i don't think i found as many as i had hoped - because 3 hours in hospital and subsequent exhaustion after.

so today i thought i'd share the little sparkles from my last couple of weeks with you.

july's cheesecake day was banana pudding cheesecake.  i only had one piece before the rest disappeared.  it was much better than i thought it would be, and i wish i'd been able to have another piece.  making all these has given me some ideas for others that i want to create myself.

i'm not certain what is going on with the weather, but we've had big storms every day.  it's been so hot and humid.  i don't think i've had to water the garden in maybe three weeks, with all the rain we've had.

the neighbor had company today, and they arrived in this 1941 Cadillac LaSalle.  It's a very nice, cool car, but I would've picked a different color.

a turtle the neighbor found in the back yard.  she called and told me to hurry over.  i thought she'd found a snake, but just a pretty turtle.

the harvest from this morning. some of the cucumbers are funny shaped cause they were growing on the ground instead of hanging. but they'll eat just fine.  there are a few tomatoes, a couple cayenne peppers, jalapenos and a small handful of green beans.  just enough for me to have for dinner tonight.

yes, i know.  this doesn't look like a sparkle.  but i'm hopeful that it will bring me a bit of relief from migrainelandia.  yesterday was my 2nd of 8 weekly magnesium sulfate and fluid infusions.  i'm at hospital for about 2 1/2 - 3 hours, in a nice quiet room.  yesterday went by very quickly, thanks to some meditations and spotify.

well, that's it for me today.  i'm off to finish the rearrange/deep cleanup of my art area and a few other things.  i hope to get to read and catch up on all my favorite blogs soon.  my reading has fallen behind a lot.

hope you're having a lovely day.  let's find something to be grateful for today, as i'm grateful for all of the above.

love & kisses & magical wishes, 

~*~