DO A PUZZLE!
Puzzle of choice – BEACH FUN. I like the White Mountain brand. This one looked challenging, lots of kids/sail boats and color.
MY REWARD!
When I opened the box, RIGHT ON TOP, a puzzle piece with a HEART on it. So darn CUTE!
I immediately searched for the heart in the puzzle picture. WHERE did that piece go? It took me FOREVER to find the heart in the picture.
HOW FAST —->>> Can YOU find it??
Lets have some summer fun!
HAUSER the famous cellist…. Waltz No. 2 was written by Dmitri Shostakovich, a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist. This Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2 was written in 1938 for the newly founded State Jazz Orchestra of Victor Knushevitsky, and was premiered on 28 November 1938 in Moscow (Moscow Radio) by the State Jazz Orchestra.
When Shostakovich began piano lessons at the age of nine it was clear he had musical talent. He was one of the major composers of the 20th century.
After reading Dave’s post, ”Child’s Play,” on Life In A Word, I was inspired to listen to Hauser play Waltz No. 2 on YouTube. Thanks, Dave. I hope you all enjoy it too.
Have an enjoyable weekend everyone!
Have you been using the WordPress Editor? Apparently, June 1st, we all have to use it, like it or not — it seems. If you are like me, I find comfort in having my writing tools the same, i.e. same paper, same journal, same pen/markers, same WordPress…. same everything.
When this is changed and I am “forced” to learn something NEW, there is a “slow down” in my writing process. Suddenly, creativity goes out the window and angst replaces it.
Some of you might say, “I LOVE LEARNING SOMETHING NEW.”
GOOD FOR YOU!
First issue, I want to add a photo — hum, hum, hum. Can’t find where to do that? There must be a place to find/insert my photos, BUT WHERE.
First time in 5 years, no photo in my post?
Ugh… Eureka! I can switch back to Classic Editor. A temporary fix, while I learn WordPress Editor. I’m sure in a month I will say, “I LOVE IT,” but right now, it feels like one more COVID obstacle I need to surpass.
Bear with me… I need to figure this all out.
I awoke to a thunderstorm and the crackling sound of lightening. What is it about this “roar” that makes a writer jump out of bed, quickly find his/her journal, head to the window and start furiously writing?
The lightening thrilled and scared him. He was on the mountain top. He should be taking cover. Instead, he stood tall in “defiance” to God!” The thunder howling, the rain pounding down on his face, he didn’t care.
Arms raised to the sky, he was saying, “Go ahead God, strike me if you dare.”
Where did this strength and courage come from. Why did he think he could TEST God like this? Was he INSANE? He was ANGRY, God had let him down. He was alone, he was READY TO FIGHT and TODAY… God would not win!
If he made it out of this alive, his enemies beware, he was coming after them!
The thunder has died down, I’m waiting for the next round, so I can create ANOTHER amazing scene for my book.
What inspires YOU to write?
If you are in quarantine, are you focusing on your inner Ninja?
What does that mean? It means, you are not letting quarantine get you down. You have dreams/goals that have been dormant due to life, work, family, no time. While you have “thought” about your dreams, you did not focus on them.
It’s the start of May, a new month, a new day, a new week.
I had a lovely inspirational post written for you. I was about to post it, but WordPress DECIDED it was not worthy of your viewing! When I went to “preview” the post, ALL of my “good writing,” which I had written, reviewed, rewritten — WAS GONE!
As a writer, you can imagine my disappointment. I had worked on this post, crafting the words JUST RIGHT!
ONLY the first two paragraphs remained. I am FURIOUS, but at the same time, I think it is a message from the Universe that while I work on my children’s book, I BETTER remember to SAVE, SAVE, SAVE my work!
So, you are getting the “short version” of my inner Ninja message!
Now, go to it! Accomplish BIG THINGS this week… I plan to!
I went walking this morning, looked up, RUSHED to get a photo.
Beautiful sunrise!
The sun is shinning.
It makes all the difference in our mood, UNTIL we listen to the news reports, which are grim.
Still the warmth of the sun gives us HOPE.
Wishing you all a special day!
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Every morning, I heard this sound.
An Owl… a Pigeon… I didn’t know.
Turns out it was a Dove outside my window.
In Italy, my grandmother fed birds on her balcony every morning.
Don’t they say,
THINK of a LOVED ONE who has PASSED;
They VISIT YOU in the FORM OF AN ANIMAL?
While we are house bound, loving memories fill us with HOPE!
Unfortunately, by accident, I scared away the dove, by opening my window too fast. So, no more dove sounds every morning.
Past, Present & Future – Reminds me of the movie “A Christmas Carol.” Here we are quarantined, looking at the past, reviewing the present, in order to create a new future.
For years, companies have resisted remote workers. Absolutely NOT, they would say. No matter the reason, the answer was, “NO.”
Suddenly a virus strikes, and the Government says employees MUST work from home.
So… we rush to work from home; however, our desk area is not set up properly. For example, last week, I needed a large monitor. Guess what — ALL stores were sold out of big monitors. YES, every other NEW remote worker needed a large monitor.
One week later, now in official quarantine, we were told retail stores were CLOSED.
Welcome to the NEW way of doing business. Not all retail stores are closed, they are still running, but now you can pick up.
The handshake coming through the computer is the NEW way of business.
Yesterday, I went online to buy a monitor from Best Buy. Finally, monitors were back in stock. Checking out, I was given the option to PICK UP in ONE HOUR!
WHAT…
Can you believe that? No shipping charge, no waiting for a week for delivery. Just PICK UP myself in ONE HOUR. I was told to sit in my car, park in a designated PICK UP spot, the sales person would come to my car, open trunk and put monitor in!
WOW — This was SO EASY!
Why would I want to go back to “normal – in store” shopping? I hate shopping!
While our world is in a sad situation, a crisis like this shows we are resilient. To stay in business — bosses, employees & customers work together to make a purchase happen! AND BOY, am I happy to have my large monitor!
Even during COVID-19, there are HAPPY moments.
These penguins are so darn cute.
Be well. Stay safe!
We are ALL in this together!
Ok, the title is misleading. I know, you’re probably thinking… “WHAT, send your daughter to Japan to find a boyfriend?” No, let me explain.
What I mean is… when we are trying to find someone, we need special prayers. If it’s not working on our own, we need to dig a little deeper with our prayers. So, why not go around the world, best way to reach God, right!
My daughter was in Japan recently. I mentioned to her, that if she was by one of the Shinto Shrines, I’d like her to buy a prayer plaque for me. As a Catholic, we go to church, we light candles and we pray to certain Saints for assistance. St. Anthony ALWAYS helps me find a lost item.
So, she brought back this prayer pouch, saying it was “specific” for finding a boyfriend.
Now, BEFORE I pray to this, I NEED to know what it says.
What if by accident she got me a prayer pouch for flying to the moon OR finding a cat… WHO knows?
Can anyone help?
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