Remember when household tasks were set up for the week? Monday mending, etc.?
I just remembered I had clothes in the dryer since Saturday. So glad no one else needed to do their laundry.
BRB
Folding time.
And put away. So you helped me with that. Thanks.
We’ve been bingeing not the twinkle sound of binging, House of Dragons and now Knight of Seven Kingdoms. I’m still mad at GRRM but I got finished rebingeing TWD. Well, Outlander ended…
Obviously, I haven’t much to share today. It’s a good day
Meryl Streep narrated this story. It was fun to hear her voice. I do wish the characters had been a little different but that didn’t stop an intriguing story.
This wasn’t a story full of thrills or mystery but rather memory and family. A parent telling stories of her youth. This was a great read for bedtime. Just enougn to keep keep me awake and interested. No tension to add to bad dreams.
Libby supplied this audiobook. I hope you get the chance to read it.
Hit or Miss? Miss Who? Not the Doctor? I miss that show.
I know. My heart is hiding from the deeper missives. Being 76 means my misses are greater than they ever were. I’m grateful for their presence in my life physically, and the spirits I feel and converse with. Sadly, their jabs and jokes seem so much like my own.
A miss is as good as a mile, they say. Did my stream grow to the size of the Mississippi?
I’m pretty proud to have received this today. Whoopie!
Nearly 2/3s finished with my second dragon. This one isn’t so naturally straight as my last one. I can see so much needing the straightening tool before I finish.
For nearly two years, I have worked on just sight-reading and trying to enjoy music. My progress is slower than I’d like, but I think I am nearly caught up with my 12-year-old self. But I’m still not near my music major days of my 40s. So I have been working through the next book. By the way, I learned piano and reading at the same time, so Music is my first/second language. I think that is why I love Italian.
The last chapter I read yesterday suggested practicing the bad parts 10 times correctly before moving on. When I was a child, my mother would have 10 buttons on the left side of the piano. Each time I played a piece or section, I would move a button per attempt. I hate to admit Mom was right. And I found myself balking at the thought of going through that again. I wanted to play! Today I chose to try to stay with my energy. I will gradually move into that rhythm of practice. Today’s reading led me to see other ways to get there. Shorter practice times with breaks and naps, and always a good night’s sleep. Okay, maybe I can handle it. I’ll keep reading. Eventually, I will have to take notes. Meanwhile, my goals are not to teach or play in concerts. My goal is to enjoy it and, hopefully, get loved ones to enjoy it too.
Because of my arm/shoulder pain, I am not knitting or crocheting so much. That means lots of games on my tablets, I like the escaping blocks type games. Any suggestions while healing?
How do you go from practice to pointless? Then from pointless to playing? And suddenly feel the guilt for not practicing?
I’ve been playing piano for over a year. That’s after a couple time outs of years. I took lessons from 5-16 then a music major in my 40s. In between raising kids, jobs, and rebellion of the terror of the piano (mom issues, not teachers).
I thought I had it figured out. Playing is fun. And I’ve finally reached near where I was when I quit last time. But suddenly I’m not seeing improvement. I picked up Learn Faster, Perform Better by Molly Gebrian. Now I find I don’t want to play anymore. My rebel nature is back full force. That is not to say she is wrong. Practicing segments 10 times right will perfect the piece. But I want to play music, enjoy music.
Lauryn Allman and Ina Marie Smith bring Freida McFadden’s third book in her Housemaid series to life. This book was even more interesting in that it involved the family. The housemaid is married and has two children. She learns that what was easy as a single person is now four times as much.
The layers of personalities are complicated and yet full of love and suspicions. My favorite part was when we could see the issues from the child’s perspective. We often forget that our attempts to protect them can cause more harm than talking it out, painful as that might be.
Now I feel I can go watch the show
I was lucky to find this audiobook on Libby. I highly recommend this fun read if you like a thriller.
Here are some of the newest crafts I’ve been working on. A pair of socks for my son, another hat, and a shawl for me.
The socks and hat are on Chiaogoo cable needles. The shawl is crocheted. I’ve frogged and restarted the hat and the shawl. It’s fun to try something new. I have other socks but haven’t worked on them for a while.
My second dragon is about half done. This one isn’t coming out as straight so I’ll have to go straighten them myself.
Energy has been low lately but I’m gradually getting better.
This was a quick read. Lauryn Allman and Edoardo Ballerini narrate this short story to heighten the intensity of paranoia it instills. I finished in less than an hour and a half. But once started, I knew I couldn’t quit until the characters were safe. Even then, I had trouble falling asleep. Please take that as a warning.
Frieda McFadden writes compelling novels. Now that I am nearly finished with the series, I can’t wait to see how they told the story on the show.
Though I had to wait on hold for a bit, it was worth the wait. Libby has all of these, but they are popular books.
Anybody watch the series “From” ? When I saw the prompt I thought about how guests are brought in and don’t escape.
At this point, the streams fork out and I can’t keep track with these ole fingers and eyes. So that’s it.
By the way, if you don’t like horror, and I think this is far scarier than The Walking Dead, maybe pass it by. I’m still undecided. I watched while knitting or playing games on my tablet so I don’t get hooked in.
Working on my series: Haven.
Doodler (zendoodle.com)
Music major: voice and piano
Mom of four great adults
Reiki II practitioner
I have been on disability/retired for 10 years now from depression, anxiety and fibromyalgia.
Books, games, music, and life — filtered through the mind of a writer, drummer, and philosopher who thinks too deeply about all of it. If it moves something in your chest, I'm interested.
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