Yep, I’m at it again! JuNoWriMo. I didn’t finish, or even do much with last months editing. So I am combining the editing and rewriting that needs to happen to finish Pandamapocalypse. But a new book was calling to me so I have started on Marina’s Mission. So my count for Panda is 510 words added as the story still hasn’t finished. Yet MM is the second part of Panda. So this is going to get complicated. Even so I managed 1870 words. Yeah!
I have complained that we get no spring or fall here. But this year the weather has been more of a springy feeling. I love my mesquite bushes just outside. They blossomed up and became nearly yellow with all the flowers. I finally got out to take a couple pictures.
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Can you see the pods? Those are what makes the mesquite the most fun. In the summer when the pods turn brown they start popping open. If you are lucky, as you stand an look at these huge bushes, the sound of popping corn happens. It is so much fun to stand and hear a bush make noise!
It wasn’t really quiet as I took the pictures. There were so many bees that the buzz made me very nervous. I got away as soon as I could.
My newest socks are coming along.
The practice on the recorder was slight but I did manage to finger out Mary Had A Little Lamb, and Twinkle Twinkle. But I would love a book to read the music as I go. Tomorrow I promised myself to play one song on the piano just to reconnect.
For those that are curious as to how the Intermittent Fasting/Keto are doing. I’m managing OMAD (One Meal A Day) and that is a very healthy meal. I am rarely hungry later and if so water or tea will do the trick. My pants are getting loose enough to pull down without unsnapping or unzipping. I don’t weigh myself but at the end of the month I have a doctor’s appointment where I know they will weigh me. I think I will be happy with the result.
Today has been the warmest day all year. I think we hit 92. It is suppose to cool off the rest of the week. I think this was to help us get used to what is coming. Fans were running in every room all day.
Midnight is creeping up so I best get this published and head off to bed.
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I am so impressed by all this creativity oousing out of you. I love the thought of your bushes popping that sounds so funny. We have good weather at the moment, yesterday was 25c and today is set to be hotter! 💜
Thanks, I am feeling creative and hope the muses stay a while.
I had to Google 25C. I said centigrade but Ms. Google politely corrected to Celsius duh! 77 F sounds perfect! Today 97, tomorrow 93 but then down to something we can live in sans siesta. But it is being called fire season rather than summer. That is so disturbing! News starts each day with readiness warnings rather than the COVID19 counts. Last year whole towns burned down. 😥
That is so awful. We also occasionally have forest fires here to but never on your scale. Stay safe 💜
Thanks. The US west coast has been on fire since last summer. Here in Central/Southern Oregon it stayed on the other side of mountains. But we are the Outback desert. It could easily become as bad as Australia faced the last few years. Trying to stay safe and ready. 😥
This is terrible, I am praying for you all 💜
Thank you!
I am curious to know, are you feeling better and stronger as you drop the weight? More energy, more creativity? That’s great if so. That’s how it was for me! I’m glad you have summer-like temps there, here the last week has felt like April! Cool temps starting in the 60’s and maybe reaching high 70’s with tons of rain. I’m praying for one whole sunny day!!
Yes, I think the creative juices might be due to weight-loss. I’m still dealing with the hiatal hernia issue so I still can’t stand more than five minutes without feeling faint or hurting. I can walk if temps are kind. But I worry that out on a walk I’ll have to stand for a while. I am finding myself doing chores and not having a thought before doing them.
Temps are threatening fire season/summer. Without a pool or AC I’ll take the 70s.
“Beans from the mesquite tree have some very real benefits in terms of nutrition. They are very sweet due to their high fructose level and thus don’t require insulin to metabolize. They contain around 35% protein, more than soybeans and 25% fiber.”
High or otherwise sugars are out. For my diet. And when would picking time happen? Sounds like it might be fun to try. But I might miss the popping. Which is probably is too late to pick. I guess I can Google it. Thanks for the info! 💜🤗