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Finished Friday!


My music/hobby studio is nearly complete. At least the piano is where it needs to be and most of the music books and things are situated. And knitting gear (because the knitting has no home yet) are in the place I want them to be. I even sat and practiced, actually played something over and over until I got it right, and then played some more. Yay! Me! The lighting is good. There is an overhead light and one for over the shoulder. The sound is good there and I feel better not being parked next to my son’s bedroom. I wish I were soundproof but whatever.

Oh, and the–whatever this piece of furniture is called– is now in the entryway of the living room. It will be cleaned out and filled with things like scarfs, gloves, hats and the like. The masks are on top.

Oh, those are portraits of my brothers and me as kids. And that was the flag I received for my vet dad when he passed I think that was a decade ago. I do miss him.

The basket next to the–whatever that piece of furniture is called–will be cleared out for boots and shoes, etc. To the left of that piece of furniture is a small hat tree. I want to make another longer one in the open wall to hang our coats.

My brother, son, husband and I worked very hard getting the furniture moved and in the new homes. Today started the going through the mountain of boxes we created while moving things around. We felt like we were playing Tetris sans the fun but irritating music!

The vlog studio still needs work but we are seeing more progress, No picture it or of the dining table that though it has been cleared is surrounded by mount boxes. But hey, that is a lot done for a bunch of retired and disabled people!

Hope you all had a Fantastic Friday and have a great weekend!

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Angel MagicAngel Magic by Lucia Ashta
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Two things ruined this book for me. The first is such a big one that I may not read anything else by this author. I HATE CLIFFHANGERS! If I like characters and the world enough, leave me in a safe place, I’ll be back for more!

The second problem was that way too much helpless romance in both the main character and her love interest. Ugh! How about using that energy to find out her abilities. A part angel part mermaid could have made it quite interesting, but, no, we have to have romance take over and make the pair helpless once again. Ugh!

But maybe I am too old to get the need to be helpless? I think romance should happen between peoples’ strengths. Then the romantic interaction is so much more appreciated. This is a young adult book. But why do we need separate categories? A good book is fun for all!

Still, plenty of people loved this series so try it for yourself.

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One-Liner Wednesday


Progress is addicting!

The more I am able to get done the harder it is to quit and go play games. It’s working! 😀 Music studio and vlog studio to be finished soon! Yay! Plus other things are somehow getting done without thinking. I love it when it works like that! Case in point, a sink I didn’t plan on cleaning got shining!

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Thank you, Linda G. Hill for One-liner Wednesdays. Nice to have a day I don’t have to write as much. LOL!

Tornado Tuesday


No. we’re safe. I know there are some really scary things like floods, and tornados on the east coast. And out here the fire season is getting serious, especially with the lightning storms we are having in spite of sizzling heat. But my tornado is more what I got done and then what I enjoyed as a reward when tired.

I did get a lot of the work done toward my vlog studio and my music studio. Not finished by far but a couple cooler days like today and I think that will be done. I can’t wait! I’ll take pictures if not YouTube the finished results.

And the day ended so beautifully! Forgive the dirty droplets on the window It has been windy and rainy making muddy windows!

I had an issue with passwords and getting into my games got weird. But the issue is finally ironed out. I am doing a sort of inventory of the purchased games to see which I should have downloaded and which I can skip. I tried out something like Mosaic 3? I can’t remember but it was puzzle after puzzle. I may find a time that I might want to play it in the middle of winter, but I need the distraction of great graphics and hidden objects. I can’t see to read well. But with my glasses on upside down, for some reason, I can see the screen well enough to find most objects. They seem to be getting my mind in removal mode. Does that make sense? I play a while then run and get stuff done. Then tired and game again.

My newest fun is Tornado: The Secret of the Magic Cave. The finding is harder as the pictures are smaller but this is a younger feeling game. Though the main characters are at driving age they seem to be living alone in a cabin, and then are having to survive in a cave after a tornado wrecks their lives. They are siblings so I guess that was the way to get away from the romantic element of some of these games. I wish it would play faster but I am enjoying camping without the rocks biting me in my chilled sleep. I probably won’t play the rest of the night as I haven’t played my recorder in days and I miss it.

Muggy Monday


So, as promised, a near 100 degree day with high humidity. So another day of games. What else can I do? Oh, and we found the reason, or so we think, for the crazy internet reception. Most anything that relies on the net had the annoying circle spinning rather than something fun to watch. So real TV played with all the stupid commercials in the background. We watched several versions of local news which gave us the bad extra news of lightning storms on top of draught and heat. The occasional rain is welcome and smells so wonderful.

So what did I play? Unfinished Tales: Illicit Love. The games yesterday were funnish. This game, has its moments but if you need help the “Hints” were unhelpful for where you were. In fact, Argelfumph: The Nancy Drew Dude, said exactly that on his walkthrough.

I walked with him for a while and suddenly I found myself in different areas of the game than his video. I got as far as his second part when I finally gave up and just relied on the strategy guide and map and occasional “hint” lady. I suppose this is a good game for if you are entirely bored. Oh, yeah, that’s where I was! Boreland!

When I finished that one I ate my OMAD (One Meal a Day) and moved on to the next of the games on my purchase list from six year ago and more. Thank goodness Big Fish keeps a list and once you have purchased you can download as often as you need.

So the one I am working on is Timeless The Forgotten Town. I couldn’t find a YouTube but would prefer to have a Walkthrough that wasn’t YouTube so I went with the one on Big Fish.

The walkthrough is pretty good. But every time I try to leave the game to look at the walkthrough the game gets wonky and I have to close down and start the game again. Luckily, I don’t lose my progress. I have played most of my games before. Most of them have been so long ago that they seem new. This one I sort of remember. Outside of the wonkiness of my computer or the game itself, I think this one is fun.

So, I think I’ll get back to it. Tomorrow is supposed to be much cooler so the guys and I plan a very busy working day. We have company coming, and that is a good reason to get on top of this mess! I can’t wait to move the piano and set up a bit of a studio for music and then another for the vlog or whatever that turns out to be. I am excited to get started on all of it!

I hope you all had a great Solstice! Looking at the countrywide forecast for the day didn’t look that great and in comparison our weather was mild. Please be safe out there.

Sorry that the Bitmoji seems to have a broken arm. They didn’t have a Solstice on and this was all I could create that looked somewhat happy.

Hidden Object Sunday


Today and tomorrow are nearly triple digit days. With no real AC we tend to lay low.

So my day consisted of finishing Witches’ Legacy: The Charleston Curse. It was fun enough to play twice.

Before that I played  Love Story: Beach Cottage.

And before that Written Legends: Nightmare at Sea.

It doesn’t get any work done. But it’s one step up from laying around doing nothing.  But even knitting is too hot! And my eyes can’t handle reading.

Okay. Guilt is jumping in. I could be writing. But the brain seems fried from heat.

Sorry for a complaining blog. Guess I’ll find one more game to tide me over. After Duolingo that is.

Hope you all had a great Father’s Day!

happy father's day

Het up on the hot day the German man

seinen Hut aufsetze, 

or put on his hat.

Aber when the temperature hit triple digits, he hid in his hut.

Even the sombrero wearer next door knew when to give up and take a siesta.

That sums up the days here on the west coast. We didn't hit the triple but got mighty close. I didn't go outside. Even Kali chose the chair in line with the breeze from the fan.

On a hot day, we stayed cool!


Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “hat/het/hit/hot/hut.” Choose one, choose ’em all, put ’em in your post. Enjoy!


Siren Magic (Sirangel #1)Siren Magic by Lucia Ashta
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

What a fun diversion from the more serious reading I’ve been doing lately. However, I hate reading about yet another mermaid, not in the water. That’s my inner spirit. I miss swimming so much!

In this case, the mermaid is part angel. And she knows nothing about any of her powers and is put in a totally new situation to her—legs on land, with wings.

It was an excellent bedtime book. It was exciting while soothing. So much so that I had to pick up the next book and started reading it last night.

If you like the occasional fantasy and don’t mind a young adult bent, this would be fun for you, too.

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Okay this is not going to be very long. A friend and then my husband recommended Manifest. I didn’t think I would like it. But whoa! I am getting nothing done I am so sucked into it! I did start writing more of my time travel story. But meanwhile this is so good I can’t take my eyes off it. The first two seasons are on Netflix. The rest is on Hulu.

One-Liner Wednesday


Deer didn’t do it!

While I was in the dentist my husband watched this cute guy cause trouble.

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