Monthly Archives: November 2022

This picture was taken in 1980, over a half lifetime ago. I had forgotten all about it, but it pops up from time to time in Daily Memories when I use my Amazon fire stick for streaming. Bless snapshots to … Continue reading →

Beate has pointed out that Etsy has a wide choice of funky birdhouses. I enjoyed looking at them, but it was this statue that captured my heart. This one resonates too. Pensive and cautiously open to life. That’s me. November … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s post reminded me of Marie Kondo’s shop. What do you think of this birdhouse for $220? Or this one for $130? They are more elegant and sophisticated than the one at Happy Gardens, but I don’t share Marie’s tastes. … Continue reading →

Looking at cute things is also good for my mental health, and the owners and buyers at HappyGardens.com must be kindred spirits. That birdhouse especially warms my heart. November 27, 2022

Mix a little foolishness with your prudence: it’s good to be silly at the right moment. —Horace, Roman poet As long as I continue to hear ‘normal’ people telling me I am too childish, I know I’m doing just fine. … Continue reading →

The best way to deal with negative emotions is to let yourself feel the emotions you’re feeling and let them pass, not push them under the rug. —It’s Okay to Not Be Okay Andy and I don’t do anything special … Continue reading →

I’m not sure why, and I don’t care enough to figure it out, but every once in a while an old picture pops up on my iPad. This one came up yesterday. It’s a picture of my mom picking daffodils … Continue reading →

Happiness does not exclude sadness – if a person responds to life, he’s sometimes happy and sometimes sad. What matters is he responds. —Eric Fromm This quote reminds me of the Stoic idea that happiness means living your values and … Continue reading →

When I was looking for the pictures for yesterday’s post I came across these. When would you guess they were taken? They were taken May 1, 2016. Spring can be erratic. I also remember the Memorial Day years ago when … Continue reading →

Andy’s pictures of the hoar frost Friday reminds me of these I showed last year. They were taken in November, 2015 and they still blow me away. (Again, there are more pictures here on Flickr.) November 21, 2022