How are you all? It’s so windy here. I have just checked out
my new bird bath and feeder. I don’t want them blowing away, well off the
chains, where they are hanging, yep, it’s that windy. They are on hanging
chains, to match the bath and feeder. I was so proud of
them they are beautiful then I spoke to my friend who is a bird expert and she
said that they were for decoration and not to be used the birds won’t like
them. Oh, no, really? I’m so hoping she will be wrong especially as the bird bath
is rather large as if it will be used if it was for decoration, surely, they
wouldn’t have made it so big? Well I have bird food ordered coming tomorrow
night so I am forever hopeful! The feeder has a roof on it it’s pointy like a witch’s
hat and there is a small plate to put the food on. It has a small bird sitting
on each side of the plate the same colour and material, well it’s metal and
cream. The bath is just a huge dish with two larger birds on each edge. They are
so lovely and full of detail. Oh, please little birdies, come to my garden and enjoy?
I adore birds. I have a dear friend from America who lives
behind a beautiful country park. She sends me recordings of her birds through messenger.
Gosh it’s so peaceful.
I was talking with a great friend yesterday over coffee. We had
two perfect hours together. She is my tonic for sure. Our Sons are of similar age
and we just get each other as we also have similar personalities, though her
lifestyle is so different to mine.
Hubs been away overnight with work this week. My little
Waggatail and I had a girly couple of days without the boys. Hub works so hard
and is really dedicated and passionate as he doesn’t do anything by half. His goals
are to succeed and never to quit!
Wow, such a gift to have don’t you think? Whereas me, I’m a
born quitter. I procrastinate in life too. I get so far then stop. If it’s
personal goals that is, but if it is work related, then I have to prove my
best. Where as Hub is work and personal. He has lost so much weight. 14 lbs in
five weeks. He just says no to all food that is bad for him. Same as our Son,
so strong. Now normally I would say but I don’t eat meat and never will, where
as Hub won’t give up meat though I am getting there as he no longer eats red
meat, so am I strong by not eating meat? Especially as I used to love it so
much. But for 22 years now I have been a vegetarian, now, give up crisps/potato
chips? Chocolate? Then I am so weak. Bread I have tried for two weeks I ate
none. I actually put on weight so I’m back on the bread but only have a quarter
of what I used to eat. I go three days now without any. And I cope. Mainly as I
really don’t have any appetite at the moment. I’m snacking rather than eating proper
food.
Oh, I have an important meeting tomorrow. I’m not looking
forward to that. It’s with two people. And
though a good outcome may come of it, still, I’m rather anxious. And I don’t
get anxious at meetings. Will I prepare for it? Nope, just take me as I am.
Who am I? well my birth chart the other day told me exactly
who I was. If you read that blog, you too will now know. Funny thing it said I care
for the planet but nothing about animals. And animals have been in my heart all
of my life. ever since I can remember. I have told you this story before but
just in case there are any Bloggets who didn’t read it back then, when I was
about four, I was allowed to play outside. Can you imagine that now days? Well I
saw a beautiful dog almost the height of me. Of course, it was lost as it wasn’t
with anyone. But in those days, people used to just open their doors and allow
their dogs to wonder and they would come home for their dinner. Imagine that
too? Anyway, I decided to take that dog home to its own garden. Well I put my
hand on the back of the dog’s neck as he had no collar on. And spoke to him in
a calm way. Remember I was four…. I had the biggest lump in my throat feeling
the pain of this dog lost…. I walked him down the road and like a good boy he
went with my gentle grip. I opened the gate of a garden and put him in. few, I had
done my job. Only problem was, later on that night whilst trying to sleep which
in those days I also had difficulties in sleeping, I asked my clever mind which
worked overtime in bet. How did I know that was the dogs house? Fact is, I didn’t.
so, I probably trapped the poor thing in a strange garden where as if I left
him wondering, then he would have gone home when he wanted. Oh, then I cried
into my pillow. Worrying about the poor dog sitting in this garden all on his
own. What if the people belonging to the house didn’t look out of their window?
Now I’m older, I pray he jumped the fence and got himself home safely.
And I won’t talk about the time I thought I could go up to a
cow and stroke it…
Once during a hunt, Napoleon was surrounded by so many rabbets,
he had to retreat back to his carriage. Good on the bunnies.
Did you know that elephant tusks never stop growing? So enormous
tusks are the sign of a very old elephant. I also read though that there are some
kinds of elephants who are evolving without tusks because they are so clever,
they know that is why they are getting hunted. So, if no tusks, hopefully they
will live, only trouble is, they are getting hurt because there is nothing to
protect them in the wild.
I also read and I don’t know if this is true as I have never
owned cats, but they only meow at humans, never at each other. Cat lovers, is
this true?
When hermit crabs grow so big, they come out of their shells
and move into bigger ones, there are lines of smaller crabs queuing up to move
into their old shells. Now, that’s called recycling.
I have a painter coming soon to fix the mess that the last
guy left us in. and my goodness what a mess he left. So, next week, more mess
to create a tidy up. I’m painting my bathroom duck egg which is the same as my
guest room. It’s a very pail blue with a hint of green.
Then to paint our son’s bedroom, but that won’t be done for
a while. We have all the gloss to do on our landing and all of the door’s
upstairs. Such a big job and to think it wasn’t too long just months since it
was last done, but we were really ripped off. I won’t ever again get that
painter. We learn from our mistakes.
It’s funny I do my best to protect my Son from making mistakes
and he hates it. He says he wants to make his own mistakes. Really, why? I wish
I had someone to stop me from making such mistakes when I was younger. Mind you,
would I have listened? Hmm. I guess not. But wouldn’t life be easier if we did
and we wouldn’t be so hurt in life?
I love this quote from lessons learned in life website. The most
painful tears are not the ones that fall from your eyes and cover your face,
but the ones that fall from your heart and cover your soul.
My friend posted some funny things the other day about
questions that people who ar blind get asked. Like. (Have you been blind all of
your life?)
Answer. No, not yet.
All of our life? is our life over already?
And next time someone suggests that because you are blind
your hearing must be brilliant, just reply.
“Pardon!””
Thanks to Dear Carrie Ann for sharing that.
And finally, I read
from a funny fellow called Ian.
I don’t know what I would do if a pen leaked in my mouth. I
dread tooth ink.
If you are using a screen reader, you may need to read that
again. Xx
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