Thursday, April 30, 2020

121/365

Today...
Watering the flowers in my backyard.
Feeling a little better than yesterday.
Checking in with my Melissa. Sending her all my love.
Zoom workout with CynCyn and my sister.
Getting to chat with those girls after.
Having lunch on the patio.
Listening to the birds and the breeze through the trees.
Making photo collages of my Grandbabies.
Listening to Keith Urban on repeat.
Tomato soup for dinner.

Lavender

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

120/365

Today...
New blooms on my Iceland poppy plant.
Surviving the gauntlet... AKA grocery shopping.
A stocked refrigerator and freezer.
Donuts!
A much cooler day.
Watching an episode of Outlander in the middle of the day.
Still healthy, Hubs is still employed, we have a home and a comfy bed.

Iceland Poppies

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

119/365

Today...
Warm sunny morning.
Watering all my flowers before breakfast.
Watching the birds as Hubs and I eat breakfast.
Cowbirds and Grosbeaks hanging out for a bit.
Making a list of projects I can do over the next month.
An excellent lunchtime workout with CynCyn, hosted by my Sister via Zoom.
Then I got to chat with CynCyn on the phone.
Pizza for dinner.

Brown-headed Cowbird



Monday, April 27, 2020

118/365

Today...
A morning walk before breakfast.
Practicing watercolor after breakfast in the backyard.
The quiet. Almost no freeway noise. Just the sound of the birds.
A Swallowtail butterfly hanging out on my Anemones this morning.
Tylenol, a heating pad, and a cat-nap to finally make a headache go away.
Feeling much better in the afternoon than the morning.
My expanding flower garden.

African Daisy

Sunday, April 26, 2020

117/365

Today...
Watering my garden in the morning.
Going for a walk with Hubs before breakfast.
Fixing us brunch.
Planting more flowers in pots.
Getting to talk to my Melissa! 👋🏻😘
Not getting as warm today as yesterday. It's too early for summer weather.
Cocktails in the afternoon.
BBQ'd cheeseburgers and tots for an early dinner.
Still healthy and alive.

Saturday, April 25, 2020

116/365

Today...
Planting flowers and watering my garden before breakfast.
A seven-plus mile bike ride.
The blue, partly cloudy sky and the green foliage.
All the red-winged blackbirds along the creek.
Picking up sandwiches for lunch from Kinders - our first restaurant/take-out food since the SIP started.
A backyard visit from a juvenile Mockingbird this morning.
Hubs put the window air conditioners back in for the season.
Cleaning and rearranging my desk.
Actually doing quite well sheltering-in-place with my Husband.
Listening to Paul McCartney.
Saturday afternoon cocktails.
Leftovers for dinner
Watching Wonder Woman with Hubs.

Anemones in the morning


Friday, April 24, 2020

115/365

Today...
A slice of Hippy Banana bread with breakfast
I got to see my Logan! He was buckled in his car seat, couldn't hug him but we talked. I blew him a kiss, he caught it. Then he blew me a kiss, I caught it and I'm never letting it go.
That made my day, my week, my month.
Then I got in a good walk before the heat hit.
On my walk, I came across this year's first round of ducklings.
Finished, and passed, one of my online courses.
It feels like summer.
Definitely BBQ season.
Grilled pork loin for dinner.

Spring at the ponds

Thursday, April 23, 2020

114/365

Today...
I woke up, in my warm comfortable bed, in my home.
The sun shined all day.
Got out of the house for a solo trip to buy some plants for my garden.
Had lunch on the patio with my Husband.
Talked to my sister on the phone.
Practiced watercolor painting.
Had a cocktail Zoom meeting with our girls and their partners. It was fun!
I'm well and healthy.
My husband still has his job.
We survived another day of this Pandemic.

Red-winged Blackbird

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

113/365

Today...
A little less anxiety today.
My morning walk probably helped.
Also, seeing thirteen ducklings was a treat.
I got 100% on TWO quizzes today.
Got to see my boy again today. So happy he is feeling better.
Spent probably two hours painting with my watercolors in my backyard.
The breeze through the pine trees the crows squawking made it feel like I was at Ocean Cove.
Homemade tacos for dinner!
Hubs cleaning the kitchen so I could do this. 

Montmartre Bearded Iris

Tuesday, April 21, 2020

112/365

Today...
Jesse's 28th Birthday today.
I baked him his favorite cake.
Lemon cake FTW.
Then I decorated it, digitally.
Then I spent a LOT of time posting pictures of my son on all my social media accounts.
I had fun.
Got to see my son in person when I dropped off the cake to him.
Not gonna lie, I cried all the way back home. 
I'm trying to keep these posts about what I'm grateful for but it is getting harder and harder as this pandemic lingers on. 
It was a good day, I just miss my kids so much. 
Kept a couple pieces of the cake for Hubs and me for dessert. So we can celebrate with Jesse, virtually.

For the birthday boy

Monday, April 20, 2020

111/365

Today...
Watching our backyard birds bring their babies in for feedings.
The baby Phoebes are hanging out on our patio.
Chatting with my Sister this morning.
A solo trip to the post office and grocery store.
Finding Whole Foods well stocked in the middle of the day, and this pandemic.
Filling my refrigerator with vegetables.
Ravioli and Caesar Salad for dinner.

American Goldfinch

Sunday, April 19, 2020

110/365

Today...
Listening to music while making Paleo waffles and bacon.
Getting my hands dirty in the garden
Planting my Lantana and Penstemon.
Setting up a 'blind' in my bedroom window to photograph the birds.
Our first family Zoom session!
I got to see all of my kids and babies together, virtually. I can't wait to hug all of them.
InstaPot rotisserie chicken for dinner.

Quarantine hair, don't care

Saturday, April 18, 2020

109/365

Today...
Finally made it to the garden store.
Picked up some plants for my flower garden.
Excited to grow flowers to attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and take more pictures!
It was nice to get out for a drive.
Me and the kids sharing memes and gifs almost every day.
The sun came out from behind the clouds.
Getting to actually see and talk to my beautiful Son in person today.
Of course we stayed at least 6 feet apart. SO hard not to hug my boy.
Easy dinner of roasted chicken sausages and veggies.

"Little Lucky"

Friday, April 17, 2020

108/365

Today...
Some sunshine today.
Lunch on the patio with Hubs.
Another 100% on a quiz and also on a pretest.
A good brisk walk in the afternoon.
Doing my best to cope, sometimes.
Talking to my CynCyn.
My homemade potato and broccoli soup for dinner.
And a cocktail.

Rainbow plaid

Thursday, April 16, 2020

107/365

Today...
Day 30 of our County Shelter-in-Place order.
We are doing fine. Hubs is still working, we have a home, plenty of food, and plenty of things to keep us busy.
I got to visit with my Sister and my CynCyn via Zoom again this morning. Sister teaches a great workout.
Hubs and I had lunch on the patio and were visited by our bird friends again.
I love that I get to take photos every day!
Watching an old, old NASCAR race with Hubs.
Pizza and wine for dinner.

Are you mocking me?

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

106/365

Today...
Up before the sun to gear up for battle... er, get to the grocery store when it opened.
Got most of what was on my list at the first store.
Got everything else and more at the second store.
Thankful for our full freezer.
100% on another quiz.
Lunch outside in the warm sunshine.
Cooking in the afternoon.
Making broccoli potato soup and beef stew.
InstaPot FTW.
Beef stew for dinner.

Stew fixins

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

105/365

Today...
Warm sunshine all day.
Zoom Pilates with my Sister and CynCyn.
Lunch with Hubs on the backyard patio.
All the birds entertaining us, all day, every day.
Getting to spend my time taking and editing photos.
Making it through another day of this Pandemic.

Dark-eyed Junco

Monday, April 13, 2020

104/365

Today...
Feeling much better than I have in days.
Playing with my macro lens.
Sitting outside watching and listening to the birds.
So much less noise pollution right now. A silver lining of the "Stay at Home" order.
Vent session on the phone with my Sister.
This amazing weather. We've been waiting for it.
Chicken tortilla soup for dinner.

Droplets on Dandelion

Sunday, April 12, 2020

103/365

Today...
Made it through another day of shelter-in-place.
A six-mile bike ride with hubs.
Chatting with my momma.
Getting to talk to all my kids today.
Seeing and talking to all my grandbabies via video chat today!
Another successful Whole Foods order and delivery.
BBQ Ribeye, Caesar salad, baked potato, and wine for dinner.
Wishing everyone a Happy Easter.

Pink rose bokeh

Saturday, April 11, 2020

102/365

Today...
A morning message from Tristan.
Getting to talk to Julie today.
Group texting pictures and memes with my kids.
The Grosbeaks visiting our yard all day long.
Sprinkling wildflower seeds around the yard.
Cocktails in the afternoon.
Cheeseburgers and tots for dinner.

Black-headed Grosbeak

Friday, April 10, 2020

101/365

Today...
Getting out of the house for an essential errand.
Feeling better after I took this photo that captured my mood.
Partly cloudy sky!
And another 100% on a quiz.
Surprised at how much I'm enjoying this online course.
Brushing up on skills for work I thought I would never want to do again.
A bike ride with Hubs before dinner.
Breakfast for dinner.

Feeling fenced in

Thursday, April 9, 2020

100/365

Today...
Hippy Banana bread with breakfast.
Some sun getting through the clouds today.
Stretching with my Sister and CynCyn via Zoom this morning.
Sharing memes with my kids.
Tristan found his iPod charger so now we can message each other.
Cleaning up my desk and desktop.
Playing with my macro lens.
An afternoon walk by myself.
Chatting with neighbors - six feet apart, of course.
Chili and cornbread for dinner.
100 days of my 365 project done!
Talking on the phone with my Sister.

Souvenirs

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

99/365

Today...
Sunshine.
Making Hippy Banana bread this morning.
Cleaning up my inbox.
Getting the property taxes paid.
Having the funds to pay the property taxes.
Another 100% quiz in my online class.
An afternoon walk with Hubs.
My Son calling to check in.

White Rose

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

98/365

Today...
The sun is back!
A brisk morning walk.
Pilates training by my amazing Sister via Zoom and with CynCyn too.
Talking on the phone with CynCyn and then Melissa.
Rainbows all over my office.
An afternoon walk with Hubs.
Playing with a new photo editing app.
Miss Cleo sitiing in my lap while I edit photos.

Whispers in the sky

Monday, April 6, 2020

97/365

Today...
We need the rain, we need the rain...looking forward to sunshine.
Made Strammermax's for breakfast.
Helping Sister with technical issues.
A morning walk during a break in the rain.
Listening to Keith Urban every chance I get.
Backyard birds posing for pictures in the rain.
Not watching or reading the news for most of the day.
Cozy, safe, and warm at home with Hubs.
Baked Spaghetti for dinner.

Phoebe in the rain

Sunday, April 5, 2020

96/365

Today...
It was "raining on Sunday..."
Hanging out with Hubs.
Free Starz right now.
Outlander Season 5!
Finally getting a Whole Foods order delivered.
Editing New Zealand photos and listening to Keith Urban.
My health, my family members' health, being able to stay home, our home, Hubs still working, plenty of money and food and so much more.

Editing New Zealand 2012

Saturday, April 4, 2020

95/365

Today...
Hubs did the shopping this morning and found everything on the list.
We went for a walk.
Did some bird watching.
It rained.
We watched movies all day.
Had pizza for dinner.
It was a good day.

Tufted Titmouse



Friday, April 3, 2020

94/365

Today...
I made a German pancake for breakfast. YUM!
Had a Zoom session for an hour and a half with my CynCyn.
Aced another quiz in my online course.
Went for a walk with Hubs and got to visit with Jim - from 6 feet or more away.
Tilled the soil in our garden box just in time for some rain.
Made fajitas for dinner.
It really is all about the food right now.

"A lovely day, a lovely day...."

Thursday, April 2, 2020

93/365

Today...
Getting out of the house to take Miss Cleo to her veterinary appointment.
The precautions the staff are taking in the wake of this Pandemic.
Chatting with my Sister.
Another 100% on an accounting quiz.
Sitting in the backyard listening to the birds and the slight rustling of leaves on the trees while soaking up the warm sunshine.
Catching up with my Momma.
Playing with watercolors in my backyard office.
Cocktails with Hubs.

A day at the office

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

92/365

Today...
Sunshine. I like the sunshine when it's not hot.
A morning walk.
Melissa checking in this morning. Devin is back home.
Lunch on the patio with Hubs.
Laughing at all the funny memes about this Pandemic.
Group texts with my kids.
Digging in the dirt to get the garden going. Thank you for the suggestion 'Louise'

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