I love my camera phone, I’m using it constantly. Been meaning to post here more often, but not exactly sure what to say. So I’ll let a picture be worth a thousand words, and share several thousand words worth from my camera phone.
Above, we see the Squee, relaxing in his room. Well, it’s not really his room, it’s the Whimsies’ room. It’s Squee’s world, and we just live in it, but this little corner of Squee’s room is for the Whims, and they all get along very nicely here.
New in the Whimsies’ room, I’ve recently moved my two plants from the kitchen table to the big window in the front of the house. Here we see the Christmas Cactus, which I bought about a year ago for a couple of dollars, and look how well it’s doing! I read recently that if you want your Christmas Cactus to produce flowers at Christmas, starting in mid-October you lock it up in a room with NO light for up to 12 hours a day, and give it NO water. So. No light and no water = beautiful flowers. Figure it out. Anyway, I’m giving it a try, and each night I move him to the bathroom with no window, and then bring him out again in the morning. It’s not 12 hours, but at least it’s something. If it works, in mid-December I should have beautiful flowers—or at least semi-beautiful flowers. I’ll let you know it works.
I’ve signed up for lots and lots of those birthday clubs, and got lots and lots of free stuff last month, including this soup and sandwich from a fine little restaurant in town called Newks. I don’t usually eat there because it’s just too expensive. If not for my free coupon, this little meal probably would be in the neighborhood of $10. I don’t live in the neighborhood where lunch is $10. In fact, most days, lunch is a sald brought from home, and a cup of tea. But once a year or soI go to Newks, and feast, and really enjoy it…for FREEEE! Why not?
Here are the Whimsies again, and they are “rolling on the floor with laughter,” as a result of reading all the funny rhymes in Dr. Seuss’ Fox in Socks. Hmmm…It’s amazing how those Whimsies love all the same things I do…
The Whimsies are such fascinating creatures, and each has their own distinct personality, which you’ll know if you keep up with their blog, Welcome to Whimsieville. The Whimsies are always running all over the house, getting into all kinds of mischief, and they love to sing and dance, and are filled with so much energy. Having said all that, it’s kind of sad that though they will pose for still pictures, if I ever start using the video camera, somehow they know, and instantly stop in their tracks. Whimsies love to be photographed, but not video-taped. They superstitiously believe that video tape steals their energy, and they like to preserve their energy. It’s uncanny how adept they are at suddenly standing still, the moment a video camera is turned on. And thus, I’m afraid, I will never be able to share with you here, or at the Whimsieville blog, how very energetic they can be. In lieu, you’ll have to settle for this still shot of them rolling around on the floor, laughing.
And here’s Mr. Squee again, enjoying the early evening sun. The way our house is set up, we have lots of windows in the west, so that means we get good diffused light all day long, then for about a half hour each evening, very very strong, warm sunshine. This is Squee’s favorite time of day. He stops whatever he’s doing and gravitates to the sunshine, going into his contented kitty routine. Sometimes he’ll just sit by the window, eyes closed, and practically fall asleep sitting up. I love using the heating pad, even when I have no pain, so I guess I understand Squee’s fascination with light and heat. I also tend to stop whatever I’m doing each evening when the sunlight starts streaming in, and enjoy sitting and simply looking at how bright and cheery everything looks. Too quickly, though, it’s all over, and then evening has officially set in. But evening also has its own special charms, so I’m not complaining, and neither is Squee, because evening contains another of his favorite times of the day…dinnertime!!
Going through some papers recently, I found this huge drawing that Joey had done when he was a kid. I think he must have been in middle school, because my best bet is that this is a representation of some sort of rock band. I love the colors. If I could find the right size frame, I would hang this on the wall.
And finally, here is a bottle that is shaped like a bunch of grapes. Several years ago, when Mary was still in college, she spent a term in Ireland, and while there she traveled to several places in Europe, one of them being Rome, and while there she bought this bottle for me as a souvenir. Originally it must have contained wine, or perhaps olive oil, I forget which, but whatever was in it, it’s been gone for many many years now. I’ve held on to the bottle because I love unique containers, and also because this is such a reminder of what an adventurous spirit my daughter has. How she got that adventurous spirit with such a homebody Hobbit Lady like me for a mom, I’ll never know. But that’s the way it is.
Anyway, I’ve kept this bottle for years and years, but I’ve never been able to clean it out properly because…..well, look at it! How do you clean something like that? I’ve filled it with hot soapy water and shook it all around, but you simply can’t scrub the inside. I don’t feel comfortable ever putting anything else in it again, so it’s always got to be empty. And dirty.
So I’ve decided this bottle has seen better days, and it’s time for it to go in the Goodwill box. I checked with Mary, and she said that was fine. I also have from her trip to Europe an Irish teapot, which I still use on occasion, and I don’t see myself ever getting rid of that.
