Small Addictions

A friend sent me his latest addiction - online jigsaw puzzles! I've always loved doing jigsaws, so I was quickly hooked. Whenever my brain gets tired of words - I go do a puzzle. ;-)

I have two places I like the most:

the jigsaw puzzles has a huge assortment of choices...

It allows you to decide if you want normal shape pieces or weird ones. It also lets you set how many pieces. So you can go from really tricky 200 piece ones to quick and simple 50 piece using the same picture.Another nice feature is that it will allow you to do the edges first. Makes large puzzles a lot easier.

jigsaw planet has a really nice feature. You can upload any photo or picture you have and create your own puzzle. You can also save your puzzles and share them with others. :-) Here's me trying my book cover artwork as a puzzle...

All About The Bass

Something cheerful and thought-provoking to brighten your day. All About the Bass by Meghan Trainor.

I love the lyrics! Wish I'd had this song when I was 16. ;-)

Farewell Facebook

For years I was only on blogs. I tried Facebook twice. Didn't like it and left both times. Now I'm back a third time and have been there more than blogs for the past few years.

Why did I leave Facebook in the past? Because it's tiresome and mostly pointless. Yes, everyone I know is there and I can get news in an instant on how everyone is. But most times people post jokes, pictures, more jokes, games... real conversation is non-existent and news vanishes in a deluge of junk.

Why did I go back? Because I do have friends/family who only go onto Facebook. They never read blogs or websites. They don't even do email.

But lately that's not enough. I can't completely stop Facebook. There are still friends and family there who do not connect any other way. But I'm tired of scanning a hundred fragments and pictures in order to find out how my friends are. I think it's time I stepped back into the (more) real world of blogging again!

Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit for August

Happy first day of August!

August birthstones are Peridot and Sardonyx.

Birth flower is Poppy.

The zodiac signs for June are Leo and Virgo.

Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit for July

Happy first day of July!

July birthstone is Ruby.

Birth flower is Water Lily.

The zodiac signs for July are Cancer and Leo.

Hodge Podge

There's something strange in the garden today...

I was pottering about, minding my own business as I looked for a breakfast snail or slug, when I felt something. A noise?  Footsteps? I thought this new garden was unoccupied, but perhaps I was wrong...

I paused to peer ahead. There was the faint blur of something enormous, far too big to be a living creature. I sniffed the air carefully...

SNUFFLE-SNUFF-SNUFF

There was a new scent in the air. Not a rabbit. Not a fox. What was this thing? I decided it might be prudent to retreat!

 

Never mind, I can still find plenty to eat in the long grass against the garden wall. ;-)

Meet "Hodge Podge", our latest garden resident hedgehog. He (she?) was first spotted yesterday, busy bumbling through the back yard. He is mostly unconcerned by us and the other garden creatures. The rabbits, however, find him creepy. They stayed for a while, but when he went closer to their favourite snooze spot, near the birdbath, they got up and left. LOL

World Peace and Prayer Day

"June 19, 20, 21, 22 2014 – World Peace & Prayer Days will take place.

All nations around the world honor sacred sites as places holding unique geographical, spiritual, historical and often mythological significance. These places of worship—intended to unite people in peace, can all too easily become a source of power struggle, greed and environmental abuse.

It is by no coincidence that places where the Earth vibrates with magnified energy, also commonly align with rich pockets of Earth’s greatest natural resources. Therefore, the importance of protecting sacred sites and educating people about the value of restoring them to balance, reaches beyond the realm of spiritual ideals and directly into the impact their restoration has, on the health of the environment. Chief Looking Horse will be visiting some of the sacred sites of the area on Sunday the 23rd, performing ceremony to cleanse the lands."

"Join us at NOON Pacific Time Worldwide as we Unify in meditation on June 21.

This year we will also be honoring sacred sites by reclaiming the sacred. Visit your local sacred site at dawn, or create sacred space wherever you are.

Organize an event in your area as we link up around the world at the same moment in prayer, meditation for peace and the healing of Mother Earth. If you are organizing a local event, please start a facebook event and post it to this page so others can find it."

To find when you can participate in the global meditation, please click on the map: