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Connie's Corner

by An apple a day....

Rated: 13+ · Book · Biographical · #1718540

Day to day stuff....a memoir without order.

A special sig made for me by Mystic and gifted to me by Kat.

Imagination is described by Webster as...The act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses in reality. Albert Einstein said "Logic will get you from A to B, but imagination will take you everywhere."

I never realized it until I read it somewhere but there are ways to boost one's imagination:

Create a visual journal
Draw whatever you see for 15 minutes a day. You don't need to be an artist.

Think like an artist
Cut out pictures from magazines & piece them together to create an original image.

Listen to Bach
Close your eyes while playing your favorite music. Or listen to the sounds of nature on a CD or in the great outdoors.

Play word games
Try thinking of as many words as you can that begin with MAR...or you pick.

Daydream
Let your mind wander, or focus on a single object & study its characteristics.

Everyone has a story....here's mine.....c

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Kåre เลียม Enga

May 20, 2025 at 10:51pm
In response to "Reading my book...."

The practice video on facebook?

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Kåre เลียม Enga

May 12, 2025 at 8:26pm
In response to "The Perfect Mother's Day"

Yep. Here too. Rain promised yesterday came today.

Glad to read you spent time with family.

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citruspocket

Apr 13, 2025 at 6:51am
In response to "One Weird Storm"

Wow, you're getting some weird weather over there!

I love finding an author who is prolific and who you consistently like, so you have a big long list of books to go through. I've read all the Terry Pratchetts and am almost finished working my way through all the Agatha Christie novels!

Jeff

Apr 9, 2025 at 10:17pm
In response to "New four eyes"

I think I'm overdue for a new pair of glasses as well... I've had my current ones for almost 10 years at this point!

Kåre เลียม Enga

Apr 9, 2025 at 9:05pm
In response to "New four eyes"

Tires lasting almost 20 years? Zowie. Egads.

I know nothing about prices anymore but I know that cars cost. I'm fortunate that I can still walk and can do without one.

I see you survived Florida's win...

An apple a day....

Mar 28, 2025 at 8:42pm
In response to "Prescription Change"

And I hope the same for your wife! Thanks for your kind words. I'll be thinking of both of you on the 7th.

JACE

Mar 28, 2025 at 7:21pm
In response to "Prescription Change"

Hello. I was struck by the similarity of your eye situation with that of my wife's. She will be undergoing a corneal replacement on 7 April. She's already using drops and cream; it's all so complicated.

I do hope things work out successfully for you and you recover fully.

An apple a day....

Mar 28, 2025 at 4:12pm
In response to "This and that...."

Yes, I love the "feeling" of Gainesville! Heard on the news that Thailand (actually Myanmar) had an earthquake this morning...hope everyone you know is okay.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Mar 28, 2025 at 2:49am
In response to "This and that...."

April was usually chilly where I grew up. It's better here in Montana. Crocuses, chickweed, marsh marigolds, daffodils in bloom here.

There are advantages to living in a college town. The youth add a vibrancy.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Mar 17, 2025 at 6:17pm
In response to "Springtime"

Saw my first daffodil today (the 17th) gold and green on a white-sky day. Damp and cold.

I'm fond of redbud. Enjoy the azaleas.

October 6, 2016 at 12:45pm

#893799

Waiting for Matthew

I'm sitting here waiting for Matthew. I'm all prepared and the only thing I'm worried about are my pines trees...as in crashing down on me. I desperately tried to get my daughter who lives near Atlantic Beach (Jacksonville) to come here but she thinks we will have winds almost as bad. She works for an insurance company so I tend to believe her but I'd feel much better if she came here...and her kitty (Oliver), who hates the carrier...don't they all?

I'm sure the beaches will have more flooding. According to our last Alachua County advisory (where I live), winds up to 39 mph beginning around 8 a.m. Friday morning and lasting 23 hours, 80% chance of 58 mph winds around 5 p.m Friday and lasting 6 hours. I realize that doesn't sound too bad considering the actual strength of a Cat 4 hurricane as Matthew is right now. Hopefully, he will stay offshore as far as they are predicting and not circle around and come back for another try at us. The southeast coast beaches will be the hardest hit, the worst since Andrew. I remember him well.

until next time...c

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