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   Shi Blogs Too: from out of the mountains where I live. I will now be keeping a journal. This is something new for me. I have no idea what I am doing, just that I am diving in. This should be an interesting journey for me. Mainly because I consider myself to be a semi-private person. I live with my fiance and our two kitties, in what I have come to recognize as a small community in a somewhat remote area. Retirement has it's own life style and livelihood. Far away from the norm.       ![Merit Badge in Blog Camping
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| Just in case one might think me a bit too lazy...on this lazy day & all.....I should add..we just got back from our 3 mile walk before sunset. It's a beautiful evening out there. |
| Our day at the Farmers Market proved to be a success. We were able to find fresh green beans, cucumbers, and greens to our liking. What really made the trip worth while was the purchase of prime Red Haven peaches straight from the orchards of Eastern Washington. What a delight. We didn't see any of the fragrant soaps we desired. Maybe they will show up next time. Today is another cloudy day with temperatures in the high 60's. A somewhat lazy day I call it. Aside, from the normal routine of housework I haven't accomplished anything except spend 2 hours searching online for a wedding  for a nephew, and his new bride, both in Michigan. I finally settled on cobalt blue wall urns and a cobalt blue Orecchio vase from Winterthurgifts.com. I have no idea if they will like them or not. I know alot of the younger generation do like the cobalt blue. When I say younger - I mean fortyish! Speaking of fortyish....my oldest son who is 43 and still single, called me today. We had a pleasant talk as always. He hasn't seen my home here in Concrete as yet, and is wanting to come up and fish the Skagit River. That will be fun I'm sure. Hopefully he will come up when there is a good run on the salmon. I got some good news in my email here. I got invited into a Campfire Creative by Kansaspoet!  Of course I accepted, and I might add looks like I am first on his list after he creates his poem! I feel quite honored to have been chosen to participate in one of his Campfire Creatives. I hope I will live up to his expectations.  It should be alot of fun. |
| Today is the day of the Farmers market down in Sedro Woolley. It's cloudy out and somewhat cooler than normal. It should be a good day to browse the merchants booths. I'm looking forward to the market today. My mouth is watering already for the fresh melons we hope to find there! If we are lucky we will pick up some deliciously sweet sweet corn. Maybe some crisp cucumbers while we're there, also. Last year we ran into a vendor who made her own soaps. Wonderfully scented with roses and lavender. Ahhh..... my senses are already on alert. Got to admit I'm a sucker for scented soaps. A few years back we drove down into Seattle's University district deliberately looking for a store that sold strictly soaps. I can't think of the name of it off hand , but we did find it. We felt like we struck gold or something! Soaps of different sizes, shapes, colors, flavors, and fragrances in every nook and cranny in the place. We left that shop $90 poorer, but we had great big smiles on our faces as if we had found buried treasure. And boy did we smell good for months to come. I'm really looking forward to the Farmers Market today. |
| Seems last evening I got my first real "slam" in a review. I think the fact that it was a "Public" one made it even more humiliating for me. Being one, who is finally learning after all these years, to accept criticism , I found myself sinking into self -pity in spite of it. "Ouch....it stung so bad." I made the mistake of taking it personally. "How could this person insult me?" And, furthermore " Why should this person get away with it?" I reacted as if this person was insulting my character: immediately firing back a retort. I came to realize too late that this person based their review upon the fact that my poem was a contest entry. I had forgotten that fact and nowhere in their review did it mention it. I felt hurt, humiliated, violated, berated, and ridiculed. I asked this person to please not review me again. That was last night. I have since emailed this person and apologized. They have every right to their opinion. Anyways, isn't that what we are all looking forward to getting here.......an honest opinion? I hope my apology didn't come too late.  |
| My first is probably going to be my shortest. By the time I got done figuring out how to put this blog together in some functioning form, I've found myself sleepy and ready to go for bed. Goodnight! |
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