Cookies and Cupcakes

It has been a strange, stressful few days......it seems I had a reaction to one of my meds over the weekend.  It was quite frightening, everything is fine today.

Since I felt better today, Jordan spent the day with us.  We did have to go into Birmingham for me to get checked out by my eye doc, but then we ate lunch at one of Jordan's favorite places and afterwards went for snowcones.  On the way home, he decided since I felt so much better, it would be nice if we made cookies and cupcakes........I thought he meant one or the other.  Wrong.

When we got home, he informed me that we  needed to make both, that it would be a great surprise for his mom........yep,
we made sugar cookies and chocolate cupcakes. The kitchen still has a light coat of sugar crystals on the floor and counter tops.
Everything was yummy, and he was correct......his mom was thrilled, and a little envious because Jordan had so much fun today.  Cookies and cupcakes, what a day!

Delicious Dreams

Delicious dreams......sometimes they truly are delicious.  I dreamed that Rick and I were with our friends Joel and Anne ( who have both passed on) we were playing guitar and singing and laughing, and at some point in the dream, we told them we had to leave........they both looked at us and said oh no, please don't go, this is so much fun.  I woke up this morning with a smile on my face and love in my heart for our friends and so very grateful for the power of dreams and memories.

No, not all dreams nor memories are good ones.......but the good ones are the ones you cling to, the ones your cherish and never let go.  The good ones get you through difficult times and mine did.......I had a very difficult weekend.....I suppose my mind knew that I needed to feel  love and happiness in a bad way, so the memories, the good dreams gave me comfort last night.....and I am thankful for that.

At times during my life, I have kept a dream journal.....it is pretty amazing what your dreams will tell you.....how they can help solve problems.......send you wonderful lyrics and melodies.....and basically sort out the garbage that collects in the mind sometimes.  Dreams have helped me affirm my path, have connected me with my parents when I missed them so much it seemed my heart would break, and crossed the bridges of time and distance with remembrances of friends.  Dreams have helped me understand my fears and taught me that I can wake up and rewrite the ending to those images  that scare me.

Here's wishing you all the sweetest and happiest and most delicious dreams tonight, may you all wake up with smiles tomorrow.

Compromise

Rick has spent the past couple of days working on his parts of our new cd......mine will be done this coming weekend.  Recording, practicing, writing, re-writing, art work, photographs.......it is a mountain of work for an independent to do (independent meaning no contract with big major record label) It is much the same as when he has done his books, except this time the two of us are balancing our talents, tempers, and fatigue.

I think any collaboration is very much like a relationship, there is much give and take, a practice of patience,
laughter, and the need to remind yourselves why you are doing it, what is important, and most of all......why it is fun. Sometimes........you just have to breathe......and count to ten.

It is exciting to think that this collaboration is finally coming to fruition........it has been a long time coming.....but now is the right time.  So, if any of you are in any sort of partnership or relationship, working and or/ just for fun and love......remember there will always be rough spots, and mountains to climb and curves to cling to, no matter what it is or who you are with.  We are not cookie cutter humans, each of us is different and unique.......key word to remember.....compromise and ........laugh, alot.

Rose of Sharon

It came a ferocious thunderstorm last night.......I walked outside our front door this morning and this Rose of Sharon shimmered with
raindrops from the storm.
Hope you all had a beautiful Sunday........Wishing you a joyous week!

Bless the Weird

"Blessed are the weird people, poets, misfits, writers, mystics, painters and troubadours, for they teach us to see the world through different eyes."  - Jacob Nordby

I personally think we need more of these "weird people" in our lives, in our world.  The good weird, the creative weird.........I am proud to be one of them........most of my friends fit this category as
well.  Blessings to us all........and a peaceful Saturday night.

August 2

August 2......normally I do these posts on the first day of each month, but August slipped in before I knew it.

August 2.....is there anyway to slow the pace of time?

August 2.......still not fully recovered from treatment #18, this one has been a bear, and I fear I must have poked him

August 2......the hummingbird feeding frenzy has begun, we get buzzed each time we walk by the feeders, those little hummers are everywhere right now

August 2........while gathering flowers for a bouquet today, a rather large black, yellow and blue butterfly chose to land on the flowers in my hand, I heard a very faint clicking sound, I spoke to him and he looked at me, very surreal experience

August 2......our yard is the most beautiful it has been in years, green, lush, and the flowers are brilliant.

August 2......the goal for August, complete our cd

August 2......if you ever want to watch a simple beautiful movie with an equally beautiful sound track, watch Once.....it makes me homesick for Ireland, we watched it tonight.....one of the best compliments we ever got, a friend said the songs reminded him of those that Rick and I write

August 2.....homegrown tomatoes, eating them everyday, will miss them when they are gone

August 2.....the sunflowers are as large as plates, covered in honeybees....and we know where the bee tree is

August 2.....wishing you summer blessings, an abundance of fresh food, beautiful flowers and warm sun on your skin and blue skies above you

Slow and Easy

Classes today......yin yoga........slooooooowwwww.........holding poses around three minutes, breathing, surrendering........ahhhhhhhhhhh.   On those days, when the brain is careening around each corner, 100 miles per hour, when thoughts are flashing like lightening, and multi-tasking is too slow........ you need yin yoga.

Each class today, breathed audible sighs........several times........life in the fast lane, even when you don't want to be there takes it toil.  Cleansing your body, mind and spirit is hard work, those slow gentle asanas are what you need......controlled breathing is what your body craves.

Today, we all needed yin.......stressed, tight faces, rigid bodies, and shallow breathing were the tell-tale signs.  Smiling faces at the end of class........results and proof that yoga works, that yoga heals.
Goodnight, Sweet dreams