❤️ friday i'm in love ❤️

it's been a quiet kinda friday
here in the big orange house.

a headache-y kinda week
likely due to the ridiculous amount
of gloomy days and rain
leading to naps & a sick day
a migraine and general procrastination
which ultimately resulted
in a sickening amount of water
accumulating the basement
which then led to a tension headache
while furiously pumping out
disgusting basement water
in semi darkness
because i was afraid to change
the lightbulb while standing
in a foot of water
…..
i know i say my boots make me
invincible
but even polka dots
have their limits.

but onwards and upwards to the list! 📋

FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE::

🎈this sweet little a-frame….
♥️ i still love this song…and the dance to go with it…sigh
🎈all this rain is making me think about gardens
♥️ a visit to the naturopath and hopes for better sleep and more energy and hopefully eventually LESS headaches
🎈finally some success at blogging from my new tablet…in bed! :)
♥️ an extra long very much needed long weekend
🎈a visit from an old friend who brought me some all natural samples to try…I can't say much about them yet (but i can't control myself to not say this…THEY SMELL SO GOOD, I WANT TO EAT THEM)

and two mourning doves that found
their way onto my deck and
hung out for a bit leaving me with a big smile.

happy friday to you and
i hope you have a long weekend too…
and no water in your basement!!
☔️

polka dots, pugs and almost the first dairy bar run...

I am feeling a little calmer about the
state of the world today…
I am adjusting a little better after
giving myself a little bit of a FB break.

I did go into Charlottetown on Friday
for coffee with a friend….
if you have never gone to Bar 1911,
you should totally check it out.
It’s a beautiful little spot and
I totally want to try out their specialty coffee
that comes with a shot of fireball.
mmmm.
And…& the menu had DOUGHNUT BOWLS?!?
I must try this.

I spent the rest of the weekend
studying and working on cards,
vegging out to music,
catching up on grays anatomy,
watching movies about judy garland,
eating jujubes by the handful,
making chicken noodle soup in the slow cooker
and reading a brand new book…

today pugsley & I
took a walk on the boardwalk
in the blue sky
and sunshine
and it was beautiful and crisp and fresh…
we went down on the beach
and walked for a long time
in the silence and the stillness
and for that little bit,
I totally forgot that there was anything
scary going on in the world
all around me.

In that moment,
it was just me and a pug,
some polka dot rubber boots
and the seagulls…

and…we would have gone to the dairy bar
but sooooo many cars….
haha. it was chaos of a different kind.
we’ll save that treat for when the snow melts a little bit more.

friday i'm in love...

♥ with the fact that the rain stopped & i was able to get out for a walk

♥ polka dot rainboots

♥ these adorable Emily of New Moon boxes (now I kinda want to re-read the Emily books)

♥ i could live on these tomatoes….they are like candy…and if you know me, you know that is high praise.

♥ oh i love books…and i especially love memoirs…and lists. so a list of memoirs? yes, please!! :)

tuesday truths...

i have not been here
in a long, long time.

it's not that i haven't thought
about coming here...
i just got carried away
with spring
and tiny sprouting sunflower seeds
and planting string bean seeds
and daydreaming about
what to plant where
and how much
and should i build a fort
in the backyard
and camouflage it with string bean plants.

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i feel a little obsessed.
but in a good way.
:)

my back is aching and my
tennis elbow does not like raking...
my neck is stiff and face is
slightly windburnt...
my polka dot rubber boots
have stepped in sheep manure...
most of the time, i have no idea
what i'm doing
but
that's kind of half the fun.

oh...and when i am not out tearing
the yard apart
i'm in the house rehearsing my lines
for the next play...
i know...i know...
i might have said i would never do it again,
ok...i might have swore that i would never do it
again but you know me...
i secretly like to be shoved out of my comfort zone.
and it really was a lot of fun last time...
and even better this time now that i have a little
better idea of what to expect.

and again...if you see me muttering and gesturing
to myself as i walk home from work,
it's ok!  i'm just repeating my lines..over...and over...and OVER...
i'll understand if you don't make eye contact...
i would probably do the same.
:)

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wordless wednesday

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