2024 Happy Blog Challenge Continues

Happy Monday things: It was a long, hot weekend.  This morning I did what felt like a lot of nothing.  In reality, I spent quite a bit of time wording an email.  The email is to the East Kingdom Royals in the SCA.  I wrote to recommend someone for an award.  This is something that I don't do very often, but should.  It was sent, and I'm glad I did it. As a last minute decision I messaged my friend, Amy, about taking a walk today.  There were many things I could be doing, but I'm going to be working overtime this week and I wanted to see my friend.  We had a great walk in the air conditioned mall.   Thanks to that walk and a little extra afterwards, I made my 10,000 step goal for today.  That makes day seven.  It has been a while since I had a seven day streak. I found another balloon flower.  It is popping up among the Virginia creeper. ☮ Currently listening to: Dune Messiah , by Frank Herbert. Thank you for being part of ...

Happy Saturday!  Here are some happy things from today: Did the almost seven hours of sleep I had last night make up for my lack of sleep on Thursday?  No.  But I feel a lot better. When I came home today I noticed a purple flower growing by the driveway.  According to Lens it is a Platycodon grandiflorus (Balloon flower).  I know I have seen this kind of flower, but I don't think it was in that part of the yard.  There is part of me that wishes my memory was better.  However, I love the way flowers come up unexpectedly.  At the studio, I finished painting the Stonemarche sheet wall.  Now I just have to remember to get it to Pennsic.  I am very thankful that other people in the Barony got this project started.  They did the hard part. For downsizing today I tried to go through three notebooks.  I made it through two before my back was bothering me and I stopped.  I have taken apart two more notebooks and separated them int...