365 project

I am going to abandon this for myself, at least for now. Too much going on and not much I want to take pictures of. I work a lot---at the computer, on my budget, on paying my bills and saving, and then on cleaning. I have piles of boxes of stuff to sell, donate or trash, all in a house that has several incomplete remodeling jobs. Dad just had too much arthritis and then the cancer---couldn't finish what he started. Once work begins to progress I'll post some pictures. As for the 365 project, if I am following you, I'll continue to follow. I think it's great, but it's just not fitting into my overloaded life right now.

Odd glass

Winter blahs. And it's only January. I'm barely inspired to keep up with the 365 project. But I did come across something interesting while cleaning my window shelves. I have a lovely small vase that my daughter bought for me several years ago in Indianapolis. I just love the soft purple. Here is a picture of it next to a sunny window. It's the purple vase on the left. In case you are wondering, this is a picture of my Senk's Anemone African Violet.

When I took the vase off the shelf and walked into the kitchen I freaked out because I noticed it was blue. No matter what light I held it under, it was BLUE!! But the antique stopper I had placed on top, which my grandpa found in the desert probably 60 years ago was still purple! So it couldn't be the lighting, could it? I couldn't figure out what happened. Did the sunshine cause the purple to fade? It was just a really boring pale blue. How sad!!! Here it is all blue, with the purple stopper and next to a purple ink well.

After cleaning up the shelf I went about putting everything back, including my now blue vase. Wait...what??? It's purple again!!! It's nighttime, but even on the dark shelf I can see it's purple again. Ok, this is odd. So I go back to the kitchen, it's blue again, back to the window, it's purple. Hmmm---fluorescent lighting? So I turned on an incandescent (yeah, I still have one), and behold---it turned bright PINK!

So---I wonder what kind of mineral they added to the glass that makes it purple in daylight, blue under fluorescent and pink under incandescent?? That is just too cool. Now I love my vase even more! It's like "magic"!

3:365 and 4:365

Yesterday was one of "those days". I felt sad. I did post a picture on the 365 project website, though. This says it all...what I need to do:

Today is a better day, even though I didn't get a lot done. My wrist is bothering me, so I'm taking it easy. Had a nice phone conversation with my daughter---all the plans we have. We need to put the house back to three bedrooms if I plan to sell it. That means loosing my big kitchen because the washer and dryer need to go back in what used to be the utility room, which is now part of my big kitchen. Maybe we can put a wall back up. Then I need to get 220 installed. If I sell without the upgrade then it will come out of the final selling price, and I'm sure they will pick a higher price than if I have it done. A lot of the other stuff is cosmetic. I think a big garage sale is in order for this spring. Part of the organize and declutter project involves clearing out a lot of stuff. I have 41 years of stuff, and I still have some of my mom's stuff and my daughter's stuff . Too much stuff!!!! And this house is a postage stamp sized 890 sq. feet with no basement. But the heating bill is really cheap!!


Anyway, here is today's 4:365 picture. Macey was fast asleep on the chair, and then Murry hopped up and sat down right on top of her. Murry is 20 pounds! I grabbed the camera, but by the time I got there he had laid down, still sort of on top of her. Poor Macey!

2:365

Today's picture just happened to end up in this week's theme. I didn't plan it that way, but after I uploaded it I noticed the theme-blue thing and went ahead and added it. This is sort of a place-mat sized piece of art that I would NOT use as a placemat! Instead it hangs on the wall. My daughter and her husband brought a bunch of them (all different) to give away to all of us. Dad liked the blue one, so that's the one I have.

Welcome to the Country Dance - Authentic Aboriginal Art

1:365 LED flower lights

I took interest in the 365 project but I'm hard pressed to find something to take a picture of. So I decided on my new LED lights. They are a small string of 20 flowers, battery opperated. I just love LED lights. These change colors, so here are three pictures in sequence. I might add that my camera refuses to focus on them.

Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone a happy new year. 2010 certainly had its ups and downs for a lot of people, not just me. Here's hoping 2011 is much better. The Chinese calendar says this is the year of the Metal Rabbit, which is the opposite of the Tiger, which was last year. Here are some quotes sent to me in an email, taken from an Astrology website, so they aren't my words, but they sound good to me!

The year of the Metal Rabbit promises to bring some much-needed peace and tranquility. If you are like most people, you probably feel like you were on a roller coaster in 2010, the year of the Tiger. That will generally not be the case in 2011, as the Rabbit is everything the Tiger is not.

"Let there be peace -- and let it begin with me" is the Rabbit motto. The Tiger makes waves, but the Rabbit mends fences.

What to do in a peaceful year? Education, for one. Leisurely travel is encouraged. Pursuing your hobbies is a very Rabbit thing to do and will bring you many happy moments.

In the spirit of the Rabbit, peace be with you in 2011.