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Today my suet feeder and garden were graced by Mrs Pileated Woodpecker!

First she sat on the deck rail trying to decide if she should hop up to the feeder above her head.

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Today’s photo isn’t my photo, but I think it still counts.

Several months ago a Ravelry member who I didn’t know at all asked other Ravelry members to help her with a comfort blanket for her cousin. The young man is a self-employed roofer, and after the death of their mom, he legally took custody of his younger brother and has been raising him ever since. Matt is only 26 years old and fell off a roof and badly, really badly, injured his foot. Continue reading →

Today after having a really great lunch with my daughter, Leilani, I was driving to the gym on a residential road. The speed limit there is 25 mph with one of those flashing speed signs showing if youʻre going over the speed limit. There are also signs that say the speed limit is 20 mph if children are present. There were no kids, and the sign didn’t flash at me because I was going 25 mph. Continue reading →

Today’s photo will need some explanation. Take a look at the gas station attendant in the photo. He is special. Continue reading →

Today we had a Valentine’s Day party at The Gathering. This is what the beautiful table looked like just before we dove in to lunch. Special day, special friends.

The title of this first photo is: “Oh, How I Wish My Kitties Would Get Along!” Heh heh.

Otherwise known as, “I can’t make the bed because the kitties are sleeping there.”

I’m adding this photo too; it’s a late blooming amaryllis that was too pretty not to include.

Today as I got back into my car after I was pau with my workout at the gym, I decided that the dashboard of my car would be the photo of the day. From left to right: A sand dollar that I’m bleaching, a dancing hula girl and dancing snowman, and Musubi. The rain on the windshield kind of added to the photo. I love the contradiction of the hula girl and the snowman. Continue reading →

My favorite bead store, “Beads Down Under” in Sandy, is closing soon. Kathy, the owner, invited those of us who’ve been friends for years, to stop by today for the beginning of her closeout sale, so I stopped by.

The bead store is located in the basement of this picturesque church, which has been a Sandy landmark for years. I was here today, so it’s my photo of the day.

The other day we bought a small cat bed for under my computer desk where the kitties love to lie. It’s their favorite place to be when I’m in here; they can watch birds outside, or nap, or just keep me company. We only got one because I had no idea whether or not they’d even like it.

Kalakoa was the first one to venture inside it, and mostly she just liked to knead it to bits instead of lying in it. But today Noelani discovered it, and poor Kalakoa’s place was usurped by her very large sister. I did detect a bit of hissing over it. We’ll need a bigger one for Noelani, however; as you can see, she overflows the small one.