No photos to share since I am writing this on my new laptop and haven't added any photos since a) the Christmas holiday passed and b) I finally am recovering from the nasty virus going around town (and Kellond School, where I volunteer and suspect I picked up the bug).
I read on FB that the Secret Society of Happy People listed their 10 Happiest Happenings of 2013. Just off the top of my head, here are mine--what are yours?
1. Christmas Eve at Aron and Laura's with Izy and Lynette.
2. September's Long Beach visit for my aunt's 100 birthday party.
3. Same trip, with my cousin Craig and his wife Lynn, for an all day visit at the Getty Villa.
4. Taking Izy to one of the last Sidewinders' Baseball game, taking Izy to "Frozen"; hey, just taking Izy anywhere.
5. Father's Day with both dads, Aron and Laura at Hacienda Del Sol where Aron is banquet chef.
6. Several day trips to Mt. Lemmon
7. Bed time reading with Mark and Gray, who curls up on Mark's legs or mine, seemingly depending on Gray's mood.
8. Afternoons alone or with Mark or a friend at my favorite Starbucks, River and Campbell.
9. Happiness Community Conversations at Oro Valley and Main Libraries.
10. Waking up each day, pain free, hopeful and ready to learn/do something--new or familiar; it really doesn't matter.
Hey, I still have to list:
11. Book signings at Starbucks and Mostly Books.
12. Handling my first and second self-published books.
13. Visits to the Tucson Botanical Gardens
14. Visits to the Phoenix Art Museum
15. Surprise invite to see ATC's "Xanadu".
16. 2nd Saturdays, Downtown Tucson
17. Summer Diamondbacks Game
18. Downton Abbey, Elementary, Sleepy Hollow, Parks n' Rec, Raising Hope
19. Rereading "Mary Poppins", "Alice in Wonderland", "Alice through the Looking Glass"
20. Walking with Mark on Mountain Ave., along the Rillito, around Reid Park
21. Working with 3rd grade readers at Kellond School
okay, that's it for now--but this fun to do. Hope you try it, too.
Showing posts with label PBS Masterpiece Theater. Show all posts
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Monday, December 30, 2013
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Sunday outing at the Southern Arizona Water Color Guild Gallery
After spending the morning sitting on the front porch, waving to neighbors as they pass by, I took a short walk in the neighborhood, appreciating my surroundings. In the mid-morning light the flowers were partially shaded, but their colors were brilliant reds, yellows, and purple. I saw a few butterflies, two hummingbirds; and multiple grasshoppers popping across the sidewalk. Our cat, Gray, kept going back and forth from the cool house to the warming patio and eventually settled on a soft chair in the backyard.
When Mark got home from his morning meeting and visiting a friend, we drove to Ft. Lowell Park and walked around the small lake, viewing the egret fly, the ducks paddle, and the turtles poke their heads just above the water ripples. Continuing our walk, we followed the path through the pecan groves which are beginning to shed their nuts and finished with a cooling stroll among the cottonwoods. Since this weekend is also the Open Studio Tour for our local artists, before returning home I wanted to visit the gallery for the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild http://southernazwatercolorguildcom .
Yesterday, we spent time on the westside (after I did my downtown library happiness community conversation), visited the Mission Gardens, and enjoyed an early dinner at the Tucson Food Truck Round-Up www.tucsonsbirthplace.org www.tucsonfoodtruckroundup.com. Then we went to 2nd Saturdays in downtown Tucson and thoroughly enjoyed the music by The LoBros www.theLoBros.com. Thus, having gone to the westside and downtown yesterday, I knew I didn't have the legs to do those galleries, so a short visit to the WaterColor Guild's Gallery, matched with light lunch and shopping at Whole Foods pretty much took up the early to mid-afternoon.
Back home, it's catch-up on the computer time and then watching PBS' Masterpiece Theatre where I am totally hooked into the latest classic, Paradise. What fun to imagine how London might have been when shopping for the new middle class meant buying fabrics and lovebirds from Paris.
Fantasies are fun and as I reflect on today's outing, I realize how happy I am today where fantasy and reality can intermingle and bring me joy.
When Mark got home from his morning meeting and visiting a friend, we drove to Ft. Lowell Park and walked around the small lake, viewing the egret fly, the ducks paddle, and the turtles poke their heads just above the water ripples. Continuing our walk, we followed the path through the pecan groves which are beginning to shed their nuts and finished with a cooling stroll among the cottonwoods. Since this weekend is also the Open Studio Tour for our local artists, before returning home I wanted to visit the gallery for the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild http://southernazwatercolorguildcom .
Yesterday, we spent time on the westside (after I did my downtown library happiness community conversation), visited the Mission Gardens, and enjoyed an early dinner at the Tucson Food Truck Round-Up www.tucsonsbirthplace.org www.tucsonfoodtruckroundup.com. Then we went to 2nd Saturdays in downtown Tucson and thoroughly enjoyed the music by The LoBros www.theLoBros.com. Thus, having gone to the westside and downtown yesterday, I knew I didn't have the legs to do those galleries, so a short visit to the WaterColor Guild's Gallery, matched with light lunch and shopping at Whole Foods pretty much took up the early to mid-afternoon.
Back home, it's catch-up on the computer time and then watching PBS' Masterpiece Theatre where I am totally hooked into the latest classic, Paradise. What fun to imagine how London might have been when shopping for the new middle class meant buying fabrics and lovebirds from Paris.
Fantasies are fun and as I reflect on today's outing, I realize how happy I am today where fantasy and reality can intermingle and bring me joy.
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