"Age puzzles me. I thought it was a quiet time. My seventies were interesting and fairly serene, but my eighties are passionate. I grow more intense as I age." Florida Scott-Maxwell
I don't know who Florida Scott-Maxwell is, but I like her style! Looking forward to those serene, interesting seventies...but can hardly wait for the passionate eighties!!
Tonight, we watched a very dark movie...The Road..from the book by Cormac McCarthy. I had read the book a couple of years ago and really liked it...not necessarily enjoying it; it is not a "fun" book, but it is a thought provoking book...and the movie followed the same line of feeling. And, I love Viggo Morgenstern in anything he does!!
Yesterday, I spent the day making jam. It is peach time here in Texas. I had a lot of fruit frozen up to make a batch of "mixed fruit" jam.
Now, I am getting a little anxious because, although they all taste yummy, I am afraid they are not setting up right and will be a little (or a lot) runny!! The directions say it may take up to two weeks to really set up, but I am impatient to see if they do! The last batch of peach that I made never did gel really well, so I am hoping these do not do the same...way to messy!!!
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I think these are the coolest clouds! A few mornings ago, we were sitting on the back porch having our morning coffee and doing the cross word puzzles when I looked up and saw these formations. Just had to go get my camera and snap a few pics! They remind me of a Georgia O'Keeffe painting that I have seen.
We had a lot of "bluebird" activity for three or four days and were very excited as the little guys hadn't come to their house early spring because the blankety-blank grackles would chase them away. But a few days ago, we saw a male and female spending a lot of time in and out and all around; today, there was nothing though so I am beginning to think they must have been just passing through! I hope not; they are one of my favorites to watch!
