SOFT

June 29   SOFT is my memory foam mattress, babies' skin, anything microfiber, day-old chicks,  puffy clouds (well they look soft), babies' hair, a humble heart, whipped cream, rose petals, butter on a warm day, and did I mention babies?

ON THE SHELF

I'm not much of a collector of doodahs,
but I have this one spot where I keep
a few little things that have special meaning
to me, or I just like how they make me feel.

I like the colorful lids on the Mrs. Dash bottles, besides the yummy contents,

so I keep them out and handy on the back of my stove.

Almost everything on these shelves came from my daughter Ali. I especially love her creations

made from autumn leaves.

The philodendron just keeps on

growing (for about 10 years now). Thankfully it's very forgiving of 'haircuts' and infrequent watering!

And I'll always love

President Hinckley.

(Bird) BATHROOM

June 27    Rather than a photo of my own bathroom (barely big enough to turn around in)

I wanted to get one of the lobby restroom at the Grand America Hotel downtown.

Opulent is a good word for it!

But I went instead for a bird bath(room), which I found at Backyard Birds.



Only whistle-wetting in this shallow sink.







Jetted Tub

Just add WATER! Please!!









WHERE I SHOP

June 26 

Aisles and shelves, end caps and samples, and a check out at the end

with your own plastic card where everything is FREE!

What better place to 'shop' than the Murray Library?!

The Latest

The Greatest

             Children's Corner


Do you have "Princess Bride"?

Due in 4 weeks

SOMETHING CUTE

June 25   It's certainly not my photography that's cute! When my daughter stopped by for lunch today, the first thing I noticed was her cute shoes. But even better was her announcement of a new, 'dream' job with a proper raise in salary!

ON MY MIND

June 24    A couple of my children have been on my mind lately...in a good way! I so admire the way they face the challenges of life and learn its lessons. It's not without pain, but you can so see the strength gained, and the growth achieved. I'm very proud of all of them.

Sydney is my oldest daughter;
the picture shows her seven, plus son-in-law.

 Aaron is my oldest son; his sense of humor is what I love about him.

MOVEMENT

June 23    This amazing fishtank was full of movement, not only by the beautiful fish, but the plants, coral, and other critters. After a delicious meal at La Cai Noodle house, we spent 15 minutes in their tiny lobby fascinated by the color and graceful dance of a salt water world. Hats off to its creator and caretaker!  

FROM A HIGH ANGLE

June 22             Row of Fountains at City Creek Mall from the second story bridge.

These door handles were my favorite thing about Cheesecake Factory,

where the prices were a bit high angled. 

WHERE I SLEPT

June 21

One of those wakeful nights last night, so I took a nap today where the fan could keep me cool. I inherited this couch from my mom, via my brother who used it first.                                The year my grandson Shaydon was two, he lived with me and this was his bed.  I have fond memories of lying on my side on the very edge as we talked about the events of the day, and listened to Mozart tunes till he fell asleep. Sometimes I fell asleep too. ZZZZZzzzz

FAVORITE PHOTO I'VE EVER TAKEN (since starting the photo challenge)

June 20   I've never been much of a photographer, having blurred or chopped off many a head, left film sitting for months before I developed it, and missed multiple memories through lack of planning. I'm learning that the digital camera is my friend; I can take multiple shots till I get it right, see how they turn out right away, and delete the duds, so as not to embarrass myself. Not that these are great photography, but because of the feelings I remember at the time, these three stick out in my mind as favorites:

               Morning Shadows                                                  Ty & his Hat

                                                                Green Fireworks

IMPERFECT

June 19  Im-per-fect, as in nobody's perfect? Flawed in some way, big or small? Or as in not finished yet, incomplete. I wish I had a photo of the boy with cerebral palsy I saw last night. Certainly a flawed, imperfect body. But a near-perfect soul I would think. I sometimes dwell on my overbite, or saggy skin or skinny legs or ...., but is that as important as how I am inside? Who am I? Who am I becoming?  Do major or minor flaws in our body or mind change our value, especially to God, who loves us perfectly?

Blemishes, frayed edges, rumpled, limp,

 IMPERFECT!

But still of great value.

SOMETHING YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME

June 18
It depends on who you are as to what you don't know about me...
Did you know I've wasted passed many an hour doing Sudoku puzzles?
I can pretty confidently do one with 26 numbers given. The one in today's "NOW Salt Lake" only has 24 given. At the risk of being up way too late, I'm going to take a before and after picture, and see how long it takes me to finish it, if I even can.

 <<Start time 10:16


   So far, so good! at 10:27>>

 <<Problem in bottom, center square 10:31 (I cheated a little to make sure that was the only problem)!


                
                                                                      Fait accompli! at 10:43 ^^
                                                                                            

IN MY BAG

This bag is indispensible on Sundays. Papers necessary for Relief Society are in the flowered folder. Scriptures and lesson manuals help me to participate and glean more from lessons.
I'm always uplifted and encouraged by attending Sunday meetings and associating with others of my faith. But my day would not be complete without the stuff IN MY Sunday BAG. 

OUT AND ABOUT at the park

I didn't do much 'out and about' today, but went to a nearby park to find out what others were doing.

 Here he comes...the skateboarder with pink hair! Really!

Come, dahling, and be splashed!

   Sisters on swings....                                               ...and things.

Showing off his styrofoam plane.

YELLOW

June15  YELLOW is sunny, warm, happy, fun, and of course flowers!

Yellow "Flower"fall

Food for Butterflies



More Yellow to come!

                          Alien on Space Ship                          Florified Sunshine

TIME (Once Upon a....)

I thought of at least 20 phrases using the word TIME, and settled on the favorite fairy tale intro, Once upon a TIME...
The Princess Bride is my favorite fairy tale, a humorous one of good and evil, rescue and adventure, not to mention true love. It makes my heart happy just to think of the many great lines my family has borrowed from the movie: 'I do not think it means what you think it means' (with the Spanish accent, of course). 'Drop! Your! Sword!' became 'Eat! Your! Beans!' at the dinner table. 'Give him a break, he's been mostly dead all day!' and so many more...

P.S. I wish I had taken this photo!

ART

June 13

Whimsical grafitti-like ART covers the back wall of a bike/running shop.

Do you get knots in your knees when you run? or do you have wings on your feet! 

Me, I have the bean pole legs!

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Nature's palette produces God's ART in texture, color and design.
Thank you, God, for such creations!