Whew! Tragedy averted. But it was a close one. Good thing I knew JUST what to do. See, we went out today (more on that in a min). Then I had to wrangle some laundry. And my phone (plus the bike computer) accidentally splash-landed into the drum. It was horrible. Until, he told me later that my response was very good and the damage was next to none.
Do you all know that when a wee device like these two get wet you are supposed to immediately plop them into a container of dry rice? With the battery out? Well you are. It works great. (Except that now, our pantry is out of rice.)
What we don’t need, is any more of these/this.
I felt like a pack-mule.
(But nothing fell out!)
ALL of that was on my bike, in the panniers, for our ride home from the mall. Oh yeah, it was VERY cold and dark out, but we were totally prepared. In sort-of clockwise order, beginning with my phone (BEFORE it went for a swim) is the skirt I wore while we were shopping (don’t ask), a small treat for each of us in the bags with the pink hearts, my back-up Crocs (just in case!) right above, and then you can see a stainless steel mixing bowl full of socks and undies (the main reason for our trip).
There are also some incense boxes and two decorative strings of bells-with-animals-and-tassels (Indian, in origin, from India, sold to us by a delightful Indian woman who is importing these items [and plenty of others] for her new kiosk) on the far right. We also scored a very cool piece of wonderfulness (from the CLEARANCE rack) which I enjoyed all the way home.
Yes, I look completely ridiculous in it
(even more than I did before, although my children don’t believe this is possible).
We need to get Dan one. It is so fun to wear, and truly helps with the (literally) freezing wind in your my face.
He’s using one of his high-quality headbands for a face-cover.
(It was either that, or we tie bandannas on and look like Old West stagecoach robbers.)
No off-roading this time, my beloved (and long-suffering) spouse directed us through the Rose Garden were we stayed on the paths*. So pretty, even with the winter fog and low temperatures.
*As I was taking this shot, a man two-wheeled it up to us and asked if I could use his phone and get a picture of him; he has them from every season, he told us. I was happy to help.
Before we left The Burrow though, I had enough time to flip our card. It is an incredible validation of yesterday’s message. I love when that happens, especially, like now, when so many of us really seem to need this sort of encouragement. (Or ya know, ME, *I* need it. Whatever.)
“Dreams ~
Think Big!
There are unseen forces ready to support your dreams.”
Usually I really like these illustrations, and can see the connection to the message. This time, it’s CLOSE, but off somehow. Still, a great sign.
Today’s Deck:
Self-Care Oracle Cards by Cheryl Richardson
Today’s Mileage:
on mine it was 12.962 and according to his it was 12.52. He has adjusted the calculator (after discovering that is was FINE from falling into a tub full of warm soapy water), by changing the tire size in the details, so we’ll see if that makes any difference in our discrepancies. Average speed was a leisurely 8.9MPH with time pedaled 1:27:07 from my machine and one hour forty-one minutes according to his.
Yesterday’s Baking:
not done by us. We went to the cookie store, as a treat after our gym hour.
Minus the two we ate in the shop.
We raided De and Tony’s Day Old basket, then got some to share at their counter (the now-favorite-of-mine Chocolate Salty and a PeanutButter Chocolate Chip). Plus a nice warm coffee for the Deputy. Seriously, local people, go there. Far-away folks, splurge some time and order a few on-line. They are EXCEPTIONALLY good cookies!
Last Night After The Show:
we had a late-night snack at one of our local brew places. The food was amazingly fabulous, the crowd, not even. (You’ll have to ask Daniel how the beer was, I had a lemonade, and it was perfectly lovely.) But, I was still on a mental health high because of how hilarious Paula had been, and enjoying these (below), so those other patrons didn’t even bother me.
This is the new measure of happiness in our lives: do they make you as joyful as wearing shoes like this?!
If there was a JOY METER my Danskos would be the Top Mark, with my hardwood floors as second down. I cannot actually describe how exquisitely gleeful this footwear makes me. I just can’t, it’s too huge.
SO glad you were able to save your electronics! Yay for rice & quick-thinking!
Ha! Silly little synchronicity… I was walking by some apartments today and thought I smelled incense coming from somewhere, and into my head popped NAGCHAMPA! And I wanted to get some! I used to use it regularly, it’s my favorite incense, but I pretty much laid off incense when I stopped smoking pot, LOL! I’ve started using it again, now for energetic cleansing purposes, and when I do a full-on, sit-down, light candles meditation/visualization. I’ve been using Japanese stuff, but I guess it’s time for me to get some Nag… I didn’t know it came in different flavors, though! (Of course it probably didn’t when I was using it, way back in the 20th century.
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Man, you two are so dedicated, biking even in the freezing cold weather!
And, another synchronicity (are you even at all surprised?): before bed last night I did an angel request that was posted on facebook (sorry, I didn’t document who it came from, but here it is): “Dearest Angels, I ask you to work with me in my sleep tonight to clear away any blocks that keep me from fully enjoying life. Please either call them to my attention or completely remove them from my emotions, mind and body as I sleep. Thank You.” I wrote it out, said it aloud, and put it inside my pillow case. I didn’t remember my dreams when I awoke, but I’ve certainly had some major synchronicities & signs today! The few here were just the icing on the cake!
I do agree that the illustration in this one is kinda weird… those hands in the sky… why is her angel pulling her blanket off?! She’ll get cold without it, LOL!
Yay for awesome shows and awesome shoes!
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Dearest Angels, I ask you to work with me in my sleep tonight to clear away any blocks that keep me from fully enjoying life. Please either call them to my attention or completely remove them from my emotions, mind and body as I sleep. Thank You.
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Awesome!
J
11:02 p.m.
1-20-13
I’m so glad you were able to save your electronics! That would have been a real bummer. Your shoes are simply awesome and they look wonderful against the wood floor.
The card is definitely pretty if a little bit weird. Great message though.
Right now I’m sleeping in not-my-bed, so while I’m sleeping well I’m not remembering any dreams. The visit is going well as usual and I am getting plenty of non-dog attention, which always makes me feel good.
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Always nice to receive whatever it is that makes us feel good.
J
11:04 p.m.
1-20-13
I am going to have to go to Falling Sky. I think that we should have regular, scheduled, Mayberry meetings at such locations.
Love the rice trick. I have washed my iPod on more than one occasion…
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If you can get enough of the Numbered People in there to out-number those who we saw, then yes. Meet there, very nice eats selection!
J
11:06 p.m.
1-20-13
I’m one for killing my kids’ phones. I knocked my daughter’s phone into a pot of potatoes I was getting ready to boil and when we were getting ready to go on a rollercoaster ride on our annual park visit I made my son put his phone in his backpack since he didn’t have a carrier for it. He lost his first phone on a ride the year before on a band trip. The drink container of Mountain Dew leaked and his phone was in the puddle when we got back. *sigh*
I think that hand reaching down to take the blanket is kinda creepy. I have no interest in dreaming big. Right now I would just like to dream peacefully. I kept waking up last night with my heart pounding but unable to remember what had caused the ‘fight or flight’ response. Which seriously annoyed me. It’s tough to fight the unknown.
The necklaces look interesting. I always like to look through the small stands that ‘people’ put up.
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Not jewelry, but I’ve cleared that up in tonight’s post.
J
11:15 p.m.
1-20-13