The Plume Moth

Every year a Plume Moth shows up on my deck  or the porch. One year one was on my vehicle. 

There are various shapes and coloring of the plume moth.  This one, I believe, is a Common Plume Moth.

Common Plume Moth 
June 2026

How do you feel about wrinkled clothes?

This is true. I read an article many years ago that mentions how wrinkled clothes in the summer shows off an out-of-a-suitcase vibe. Wrinkled fashion speaks vacationing tourist. What a refreshing way to think, and, a freeing one as well. Oh! That slob is just a fashionable tourist. 😎

As you may guess, under the spell of the mighty pen, wearing wrinkled (but not badly) summer clothes entered my life shortly after reading that article. I rarely ironed anything. There was one blue camp shirt (worn until thread bare) that had to be ironed. 

Now that I’m an old lady (age wise), I speculate that folks might look at my wrinkled clothes thinking How sad. She needs a care giver. 

Despite the paranoia, I continue to appreciate the wrinkled traveling tourist summer look. If you want to give it a tree, (I typed try) then get dressed and roll around on your sofa like golden lab rubbing its back fitting into a nap nest. 

Day 163 of Week 24 June 2026

The Heat Advisory out of KBTV issued by the National Weather Service station, puts a summer vibe over the day here in Vermont.

 Outdoors, I put up the small umbrella to shade part of the concrete deck. Indoors, the cool A/C air is much appreciated. It is muggy out there. 

Please, review hot weather safety tips at weather.gov. Update your vehicle’s hot weather safety pack. 

Spruce trees up ( i typed only spruce up) your summer wardrobe with light shirts, shorts, for gals flowy skirts, sundresses and loose linen tops. After all, shlepping across the parking lot in the brutally hot sun, you might as well look stylish. 

Have a Styling Cool Weekend!

Make a mango smoothie

Draw your favorite bird

Write yourself a note to open in a year

Read about door knob history

Browse online straw hats

Search for an old tin tub

Start a new collection of something 

Looking good to be sunflowers

Muggy city days are upon us

Heat is exhausting. I went outdoors briefly this morning. The air feels thick. It is muggy city out there. 

If you are elderly or of frail health, and can tolerate air conditioning, then consider having it installed. Please, don’t underestimate the impact heat has on your health. 

Last night thunderstorms rolled by. The sky in the south lit up bright white. I shut off the TV to create a sort of 1950s vibe. I’m hoping this Summer is a Summer’s Summer with heat, thunderstorms, beach and picnic days galore. 

Yesterday I visited Lowe’s in South Burlington. Wow to their gardening section! It is full of gorgeously healthy plants. The annuals are a good price as well. 

Petunias

Earth, Heat & Cooling

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I was pondering the flow of life around me when enters the question: Are the planets aligned right?  To me, it feels Earth’s vibe is in turmoil.   From dropping little things to major health issues, there is a lot of things going not so great.  

Online, I start to read about Earth’s magnetic fluctuations, the geomagnetic field to see how it’s doing. All of us, all animals are to  some degree affected by Earth’s geomagnetic field. In past blog posts, I have written about this line of thinking. 

Instead of blaming or boo-hooing somebody put a curse on me, I look to the beauty of science that God created for understanding why things seem to go wrong so often. 

Karma does not always balance.

Today, I took action to make my life better. Already weakened by Very limited bland menu,  I felt really lousy. I had an errand to run that had to be postponed all morning for fear of having an episode of pain while out and about. After a tiny meal and walking around to see how I feel, a window opens where I have energy. Setting out felt wonderful having control back, and a nice cool air conditioned space to enjoy. My errand finished without problems. 

The temperature in my apartment was regularly 78°F-80°F. I felt all right with fans. I attributed feeling lousy to my health issues (that includes sporadic severe pain). The heat was draining me, in addition to my woes. 

Ah, what a difference a few BTUs makes