Flowing into a posting idea

Whatever it is, I’ve not heard a name for it, yet. Brain fog is used, but that definition doesn’t fit because my mind is clear. No foggy going on here.

It is a moment, I think, absent of a subject one has interest in or feels is interesting. It is a humble episode of brain on quiet. This morning I had no posting ideas. So, I went searching.

Asking myself has anything interesting happened to share. 

I followed a YouTube video tutorial on how to sew a burrito style pillow cover. I position my pillow on the folded pattern just like in the video. I baste the two seams. I turn the cover out, and put in the pillow.

Problem. The pillow cover is too long. Thinking. The tutorial pillow is a rectangle. My pillow is square. I find a square pillow tutorial to watch and compare. The folding process is the same. 

My conclusion is that I folded too much fabric instead of the width of the pillow. 

Excess fabric below the fold

Measuring instead of eyeballing, will produce a cover that fits the pillow I’m making it for. I believe it is a coincidence the first try will fit a rectangle like in the video.

I learned I have Dyslexia when I was in my fifties. In a painting course, I had trouble with a project using two colors. Thinking back. On the aptitude tests given when entering high school, I scored really low on one section having to do with abstract shapes. Add that to a map I made from a story I was writing, I understood why the two color project was difficult to wrap my brain around. The map versus the written story are opposites, mirror images. 

When I hold a mirror up to another mirror to look at the room, I feel more comfortable seeing the mirror image than I do the real room. I agree with the thinking that Leonardo Da Vinci wrote in reverse because that is the image he was comfortable seeing. 

For my next post, a photo of a pillow cover that fits, and who knows what else. 

Thank you for visiting

The little amazing hold ons

The Last Lego 1981

Early in my days of being online, circa 2001, I posted about the last Lego I would ever step on. 

In 1981, our living room carpet was a silver blue low pile. The little pieces were easy to miss. I was standing near the kitchen door when I stepped on that very Lego in the photo above.  It hurt, really hurt. I don’t remember bleeding though.

I picked it up and put it away. For 45 years, that Lego piece has managed through several moves, to stay with me. 

Another amazing hold on is my kazoo from 1964, my corduroy jacket from high school, 1978 wooden clogs, and the oldest, a 1961 bracelet from my grandmother.

It is a mystery that for all the things that could have, only certain things are carried with us through life. 

I think one of these days I will enclose my lego in clear epoxy resin and place it next to family photos. 

One More Week of Summer

If you are still waiting for that 90°F weather report, then you are not alone. I keep thinking about the last hurrah of summer that usually shows up in early October. For now, it feels that summer has left without me. 

Making the most of autumn

Going out to look at the beautiful foliage is not enough to make the most of the autumn season. Here are some ideas to fill up those chilly days of pumpkins and hot apple cider.

• Foliage tours-Have a few routes to check out for the countryside and city. A tree lined street in fall can be as beautiful as a mountain of golden maple trees. Make a day of it
• Apples-List area pick your own, tours, and festivals on farms as well as orchards for visits each week
• Diners-A local diner can have a warm community vibe that autumn enhances
• Art-Check out a local newspaper event calendar for craft fairs, festivals and season based events
• Photography-Write down places where morning light and the golden hour in the afternoon are the most beautiful. Visit those places to take photos throughout the season
• Homemade Tours-Select an excursion theme like pumpkin buying, best apple crisp, best apple cider donuts, best diner. Then set your route, travel, keep notes, and make a scrapbook of your adventure

Day 255 Week 37 September 2026

As the September days glide by, the sound of geese flying over on their way south is expected. It is an event that has a vibe the world is on time with nature as it is meant to be. 

As long as I don’t read or watch the news, life can almost feel that normal. Yesterday, a hallowed day in America’s history, I felt that barrier weaken. I felt a need to watch and read the news. 

Being voters is more important today than, I believe, ever before in our history. 

Compassion and care for America depends on being informed. 

Have a Caring Weekend

Read the news

Have a baked potato deluxe

Find a new to you recipe

Browse slippers online

 Tell an apple a funny story

Have a hot chocolate

Go to a yard sale

Call a friend

Canada Geese