July 2023, Week 28, Day 196

After all the rain we've had in New England, I expect in the news will be reports of mosquito activity. Already, not a day goes by without reading a headline about a diseases ticks and mosquitoes carry. 

It is a serious issue.

Be Safe. 

Use bug repellant, long pants and when you can, a mosquito net hat. 

Alas, I have high hopes that August will be a summery summer month.

After watching on YouTube the UK art series for Portrait Artists of the Year, and Landscape Artists of the Year, my enthusiasm is on the rise. 

The contestants are given 4 hours to complete their artwork of a model or place. If I give myself an hour, then I might be encouraged to finish paintings.  

Torenia

I'm still writing poems, but no new poetry blog as yet. When I have a good name, I search the Internet as well as the domain name availability. Using the name of a poem for the blog name is the what I am going with.

Meanwhile, today is dust, vacuum, wash floors, shred papers, and laundry. 

Have a spectacular weekend!

Make something out of cardboard

Pack a sandwich lunch 

Have lunch outdoors

Read about celery

Sing to a flower

Draw a set of stairs

Day dream about a beach cottage

Study local wind currents

July 2023, Week 27, Day 189

 

Dusty Miller & Petunia

Nearing mid July, we will be at peak Summer here in this Northern Hemisphere. 

I still have a sense of waiting for summer to arrive. 

On the bright side, Neutrogena* Beach Defense sunscreen SPF 30 doesn't irritate my facial skin (applied lightly).

Mosquitoes I've seen this year, haven't reached a high level due to regularly spraying repellent before I go outdoors, especially my foot area. I read last year mosquitoes are drawn to the odor of feet. Mind you, feet can be clean and still have a scent. That explains  why my feet were bitten so often when I got in my vehicle. 

Last week I was reminded of website glitches. Walmart, for example, (using a cell phone), sends verification codes that are rejected when I'm trying to change my phone number. On my computer, I can't log in because Walmart requires sending a code to my old phone number. No other option is provided. Contacting and, sending feedback about the problem has yet, in I think a year plus, helped them fix the glitch.

In order to have correct information on my Walmart page I had to open another account. Imagine a business with duplicate accounts. 

The glitch is not unique. There are other websites I've used that have similar problems. To their credit, Google is not one of them.

To be fair, human glitch. I couldn't find my phone. Using the Google Search, I found my phone on the phone stand right beside me where I put it. The problem...I also put a paper in front of it to cover the lens.

Ugh.

The more I shop online, the more I love feet in the door at a real live in person store. 

How was your week?

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