A Little Vitamin Sea

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Linda Andrews

While we were in Oregon, we managed to drive to the coast. There is something magical about the ocean.


This one reminds me of a giant shark fin

Until next time, stay healthy.

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Friday Fun Fact

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Linda Andrews

Some days, the wise choice is just to go back to bed.

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Things that go Boop in the night

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Linda Andrews

The hubbinator heard it first. An odd boop-boop in the middle of the night. Believing it was outside, he went back to sleep.

I heard this boop-boop noise about 0430. Then the boops go faster together. I got up to investigate.

Zim, our marshmallow cat of incest, was perched on top of my daughter’s echo. Which was booping loudly in outrage at the sexual harassment.

When I turned on the light, he jumped down then began rubbing his cheeks against the echo’s platform. You see, Zim is deaf and blind in one eye, so he uses smell and touch to compensate. And one of the things he loves to do best is sit on things with flat surfaces, as he is doing in the picture below.

Zim’s favorite toy

He was unapologetic for his behavior toward the echo and so I unplugged her and put her on a shelf until my daughter can safely rehome her.

Until next time, stay healthy.

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A Little Fruity

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Linda Andrews

While shopping at Costco, the hubbinator and I found these guys.

They remind me of those sole shredding monkey balls that I always seemed to step on. Thankfully these are not those summer shrapnel but fruit.

They’re called rumbutans and we had to learn how to eat them. it’s very simple—just cut through the skin as you turn it then peel the skin away and eat around the seed. It’s a little like a grape but not quite as sweet.

Until next time, stay healthy.

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Friday Fun Fact

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Linda Andrews

Tea leaves at the bottom of the cup are better read than swallowed.

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Pittock Mansion

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Linda Andrews

High on a hill in Washington Park near downtown Portland stands the Pittock Mansion. The once private dwelling of the family who started the Oregonian newspaper and worked to help make Portland a city is now a state park.

The views and gardens are spectacular:

Even the caretaker’s home is impressive:

And while others marveled at the modern conveniences of indoor plumbing and a telephone, I always gravitate toward the kitchen and pantries.

And library:

Of course it is always nice to know someone had to clean the place.

It really is a beautiful house.

Until next time, stay healthy.

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Books on sale

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Linda Andrews

Hello everyone. My publisher Zumaya Publications is having a 30% off sale on select titles at Barnes and Noble.

Use Promo/Coupon code “BNPZUMAYA08” at checkout for your 30% off already discounted ebook pricing.

Below is a list of the ebooks in the promotion.

Boundless - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to My Sexual Orientation
Yesterdays - About Us
Agents, Adepts & Apprentices
Alien Redemption by Gloria Oliver
Bad Day for the Home Team
Dark Legend by Christopher Stires
Otherworlds - Deem
Haven's End by Greg J. Austin
Heart of the Morning Calm by Galen Kindley
In the Service of Samurai by Gloria Oliver
Milky Way Marmalade by Mike DiCerto
Murders in Manatas by Roberta Rogow
Ordinary Women NOT! by Shelly Gail Morris
Reality Ali by Christine Marciniak
The Crown of Zeus by Christine Norris
Thresholds - Door to Far-Myst
The End of the Tether by Harold R. Thompson
The Library Beneath the Streets Anthology

Check them out if you are in the market for some irresponsible reading.

Until next time, stay healthy.

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Friday Fun Fact

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Linda Andrews

Once cats teach Alexa their language, the ‘Zon will be the biggest dealer of catnip in the world.

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Learning something new

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Linda Andrews

I made another set of cards using a kit I purchased from Echo Park this last weekend and I found a new card maker to follow. Call me Crafty showed how to create a card set using a clear card base and a single unifying design she calls a sheetload of cards.

Of course, I still made a few cards on traditional card stock, but I think I will enjoy switching things up.

I am definitely going to enjoy expanding these skills.

Until next time, stay healthy.

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Camp for adults

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Linda Andrews

In an effort to keep refilling the creative well, I have many, many hobbies. A few even are kind enough to host online events to challenge us and improve our skills. Youtube is great, but there are times when being able to talk with others who share your enthusiasm, even if it is online, is just what I need to try something.

Next week, one of my favorite bead companies is hosting a summer camp featuring designs with their beads and with classes led by the awesome Nealey Patel at Silver Silk (I love their unique chain) and Meredith Roddy from Beadalon, just to name a few.

There will be so many awesome designers, I am happy dancing at the thought of getting a jump on some Christmas presents. Best of all, the Jesse James Beads camp kit comes with everything you need except a few basic tools and jump rings.

Zim is willing to help:D

Until next time, stay healthy.

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