GLENDALE, HERE I COME !

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Wonder if I will have to take my "Folgers Classic Roast " to Glendale ?

by: Kat ( Mary) Carlson _ author/publisher


In a very few days from now, in fact this Saturday,  I am taking a little "SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY ",  to my old "haunt" in Glendale, CA.  Some of us "friends" are celebrating!
This celebration is two-fold.   First the wonderful _(cocina)_ kitchen server,  Anna,  is completing her 27th year at Leisure Vale Retirement Community !  Second,  it is "my 75th birthday ".   There will enough of us at Mimi's (Los Feliz) to "PARTEE') and guzzle down "mimosas",  or maybe ...sip them  ?  Anyway,  I will travel on AmTrak.     When eating and all the catching- up is over at Mimi's ,  back at Leisure Vale,   I "may" be able to sing at Kareoke.    Songs I usually sing are ...  my favorites "Twilight Time" _ the Platters,  "I Love You for Sentimental Reasons," _ Mr. Nat King Cole,   " Put Your Head on my Shoulders" _ by Paul Anka ,   " Just the Way You Are," _ Mr. Billy Joel  " Sea of Love" _ the Honeydrippers,  "Earth Angel"  " Hello Dolly",  and more !  It's going to be-a-blast !


I will put down my tree trimmer,  rake,  shovel,  wheel barrow, .....

 and "DRESS TO IMPRESS" ....... ?

Sounds like fun,  huh?

However there are "still" 4 more days until I go.  Yesterday,  I was able to tackle, MORE leaves, and trim a few more branches of my orange trees.  That job never runs out.   So, being a Kentucky farm girl from the "get-go" ,  I am right at home,  here on this "beautiful land."

There  is definitely something really "magic" about working the land.  I think,  perhaps it's sobering.    It's "REALITY ".    I  "get more" than I give.   "I FEEL GOOD" _ as sung by: Mr. James Brown.............:)

Beautiful,  "yummy" avocado trees,  ready  to harvest in about 5-6 more months !

 

Come back folks,   again,   it is "always",  "my"  pleasure.....

(_A Wink & A Smile_)............................................................................:)

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NO ONE CARES

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Me, "doing the make-up" & hair  thing, ( a little anyway),  days ago !  5:30 in the morning,  my shower is over,  getting "spruced up" for my walk up-the-hill and my steady visit to the stables....& picture time !   On the wall near the lamps are my certificates for Massage Therapy!   Oh well, that was when I turned 50 yrs. old !  Only 25 yrs ago!  The pillows in my window help insulate and keep my room warm from cold nights !   Floppy,   one of my "stuffed doggies" is still sitting on my unmade bed !!!

by: Kat ( Mary ) Carlson _ author/publisher


Good morning everyone,  I am flying "solo",  this morning,  on the "outs" with the usual Master Builder as I once called my Friend and Creator.  Yep, it's true,  we had a spat.   I think I'll just wing it anyway.   I'm a big girl and seem to be doing very nicely on my own !!  


I find that "Independence" is quite refreshing!   I was getting a little bored with it all.  Besides, I suddenly realized ( right this minute) as I write this,  "I AM FREE",  huh?   Yesterday,  I worked outside in the vast yard on this glorious property.   I trimmed trees again,   raked leaves again,   gathered up old oranges lying under trees for centuries......:).   Then I dropped the whole kit-and-kabuttle,  and quit my duty,  to just "do-nothing".   Now,  quite seriously,   I actually DO  love working outdoors.   But I have simply HAD IT for now, anyway......:)   Of course , later,  the trees needed watering and I do some by hand.  The others are on a drip system.  ( All 40+ of them....)
Oh yes, and don't forget the avocados !!   Oh my,  come December,  they are going to taste DELIGHTFUL !!   It has been a while since I had one of mine. "I can't wait"......mmmmmmmmmm !!!

 

More orange trees here,  but the huge avocado trees are behind them, ... 14 tall trees, yum!

........."IF YOU TRAVEL TO THE WEST,   TAKE,   THE HIGHWAY THAT"S THE BEST,   GET YOUR KICKS ON ROUTE 66 " as sung by Mr. Nat King Cole.   Sound familiar.??    Sorry,   it just popped into my head !  I get carried away.   As you may remember I LIKE MUSIC !!!  It's the BEST !!!
 

See the horses behind Vicki.  She owns and cares for her "Red" and other horses as well,   at the sables I visit each morning on my walk. Vicki & Red, a pair for my first booklet !

I call them the "DYNAMIC DUO".   My working "title" is  " A "STABLE" ROMANCE !!  The pretty earrings she is wearing ? ...... They are from me.  And along with many other things I do,  I make earrings, and necklaces,  oh yeah !!! .............:)



That's all folks,   "this"  morning ......

 

(_A Wink & a Smile_)...........................................:)   

INDEPENDENCE on This Day

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               YEP,  it "IS" INDEPENDENCE DAY

I am, oh so "grateful" for that too !!!

by: Kat ( Mary) Carlson _ author/publisher



_"Our country "does" enjoy a place where this concept is allowed." 

That's so-o-o ...."COOL"....... &  I plan to_ and I DO,  take advantage of my "FREEDOM"........with THANKS,  everyday !!!

ENJOY   YOUR  DAY !!!


 (_ A Wink & a Smile_)............................:)



 

MY INVESTMENT in _ "REAL" estate

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Actually,  not the land around me,  BUT the "house" I  live & breathe,  eat & sleep,  think & talk,  move & laugh, shower  & dress, & " EVERYTHING " that is done in my "BODY"

by: Kat ( Mary) Carlson _ author/publisher


My gosh,  there isn't anything I do without my body being included,  huh?  WELL, then,  I am certainly glad,  I am learning to give it the  attention & love,  it both " needs & deserves" !  How could I have abandoned it all these years and never acknowledged or devoted myself  to what it needs and wants ?  In my book,  that's  "ABUSE",   & don't tell me your body does not "know it".


I am just now discovering my body "DOES HAVE" a "VOICE".  Who did I think was screaming in pain about this ache and that pain, etc ?   But,  I didn't tell it,  "I'll take care of you",  now that I am,  and recognize it ( my body ), by listening very closely with compassion,  not what you would call "pity" or "anger" or "resentment" or worse, "self-hatred".  ( I can say all these things because I have been there & done that !)   Now that I do take very good care of it , with  love & devotion,   at first, (believe it or not,)   it did not believe me,  but thankfully said so.  " NOW", we simply work together (collaborate)  and there is love & understanding.  That is MY MIRACLE,   that is "human progress" !!


So I am proud & happy with my current "investment" the "MOST" "important" truly "REAL"  estate  I will "EVER"  invest in !!   And I say this to myself,  " I love you",   the tears begin to fall, ....."HEALING"  takes place ! .........

Yep,  it IS ... a "WONDERFUL WORLD" !!!

  
 (_A Wink & a Smile_)..................................................:)

HEARTLAND

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From the " first time " I saw this image,  I became so enamored with it,  nice picture,  don't you think ?

 

by: Kat (Mary) Carlson _ author/publisher


So "HEARTLAND" is my choice this morning for a title,  ( I always call them "working titles", because I never know where I am going to go with any of them).  Sure does make my "work" interesting,  well,  at least it does for me.

When I woke up,  something didn't click in my mind or state-of-being.  I needed "freshness",  I
journey "so many"  places during the day ... ( in my head, & in my LIFE).  It is SOOO rich in nature,  and I am challenged by many different kind of relationships.  This morning,  when I saw I was not my usual self,  a bit weary,  I sought the quiet vigilance once again , reaching for , well, honestly, I really didn't know what I "WAS " searching for,  that complete "honesty", although risky as it was,   took me to a  FABULOUS  place,  in my  HEART & MIND.  I turned on a music station that I rarely listen to,  it was ROGER WILLIAMS music.  There I "traveled" and soared in my experiential,  feeling level !  There was "great" conversation & insight,  and I faced myself and what my challenges are this day.  Incredibly,  I began to "see" and "desire" my very own current place & experience here & now.   As my thoughts & mind & heart, "journeyed",   I honed in on this title "HEARTLAND".  OJAI is my "HEARTLAND".

One of the pieces of music  I heard on Roger Williams station was the score from "THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA",  ....like I said,   it was sort of "other-worldly"  for me,  genres that were quite different.   and then I had had enough, and decided to settle into this awesome country "LIFE ",   with temperatures soaring to 90's and 100's.  That situation,  in itself,  can be and is challenging.  So back to "lovely,  lovely" & "beautiful"  OJAI, CA. , and another day of unfolding mysteries & joyous "heart-felt" relationships ( all walks of life-type, relationships) 

Our worlds vary,  but we all need "LOVE" , "ACCEPTANCE" & "UNDERSTANDING"

(_A Wink & a Smile_)..............................................................:)

You will no doubt find a new & different type of blog , me KAT,  on WordPress once again.  I began something there yesterday called  IS SHE OR IS SHE NOT ?    It will be directed toward around-the-house type of goodies, & may shed light on "how-to's" !  ..........................................:)  http://2katskorner.wordpress.com

RUN, DON'T WALK !

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Yes it's me & I'm in LOVE again,  of course,  it IS a SONG title.....:), but WAIT, it's w-a-y too HOT here in Ojai 
for THIS picture
so here, how about this one

There now,  better ?  Way cool !!

by: Kat (Mary) Carlson _ author/publisher

Last night around 10:00 p. m. it was STILL "HOT" here in our neck-of-the-woods, around 88.5 degrees !  Good ole AC ran most of the night.


Are you experiencing unusual weather where you are?

So here I am 3:00 a.m., just shut the back door, turned off the fan, and closed the sliding glass door a little,  after I satisfied a little hunger pangs with oatmeal & blueberries, 1/2 cup of java, I am here at my laptop, still "happy" for a brand new day !

I anticipate mysteries to "unfold"
as is a custom for me everyday !

"ONE STEP CLOSER" 

In recent days,  my actual "DREAMS" keep unfolding, step-by-step!


Big time,  "thrilling & comforting ",  _"  huge," _"LOVE"  permeates the "AIR" I breathe !

It really IS an "oxymoron" to intitle this post to "run,  don't walk,"  because the CLOSER I get,  it seems,  that for-the-most part,  I become quieter and more "PEACEFUL & STILL" but FULL of anticipation,  all-the-same !!  I guess in part I AM running to my "DREAMS" being fulfilled,  and experiencing the ultimate"PROMISE" !


Very soon, I will be 3/4 a century old,  (in just two weeks,)  I am happy & grateful for my "LIFE" !  Honestly,  I did not know how good it could be.

That's a wrap this morning,  friends!


(_A Wink & a Smile_)...........:)


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A BIT OF _ "NEW TO ME"_ NEWS

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Good morning my friends around the globe,  welcome !

by: Kat (Mary) Carlson _ author/ publisher

                                                  
These bits of "Trivia" were recently mailed to me by a "great" friend from my old "haunt" in
Glendale, CA.  They are as follows:

" To make sure they don't drift apart , sea otters hold hands when they sleep"......  awwww !                                                                                                                                            
" The inventor of the Pringle's can,  Fredric Baur,  had his ashes buried in one".....hmmmm!

"Hitler's nephew Willam Patrick Hitler, in 1939 wrote an article called,  " Why I Hate My Uncle", he later emigrated to the U.S. and served in the Navy during World War II."

" All clams start out as males,  but some later become females".....

" A day without sunshine is like,  you know,  night" " _ * Steve Martin

" Police departments in Canada hand out positive ticketswhen they see citizens doing something positive.  They are redeemable for community discounts and other rewards "......... cool

" The audible rumbling in your tummy is called "borborygmi"................................")

" Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them all "....................:)

" In Disney's "Fantasia", the Sorcerer's name was "Yensid ( Disney spelled backwards"....

 
* If these tickled -your- funny -bone or maybe enlightened you some,  I'm glad.  I enjoyed them too! 

 

One of my two new best friends, this one I dubbed "Darthvader"

And now I also present, "Luke Skywalker",  these two fellas are stable-mates on Meyer Rd.

Signing off for Tuesday,  June 30, 2015  ( the last day of June).....


(_A Wink & a Smile_)..............................................................................................................:)

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