Oh now, wait, "dinner isn't ready yet "

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I really enjoy walking......true enough

by: Kat (Mary) Carlson _ author/publisher


A golf cart can be/ will be a help this hot summer and again in the ensuing months.  We here in California expect "RAIN",  don't we before many more months.  It can rain and rain, and everything will be "green" again.  Beautiful Lake Casistas,  (here in Ojai, CA)  can fill up again.  It's 60 ft. lower than it has ever been.

So, with that said _ Rain is 'a comin' and I want to go "grocery shopping"  when the pantry dictates that I do so.  All of you ( family , friends & followers ) have time to help me raise some $
for my Golf Cart to ride into town (10 miles) and pick up what I need/want at the store.


More pictures of the terrain here in our little "burg"  ...

Both of these pictures are Rice Road,  each & every morning I walk

 

 
down this road,  _ this morning two coyotes dashed across the Road,   no more than 8 ft in front of me  !  I "stopped" short, and continued to walk.  Last week,  I saw two deer,  frolicking across the very same vicinity.   Most days,  cute little white-tailed rabbits dash around ( not to forget the squirrels)  ......  f-u-n-n-y  &  f-u-n !    I get a kick out of the wild life "gracing" our roads and meadows.

This particular day there was a storm threat

 

Friendly folks are often passing by and it's a treat for me to make their acquaintances.

before I leave you with this "happy" person's picture,......
I ask you again,  donate to the cause,  please !  Mary's golf cart
for trips to and from Ojai, CA. www.giveforward.com "Transportation ( Golf Cart) ( Fundraiser).....I appreciate it !
Thank you !   ( oh yes,  I forgot to mention that I am 75 yrs. of age,  here in this picture.

"IT'S A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING "...........  The Moon Is Shining Bright  ....  la la la la la la ..............:)

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

GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER

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 KNOW WHO'S COMING ............

That would be "me"..........:)

 

by: Kat (Mary) Carlson _ author/publisher


The entire time I have been rejoicing about this "great"  "LIFE & LOVE"  of mine,  it looks like I had not yet discovered this new "whole" complete "ME" ( inside & out).  This morning in the bed even before I got up and in the shower,  while i was dressing, and during my "coffee time",  I was literally getting acquainted with "myself" on a level that amazed "Me".    After 75 yrs,  I thought I knew "ME".   Turns out,  there's some "new"things  (aspects about me)  I am discovering.  And it is _ very pleasant,  (believe it or not). 


This exchange at breakfast was the exact same thing,  as inviting and important guest, relaxed and then continuing to ask questions to "learn" more about them.   It came as a complete surprise,  but one that I am  "happy and so very comfortable"  with.   Well,  who knew ? 


So as I have said often in my blogs,  "the mystery continues to unfold".   It's a beautiful,  beautiful  experience,   this extraordinary thing called  "LIFE".    75 years old and it's brand new for me.   Become all you can "BE" .........   There's  MORE  in "YOU" & "ME"  ........  lots "MORE" to discover ,  love &  <"ENJOY">.    In every possible way,   physically,    financially,   mentally,   &  spiritually ,   "there's a "great deal more to "experience".   The complete picture is yet unfolding  for me,.......  it's how LIFE was meant to be for me !!!!   


Yesterday, I went shopping at Target's ( department store in Ventura, CA),  I bought a cute shirt, this morning I put it on, and then I read it, it says "HAMMOCK,  _SUNSHINE, _ NO PLANS, PERFECTION._"  on it.  I grinned from ear to ear.  _ "ALRIGHT"....   I'll drink to that !!!

"JOY",   that's it,   what a "THRILL" !!!     Get "linked" to IT  !!

Find a song today that "fills" you with "JOY"...

 

 

One that does that for me is   " YOU'LL NEVER FIND   A LOVE LIKE MINE,   someone who

 loves you tender like I do ",  by Mr. Lou Rawls............... he's awesome (was) !   Well,  another one by him , I 

like  is  " LADY LOVE"     Ever hear those songs ?  There's this one.... by Mr. Nat King Cole..... 

THE VERY THOUHT OF YOU, and I forget to do, the ordinary things that everyone ought to do,

I'm  living in a kind of daydream,   I'm happy as a king,   but foolish though it may seem, 

to me you're everything,  WOW,  that's powerful !


(_A Wink & a Smile"_).......................................................................................:)

A BETTER PLACE

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It's all  good !!

by: Kat (Mary) Carlson) _ author/publisher



Honestly folks,  YESTERDAY,    the "title" of my blog was,  "Let's take a trip to Bermuda".   I had more viewers than ever.    I chuckle,  because,  well,   just "because"..............:)  When I woke up this morning,  I took a trip.   I took a deeper broader view of  "my _ Place of Happiness _ my "home",  _ my "HEART".   Inside me,  is the best place on "Earth",  "HEAVEN".  If you think I am kidding,  "trust me",   not a chance !  



One morning,  years ago,  I stood in my oldest son's bedroom, (second floor) looked down at my youngest son practicing hoops.  He is and was a disciplined,  self-motivated, "loving" "rascal",
and when I looked at him, always diligent ,  (mind you he was only 14-ish),  I knew what I wanted
for "ME" .  Depression had consumed me for the bulk of my Life and I poured out my "Heart" to whoever would listen,  "I want, not only what He has, but what has him" _ Somehow, I knew,  I wanted to Love,   but I also wanted   "LOVE-TO-HAVE-ME"!!!!!!  All these years later,  "that's what "IS" inside me.  I DO LOVE,  but better than that,  "LOVE HAS ME",   PEACE has ME,  REST has ME,   JOY has ME,    FAITH has Me,   TRUST has ME,   the list is "ENDLESS". 



 So, in "REALITY",   I want  "nothing",   nothing- at- all.



Now,  now that I do have "everything",  I "can" LIVE",   really LIVE,    like I never knew was possible.  Whether I go to Bermuda,  Indonesia,  the Tropics,  Hawaii,  Singapore,  Australia, Peru,  or stay here, ( that's just geography),    I AM,   in the "happiest" place on "EARTH"  , "HEAVEN - IN- MY- HEART".    Hey,   it is NOT    just a   "cliche",    IT'S NOT,   and I recommend the "investment" that it took for me to "arrive",  in HEAVEN.        <  Yours & my "heart "   is the "CENTER" of- The- Universe  >    READ THAT AGAIN _  < Yours & my "HEART"  (separately of course)  IS the CENTER   of the UNIVERSE >   More important than anything you"ll ever know is   _THAT FACT!


 In our "hearts" is where we "LIVE",  there is "PEACE",  inside !  It will NEVER leave you.
  The 

IT'S a "beautiful" morning !!

LET'S TAKE A TRIP TO BERMUDA

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Let's get away from it all ...........:)

 

by: Kat (Mary) Carlson _ author/publisher


Good Morning one & all,


Think I'm tired of  "beautiful",  "heavenly", "serene",  "luscious" Ojai  ?  ......  Well,  I've never been to Bermuda.    It might be nice for a change,  huh?    Have you ..........been to Bermuda ?  The trip I am alluding to is my own little burg of Ojai California in a "GOLF CART" .  Recently I signed up for a Fundraiser Campaign called "GiveForward".    So the long & the short of it is,  they are assisting me in raising enough funds to help me purchase a form of transportation to and from the "grocery store" ,  Doctors, & Dentists.    Most of you know I walk everywhere, and I DO mean everywhere.   I walk many, many miles everyday.   I can and do still do that.    The problem ensuing is "heat" and "rain".   Having a little put-put ( like a "GOLF CART ")  just  would be affordable & "NEAT".    Yeah,  I'm just-a-kid at "heart".  

Back from "town" to my little ole' grass shack....:)

I am including a link for this campaign ( Fundraiser) through www.GiveForward.com   ( TRANSPORTAION (GOLFCART)  The next step for me is to donate  $25  to my own Fundraiser. 


An exciting "future" event for me is to add another dimension to my activities.  I like to sing,  and I have found a small coffee house that has an "open mike"  night on Tuesdays.   It is held at 6:00-7:00 p.m.  My goodness, a "golf cart" is going to make that "DREAM" come true.


Please help out by "spreading the word" to others about this Fundraiser ( www.giveforward.com)
TRANSPORTATION (Golf Cart).  Yep, that's mine under the name of Mary Carlson,.....my given name.  I promise I'll post lots of picture and lots of "thanks" for whatever support you contribute.


Bermuda ?   Maybe it will be in my future.  You "never" know. _____ "REAL"  LIFE IS A BIG "Wonderful"   MYSTERY   ___!!!!


I open my "mystery book"  again this bright,  beautiful,  morning with a "song in my heart ",
" YOUR MINE & & WE BELONG TOGETHER" for all eternity !

Til next time ..........

 

 

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

DAY BY DAY

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Is this "really" Southern California ?   It just keeps on "RAINING " with temperatures of 99 degrees.

 

by: Kat ( Mary) Carlson _ author/publisher


My topic " Day by Day",  has to do with each & everyday,  I wake up,   yawn,   stretch,  make a trip to the "little girls room"  open (or close) windows,   step outside and touch "nature" with a greeting,  pour a cup of java,  sit down at my laptop and see "what unfolds".  My entire Life consists of  "what mystery will unfold" today ?  There are NO fixed plans.   Simply none.


It didn't use to be that way.   But it is my constant "delight" to get to experience  new and fun things  that could probably only thrill me,  and definitely does alright.  The very best thing I experience along with new adventures is the  "PEACE"  that accompanies/carries me.   A better companion,  could not "EVER" be found.    Among other things,  I have "strength" , performing tasks  that make me scratch my head and say to myself,    "I don't believe I just did that !"  Designing and creating just sometimes blows my mind.   I say to myself,  "how did I do that or know that ?"  _  Answer : " I don't know",  EVERY TIME !!!!


Often simply ,  there are "shortcuts",  lots of them,   just a  "smarter,   simpler,  less expensive  way",   to perform something that use to be harder /more expensive !    That too I relish and "naturally" look forward to.   I get to say to myself,   " I  LIKE  ME" !!!    Yeah,  I really do that !    If that is a "normal" daily experience for you,   then I am just a late bloomer,  but hey,  who cares,  better late than never!!


My "DAY" is just beginning,  "I  LOOK  FORWARD  TO  IT" .....................

 

The avocados are "growing" and they are " SO " good.   Looks like I will be doing "more" weeding soon !

 
 In a "large" nursery type pot,  ( needs to be transplanted),  is a "FIG" tree.  The oranges
 are sweet and juicy.  Now,  for my breakfast,  think I'll have  an "orange,  oatmeal, with blueberries,  honey and plain yogurt ".   Oh yes,  sometimes for a snack later,   I have sourdough bread made with rosemary and olive oil,  topped with melted sharp cheddar cheese!   Sound good ?

 

I'm ready for "life" to unfold

 

Thanks you for visiting me today................


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

APOD

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CHECK OUT ............  APOD ( Astronomy Picture of the Day )
 
_ today,  July 20, 2015   WOW !!


* It's a "great Big,  wonderful world"  we live     
  in.....*
  ( oh yes,  oh yes,  another "beautiful" song )

"Be wise,  be smart,  behave my heart"

 

 

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

WORKING makes for a "happy" SOUL

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My front yard on one of my off days ,  (off from hard labor),   ya gotta admit, this us where "all Life" can flourish

by: Kat ( Mary ) Carlson _ author/publisher


Now, I can actually add "laborer" because I have been digging holes for brick laying ,  and of course I am lifting and laying them.  I didn't know it was so "strategic".  The soil underneath has to be "just right", dimension wise,  deep enough, wide enough,  and then keeping it in that state until the brick ( 9" x 9") fits exactly.    I am telling you,  it "feels" good to have to stay with it,  sweat pouring down your face & all.    Many times ,   after it was positioned and laid,   dirt back over it all,  I started over again.    Hey,  < satisfaction, >   is a "holy" thing.    Honestly,  it "truly is" !


Trees are plentiful and naturally,  they all have _  leaves,  leaves,  leaves,  that _  fall,  fall,  fall!    I have two wheelbarrows that fill up quickly.    I was born on a farm,   ( in Kentucky),    but was 5yrs. old when we moved to Indiana.    So I was raised a city "girl".   Each summer,   however,  my Aunt & Uncle asked me to come live with them.    That was so special.   And guess what, they had no children of their own.   I fed chickens, played with & fed the pigs,  ( slopped the hogs),  spent time in the smokehouse where the hams stayed.   We had a cistern for pumping water.


What I am saying,  is,  living the way folks live in this community,   uplifts and makes life richer by far.   That definitely makes me feel better,  body and soul.   Just didn't know I could do all these things and I am thrilled to be able to.   Seems as though I also have all the right tools,  blunt-cut-shovel,  pointed shove,  axe and pick,  tree-trimmers,  yeah,  they are all in my possession.     I forgot to mention, pulling weeds.     Yep,  I do that too.    You probably can guess that I sleep "very, very" well at night.


Sometimes, though I do get up,  and sometimes I look outside at the "gorgeous" stars.  Well, it IS "KISMET"  ,  folks.    No need for drinking,  drugs,  (prescription or otherwise).    Someday I might buy a TV,   __  "might" !  .......................:) 


I know you are "just hankering" for a place in the country,   aren't you ?    Well ,  "happy days" are here again !!   Look again at the picture of my "front yard".  pretty, isn't it ?

I "love" this place ..........

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