Sunday, November 8, 2026

creativity? and real life

 

Feels like I am being swarmed by 100 wasps... so many demands, so many pains, so much I have no idea how to do.... so one night I watched TV and basted hexies. 

here they are laid out, neutrals...
Ready to sew to each other

and I painted a bird one morning... from imagination obviously. 


his wing looks like a kerhief


I feel like I am disappearing under a tsunami wave, fading away to beige

do any of you understand how to pick a medicare plan for 2027? I'll need to choose one for when the divorce is final... I'm terrified at all the changes coming for me

why did my husband just stop loving me after 33 years? 

where will I move to afford a home? How will I cope with the lonliness? 
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Saturday, October 31, 2026

grow through the chaos

 

first painting done in a long time.... creativity takes a back seat to terror and pain.... 

This was painted with inktense pan inks, and posca pen

it emerged when I got out of the way

LeeAnna


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Thursday, October 29, 2026

lost and alone in pain

 can't download photos again

wanted to update you

my last fall tore the hamstring and a tendon off the bone, need surgery, found out I'm diabetic so may not be able to get fast surgery, can't make tech work for me

surrounded by stinging wasps, unable to cope, divorce marches on, what to do with alfie, how to overcome my medical fears to face all this plus a 6 week + recovery in a brace and crutches

lost

scared

alone

LeeAnna 

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Thursday, October 15, 2026

i like thursday # 527 what comfort food will you make

 

welcome to this weeks likes starting with the color of this rose against the rocks

a lovely semi sweet red



a pretty sky

we got gentle rain that led to cooler temps here! yea! 

but just because life is like this, they are repaving our roads (with tar that gives me nosebleeds) and I had another worse fall. No broken hip or pelvis but probably torn muscles and ligaments so walks must be curtailed. 


meaning poor alfie won't get to hang out with chewy for a while


our prompt this week is :  What is a comfort food you love to cook or bake as the weather gets colder?

cinnamon rolls! anything in the oven waits for this kind of cool weather plus soups



on TV  survivor and amazing race on tonight

my therapist said I must paint something this week and gave me the name of a local senior center 


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Thursday, October 8, 2026

I like Thursday # 526 "haunted house anyone?"

 

I had a fall this week, my left foot is deadened, caught the uneven sidewalk, and I had a hard fall onto my right shin... hurting a lot

I also faced a lot of hard things this week, the new therapist said I'm to go 24 hours without talking badly to myself and I've had to keep resetting that clock all week. I hired a lawyer to represent me in my upcoming divorce, faced a lot of online challenges and not slept well again. 

So that makes writing a list of "likes" harder... sorry y'all

I like this video on making smaller meals with a loaf pan


The prompt this week is do you prefer cute funny Halloween decorations or scary haunted houses

I say with no thinking about it

CUTE and FUNNY for me

I put my skeleton flamingos out, and the tombstone that says spells, a lantern and pumpkin

that must do it for this year, but life is scary enough for me, so no "BOOS" please! 

Alfie likes the hanging pumpkin

I like shadows and red leaves


my boy one morning


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Thursday, October 1, 2026

I Like Thursday #525 how do you know it's Fall?

tinges of orange on leaves

 

not many likes, having to do a lot of things that hurt my back, but I ordered two small sauce pans from Khols in a lovely shade of blue... and the eggs did not stick to them 

alfie had his in a bowl, I put mine in a quesadilla

I like these frozen appetizers and often have them as a dinner side



another golden tree... with shadows  and that blue sky!

Survivor is back, and tonight amazng race starts a new season... hope I can pay attention! 

I'm taking an online workshop "Making Zen" and loving the teachers and projects.... one painting from it. 

and I copied the instructions to make a bowl... later... 

I needed this reminder....



keep sniffing mama! We'll survive this time together


the conversation starter today is:

What is your favorite thing about the shift from summer to fall?

for me it's the slightly cooler nights and mornings... I HATE heat 
I notice the leaves turning just a bit, not looking forward to raking but willing to do it
It is darker earlier, and longer into the mornings 
Now I can't sleep, and often wake either in the middle of the night, or at 5 AM usually in a panic, I see the sunrise. 
I wish I could sleep peacefully for 8 hours

In the shift from summer to fall, I look forward to wearing capris or jeans, sweaters or at least 3'/4 length sleeves, and maybe, just maybe being able to stop wearing shorts to sleep in

I love being able to walk without sweltering 

I also like being able to get out fall kitchen towels... simple things... I opened a bottle of cherry wine and it's the best stuff! Plus with just me here now, it lasts a long time. 

In fact poor alfie had a traveling vet visit, and when I had to go thru walgreens drive thru for the meds, the attendant smiled and said make sure Alfie doesn't have any alcohol with these... 

Alfie was standing in the back seat area looking at the guy behind the drawer that came out, and I could tell he was thinking....
"buster! I had my anal glands expressed today, I'm having a beer!!!" 




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Thursday, September 24, 2026

I Like Thursday # 524 books movies TV and a poodle story

 

and life goes on and on and Alfie and I are still walking around the hood seeing signs of fall



"who's that following me?"
we are in the daily monsoon season and got drenched in a pop up storm yesterday
One morning Alfie was out back by himself, and I heard quiet warning barks... looked out and he was staring off while barking

"mama! come see! it's some animal in the yard!" 

things blew around during last night's storm honey come with mama to investigate

er, what is it?


careful steps one at a time, pause, step, pause, til I conquered the thing and showed it to him
"Well okay if you say so!"

"but what's that!?"


old cow yard flag! found in the garage

Mama: well, best leave it be darling, want something for breakfast? 
Alfie:   " you bet, then a walk! " all that thunder last night gave me an appetite !"


this week's conversation starter


4. Prioritize your favorites here, one two three:

TV, books, movies


1. TV right now

2. Books really #1 as well, equal to TV for escape, only I have trouble staying with the book as my mind wanders now, or I fall asleep

3. movies would be nice but are too long to focus on to the end


life is incredibly difficult right now.... my husband found out he was autistic, 10 months ago, and he's angry, resentful, demanding, and erratic. He left us at lunch out of the blue less than two months ago. Just announced at lunch, I'm leaving you forever

He is working hard to find me at fault for his feelings. 

this is opposite to his personality for the previous 30 + years

he is secretive and uncommunicative, blaming, then sometimes kind to me and informative

so life has flipped me over like a turtle and I can't find my feet. 

I am a person who seeks security so they can relax and create art from their heart

if you can, please pray for me to have direction, make good decisions, and withstands the loneliness and despair

for now, noticing the good things 



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