Late January 2025

"Always on My Mind"sung by
Brenda Lee listen here
Connie Tebbits' Carmel apple jam 
 great in PBJ too!

 
"From this Moment" by Shania Twain listen here

  thank you, Janet
"In this season, when the past is on our hearts and the future is on our minds, we will choose to stand face-to-face with the present, in the here and now, knowing that no season is an ending." ~ Magnolia Magazine Winter 2024
"Jonathan"
 
Kisses made from candy canes
 remasted, indeed!
Nancy Ann Law smiling at Jonathan 01.19.25
"Oscars"
  by...
Playful Peter Reynolds Click here for source and context
"Quiet and merriment, we can see—each other, our stories, our days—with a kind of balanced clarity." ~ Joanna Gaines Magnolia Magazine Winter 2024
Read : Relax : Recharge and unwind
Stratification    source
The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned." ~ Maya Angelou
Ubiquitous 70s song according to Sirius XM 70s on 7 "Tragedy" by the BeeGees
Valerie Lorimer's art had been missing from my feeds. So glad she's back
"Sweet Home in the Hills"
We did some
eXploring around our very own "sweet home in the hills" of Norwich
Yesterday 20 January 25
Zebulon Hancox "Zebbie" fiscal role model of Stonington Historical Society
source

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January begins 2025

"Are not flowers the stars of the earth?" ~ Clara Lucas Balfour
Celebrate 🥳 your uniqueness
 Logan and I watched again 1/7/25 and this time I paid attention 😀 and enjoyed it very much!
Ellison Goodwin's "Breath of Spring"
beautiful book from a dear friend

source
"Holidays" by Conan Gray
"If you cannot find Peace within yourself, you will never find it anywhere else." ~ Marvin Gaye
John Lennon's "Imagine" feels hauntingly necessary NOW
 source
Kacey Musgraves - "Camera Roll" lyrics.
Martha Fonville's birthday prompt on my January calendar: "Do you know the circumpolar constellations?"
Now I do! And "Draco (The Dragon)" is among them source
Olivia Rodrigo: "Can't Catch Me Now" listen here 
"Peace ✌️ begins with a smile." ~ Mother Teresa 
Qui Transtulit Sustinet : "He who transplanted sustains"
 
"Ready to Create?" Created by Peter Reynolds ♥️ 
 
"Sparkling Day" by Elvis Costello ✨️ was the song playing during end credits of the movie One Day 
Uniqueness Underlying theme of Wicked
View : Tuesday, January 7, 2025 Dorien Dr Norwich CT 

First page of the book One Day
Xfers were a focused this afternoon- thanks for your help, Janet 1.15.25
Zoomies: Frenetic random activity periods (FRAPs), as in "Shabby has the Zoomies today" ~ Logan 1.15.25
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Not That Fancy

"A Lot of Hope and Hard Work" Chapter 1
Boy, does that hit home! Reba's recollection of her Mama [her name was "Jackie" 😀] deciding it was time to be Baptized by say "Preacher, I'm turning myself in.  I'm tired of doing this all by myself. " p. 22
"Back to God" listen and watch here
"Can't Even Get the Blues" 1983  listen here
"Dusting off your boots"... "Don't Forget to Kick Back and Enjoy" Chapter 8
"Eyelash material"?  I had to look it up 
Forward by Garth Brooks
"Good things won't come if you give up and go home." p. 11 "God's plans for me are always better than my plans, even if they do take me by surprise. And most of the time, they do." p.89
Hometown: Chockie Oklahoma Chapter 15: Here's Your One Chance 
"I knew I needed to wait for more Information. " p. 8 "I'm turning myself in. I'm tired of doing this all by myself." p. 22
"Jesus Loves Me" p. 20 "Just be still. Listen for God instead of doing all the talking." p. 23 
"Keep an open mind about others' opinions. " p. 74 Chapter 14: Keep Dreaming Forward
"Looking to slow down, get back to basics, and just have a heckuva lot of fun..." p. xi
"Love, strength, peace, and wisdom." p. 27 Chapter 13 Live Out Your Legacy 
Mama McEntire:  source
"Nature Is My Church" Chapter 2 
"Oklahoma truths"
 source 
"Piddlin' means "doing stuff other people might think is a waste of time" p. 9
"Pray for Peace" listen and watch here
Questions on p. 125 ie. "If you could relive one day from your life, which day would it be and why?"
Recipes might be reason enough to buy a copy of this book. Yum! Yep! And that was before "Beer Cheese" on p. 81 and "Crispy Smashed Potatoes" on p. 82
"Stick-to-itiveness" p. 11 Secret to a life well lifed is to get out of your head, step back, let loose, and live every moment as if it's your last." p. 131
Three things to succeed [in life and in relationships]: a backbone, a wishbone, and a funny bone. p. 127
"Unshakable belief in themselves ... end up succeeding most often." p. 106
"Very few rewards to be had in this life that don't require some risk." p. 221
"Work is in the Waiting" p. 5 "Whoever's in New England" listen/watch here
kiX Brooks (as in Brooks & Dunn) - yeah, I know it's a bit of a stretch - but what a fun name :)
"You Gotta Be You" Chapter 5
Z? If you've read this far and have any ideas for a "Z" that works here, please feel free to leave a comment.  Especially if you just happened to be a Reba fan, or... Reba McEntire! :)
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