I feel totally deflated today, which is unusual for me as I usually plan something big and enjoyable...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

It is hard when you feel like you're in limbo. This too shall pass and next year will be better. And remember to breathe deeply and know we love you.

Y'all might have guessed I'm a big history fan.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

shared it too, spread that info far and wide!

Tips and tricks.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

That is good to know, I wonder if I will remember it....

Got my Agnostic.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Lovely!!

My life is not my own right now....LOL I belong to the Pickle God ;-)

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

I am impressed!

Time for Friday afternoon coffee

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

If I have coffee after noon then I'm up too late. I have enough trouble sleeping, don't need to add to it.

How do you deal with today's pain in this difficult world?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

I read novels, or just about anything in print. I sew. I work overtime. I spend time with friends and the grandbabies. I try to keep it all in perspective, it ain't over yet.

Friendship

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

such an attractive word picture, but true enough!

What's your dream car? Mine is 1969 Super Sport Camaro

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Current car is paid for. I often daydream about what I want to replace it with. Not a clue, too many options. The thought of a car payment again is scary. What I really want is a self driving car.

Wohooo!! I got a nice fat paycheck today so I can totally run to the weed store tomorrow.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

I have someone who goes for me.

I think weed should be totally legal all across the U.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

I find it ludicrous that companies test for pot. It is so less harmful than the hard stuff that leaves your system faster. I'd rather deal with someone smoking pot than a drunk any day.

To all of the men who think that a woman's place is in the kitchen, just remember.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Well, not all of them.... (knives that is.)

Pessimist: A man who thinks that all women are bad. Optimist: A man who hopes they are.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

LOL. I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way.

This is such a great time to be alive. It's like watching the collapse of Rome but, with WiFi.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

True, true, scarily true. The ancient Chinese curse is alive and kicking. "May you live in interesting times." I so want someone to bring boredom back.

My daughter rescued a little kitten from a woodpile where she was hiding from a hungry raccoon.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Poor tiny baby, looks like she needs some TLC. Good on you!

After the storm :)

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

Love the colors!

I was asked what my cat looked like so heres Meg

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

She's adorable.

It is 7 AM in central Illinois, and I really need to be out in the yard weeding and planting the ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

They told us yesterday we can wear shorts to work today due to the heat. The buildings are climate controlled.... Yeah walking across the parking lot may be a killer but l'm still wearing jeans to work. And Sunday is supposed to be cooler, I hope to get out in the yard then.

Good morning Gardeners, I have not made the trip to the garden Yet.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

I am so impressed!! My mom was a canner, but with six kids and my dad underemployed during the winter she had to can to keep us fed. My sister cans also. I never did because I was moving every 3 years or so. What is in the pickles to make them spicy?

Good morning and happy Friday!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 29, 2018:

And Friday! finallly!

Invitation to join a new group.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

I think old houses are amazing. However, I chose not to live in one. It does sound like a fun group.

They just have to go. Makes life so much easier to deal with that happens.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

The person I thought of is already gone, I just wish he was out of my memories as well.

Do you buy bottled water? I have hot and cold running water at home, why do I need all that plastic?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

I have two 40 oz hydroflasks, stainless steel insulated bottles. One is for work, one for home. I never buy plastic bottles of water if I can help it. Ice stays frozen for nearly 48 hours. I just keep refilling them. My office put in drinking fountains with a spigot for bottles. We can refill cold water to our heart's content. I have numerous other water bottles. No plastic bottles in my house.

I spotted this young fox down by the new rock garden at the front of the property and it reminded me...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

NIce!! I love it that you have foxes visiting.

How many broke a tooth off eating this as a kid? LOL

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

I don't think I broke a tooth then, but I sure enjoyed them.

No, I think I'd rather enjoy it!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

That is why I imbibe.

I've noticed what I consider an inordinate number of black cats here.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

I have never had a pure black cat. When I was looking for a cat after my old girl died I wanted a ginger, and found an adorable ginger. Then I wanted a companion for her, and one of my coworkers was fostering a kitten that needed a home as she had a vacation scheduled. Color didn't matter. I just like cats, someday I will have a solid black cat.

Works for me.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

Love is love and we're all one race.

Saw this today, what do you think?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

YES!! I regularly thank people for their patience with me/us. This is a work thing. Big companies move slowly. But yes, emphasize the positive. I am changing, I am getting better. Baby steps are better than no steps and all positive movement is good.

Well I wanted to beg for points when the time comes but I only need 10 now to reach level 8! Thanks ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

You made it!! WTG!

Fess up. Which one of you is this?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

LOL!! I need that!

Better hurry! There are only 25 more shopping weeks to Christmas.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

I actually have started Christmas shopping! Oldest daughter had a baby 6 weeks or so ago. Last Thursday when I saw her she says, "do you remember Monkey Baby?" Well, yes I do. She tells me she wants me to find one for her son for Christmas. Monkey Baby was a stuffed monkey that had a pacifier. All the girls loved Monkey Baby. So, Queen of Google that I am I did my research and found Monkey Baby and it arrived yesterday. This is a Dakin stuffed toy that was made in 1985 and then discontinued. What we can accomplish with the internet!

A friend of mine and I were discussing how the events we go through in our life shape the person we ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

I don't know if I can do this in order, but I was abused as a young child. My mom died when I was 14 and at 15 I got the step monster from hell. Joining the Army changed me in good ways, travel overseas and learning how other people live is life changing. Having children was life changing in so many ways. When my oldest got the the age I was when I was abused it freed me because I was then able to fully understand it wasn't my fault. I was too young to know anything and too young to have prevented it. That awakened the Mama Bear in me, I protect my cubs and it doesn't take much for someone to become my cub. And divorce changed me, I found out again how resilient I am.

My business travel has been chock full of adventure lately.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

Wow, now don't pick up any bad habits while you're there. How Nun conventional. Yeah, I should shut up now.

You are on a date...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

He has to go home to send the babysitter home. I'm not looking for someone who has children still at home.

Been noticing today that I'm getting up to three alerts per post.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

Growing pains.

My poser..

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

Great picture! Adorable kitty.

Good morning! Have a wonderful day

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

Being human is grossly overrated. Good morning, adorable puppy!

My new gardening motto: "One Gardener's Weed Is Another Gardener's Groundcover"

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 28, 2018:

That's my garden!

So there I go.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Lets just hope it is good attention. There is some attention I'd rather not have.

Got a load of wood chips from the local tree trimmer.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

spreading wood chips can be tough work, you did a good job!

What's the worst gift you've ever had?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

My ex is a webmaster. He has a xian hymnal website. For mother's day 2008 he dedicated a hymn to me on his website. He used the music to an existing hymn, and wrote a poem to fit the music. There was nothing in the words about mothers or love or anything, it was an Easter hymn. Jaw hit floor. My kids were watching and I said "oh how nice." And Easter being in April, mother's day in May. I had asked for something for the garden and I got a god damned hymn because he couldn't even bother to shop or ask one of the girls to shop. It was dedicated to me on his website. In the divorce I asked for all mention of my name to be removed from the site. Worst gift ever.

Why do people think bad things that happen to people are part of god’s plan?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Because then the incomprehensible makes sense, and they don't have to think about it much. I am so sorry for your loss.

[facebook.com] I learned some things...very good video!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

THat is excellent. I have shared it as well.

Phrases I hope to avoid in my obituary: "skeletal remains," "dumpster," "almost beyond recognition,"...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

You might want to include "most of the remains were found..."

Just finished giving my hanging baskets and wall container a drink.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

very nice!

Used to this at a neighbor's house growing up, lots of fun.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

I had one of those, it was a blast!

A little discovery, and some releases

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Beautiful!

Civility and Trump [scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Oh, baby!! I agree!!

The definition of irony. [scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

LOL

Just finished baking some zucchini bread and muffin half with walnut and coconut, and rest with ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Yummy!!

Garden update! Pink English roses and French lilacs filling the air with perfume.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

You caught my attention with peony, that is my favorite flower beyond all. I love the smell, the color, the intricacy, the smell, the ants on them :) Your garden looks amazing!

I promised you a recipe.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

looks lovely and well staged! I mostly don't bake anymore. Living alone stuff goes bad too fast for me to get it all eaten up.

Rant time, at the ripe old age of 62 I find myself back in the dating pool, oh to joy! Hard not to ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Single at 60 isn't a picnic. I can remember my last date, but it hasn't been in the last 3 months.... I don't think. I also live in a conservative bastion, and most guys say they are xian. So, spruce yourself up, have a picture taken, write some sort of bio and forge ahead. As Robin Hood said "faint hearts never won fair ladies." That was the Disney version with the fox as Robin Hood.

Been a while since I’ve posted their pic.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Lovely!!

What would you do?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

No, that chapter has closed and I'm not the same person anymore. I'm sure he isn't either, but.... I'd never trust him again.

Vegetarian for 6 years. Wouldn't live any other way! Love all sentient beings.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Great photos!

I plan to spend the day tomorrow in a state of omphaloskepsis.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Just don't strain your neck.

Cat Traps pt 38: The ornamental trap.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Wonderful examples of preserved adorableness.

Ooh! Look what bloomed overnight !

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Very nice!

These dietary militants in France are terrorising a crucial sector of the French way of life !! ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Wow, crazy world we live in.

Good morning and happy day to all!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 27, 2018:

Hump day.

Living while brown. [scontent-ort2-1.xx.fbcdn.net]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

These are scary times we live in.

Thinking about my ex: 'You Are the Hole in Me' You are the hole in me.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

For better or worse past relationships leave a mark on us.

Who knows the F word? Floccinaucinihilipilification Not the F word you were thinking about.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I am familiar with that term, but I hadn't seen it in ages. Thanks for the memory. I love weird words, well all words really.

There is no such thing as a 'humble' opinion.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

OK, instead of saying In my humble opinion maybe I should say "you probably don't want to hear this but..." I don't know about inverted sense of importance, but I'm reasonably smart and full of opinions. And then there is the adage that opinions are like assholes. Everyone has one and they're usually full of shit.

Good morning, almost noon, Day four morning trip to the garden.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Looks delish!

To be intimate - is to listen - not only for things spoken, but for all the nuances that occur.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

And you have to listen to understand, not listen for your next opportunity to speak.

What's your take on this? A president calling god "stupid". [bbc.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Can something that doesn't exist be stupid?

Where are the witches where do they come from?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I think I'd have made a great witch!

Dear Wine ?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

In vino veritas, and the truth ain't pretty.

So I’ve been cleaning my garage most of the day.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Wow!! The more things change the more they stay the same.

Close your eyes and enjoy [youtube.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Beautiful. I could listen to that all night.

Meet my new boy Bourdain.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

He's adorable!! I wanna baby kitty!

“I have never had a negative encounter with someone on marijuana,” Sgt.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I indulge before bedtime so I can fall asleep. Staying asleep is questionable.

The start of lunch straight from the garden...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Yummy!!

2020 Voting For Those Who Will Prosecute Herr Trump

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Good plan!

Herr Trump Screws Veterans

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

SMH

Let's Jail This Family

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Sooooo I google most dangerous prisons in the US? I know, I'm devious and likely deviant. They need to go to ADX Florence in Colorado.

Do you count on your spouse to make you happy?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

No one can "make you happy". You can choose to be happy regardless of the circumstances.

Are you inflated or deflated with your friends?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

The people I choose to spend time with lift me up as I lift them up. Life is too short to spend your time with those who bring you down.

Life is Too Short - Dr. Zeuss

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Most of this I like, but I'm sorry, if I believed that everything happens for a reason I'd be a basket case. Nope,nope, nope there is just too much crap in the world to believe there is a reason for everything.

About four months ago, I was talking to my cousin.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

this whole reality bit sucks, ya know. Whoda thunk.

Burn Barrel and Molotov Cocktail I was weedwhacking the jungle that is on the north side of the ...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Wow, quite the excitement today, you little pyromaniac you!

Do you want to be resuscitated?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Nope, no heroic measures, no machines.

It's 2018 and I still don't have a TV that gets louder to compensate for my chewing.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Stop chewing so loudly!

Pigs fly just fine with sufficient thrust.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

The landing is ugly.

Alzheimer's doesn't sound so bad when I realize I'll be able to watch all my favorite movies for the...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

When my former MIL was in the early stages of Alzheimer she remarked that it was hard for her to choose a book because she wasn't sure if she had read it before. She worried she was rereading something. I told her to look at it like revisiting old friends.

My Petunias in a half barrel have gone loopy . The stem is a heuchera fighting for a bit of light.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Beautiful!

Not sure where else to post this but figured you guys would understand.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I'm so sorry for your loss! It was a symbol of your relationship and now it is gone.

A friend of mine likes to point out that perfect partners don't exist.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I'm not looking for all the boxes to be ticked, just the important ones. You have to find the line between settling and compromising.

Ring neck parrot visiting my garden today.

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

I had a parrot visit my yard when I lived in the state of Virginia. We assumed it was an escapee from a home or pet store. However it was fun to see it.

Good morning!

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 26, 2018:

Innocent bystanders are not safe when I throw things. However the target is the safest object/person in the room.

Have you found your "calling" in life?

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 25, 2018:

My calling is to be a Grammy. Before that it was being a mom. But Grammy is so much more of everything. My interest lies in the medical field, but not enough to want to touch strangers or get close enough that they can puke on me. Instead I push papers and deal with people dealing with the medical establishment. It's interesting to me, most of the time. My avocation is making stuff. I sew things like quilts, clothing, home decor. I make soaps, lotions, lip balms, deodorant, and toothpowder to name a few. I am a Hippie.

Got a couple more...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 25, 2018:

That little girl just breaks my heart.

What a insightful observation

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 25, 2018:

It's a bitch to be judged on what you CAN control. Damn!

An urban gardeners particular struggle; I have load copious amounts of clippings, poison ivy!, etc...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 25, 2018:

I love garter snakes, the only snake I will tolerate being around.

10 Stages of Genocide [scontent.ffcm1-2.fna.fbcdn.net]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 25, 2018:

Scary, freaking scary.

Apparently this was shared from Norway...

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 25, 2018:

That makes me cry.

Ever feel like this in the morning??? [giphy.com]

HippieChick58 comments on Jun 25, 2018:

That's how I feel every time my phone rings at work.