Gone To The Beach: 09.29.2023

Friday, September 29, 2023

September Storm

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Good morning! It was so dark and stormy today, Mo and I overslept. And it's another Friday, as September draws to a rainy end.

Ophelia has resurrected herself and has gained strength! We are expecting rain and thunder, floods.

I have not much to share this week, a busy blur of a get things done week. I had my helper Nikki here to clean, Mo had a spa van day, I had medical appointments. Exhausting.

The good news is my labwork shows an improvement. Not perfect but better. My friend Mel is helping me find high iron foods and supplements, to avoid the ER nightmare from happening again. Wouldn't winter beach hikes, back to my 5 miles a day, be fabulous.

"Mommy, it is raining.

My feet will get wet. Noooooo. Just, no."

As I walked Mo yesterday, I noticed everything is green and soggy. Mosquitos! Tiny mushrooms in the pavement cracks.

This morning I worked on my Scribble Journal, later will do applique prep as next week should be hot and sunny, what an optimist I am.

Amazon brought me the treat of some new paints and beautiful hand made/ tea dyed/ deckle edged watercolor paper and teeny tiny paintboxes. TEMU has similar supplies but I haven't tried them yet; Amazon is same price and so reliable for me--and free shipping.

I have much used, lovely high quality watercolors gifted to me from a blog friend, but just love anything tiny, and these inexpensive mint-sized tins seemed so perfect for drawing autumn leaves and ocean, if only in my imagination.

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My zinnies and the meadow pots are sad. I may lose them early. The marigolds look great tho.

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Friends who must go out are sending pics of local flooding:

And my friend sent us pictures of the surfing beach from Ophelia's earlier visit. It looks very damaged. [It will come back though, no worries.]

More usual views of that area, other years.

Full moon last night and tonight, what in recent years people are calling the Harvest Moon. Growing up, we called the Halloween Moon the harvest moon, who knew. Heavy cloud cover anyway so it will be unseen. Again, another year, below.

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I'm off to find my wellies, my rainboots. Then some cooking. Tonight Mongolian Beef, from Salt & Lavender----and cornbread, just because it's the only cozy thing I am finding in the pantry. stirfry Recipe HERE * edit: Best dinner I have had in months, delish!