whimsical wednesday

we are journal writing for whimsical wednesday since january has five wednesdays! what journals do you keep? if you don't keep a journal, today is a great day to begin. what journals should you keep? that's your choice. here are the journals i keep for examples:
*personal journal.
*themed journal; a journal about the farm.
*memories journal; a journal in which to record random memories of experiences i've had.
*notable notebook; a notebook in which to record random stuff like quotes, ideas, random interesting stuff.
*hobby notebook; a notebook in which to record stuff about a particular hobby including notes, photos, ideas.

trivia tuesday

from mental floss:

coca-cola, 7-up and dr pepper were originally medicinal.

miscellaneous monday

a few whimsical wednesdays ago we recycled holiday greeting cards. this surprise arrived in my mailbox:

solitude sunday

we spend time with a book on solitude sunday. currently the book i am spending time with is "alcatraz #1259" by william g baker.  mr baker's book is an account of his time as a prisoner in alcatraz. one of his "hobbies" is watering the weeds in the exercise yard. one day he came upon his weeds to water and found that they had bloomed.

silly saturday

take a look at the photo in the link and then tell you you didn't laugh out loud!

https://mapsontheweb.zoom-maps.com/post/169847629741/united-kingdom-by-michele-baldini

photo friday

libby designed and created; christmas gift for a friend.

thoughtful thursday

greek proverb:

one minute of patience, ten years of peace.

whimsical wednesday

a guessing game for whimsical wednesday! look around your house.  stop at a drawer, box, closet, any space or container that you haven't peeked into for quite some time.  before looking inside think of what might be inside. were you correct? totally surprised? something you've been looking for and forgot where it was? looked at it and thought, "why did i keep that?"  share the results of your experience with the whimsey project.

i did my looking before posting so i could share my results here.  i looked in 6 containers because i got carried away:
*large box lid: wrapping paper and related items.  i was correct in my guess as to what was inside.
*shoe box: mementos of all sorts. this peek was a huge surprise as i didn't remember at all what was      inside.
*box: cross stitch supplies. this was also a surprise as i didn't remember what was in this box.
*shoe box: envelopes.  i guess this one correctly.
*plastic bag: old calendars and daily planners.  i was half correct in guessing what was in the bag.
*basket: old clothes and stuff that don't belong in a basket such as a baking pan! i wonder why i kept    any of the stuff in this basket. my thought is i put it in the basket to go through for decision making;    keep, donate, discard.  it's time i did!

trivia tuesday

from the @themindcircle:

butterflies can taste with their feet.

miscellaneous monday

for those who like color and/or use color in arts and crafts here's an article for you; a color thesaurus:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/75713/name-every-shade-rainbow-color-thesaurus

solitude sunday

we read books on solitude sunday. today a new book begins, alcatraz #1259 by william g baker. mr baker offers his account of being an inmate at alcatraz. the most intriguing aspect of this book was on page one. the book is inscribed to my friends and signed by the author! that means they actually met the author and i want to know more about that encounter. it will add to what i learn when reading the book!

silly saturday

from funkidjokes.com:

Q: what do snowmen wear on their heads?
A: ice caps!

photo friday

snow day play time!

thoughtful thursday

mingyur rinpoche:

letting go is not giving up.

whimsical wednesday

we are having fun with a christmas card for whimsical wednesday! get out your markers, stickers, glitter and other excitement making art supplies. select a christmas card from the pile that is still hanging around from the holidays. using the art supplies, repurpose the christmas card into another greeting.  it could be a thank you card, a thinking of you card, a birthday card, a silly card! have fun and share your cards with the whimsey project!

my re-purposed christmas card was created using two cards. the outside was embellished with washi tape and a stamped greeting. the inside (through the wreath window) read "merry christmas and happy new year". the words were covered with the front of another christmas card depicting a cardinal. inside, the picture of the cardinal was framed with more washi tape. i had in mind to create a silly card but none of my christmas cards spoke silly to me, thus a friendship card. 

trivia tuesday

from wikipedia:

the coldest recorded temperature was minus 128.6 degrees farenheit. it was recorded by ground measurements at the soviet vostok station in antarctica on july 21, 1983.

miscellaneous monday

an interesting national geographic article about the danish concept of happiness and how it's put into practice.  what do you think?

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/europe/denmark/copenhagen/danish-hygge-coziness-happiest-country/?utm_source=Twtter&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=link_tw20170115travel-cozydenmark&utm_campaign=Content&sf179145508=1

solitude sunday

we read books on solitude sunday.  i am currently reading, "turn left at the trojan horse, a would-be hero's american odyssey" by brad herzog.

brad is in ohio and the chapter just completely discussed the town of pandora.

silly saturday

caption this photo:

photo friday

winter.