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Connie's Corner

by An apple a day....

Rated: 13+ · Book · Biographical · #1718540

Day to day stuff....a memoir without order.

A special sig made for me by Mystic and gifted to me by Kat.

Imagination is described by Webster as...The act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses in reality. Albert Einstein said "Logic will get you from A to B, but imagination will take you everywhere."

I never realized it until I read it somewhere but there are ways to boost one's imagination:

Create a visual journal
Draw whatever you see for 15 minutes a day. You don't need to be an artist.

Think like an artist
Cut out pictures from magazines & piece them together to create an original image.

Listen to Bach
Close your eyes while playing your favorite music. Or listen to the sounds of nature on a CD or in the great outdoors.

Play word games
Try thinking of as many words as you can that begin with MAR...or you pick.

Daydream
Let your mind wander, or focus on a single object & study its characteristics.

Everyone has a story....here's mine.....c

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10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

citruspocket

Apr 13, 2025 at 6:51am
In response to "One Weird Storm"

Wow, you're getting some weird weather over there!

I love finding an author who is prolific and who you consistently like, so you have a big long list of books to go through. I've read all the Terry Pratchetts and am almost finished working my way through all the Agatha Christie novels!

Jeff

Apr 9, 2025 at 10:17pm
In response to "New four eyes"

I think I'm overdue for a new pair of glasses as well... I've had my current ones for almost 10 years at this point!

Kåre เลียม Enga

Apr 9, 2025 at 9:05pm
In response to "New four eyes"

Tires lasting almost 20 years? Zowie. Egads.

I know nothing about prices anymore but I know that cars cost. I'm fortunate that I can still walk and can do without one.

I see you survived Florida's win...

An apple a day....

Mar 28, 2025 at 8:42pm
In response to "Prescription Change"

And I hope the same for your wife! Thanks for your kind words. I'll be thinking of both of you on the 7th.

JACE

Mar 28, 2025 at 7:21pm
In response to "Prescription Change"

Hello. I was struck by the similarity of your eye situation with that of my wife's. She will be undergoing a corneal replacement on 7 April. She's already using drops and cream; it's all so complicated.

I do hope things work out successfully for you and you recover fully.

An apple a day....

Mar 28, 2025 at 4:12pm
In response to "This and that...."

Yes, I love the "feeling" of Gainesville! Heard on the news that Thailand (actually Myanmar) had an earthquake this morning...hope everyone you know is okay.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Mar 28, 2025 at 2:49am
In response to "This and that...."

April was usually chilly where I grew up. It's better here in Montana. Crocuses, chickweed, marsh marigolds, daffodils in bloom here.

There are advantages to living in a college town. The youth add a vibrancy.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Mar 17, 2025 at 6:17pm
In response to "Springtime"

Saw my first daffodil today (the 17th) gold and green on a white-sky day. Damp and cold.

I'm fond of redbud. Enjoy the azaleas.

Wordsmitty ✍️

Mar 13, 2025 at 3:31pm
In response to "Springtime"

Thanks for the description. I almost forgot what spring can be. There are some blossoms on some (few) plants here, but mostly we're just green all the time. I don't miss the pollen and the sneezing, though.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Oct 7, 2024 at 11:43pm
In response to "Another Hurricane Coming"

There were reports of flocks of birds caught in Uncle Milty's Eye-of-the-Storm. Winds reached 180 mph. Small storm, but it won't be when it hits Florida.

Should be okay in Gainesville but one never knows. Now if Ron would just take Kamala's calls...

If you have water and food you'll survive to tell us all about the Big

Blow.

April 16, 2025 at 10:21am

#1087362

Spring is Springing

I cleaned out the bird feeders and changed the sugar water in the hummingbird feeders yesterday and attempted to trim back the azalea bush....but there is a cardinal nest somewhere in it. Mr/Mrs Cardinal put up such a fuss, I backed off. Maybe I'll ask my daughter to take a stab at it on Sunday...or not. It's certainly not earth shattering although there is some sort of tree coming up in the middle of it. Thank you, birdies...a little irony there. The bluebirds are still coming to the tray feeder like clockwork. They love the "Feed the Flock" meal worms that I put out especially for them. They are so beautiful.

This is the very best time of year in Florida, wonderful warm and sunny days, perfect for doing anything you like outside. I planted some zinnias a while ago and they are coming up even though I forgot to water them every day. And yesterday I planted some coreopsis seed (tickseed, yellow flowers). I hope they come up because they are perennials. And I trimmed back my honeysuckle bush. The cold got to it this year and it looks a little forlorn. My miniature gardenia is loaded with buds and the ligustrum along the back fence is blooming and smelling divine. Soon the jasmine will be blooming too. I love spring in Florida!

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