“Don’t panic!” said Douglas Adams, and I’m echoing his words from the Hitchhiker’s Guide. I had to have a break (after a couple of extra-draining workweeks and an altercation with a stomach virus). Thistledown will be back next weekend.
Meanwhile I’m sharing a couple of beauties with you. Later this weekend I have a special announcement from fellow blogger and author, John W. Howell.
Now… OMG, look who’s back! I was so happy to see Donna Parker in the bloggosphere again. Then you should have seen my face when I saw she gave a shout out to “Murder at the Bijou – Three Ingredients 1”
Please click over and visit Yadadarcyyada. Browse around her fabulous, inimitable blog, and say hello.
Hugs on the wing!
Something has changed within me
Somehow I’m not the same
I’m tired of playing
someone else’s game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to press stop
(oops, I hit Publish!)
Time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes and leap!
Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I’ll never know!
I’m sick of denying gravity, now…
I’m defying gravity!
Even by getting up in the morning…I’m defying gravity!
Yo, I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want. I wanna—, I wanna—, I wanna stop hearing ‘want’ instead of ‘need’.
So I have a problem, something I have to face…
To move ahead at a more novel pace.
We need to not believe everything we read and not only read everything we believe. My fondness wish? That we hit pause, stop fighting about who’s right and who’s wrong. Simple, the facts are right; what if we’re…
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Yahoooooo glad to have Donna back too 🙂
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Ya know! Thanks for visiting, Christy. I hope you’ve had a beautiful weekend. Hugs.
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Teagan, once again you astound me, no feeling well, rough time at work, instead of complaining, there you are helping out fellow bloggers. Thank you, you really are too kind. Big hugs (can’t catch anything that way lol). Hope the next few weeks are much better. Still more hugs. Thank you. xoxox
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Hi Donna. I was so excited to be featured in your post — of course I had to share it. 😀 Thank you again.
I hope all is well in your world.
The tummy virus left as suddenly as it came. However, October (and half of November too) is the most difficult time of year. It’s triple toxicity in what is already a culture of blame… There aren’t enough buses in the city for everyone who will be thrown under one. So I will… huh…I don’t know what I’ll do. But I’ll try and survive.
Huge hugs right back. ❤
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I am really glad you are doing some preventive maintenance for your creative side. You deserve it, go and smell the flowers my friend.
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Thank you Gerlinde. I admit that it’s frustrating to have the stories in my head, but be too drained to type them out…
However, when I saw this post from Donna (whose blog is so wonderful) and John Howell’s launch (which I’ll share tomorrow) — I realized it was a good weekend to support others and give myself a few hours off.
Hugs on the wing!
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Hope you feel better soon
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Thank you Lynn. I’m just doing some preventative maintenance for my creative side. Huge hugs.
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Hugs 🌸
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Rest and look after yourself, Teagan. ❤
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I’m giving it my best shot Judith. Huge hugs.
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Hope you feel better soon, Teagan. I think the earth must be in retrograde this week 🙂
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😀 Thank you Jacquie. A little rest and relaxation should do the trick. I appreciate you visiting. Hugs.
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Do take care, Teagan and I hope you feel better. And thanks for the recommendation. I’m not sure if it’s the time of the year too, but I think we all could do with new batteries.
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LOL. Low battery juice does seem to be going around, Olga. If I didn’t stress, I’d be fine. But you know that I’m just not good at not stressing. 😀 However, this weekend I’m trying my best. It’s so kind of you to visit and encourage me. Hugs.
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I love what you said, Jet Eliot! That is so true. And, Teagan, if we don’t stop and recharge our batteries, they run out of juice (creativity).
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It’s lovely to see you, Jan. Thanks for the encouraging words. I would be a healthy person if I could simply not stress. 😉 But I’m taking an almost break, at least. Have a great weekend. Hugs.
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Sleep is better than any drug. I hope you get some! Congrats on shout-out.
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How wonderful to see you, Brenda. Ha! Sleep is another thing that I’m not very good at. But this weekend, I’m giving it a shot. 😀 Hugs!
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Sleep is something that gets better with practice. 🙂
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If you don’t take breaks, life is a run-on sentence. Cheers, my friend!
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Haha! I love that statement, Jet! That’s fabulous.
It’s not much of a break, but I’m tired from everything, and I think my “creativity” needs to recharge. Huge thanks for visiting. Hugs!
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