AMANDA'S BASKETS: BAY RIDGE IN BLOOM

Monday, May 14, 2018

BAY RIDGE IN BLOOM

Well, I have recovered from the Saturday meeting and our push for the Holiday Charity which was well received by the members with lots signing up to make things. While walking from the subway to my apartment Saturday afternoon I was able to photograph lots of flowers even with the drizzle and cloudy weather. So, here's my walk via flowers...

Okay, these are not really flowers but I had to take a picture. How many of you, as I did, picked the spent dandelion blooms and blow on them spreading seeds far and wide? Ah, the simple joys of childhood!!!

Okay, the rest are flowers...

I'm happy that I was able to take these on Saturday because after tomorrow, I think they will be gone. Thunder storms and lots of rain are forecast...

It's been a long day, my weekly artists' group went a little long, so I will close. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and Mother's Day, however you wanted to spend it.

Thanks for dropping...
Talk with you tomorrow...

CRAFTING IDEAS

I am always looking for a small piece of paper to write down something which will later be disposed of. I decided to use some of the scrap paper of which I have a ton. I mostly use the paper for glueing projects. I decided to cut the paper into a small size. (Six pieces from a piece of copy paper.). But just having them sitting on my desk would get messy without a container. So, using a cardboard box, I cut it down to size and using a hot glue gun I glued the ends together. Using a picture from a magazine cut into pieces and stick craft glue, I glued the pieces to the box inside and out. I also used some decorative tape for the outside edges. And to finish the top corners which were not covered, I used straight pins with colorful tops. Looks nice and works well.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

So in looking over your habits what did you find? Some popular good habits folks have are: Meditation, exercise, journal writing, flossing, reading and walking up early. Some not so great habits included smoking, saying yes, swearing, tolerating folks, not sleeping enough, always complaining and constantly making excuses. Do you have more good habits or more bad habits? Is it time to change? If so, start with the easiest bad habit to change, not the hardest. This will give the best chance of success. Decide on the best way for you to change your habit. Worry too much? Set a time to worry and then stop. You may have to stop yourself several times at the beginning but keep it up and you will worry less. Or, alternatively, write the worry down as well as options to stop the problem. Just figure out which way to stop is best for you.