I have not checked Amazon's Free Books Today. Yet.

     It's been hard but I have resisted. So far that is.  After all the day isn't over yet.  I want to stop being greedy and before I click, read about the books first.  I still can't believe I acted like that and want to get back to enjoying reading and the anticipation of a new book.  Wish me luck. 
     Well it is Friday and tomorrow is Jim's b-day.  We are having cake.  Yea!  I love cake and a Birthday is the perfect excuse.  He picked out white cake with dark chocolate frosting.  Yum. 
     Well, arnold has just passed the budget and I am wondering just who will be hurt.  You can bet it won't be the wealthy and to top it off he is going on vacation to Russia.  Russia, why ever is he going there on tax payers money.  Maria should hide under her bed. He certainly has terminated CA.
     Well, on a happier note I am feeling great.   I went to the gym today and worked out along with swim class.  It sure does make you feel super and keeps you in good spirits.  Let me tell you, it works.  Have you found a gym yet ?   I can't stress enough how important it is, of course along with eating right.  Tootles

My Kindle is Loading

     Every time I turn it on, it's like it freezes, then blank screen, then reloads itself.  I think maybe I need to put some of my books in Archives.  I do have over 1000 books on it so I think I will move some of them.  I really have no other complaints.  I mean I love my Kindle but I do think it has brought out the greed in me.  I knew I loved getting books and I was always happy to pick up paperbacks at the grocery store or discount store.  Once in a while I would buy 2 or 3 at a time, but mostly just one.  And I would wait for that best seller to come out in paperback as well.  Again, once in a while I would splurge and buy the hardback the day it would come out.  O.K.  that said, I have to admit now I feel so greedy.  I mean I check Amazon daily to see how many new free books can I load up.  I don't always check to see just what they are about.  Isn't that awful !  What the heck am I doing.  You know when I first received my Kindle maybe once a week at the Kindle store on the Kindle, the headline would be A FREE BOOK.  That would be so exciting and I would read the article about it and get the book.  Then it came more frequently and I was overwhelmed as I didn't want to take the time to read about each book, I just snapped them up.  Then I found I was getting so many books I couldn't keep tract of all of them.  That's when I received the update.  Now I have folders.  I can put all my books in folders.  Do you know I have 16 folders and one of them is titled.....Free books to read.  I have over 400 books just in that folder.  Have I went overboard or what ?  I think what I need to do is stop the insanity and read about the books first.  If I am not interested in that particular subject matter then DO NOT get it.  I just do not like to see this greedy side of myself and want to go back to getting excited about .......... A new book.  As Dr. Oz's would say,  "Make Sense" ?    Tootles

Flowers in Our Yard

I believe this is an Amaryllsis.  I just know it's the brightest flower in our yard.  What a show piece.  I swear you could look at it all day long, sometimes I just about do.  I wanted to get a shot of it to show you.  You know most of my flowers have been given to me by various people and it's like I have friends all over my yard.  Now that is a scary thought (just kidding). 
     Last night we had a wild and crazy rain.  I'm not kidding.  First there was this bright white flash, I just happened to see, out of the corner of my eye, through the window.  Then about 3 seconds later bamm!, a loud crack of thunder.  Wow !  This is so strange as I'm in Northern CA. just north of Sac. so we do not get thunder storms.  Your talking to a girl born and raised in Kansas.  I know what a Thunder and Lightening Storm sound like.  Believe me many anights I spent with my head under the covers only to bravely peek out of my upstairs window, to be Zapped by another round of thunder and lightening.  It was thrilling and scary at the same time but last night I have to say for the brief time it was in our area, about 30 to 45 minutes, it was a doozie.  Thunder, lightening and them a downpour of  rain, made me even miss the good ole' days of Kansas.  Ha!
   Hey you might want to check out another site I've been working on....Arcanes Portis Aveo on the Kindle blogs.  I'm enjoy myself very much and love sharing with you.  Tootles

My Garden and Things

Is not this beautiful ?  It is the bloom from the artichoke which will go to seed.  We have several on our bush and are thrilled to have them for next year.  Our Garden was not big at all as we just had, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, regular tomatoes ( cannot recall the type), and of course my herbs, rosemary (which I hope stays for a long time), oregano, and sage.  The sage seems to be taking over as I do not seem to have much oregano.  The of course I have lots and lots of mint.  That really takes over but I do love it.
     I do so wish we had planted green peppers as well as red, and orange, some hot peppers and of course, Pumpkins and then ornamental squash.  Cannot think of the name of them but I am sure you know what I am talking about.
     Our weather is Autumn for sure.  How I love the cool mornings.  Jim and I wrap up in jackets and have our coffee outside.  This morning it was quite windy coming from the north so we sat on the deck which is on the south side of our house.  So we were protected from it.  Oh, it was so enjoyable.  Wish we had a roof over that area to keep the rain out but it is just a cloth to protect us from the sun.

 

This is a picture of our first blossom from the citrus tree.  We do not know for sure what kind it is so that will be a surprise. 
     I do go out and sit a lot and enjoy the sights and sounds.  How refreshing it is to do. 
     Enjoy this day and our new Season.  Tootles