I am about to go on a road trip to visit my family in Cleveland, Ohio. I am really looking forward to it because I like driving and I get to spend some real time with my husband. And, I find it so relaxing driving through parts of this beautiful country that are not considered tourist areas…like West Virginia! I also like to get those tin cans or glass jars of Starbucks coffee and drink them along the way.
They taste good, and they give me a buzz, and hey, they can’t be that bad for you since it’s just coffee and water and some sugar, right?
Well, I guess I was wrong, because it turns out that drinking one of those Starbucks Frappaccino’s is like eating a bunch of Nabisco’s Nilla Wafers. Now I know why I am obese!!! Seriously, click on the link below and take a look at this article from Men’s Health that shows what the sugar equivalent is on mine and your favorite cold drinks: I am still in shock!
I need to share this. A good friend of mine sent it to me, and asked if I could post it. I just got done watching this YouTube video and it gave me goosebumps. That always happens to me when I hear the Truth. Take a look, and see how it affects you. It is time to end the war. It is time to wake up!
It’s the 4th of July tomorrow, so before the summer is over, I want to share some pictures of the poppies that came up this spring in my garden. I think I might have one or two that are blooming right now, but most are gone. I’ve seen a couple of birds eating the seeds out of the pods, which helps the seeds to spread. I always save some seeds to give to others…there is always more than enough poppy seeds to go around!
I picked my favorite pictures so I hope you enjoy them. For me, having some joy in my life is important. I don’t think I would be still around at 52 if I didn’t! So I have planted my garden only with the flowers that make me happy. It’s one of the main reasons that I love living in Western North Carolina. It has such a long growing season. Oh, one of the best sources of poppy seeds to plant is the online store onestoppoppyshoppe. Seriously, this is the place to go and get you some poppy seeds! They have an amazing selection…just looking through their online store is a simple delight!
So, on with the show…it really was a spectacular season of poppies!
I know this one has been around for a while, but, I love to watch this ad for Evian. And since it is so damned hot where I live, I can’t help but think this is going to be how I dress when I have to go out. I think diapers with a little t-shirt might be the only way I can survive this heat wave if it continues!
OK, I do have a Twitter account. I think I have like 12 followers, all men in India who want to “connect”. Awesome, huh. Thankfully, one of my favorite people on the planet “tweets” on a regular basis. This is a good thing because he is not only funny, but what he has to say is so damn interesting. B.E. (before email), we used to correspond a lot by writing letters. Getting a letter in the mail from him was a delight that is hard to top these days with so many ways to communicate. He “tweeted” something today that I want to share. So I guess that means I am “retweeting” it? Frankly, couldn’t they have picked a different phrase? Anyways, all week long I have been kind of bothered by the lack of news coverage and the fact that no one seems to be seriously dealing with this catastrophic disaster. Oh, I forgot: it’s the 2010 World Cup of Soccer! Even Huffington Post replaced it’s ”The Gulf Oil Disaster” link with the World Cup link. Awesome, huh? While talking on the phone with my friend, he said that, “Sadhvi, it could be that there IS no solution.” OMG. LOL. HELP. My friend figured out what the amount of oil might look like on his website. Take a look. Goooooaaaaaalllll!
