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Day Trip – New Bern

On this day, my sister and I decided to travel to New Bern for breakfast. After a short trip, we arrived at Crema Brew Coffee Shop. We ordered lattes and muffins to go. We decided that instead of eating in the crowded coffee shop, we would hop over to the water front to enjoy our meal.

We found the perfect spot at a bench looking out over the waterfront. The perfect breakfast of chocolate chip capuchin muffin and a dark chocolate latte while taking in the cool breeze and basking in the gorgeous landscape around us. The perfect beginning to my day.

On the way back, we made an unscheduled stop at Cedar Grove Cemetery. While some may find cemeteries gross or scary, I find them adventurous and full of history. Here are a few pics.

Thanks for taking this journey with me. Plan your own day trip and take the time to enjoy interesting places.

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Pet Posh!

As silly as it may seem, one of my favorite things to photograph is my dashund Roco. He can be incredibly silly, express sadness and disappointment. Most of all, he expresses love.

Most people photograph their adventures, their children, and family members but fail miserably at including four-legged family members that follow them, admire them, and love them.

These endearing creatures pass through our lives for a short period of time. They deserve to be captured while they are here.

You don’t need props. Just capture moments. Our Roco is now twelve. While we don’t know how much longer we will have him, I want to always have these memories of him.

He loves being near water but doesn’t like getting in it!

He loves going camping in our travel trailer.

He knows how to bait me with this little sad face.

He loves snuggling under quilts and found a friend to snuggle with.

A walk on the beach. He loves the sand but hates the water.

I think this is my favorite of Roco. This was when he could still see.

Thanks for taking this journey with me. While we hope Roco will still be with us for a long time to come, I will have these and more photos to capture his life and journey with us.

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Machine Quilting – A New Adventure

While I have been hand quilting for many years, I decided to try my hand at machine quilting. The project is a rag quilt.

After seeing pictures and videos online, I decided to take the plunge. I really have always been against machine quilting because that takes the art out of quilting. What made me decide to try this is I want to make some lap quilts for donation, and to be able to serve more people, the speed of machine quilting would be beneficial.

The picture above is just the first row of this baby rag quilt. For adult quilts, you would use 8-10″ blocks, but for this baby rag, I decided to go with a 4″ block.

The only thing I hate about quilting is cutting out the pieces. I just happened to have a 4″ template, which made the chore easier.

For the middle of the squares, I chose a nice fleece instead of batting so that the thickness would be consistent.

I wanted it reversible, so I put equally bright blocks on both the front and the back. To join the blocks, just stitch the seam after you make a sandwich of (top, fleece, and bottom) to the next block. After you get the seam done, clip the seam roughly every quarter inch, making sure you don’t clip the seam you just made.

When you decide to stitch, the Xs across the block is up to you. If you are working on a larger quilt, I would probably do it before you go to the next block. Because I am doing a small quilt, I am doing by the rough.

Things you will for this project:

1. Fabric for top squares (amount depends on size quilt you want to make).

2. Scissors

3. Rotary Cutter

4. Cutting Mat

5. Ruler (to help in trimming rows)

6. Filler (batting or fleece) the amount would be the same as for the backing.

7. Fabric for backing

I am looking forward to my next day of quilting. How about you?

Have a great day!

Final Stitches…

You might recognize the center of this sampler as a throwback to an old nursery rhyme. The pattern for this particular cross stitch design is by Pam Johnson and is called “Home Sweet Home,” as depicted in the smaller block below the shoe.

While I have enjoyed working this piece, I can’t wait to make that final stitch. If you look at the toe of the shoe, you can see where I am in this piece. This is the largest piece I have stitched so far and has taken me almost a year to complete. I’m pretty sure most of you could do it quicker!

What happens next? I’ll wash it, stretch it like a canvas, let it dry, pin it to a mounting board, and frame.

This is a vintage pattern, so it may be difficult to find. Could not find a date on it, but I purchased a really long time ago. Vintage copies of this magazine do appear on both eBay and Amazon. It is published in the UK and it contains beautiful patterns.

If you are new to cross stitch there are videos on YouTube. I rarely pay full price for the fabric and supplies but acquire them through yard sales, auctions, and thrift shops. You don’t have to go broke to create beautiful works of art

Get stitching!

Have a great weekend!

Is Traditional Medicine Working For You?

Regardless of your opinion about holistic medicine, you have to admit that traditional medicine is like a train that has left the tracks!

I have watched friends that are so controlled by the current traditional medicine system that they no longer enjoy life. They just became more like a lab rat that is spinning on the wheel of control. Instead of planning trips, enjoying family time or a hobby, they are more worried about the possibility of missing their next appointment.

I’m not saying you should not see a physician, but I’m saying the control should be in your hands, not theirs. It’s your body, not theirs. When you choose a physician, he/she is working for you, not the other way around. Yes because of my diabetes I see a physician that wants to see me on a regular basis and I follow that plan up to a point but if I want to skip appointments because they are scheduling them too often, I give myself a break.

Educate yourself on what visits are really necessary in order to maintain a healthy status and not just to line the pockets of the physician. Sixty years ago, people did not go to a doctor unless they were actively sick. Guess what? There were fewer people sick. When your country doctor retired, the next physician was not an independent but one who was controlled by a corporation. These corporate offices then sold out to even larger corporations and built impressive large-scale medical complexes. Get the picture.

It’s all about knowing what is necessary and what is not. Instead of flocking to your doctor’s office on demand, why not take the time to assess your needs. If you are not feeling well by all means, keep those appointments, but if there have been no changes in your health since your last visit, wouldn’t a trip to the beach benefit you more mentally and physically? Make the choice yourself. Even if the choice is unfavorable, it’s still your choice.

The bottom line is to have a healthy relationship with your physician. Make a routine yearly appointment if you are healthy, and if not, make reasonable appointments that do not cripple your lifestyle. There are so many things you can do to improve your quality of life, and that choice should only come from you or you, a designated person who has your health care power of attorney.

The physicians’office is not your home or vacation home. Wouldn’t you rather be fishing?

Have a great day.

Med Beds – Fact or Fiction

They are proposed to be the greatest medical innovation in the universe, but are they? They claim to heal catastrophic diseases like cancer and actually grow cells and replace organs. While the concept is interesting, it’s a little far-fetched, considering they claim their existence is due to some ailien race! So… I set out to see what I could find on these quantum medbeds.

I found numerous sites that disputed even the existence of these beds. Really not that surprising, and then I found this:

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While the site is flashy and gives a lot of information, I never found an actual site as to where they were located. There is a page where, of course, you can purchase one at an astronomical price. Review the site and form your own opinion.

Sites here in North Carolina that do offer scalar wave therapy (sound waves) do exist in abundance. A sample from one of these sites is listed below.

Check for sites in your own area because there are quite a few in North Carolina. Haven’t checked lately, but the last time I looked, their rates were reasonable. Unlike the medbeds, they don’t promise miracles, but this is one of the newest concepts in alternative medicine and may even be covered by your insurance company.

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Educate yourself and ensure your ability to make the best decisions for your health.

Have a great day through Jesus Christ.

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Sound Waves & Healing

If you could find a magic cure to heal cancer and other catastrophic diseases, what would it be? For the last sixty plus years, we have lived in a world of pills, surgical procedures that often don’t work, and ineffective treatments.

Now, more and more people are stepping into a more holistic path of healing. Educate yourself on the most current forms of homeopathic treatment in your area.

For years, I have practiced things like accupressure, reflexology, and meditation, and I routinely investigate new options. A few years ago, I heard about the use of light and sound wave therapy. It is referred by some as frequency healing.

Here is a video that helps you to hear and visualize this type of therapy.

I tried this tonight myself and instantly felt relaxed, more comfortable, and free of pain. There are other samples also of gamma and other wave frequencies on YouTube.

While physicians have their place I am a firm believer that we have an obligation to ourselves to take care of the body God gave us and that begins with education about our body and how to best take care of it.

I am not a physician, but I do follow holistic health practices, and I am continually researching new or improved practices.

In my next report, we’ll take a look at med beds. What is available now and what is proposed for the future.

Peaceful healing.

Daytripping at Volis Simpson Whirligig Park

I believe I wrote about this park before but today my sister went there because she had not been there before. No matter how many times I go back to this park, it is always captivating.

We walked around the park and sat on one of the benchs in the mid-day breeze. It is not until you sit motionless that you really realize the uniqueness of each individual moving part. Even within one sculpture there are parts moving both clockwise and counterclockwise.

We then walked across the street to the Whirligig Museum that contains parts that were formerly a part of the park along with souvenirs bearing pictures of the park.

Adjacent to the museum was a photography museum that contained not only photographs but quite a few large format cameras and a display of camers through the aged.

Our outing was topped off with a sweet from our favorite doughnut shop. A great way to spend a Saturday.

Get out and explore your neighboring cities. You might be surprised at the unique things you will find.

Learn about the story of the artist here: https://www.arts.gov/stories/video/vollis-simpson-making-something-out-nothing

Here’s a short video to give you a glimpse of this park:

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Introduction To Audiobooks

Let me just say, “I hate to read.” That being said, I have read a few in fact, the two I enjoyed most were also the longest the Bible and The Hiding Place.

The problem for me is I am just hyper enough that I get bored easily. That being said, if a book is not intetesting on page one, I never make it to the end of the first chapter.

Interestingly enough, as an Amazon Prime member, I recently got an email that told me I was not using one of my benefits, which just happened to be one free audiobook as a month. Well, tonight, when the full moon was keeping me awake, I decided to take advantage of my unused benefit.

I looked through the current list but did not really see anything of interest. In the search bar I typed The Art Of The Deal by Donald Trump. I had read some of the book on Kindle but had not gotten back to it. My choice of this particular book was not because it was about Donald Trump but more because it was about two things I always found of interest business and real estate.

I really thought that listening to someone read would put me to sleep, but actually, it made the book seem more real and more interesting, more like a drama than a book.

In just minutes, I had heard what took me hours to read. It was like listening to a play without the visual effects. Oh wow, I thought maybe I had found a way to take in valuable information without the boredom and at a faster pace.

While ending the first chapter was quite interesting, I can now say instead of being bored, I can now put on my headphones, click my Amazon app, and continue my audiobook.

If you have not taken the leap into audiobooks, you might want to try a sample and see if it is something you may want to add to your list of things to do.

Have a great day.

Advice To The Love Worn

You first have to know what love is and what it’s not!

Let’s get the nots out of the way…

Love is not an excuse to have sex when you are too young to even know what it is!

Love is not the feeling you share when you are physically, emotionally, and mentally abusing someone you care about.

Love should not hurt, and if it does, it’s not right for you.

Love is a deep emotional feeling that should bring out the best in you. God teaches us that it is his greatest gift to us and the one thing he wants us to share.

Love is a maternal instinct between a mother and a child.

Love is timeless and crosses generations

Love is the glue that keeps relationships together.

Love is the one common emotion that is seen in most species. Our pets express love by their actions and for their young.

Love is enduring. This strange emotion can make you happy and tearful. It’s only limitation is death, and some still love their partners after their demise.

It’s a funny thing this thing called love. It can be beautiful, frustrating, and stir up all kinds of emotions. It is passionate both physically and emotionally.

People who love bond easier with other people. We all desire that strong connection. It’s like an electrical charge. As long as you have it, most people seem to function better. It is certainly easy to recognize people who do not have love in their life.

Allow yourself to love God first, then love yourself. Extend that love to your family members, friends, and even strangers. It’s contagious. It’s the one thing that you can spread that will have a positive effect on everyone.

Share the love ❤️.