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Connie's Corner

by An apple a day....

Rated: 13+ · Book · Biographical · #1718540

Day to day stuff....a memoir without order.

A special sig made for me by Mystic and gifted to me by Kat.

Imagination is described by Webster as...The act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses in reality. Albert Einstein said "Logic will get you from A to B, but imagination will take you everywhere."

I never realized it until I read it somewhere but there are ways to boost one's imagination:

Create a visual journal
Draw whatever you see for 15 minutes a day. You don't need to be an artist.

Think like an artist
Cut out pictures from magazines & piece them together to create an original image.

Listen to Bach
Close your eyes while playing your favorite music. Or listen to the sounds of nature on a CD or in the great outdoors.

Play word games
Try thinking of as many words as you can that begin with MAR...or you pick.

Daydream
Let your mind wander, or focus on a single object & study its characteristics.

Everyone has a story....here's mine.....c

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An apple a day....

Mar 28, 2025 at 8:42pm
In response to "Prescription Change"

And I hope the same for your wife! Thanks for your kind words. I'll be thinking of both of you on the 7th.

JACE

Mar 28, 2025 at 7:21pm
In response to "Prescription Change"

Hello. I was struck by the similarity of your eye situation with that of my wife's. She will be undergoing a corneal replacement on 7 April. She's already using drops and cream; it's all so complicated.

I do hope things work out successfully for you and you recover fully.

An apple a day....

Mar 28, 2025 at 4:12pm
In response to "This and that...."

Yes, I love the "feeling" of Gainesville! Heard on the news that Thailand (actually Myanmar) had an earthquake this morning...hope everyone you know is okay.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Mar 28, 2025 at 2:49am
In response to "This and that...."

April was usually chilly where I grew up. It's better here in Montana. Crocuses, chickweed, marsh marigolds, daffodils in bloom here.

There are advantages to living in a college town. The youth add a vibrancy.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Mar 17, 2025 at 6:17pm
In response to "Springtime"

Saw my first daffodil today (the 17th) gold and green on a white-sky day. Damp and cold.

I'm fond of redbud. Enjoy the azaleas.

Wordsmitty ✍️

Mar 13, 2025 at 3:31pm
In response to "Springtime"

Thanks for the description. I almost forgot what spring can be. There are some blossoms on some (few) plants here, but mostly we're just green all the time. I don't miss the pollen and the sneezing, though.

Kåre เลียม Enga

Oct 7, 2024 at 11:43pm
In response to "Another Hurricane Coming"

There were reports of flocks of birds caught in Uncle Milty's Eye-of-the-Storm. Winds reached 180 mph. Small storm, but it won't be when it hits Florida.

Should be okay in Gainesville but one never knows. Now if Ron would just take Kamala's calls...

If you have water and food you'll survive to tell us all about the Big

Blow.

tracker

Oct 28, 2023 at 3:19pm
In response to "A short catch-up"

Hi Connie. I was clicking on bloggers and yours popped up. Getting snail mail is so rare nowadays. It is neat you are with a group that sends cards. Hope you are enjoying your weekend. Take care!

Wordsmitty ✍️

Feb 9, 2023 at 10:50pm
In response to "Busier than expected"

Medicare may get more expensive and provide less if the new House gets its way.

My wife uses CVS mail order or some company that belongs to CVS that does their mail order.

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Kåre เลียม Enga

Feb 9, 2023 at 10:35pm
In response to "Busier than expected"

I loved penmanship once I got good at it. I still write like that 10 year old who spent a summer practicing. I can do calligraphy if I'm given room to improvise.

I had a banana for breakfast... along with my coffee.

Medicare is NOT free

and doesn't cover everything.

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April 4, 2025 at 10:07am

#1086556

Another day

Today (or rather tonight) will be my last time to apply the prescription ointment to my eyes. It doesn't seem to be doing anything except making my vision blurry for most of the next day. I'll be happy to be finished with it. I haven't heard anything about my new glasses so maybe on Monday or.... Medicare is supposed to pay for one pair of glasses after cataract surgery, but the place I went to won't submit the form. They did tell me about it and I found it and downloaded it so that is my "job" today, to fill it out and get it into the mail. It seems simple enough, needs the receipt attached, but with all that is going on, I don't have a lot of faith in good results. But if I don't make the effort, I won't know for sure. This cataract surgery on one eye has ended up costing me over a thousand dollars even with Medicare. WTH
And I'd like to have my old yellow lens back and less dry eye! Oh well, I need to get over it!

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