Then after this house was all ours (my son's and mine), I really moved everything, even switching the purpose of every room and making some structural changes.... we doubled the size of the kitchen and moved the eating area....
So gradually.... incrementally.... some things are migrating back to the way Mom and Dad had it. And each time I set things in their sacred space (for my mother detested rearranging anything), I hear an unmistakable magnetic synching with the chi of this house... plus my son, a little chip off his grandparents' block, says, "Wow! The ____ is back where it BELONGS!"
So the kitchen is different... I have made sort of an office in the dining nook. Naturally the cat is ticked off. Her window seat has been changed. For now the table is in the opposite end... it's ok.... I can always move it back...
Yes.... I still have this baby pink tree up.... I turn it on just because I can! I had envisioned ornaments for all seasons, but I just have the pastel multicolor lights and rose gold balls. I have it powered on by Miss Alexa and a voice operated smart plug. "Merry Christmas" illuminates while "Silent Night" stops the action.. sometimes she gets confused and plays Christmas music! What an invention... after 36 years of teaching, I very rarely lose my temper.... but I have a short fuse with talking tech... I get flustered with her at times and with those recordings that want " to learn about my problems" when all I want to do is speak with a representative!
When we first bought Alexa I asked her how many frogs were in the world and she answered a huge number of "frogses." I laughed at her and yelled out that she was stupid! Later and to this day if I ask her how many frogs, she says, "I am still learning about frogs." I guess I got a sensitive model...
I finished 48 Halloween cards for myself and a huge journal and several packs of cards and notes... I just need to nail down sleeping at night.... it is currently 2:45 a.m.
Have a great week! I will be 67 in 6 days!
3 comments:
I love your cabinet! What a cute Alexa story. I was telling it to my husband, who is sitting on the couch with me. And HIS Alexa answered with how many frogs!!!
My grandchildren love Alexa, but I have to pay close attention. She does not speak pre-school and does not always answer in "pre-school".
Hi Gayla! I guess that as I read this, it is the eve of your birthday so let me wish you a happy one. Haaahaha you are so funny about Alexa. I am scared to death of those things and won't plug mine in. I have two. Well, one is a Google thingy. Even worse. They are listening. And if they don't know exactly how many frogs there are, what good are they? I love your pink tree and everything looks just charming as usual. xoxo
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