Chiachatter Vlogs

Hubby wasn't home this evening so Maisie took me for a little walk outside, and then we played some ball.

Played on my Yamaha Tyros5-76 This is to share with my friends, not a performance. But I hope you enjoy it anyway! “If you seek perfection, look elsewhere.” ~ Chiafucius

I don't get out a whole lot except for appointments, but I had an appointment in Alma on this day. I knew that the air quality was up in the 200 range but didn't know, practically, what that meant. Until we were on our way home from the hospital - WOW! I was so flabbergasted I had to take a video!

A few clips and pics from the latest visit from 4YO Luna, 9YO Lyra, and 14YO Leelan!

Looking through my raised beds garden with my 4YO granddaughter Luna.

Just a little clip I took today...my purse is at least 5 pounds (as high as my kitchen scale could go) but my service dog Maisie handles it like it's 5 ounces.

I have a LOT to learn about this phone, so these first impressions shouldn't affect anyone else's opinion or purchase choices. It is very different from any other phone I've had, and while the hardware is pretty easy - and I love it! - I'm not quite sure about their version of Android 11...actually I have plenty of hesitation about it, as you will see.

Played on my Yamaha Tyros5-76 This is to share with my friends, not a performance. But I hope you enjoy it anyway! “If you seek perfection, look elsewhere.” ~ Chiafucius

Today we were out and about, and stopped at a gas station. This shows the mayflies there. This only happens once every so-many (I have no idea HOW many) years but it's pretty stunning when it does!

These are a couple of clips from the day of the girls' birthday party for their family and friends at their home.

Our granddaughter Luna turned 4 on the 5th of June, and she wanted noodles, so they chose the Olive Garden for her birthday dinner! This isn't as long, but it was just as fun!

Our granddaughter turned 9 on June 2, and the next day we took her family out for her birthday dinner. Her restaurant choice was Subway. We also stopped at Costco for some shopping (receipt at the end), and rescued a baby turtle, who makes a cameo appearance!

When we were outside on Saturday I let Lyra take my little CoolPix camera down to our lower yard, by the river, with her little sister to see what kinds of photos she'd bring back. (I was watching from inside the tent that you will see in one of these pics, at the top of the hill.) This is what she took, I just made them into a slideshow and put them to music.

Vids'n'pics from our weekend. Our 3 grandchildren, ages 14, 8, and 3, came to visit from Thursday evening until Sunday afternoon. We had a blast! These are just a few of the highlights!

morning time with my parrots...afternoon doing a little shopping...evening with the family for Casey's birthday dinner!

Playing on my Yamaha Tyros5-76. This is sharing my enjoyment, not performing, as always. “If you seek perfection, look elsewhere.” ~ Chiafucius

Pete and I were out and about today, so I decided to take some video. I haven't made a vlog in quite a while! We spent our time in a couple of the small towns that aren't too far from us (though we are "far" from any town!) and I share where we went and what we did.

“If you seek perfection, look elsewhere.” ~ Chiafucius This is to share with my friends, not a performance. But I hope you enjoy it anyway!

Our 3 grandchildren, ages 3, 8, and 14, spent the weekend with us. These are some clips and pictures of the good times we had together!

Just some sweet times with my "PoiBoiz", Maxwell (red-bellied parrot) and Elliot (Meyer's parrot) this morning. I've had them for well over 20 years and they are my sweetest, bestest, smartest, funniest boiz!

Pete had an appointment in Saginaw and these are some clips of our day.

This was a great day! I spent most of the day out in the Tent Shed doing laundry in my little portable washer (that makes laundry fun!). Our helpers, meanwhile, were here working and our landlord (we lease this huge lot) came to pick up the yard waste that our helpers had cleaned up last week. So they loaded his truck, and while they were working - they took out 3 truckloads! - FedEx showed up with our new "outdoor living space"!!! So, in-between all of the other things that our fantastic helpers were doing, they also set THAT up! Meanwhile I was able to get a couple of short walks in around the yard with my service dog...there was a lot going on, a TON of stuff got accomplished, the tent is AMAZING and WAY better than we expected, before they left our helpers did the last of the yard cleanup, the bits and bobs that were laying around here and there, and it looks FANTASTIC out there!! The dogs were totally exhausted by the time we came in but it was a fun day with wonderful people, so much improvement outside as we began setting up for another season of outdoor living and fun...(see also the slideshow of the day!)

This was a great day! I spent most of the day out in the Tent Shed doing laundry in my little portable washer (that makes laundry fun!). Our helpers, meanwhile, were here working and our landlord (we lease this huge lot) came to pick up the yard waste that our helpers had cleaned up last week. So they loaded his truck, and while they were working - they took out 3 truckloads! - FedEx showed up with our new "outdoor living space"!!! So, in-between all of the other things that our fantastic helpers were doing, they also set THAT up! Meanwhile I was able to get a couple of short walks in around the yard with my service dog...there was a lot going on, a TON of stuff got accomplished, the tent is AMAZING and WAY better than we expected, before they left our helpers did the last of the yard cleanup, the bits and bobs that were laying around here and there, and it looks FANTASTIC out there!! It was a fun day with wonderful people, so much improvement outside as we began setting up for another season of outdoor living and fun...(see also the video, vlog #2149, of the day!)

Our grandson was with us from birth through preschool and we did a lot of Bible reading/memorization, and a LOT of music! This was his favorite song during his early years, and I can't hear it or play it without thinking of him and remembering those years, with his sweet little voice singing along! By the time he and his mom moved to another town (when he was 4) he had memorized 24 Bible passages and numerous songs...those were very special days in our lives, and hoping in his as well! This is played on my Yamaha Tyros5-76. “If you seek perfection, look elsewhere.” ~ Chiafucius

A description of how I made this AMAZING crust! I'm a pizza crust snob and haven't loved any of the low carb crusts I've tried over the last 19 years...but THIS, excellent! Especially reheated the next day in the convection oven, it got SUPER crispy!