Vacation day

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I've taken today off and extended my holiday weekend.  It feels incredibly luxurious to be sitting around in my nightgown and robe at 9:51 a.m. on a Tuesday morning.

We're waiting anxiously for our new iPhones to be delivered.  We know that they're on the truck to be delivered as we've been tracking their progress since they left China on July 1st.  Isn't modern life with email and tracking of packages mind-blowing?

On Saturday there is another eclipse.  This time it's a solar eclipse.  Again, it will fall on my Moon.  I've been feeling this urge to get something done.  And that's exactly what this eclipse is about - it's in Cardinal signs which are all about getting something done - starting projects, especially in this case with the conjunction to my Moon, projects that involve the home.  I did get something done and it was in response to James doing some clearing of his own.  He cleared out his side of the bedroom - totally cleared it.  I did the same thing yesterday.  We have an uncluttered bedroom.  It looks like it could handle more furniture now - perhaps a side chair or a rocker.  I would love to set the bed at an angle across the corner of the room, but there's a air vent for the heat/AC, so it won't do to cover it up with the bed.  On the opposite side of the room our chest of drawers is set up this way (across the corner) and I had not considered before that this might work for the bed.  Hmmm...the cable connections are there, so that won't work either.  Decorating choices!!

I did some clearing in my flowers yesterday between rain showers.  I found some branches that the yard service guys left in our peonies.  I threw those aside, and pulled out some weeds.  I absolutely adore the flower blooms.  The geraniums are bulging with blooms of all colors - bright pinks, lavender, blush pink and a deep pink.  We also have a deep crimson regal geranium that is flush with blooms.  The regal geraniums come in many colors and bloom heartily all summer long.  I just love them.  We had a white with lavender tipped one last year that was quite lovely, so I couldn't pass them up this year.  We also have my forever favorite - two begonias in peachy orange.  They are so full of blooms that they look like bouquets.

It looks like rain, but the sun is trying to shine at the same time.  James just left for his workout.  Time for me to hit the shower and beautify myself!