we've been smelling smoke since saturday night, tho I haven't seen any reports as to the source.  this will be a scary fire season. 

You got that right ...... not looking forward to it even a little bit ..... crazy .... 

Peace.  J.

Hi Perrye,  There have been 500 fires in N.California.  The one we smelled are in Napa at the Solano county line.  Also, there are tons up in Mendo.  And in Shasta-Trinity, where Tiedie lives, there are 75 there!!!!

My spouse said that by the time we are in true fire season (after August) there will be nowhere to burn...

Namaste everyone.  It's my natal day and I am going off to have some fun...(and later to an Eritrean restaurant with family - my favorite foods)

Geez - am I smelling smoke from a Napa fire?  Scary summer.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  I hope it is a joyous one.

Eritrean food - yum!

Yep - it should be a joyous birthday.

 

I am going out to buy some plants today too.  I am buying a very fussy but very much-loved gardenia plant, which I will once more try to raise around here, and some other plants for my newly-landscaped backyard, just in time to stay home all summer.

 

And yes, I think we are smelling that Napa fire.  I know we did yesterday, because we were over by Oakmont ( the senior citizen place between Santa Rosa and Sonoma) and it was much worse there, closer to the Napa border.  But we are also getting smoke from Mendocino County now too, with fires up there close to Ukiah.  We are surrounded by fires, Perrye.  Yes, a scary beginning to summer.  In all our 35 years here, I never remember this kind of thing in June!

 

Yes, Eritrean is my favorite, and my older son remembered it.  So, we get to go out to dinner tonight, and I don't have to cook!  Thanks for the birthday wishes ;~)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!!!!   YAYAYAYAYAYAYAAY!!!!!   

ENJOY ENJOY ENJOY ........ (((((HUGS))))

Peace.  J.

Thanks Tiedie.  And as much as you can, if your headache ever goes away, and you get finished taking the dog in for shots, hope you can begin to balance out.  It's been a really hard solstice period!  First the difficult full moon, then the solstice, and then all those things happening for you and the loss of your llama and now the fires. 

Hugs back, Namaste, A.

And a good one for you as well.

Yes, about RIP George Carlin.  Another good person has left this planet.  Makes you wonder...

 

And, you should know - there are 75 fires in the Shasta-Trinity area alone!!!!  My friend I told you about is down here, but her spouse is up there in Trinity.  The first thing I smelled this morning was fire.  Yesterday, we went over to visit my husband's uncle, over nearer the Napa county border, and man, the sky was ugly and dense.  It's really scary that this is happening so early...

Namaste, A.

Yeah, I'm a bit freaked out right now about it all ...... this is nuts .....

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Peace.  J.

It's actually been too much lately.  Me too.  That day when you said you were bone tired - I felt the same exact way, but didn't write about it.  So much has been happening here too, but I want to concentrate on the positive because as my close friend always says, that which you fear, you draw towards yourself.  I just found out that a dear friend had a heart attack like George Carlin.  He's only 58, really skinny, in great physical shape, plays steel drums, loves life, has a great wife and family...it makes no sense.  He's going in for quintuple heart surgery tomorrow.  He's actually hospitalized now.  But that's just one of the things happening - like you, it's been so many things that I can't even digest them, if you know what I mean!

Namaste and big hugs, A.

I"m so sorry ...... ((((hugs)))) ...... I'll keep your friend in my thoughts .....

I'm going to try and be more positive ..... it can't hurt.

Peace.  J.

Today has been fantastic, for my birthday (so far).  I'll share on a blog and send you really positive thoughts too ;~)

Namaste, A.