Today we got the mailing done for the May Horizons.  So I haven’t had time to write anything.  Except here are my Facebook posts for yesterday and today.

I can’t wait for the sun to come up to go see the cardinal chicks as soon as mama gets off the nest

Mama cardinal has not left the nest. I am sure the 3rd egg has hatched by now. Biological entrainment and all that…

(Andrea) had a sore and stiff left knee this morning from overdoing yesterday. At 4am I gave in and took an ibuprophen I had here. It took away the pain and stiffness until just a little awhile ago. Debating whether to take another since I have it here, or if I should dash out to Herb Corner for some white willow tincture. I don’t wanna get on the “takin’ medicine” bandwagon. Continue reading →

Thursday April 23, 2009.  I wrote this yesterday as I sat out on the yard.  it was such a serene scene that I wanted to share it with you.   I’m sitting herein the shade of the mulberry, next to the loquat tree in the back yard.  The loquats are gone now, the last ones taken by the squirrels and birds last week.  There”s a new batch of ripe mulberries on the tree, and I imagine the little wrens that come along about 5pm will descend upon them and pick the tree clean.  I am armed closeby and with my Peterson Eastern Birds Field Guide at hand.  I want to see exactly what kind of birds this crew is.  The squirrels are already used to me and YinYang, who sits close by in the shade of the mulberry tree.  She’s too fat and lazy to chase , but she likes being where the action is. Continue reading →

This Sunday April 25th –  The first “Free Market of Melbourne/Palm Bay” is this weekend, this Sunday. The RRFM will be at Holmes Park, often Called Manatee Park, in downtown Melbourne. Let people know it is happening and it will be ongoing. Have them bring stuff, put off the yard sale, get that spring cleaning done. Play an instrument? Bring them. Why? Why not?  Information tables? Of course.  Bring everything but leave your wallet at home. Continue reading →

Ma Yoga Shakti

Friday May 1 – Sunday 3rd May 2009 There will be a Retreat with Shree Mataji

On Mothers’  Day Sunday  10th May, Mataji will give the Sunshine Lecture at 9:00am and at 11:00am we will serve a Mothers’ Day Brunch. Bring a vegetarian dish to share.   All welcome to spend Mothers’ Day with our spiritual mother – Mataji.

On May 12th and 13th  Mataji will conduct meditation classes from 6.45 – 7.45 pm. Love donation – $10.  Please pre-register.  Yoga Shakti Mission is located at 3895 Hield Rd NW, Palm Bay, FL 32907. A mile west of Minton Road, just north of Palm Bay Road (exit 176 off I-95) Call  321-725 4024 and visit  www.yogashakti.org

Wednesday, April 22, 2009.  Happy Earth Day. I’m celebrating by communing with my yard all day, and today is also trash day and recycling day for me.  And the day I get to water, so all the trees and bushes will get their own drink.  That means I won’t be glued to Facebook or Twitter during breaks, like I am when I need to stay at the computer.  Sunday I got to visit with friends in person that I typically only Facebook with, and one of them has my Connecting With Your Angels, Guides and Teachers cd and my Sleepytime Recharge cd.  I told her that I had her testimonial on page 21 of the April Horizons.  She got excited because she had not noticed it.  One of the people I follow on Twitter is Havi at http://www.fluentself.com.  She had a good article on Why People Don’t Give You Testimonials.  However, I don’t agree that it’s difficult to get someone to give you a testimonial, so I’m glad I didn’t read that before I got some. Continue reading →

Tuesday, April 21, 2009.  Yesterday was a flurry of getting the May Horizons Magazine to the printer – which I do electronically by the way, via cyberspace.   So while I had to stay near the computer in case they called me to make changes, I was able to go out and play in my yard.  Here are my Facebook posts of yesterday:

Andrea de Michaelis is up and at it again. I love Monday mornings.  Another whole chance to do it all differently if I want to. I love new beginnings!

mag just went to the printer! Mama cardinal is on the nest. Her bush now has a safety collar on it like the dogs wear since YinYang took too much interest in it yesterday. Yinny is now banned to the house. Continue reading →

I am getting the May Horizons Magazine off to the printer today. I finished it yesterday morning in time to go to the birthday celebration for The New Way POD.  They had a picnic under the a pavilion at Kelly Park in Merritt Island.  It was a beautiful day, and there was plenty of food, good music and best of all, I got to see a bunch of my buddies in person!  I’ve been working on special projects the past couple of months and have not gotten up that way on Sundays as I like to do.  Thankfully, there is a core group of them on Facebook that I get to stay connected with that way.  It was so much fun getting to hang out in person.  Continue reading →

Sunday, April 19, 2009. I’ve spent the last few days finishing up the May Horizons Magazine and today it goes in to the printer. When I have to stay glued to the keyboard and in the office for days at a time, my only goof-off time is when I am rebooting the computer.  Then I may run out in the yard and do some quick task, just to take a break and get out in the sunshine for 20-30 minutes every few hours.  That gives me my Vitamin D, too.  Sometimes it is enough of a break in the work to simply sign on to Facebook and seek what my buddies are doing.  Some days I don’t even get on, and some days I make a dozen or more posts all day long.  Here are some of my Facebook posts from the last few days.  In Facebook, when you “make a post”, your photo and your name appears in front of each post:

I just got an email with a real compliment… I think. Someone wrote, in response to the pic of me with glasses on my blog site: “Why not be real and use a photo of who you are today, not 20 or 30 years ago?” Obviously they have never met me in person or they would know that’s what I look like and the pic is barely 3 years old. Continue reading →

I’ve spent the past week doing final layout for the May 2009 Horizons Magazine.  Although most of the articles and ads are placed months in advance, final layout week is not just a heavy 10 days of design tweaking, it is a constant flurry of mail and email revisions and phone calls for payment.  I’ve got a simple policy: an ad goes in when it is paid for.  Period, end of story.  The result of that is that no one ever owes me money.  It keeps everyone honest and out of debt.  I’ve got several friends and clients and advertisers who all extend credit to each other, and they are always in an uproar because of who owes what.  It’s been going on for years.  There’s always an underlying tension and judgment (why is she here at this dinner with a new $80 handbag when she owes me $100?)  It just causes more problems than it solves, so I just don’t do it. Continue reading →

Friday, April 17, 2009. Last night I watched The Millionaire Matchmaker on tv.  I’ve seen it a couple of times before.  Her website advertises it as “where successful men come to meet their beautiful and intelligent wives or girlfriends.” The matchmaker is Patty, who is a brash New York type who is almost 50.  The word yenta comes to mind. She herself is attractive enough, she just has a coarse and rude way about her.  And I always feel like blotting her lipgloss.  She charges $25,000 for a one year membership for the men and the women can join free.  What she does for that is has her staff go out on the street and approach attractive women and invite them to come for a group screening to be considered to be matched with a millionaire.  She stresses to the women how much money the guys have, and she stresses to the guys how pretty the women are.  Gosh, how can anyone pass that up, especially in Los Angeles? Continue reading →