Welcome to Chaos !!

Well I am feeling much better. I got my voice back and the cough is almost gone, still coughing once in a while though. This is what I have been up to the last week or so.
Met Ann for coffee. I had a cardamom latte she had something called "Cortado".

Went looking at mushrooms with Ann, took a bunch of pictures of cute mushrooms. Here are two. A majestic Amanita muscaria or fly agaric. This is what makes Santa's reindeers fly.

And I don't know what kind of mushroom this is but it was cute.
There is a mushroom growing in Oregon called Psilocybe azurescens, it is one of the most potent of the magic mushrooms.
I would like to find some. 

Went to a deli called Peter Pan Market & Deli (what a great name for a deli) and ordered a sandwich. Saw this and had to take a picture. Tinkerbell is a cutie.

Had Pet Pack. One of my favorite girls paid a visit - Lucy. She is such a good girl. I give her extra cuddles and lots of attention. I love dogs. 

One night last week work was slooooooow (nothing unusual). Somebody bought us all McDonald's (Thank You random nice guy!). I got an apple pie and was content with that. I am dreaming about a Work from Home job. I love being at home.
The thought of not have to get ready and be somewhere.......yea mucho appealing. 

And speaking of apple pie.....this apple tart is back at Trader Joe's. I eat a lot of this when it is in season.
I can easily scarf down one a day. I also got some bananas because I have a weird ache in my calf. It could be that I need some potassium although I ate the bananas and the ache is still there......or it is a blood clot or nothing at all. Exciting! The crumpets are for Ann, I am seeing her tomorrow.

I am sick. So I am at home, in bed with a cough that is ripping through me like every other minute it feels like. It started with a sore throat and then I lost my voice. I have been semi voiceless since Saturday......I am whispering. Add a runny nose to that. Even my hair follicles hurt. I have been spending many hours in bed binge watching Selling Sunset and eating.
Anyhow, I think I will be almost back to normal by tomorrow this time.
Meanwhile a picture from tonight's walk in Gabriel Park.

I just wanted to check in and say HI. So.....HI!

It has been raining like crazy here (or like they say in the UK -  raining cats and dogs) and last night there was even thunder and lightning. I am spending some time at the Oregon coast. It is easy to feel a bit down when the weather is this heavy.
I have to force myself to go outside and do something. It is going to be raining for the next five or six months so it is what it is. 
I saw a pair of Bearpaw boots at Ross the other day. Ross is a great store here in the US, you can find all kinds of things there at a reduced price. There was only one pair left in my size, size 8. But I decided to wait a day......the thought was that if the boots were there the following day then I would get them. I did not think they would be since I saw them Saturday and that is a busy day for shopping, I went back yesterday and there they were, so I got them. Why not. $38. These are not for wet weather though. Fake fur of course. I am anti real fur. Absolutely no to real fur.

Then I had to admire the colors of the trees for a bit. I took a moment in between errands. Nature is so spectacular.

I saw this sign outside a bar. Funny. 

Today I drove out to the beach. There was a break in the rain and the sun peeked through.

I saw this......it was way more amazing in reality. This picture does not make it justice. I almost expected an angel or something to appear, it was that majestic. Crepuscular rays.

And far out there I spotted something that looked like a building of some sort on a rock. Indeed it is, Tillamook Rock Lighthouse aka Terrible Tilly. About one mile out in the ocean. 
https://traveloregon.com/things-to-do/culture-history/historic-sites-oregon-trail/the-mystery-of-terrible-tilly/

Now I am going to spend the next few hours reading. Then sleep. Feeling a bit down and anxious, trying to not feel this way.

Back in December I did a photo shoot. Here are a few of the pictures from it. They ended up in three (supposedly?) magazines. I have two of the magazines, Gezno and Range, the third I know nothing about.

When I arrived at the photographer's place I met the other person that was there for the shoot as well. It is good that I am not shy. We stripped down and got covered in glitter, me in gold and the other model in silver.
I REALLY like the text for "We Are All Stardust." So pretty.

There were some other pics of me alone and the both of us in the magazines. And here are two that did not end up in print.

Seeing the end result I should had paid more attention to detail when applying the glitter, there are areas on me that are not covered which shows in the pictures and the glitter fell of as well during the shoot when I was moving around. Also, I should had put some light glitter on my face.
Photographer Kara Cooper.

Today I went to look at Ole Bolle Troll at Nordia House, a beautiful place in SW Portland. The troll has been there for a couple of months now and there are five more trolls to be found around here in the Pacific Northwest. All made from recycled material by Danish artist Thomas Dambo. Very impressive.....Ole Bolle looks great. I have read many troll tales in my days.

"There’s something in the air that something makes my belly rumble
Something smells so strong it hits me almost makes me stumble
Could it be the little people cooking something smelly
In their cooking jar, so I can put them in my belly"

From thomasdambo.com 

Today as we know.....is Halloween. It is a bit past 10 pm and I am in bed. Doing nothing tonight. Besides eating and laying in bed. Which makes for a close to perfect evening if you ask me. Add a two hour massage and it would be a perfect evening.

But Happy Halloween! I love Halloween. Anything spooky, haunted houses, fairy tales, ghost stories.....that is what I like.

Let me show you some pictures from this last week. October is coming to an end.....the nights are cold now. Yesterday's full moon - the Hunter's Moon.

I keep spreading BRC Weekly around. By the way, the art theme for Burning Man 2024 is Curiouser & Curiouser.

Feeling curious about what this might mean? Read about it here......
https://journal.burningman.org/2023/10/philosophical-center/the-theme/2024-curiouser-curiouser/

I have been sharing my morning lattes with Kaya. She is so pretty. It is sweater time in the mornings.

I brought this growing avocado plant inside today. It somehow grew this tall......from an avocado pit that I planted in my backyard.

Sunday evening.....I am underneath my electric blanket (like the best thing ever). My plans for this evening......quiet time and reading.