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Political Strife Being A Wife And Musical Distractions

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On that note haha…

I had so much fun making music today. Filling the room with songs that mean a whole lot to me personally. Live The Life has a very powerful message. Especially relevant to me with all of the political upheaval here in the U.S.A. So much anger and hate has been generated and flung around dividing people! The anger and frustration leading to hostility and bitterness among both political parties. I can’t believe the fury this opposition is causing. I just want to hide from the tv and anything news related. So, I did just that today. I wanted my day to be about promoting love and inclusiveness. I wanted to sing about hope and being a light in the darkness that all of this rhetoric is. I wanted to feel uplifted in the knowledge that something/ someone greater exists and I want to feel that love. Who are we to judge anyone? I want to try to be a light for all to see… it’s not always easy to get out of the way of hate but I’m choosing LOVE.

It was an awesome musical break from the stress of life of late. Trust me, I have my own trials but I’m trying like the rest of you!

Never give up on your dreams- Never give up wanting more of and for yourself!

tynajoymetzner

Hibiscus Dreams And Ragweed Allergies

The temps are high like 111 degrees yesterday high. Beating the heat by staying indoors and dunking in a pool are what you do when living in the PHX area. Not much is new because it’s all about survival mode this time of year.

These hibiscus are lucky to have the shade from my 30 year old mesquite tree. My flower pot garden resides there. So far, everything is doing ok under the foliage of my tree branches. My mesquite trees are dropping pods like crazy and the yard is full of life despite the hot temps! Lizards and quail are in abundance. Many species of birds that still have plenty of songs to sing. Kind of like this songbird…

Live The Life  click here for my latest SoundCloud upload track!

 ,This seems like a good song to post for a Sunday!

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If you don’t know my back story in music here goes. I was a childhood savant. I play by ear and have been since I was about 4 years old. The music link below is a collection of songs that I picked up as a child and played as a teen… Bits & pieces of songs I could just play as a teen. They were popular songs in the 70’s… I have continued to pick up songs throughout the years. As well as writing my own songs for the past 3 or so years. I have spent the past 5 years building both my SoundCloud and YouTube Channels. Please browse through my channels and subscribe!

Songs I Could Just Play As A Kid click for track…

I’ll leave you with this… My new kitten is such a little rascal. I thought this was precious and wanted to share it with you!

Edward has picked this as a sleeping spot with my dust pan and broom!

Summer Solstice Pasta Salad And Kitten Antics

Happy Summer to all of you! On this 1st day of summer, I wanted to accomplish a good weeknight meal. Not fancy but satisfying. It's very hot and baking bread pudding probably wasn't a smart choice but I did bake early in the morning. The house is hot but I suppose it wouldn't have been much cooler if I hadn't baked. A good use of the rolls that I had that would spoil in the next day or so.Homemade Bread Pudding!

I will make a caramel sauce to drizzle on top of this as the chocolate sauce on this piece, is over kill lol. I guess it depends on preference! It was delicious even with the chocolate sauce. My girls and I had a preview, tester piece. We had to make sure it was good right?!

I was thrilled that my replacement 3 qt. Temp-tations Round Cook & Look Baker came in the mail. It was wrapped well in bubble wrap and is in great shape! I wanted to try it out with my easy Pasta Salad recipe.

Pasta Salad can be made with darn near any combination of things you want to include in yours. Here I boiled a package of tri-colored corkscrew pasta. Chopped red onion, red bell pepper. Spicy pickle spears chopped, hard boiled eggs and a can of chicken breast. Chopped green onion and sliced hard boiled egg for garnish on top. Salt, Pepper and Paprika to taste. I tossed all the ingredients with a Vidalia Onion Vinaigrette. Garnished with green onion and sliced egg. So light but yet a one pot meal great for hot weather days when you don't want to cook a large meal. It is supposed to be 110 by 5 :00 tonight here in Phoenix, AZ.

Beyond cooking I have been doing every domestic chore this summer break. I thought I'd share a short clip of my "Edward", kitty. He's a rascal! Beating up on my plants and vases lol. Love this baby!

Before-

After..."oops Edward!"

Here he is looking for the computer mouse I'm guessing... ⬇️

"Who me?"

It's a good thing "Edward", is so cute. He brings out the

little Mommy in all of us!

Have a great first day of summer all❤️.

tynajoymetzner

Madness Sadness Not A Place To Dwell

I haven’t had much to say. Too much sadness and madness going on. With two celebrity deaths back to back… too much!

Trying to survive kitten antics. Edward my new kitty, played with my flowers and knocked over this vase. It broke into 3 pieces! I quickly glued it back together and maybe you can’t tell that it was broken?

Although I didn’t know these people personally, I’m wrecked by their passing! I have really been perplexed and sad! The impulsive nature of these tragic acts has left me searching for an explanation or some kind of understanding so I can make it make sense. I even wanted to believe in a conspiracy theory rather than except that these people would just end it all. Such a violent self harm way to be done too. Ugh, with seemingly no regard for who might find their body. No regard for the impact on loved ones or the children they leave behind. To make a decision to end your life is amazingly incomprehensible. Especially as a parent! The thought process and justification required I never want to understand or experience. That kind of hopeless must be a hell upon hells. Awful! I shouldn’t pass judgement on something I can’t understand so, I won’t. What a shock though!

Speaking of “Madness”, I’m going to work on getting a cover of this “Muse”, original together. I love the song and think maybe it will be a good fit for me to cover. I bet you wouldn’t expect me to cover this song but, I will attempt it. Look for it by the end of the week if you are interested.

Meanwhile, I’m still trying to stay active here in Phoenix while I can. Temps are rising and I have to get out there really early to be able to power walk/ jog. The temp will hit 107 degrees today. At 7:30 am it was over 80 and the sun was blazing so I just got 2 miles in before coming home.

I gave Coco a bath and a trim.Entertaining this one during the summer requires lots of icecream, the pool and the public library! Love all of these things myself!

My cat kids are starting to become friendly toward each other which makes me happy to see!

My teen has been purging her room of her childhood treasures. Many of which 7 year old Amelia is acquiring. Letting go of the past and moving toward new things and new goals I guess. This has been slightly sad as well watching her part with her past so easily!

Summing up my feeling of this strange period of time, we do the best we can I suppose. Wherever our thoughts and divine plans take us, we live our lives in accordance with what truly and deeply is within us.

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Have a terrific Tuesday!