Hi! I hope you had a good week with plenty tyo smile about. This week my smile is something completely new and different – time at Cape Cod. Wait, I’ve done that before?.. ;) Oh well, perhaps part 2 will be a little different.
Late last week and over the weekend I did a long kayak paddle, taking photos of osprey. One had caught a needlefish that was almost 3 feet long (1 meter). I took a long walk on a beautiful, deserted beach. I took a long walk in the woods. I swam in the ocean. I did a lot of shorter walks. I talked to neighbors. It was good.
A couple of weeks ago I smiled because the painter had finished with my house on Cape Cod. Well, this week the builders finished rehabbing the barn. The put a new roof on, replaced the windows and put on cedar shingle siding. There was more to it than that, including a few small repairs to the house. But it came out looking great, which is one reason the neighbors are all taking to me ;)
I also had my hot water heater replaced. A frown that it broke (it was at least 25 years old), but a smile that I have hot water again. And I tested the stove and it works great, so I can cook.
My smile this week was about doing a lot of fun things on Cape Cod and having several large and small projects on my house come to an end.
What made you smile?
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Come on, I’m sure you smiled at least once last week. Why don’t you share it? I hope you can join in!
Here is list of “rules” and guiding ideas. If you don’t have time to read it right now, just remember that this is an exercise to spread positivity. Don’t smile about the misfortune of others. Don’t smile in a way to excludes others. Make sure a 12 year old can read it.
To join in, write a post to share your smile and then leave a comment on this post with a link to your smile. Or, if you prefer, do a pingback to this post (pingback = have a link from your post to this one) (Note – pingbacks have been very inconsistent – please leave a comment :) ). You can post any time until next Sunday evening (to be simple, I will say midnight GMT, which is 7 PM Sunday for me). Next week I will compile all of the Smiles and do a separate post of them on Monday morning just before the smile. (I will shoot for around 7 AM EST).
Looks great! :)
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Thanks.
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Hi T – here is my link – but the post is scheduled for later today – so I might not make the cutoff for this week…
https://wp.me/p1VBv6-5av
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Can you put it on today’s smile post? It should be up by 9 am eastern. If i don’t see it, I will try to remember to move it :)
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I will try and do it this weekend amigo
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I did put it over to the new smile, so if you forget, well, ti is there :)
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Well thank you host with the most!!
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You are very welcome :)
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Hi t
the hose sounds like it is coming along – and wow – a 25 year old hot water heater – I am not are the ones they make today would go that long – and nice to have a new one that will be used for a long time
thanks for sharing the smiles
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Thanks, Y. Yes, coming along nicely. Still a lot of work, but very livable. I had two water heaters in my house in NH. One fell apart at about 22 years. Really. the other one was still working, but I replaced them both, to be safe ;) So, yeah, I’ve had to replace 3 hot water heaters in 2 years…. And I hope they all get long use :)
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It looks great Trent.
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Thanks, Sonya! Sorry, you asked about the barn earlier and I never sent you the link.
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No Problem.
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When the house takes shape and renovation completes, it’s a great feeling! Enjoy your time there…
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It is great to watch this place place take shape and slowly go from an old building into a home :) Thanks.
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Your place is looking good Trent. Definitely something to smile about!
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Thanks! Yep, as we do work on it and it shapes up, I definitely get more smiles :) I’ll be by to see your smile in a few minutes.
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Maybe this works for you :) https://breathingshallowpoetry.wordpress.com/2020/09/02/yummy-smile%f0%9f%98%8b/
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I will stop by in a few minutes :) I’m sure the joke would have been OK as well. Did you follow the link to the guidelines? Those are a little clearer than what I wrote to you.
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I did read your guidelines, but since you’d cautioned me with a “definite maybe”, I elected to err on the side of caution. The pastor’s story might only have been amusing to other “church folk”. And a food “smile” is usually universal :) Thank you!
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Hello Trent.
This last week closed out a hope of mine related to blogging. When I started this effort, I was hoping to get some trusted feedback from people I hoped to meet via blogging, so I would have some reason to trust their opinion. I saw this happen with my most recent story.
Critical feedback was given from peer bloggers around the globe and resulted in a major change in the length of the story and I’m very pleased with the result. I’ve wanted to be a better writer for a long time and with this story, I saw it happen. I am very pleased with the result.
If your readers would care to review it, I titled it just the name of a main character, Ayem Notthymn. Here’s the link if you’d be willing to share it, with my thanks to my beta readers. They sure have me smiling. Many thanks.
https://garyawilsonstories.wordpress.com/ayem-notthymn/
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Getting ideas, opinions and feedback from people from all over is a great plus of blogging…
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I love when big projects are completed and the barn and house look great!! And to be able to enjoy the outdoors a double SMILE!! 😄
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Here is my smile post for this week. Thank you!
https://myhorsestories.blog/2020/09/02/my-weekly-smile-sept-2-2020/
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I’ll be by in a few minutes :)
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It is nice when big projects come to a successful end… Thanks! And being outside is always great :)
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A good smile this week. Cape Cod sounds a wonderful place.
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It is a wonderful place :) It can be filled with tourists, but as an “adopted local”, I know how to avoid them.
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I’m new to this (your blog and weekly smile)–can I share a funny story the pastor at church told?
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Hi and welcome :) The answer is a definite “maybe”… I don’t mind people sharing about what they did at church/temple/etc or experiences with their religion, but since it is an international crowd with all religions, I draw the line at belittling other’s faiths or trying to get people to convert. I would guess that the joke your pastor told is most likely fine, but just remember the possible audience. I haven’t removed any links yet.. ;)
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The joke was about his aunt who cheated at children’s games and then lied about cheating–it was funny to me, but maybe none of your group would appreciate it, so–thanks for answering my question :)
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That’s one great barn!
SMILES: Not often strangers…
light my face each day:-
a humble sparrow’s chirping,
a butterfly’s on its way.:
‘Im indoors…’ – slightly out of key –
hums a quirky tune,
the sky above is azure blue:
sun shining away ’til noon?
No need for precious jewels;
I have them every day…
They costs not one iota
and are, mostly, here to stay.
What’s not to like?!
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Thanks!
I did get a smile out of your poem :)
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The barn looks great!
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Thanks!
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Your house and barn look nice with the surrounding trees. Your outdoor time by the ocean sounds really great, too. Have a wonderful week!
Here’s my smile:
https://natalietheexplorer.home.blog/2020/08/30/summer-week-10-i-did-it-again/
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Thanks! It is a nice place, less than a quarter of a mile walk with a kayak cart to go paddling. Hope you have a wonderful week as well :)
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The barn looks great and I love that little seating area under the tree. Looks like a nice place to chill. No smiles to report this week, just a broken washing machine! Have a great week.
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Thanks, it is a great place to hang out and just relax. There is a little yard behind me for the dogs to play, so we are all happy. When the plumber was in I had him install water and drainage for a washing machine (the electrician put in dry hookup), but I hope your washer is replaced or fixed before we get a new one in! It is a hard thing to live without.
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I like how a smile regarding the new hot water heater followed a frown that the old one broke. Frowns turn into smiles.
https://frankhubeny.blog/2020/08/31/an-interesting-perspective/
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The joys of home ownership… Yes, the frowns do turn into smiles when things are fixed. I’ll be by in a little bit to check out your smile.
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