Christal Kelly

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    blog,  flowers,  gardening,  Thoughts

    I Have an Addiction

    April 14, 2023 / 6 Comments

    And here it is below. And I’ve ordered more today. Don’t send help. So, gentle reader, what’s an addiction of yours? Also, what are your favorite types of flowers to have in your garden?

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    Pretty in pink and Oculus

    April 5, 2021

    Santa Cruz

    January 25, 2021
    A Year of Mary

    Messiness

    April 1, 2021
  • Patric (a man wearing a green cap) and Christal (a women with long blonde hear) are smiling as they are photobombed in the background by two young women.
    blog,  marriage,  new life,  Thoughts,  Thoughts

    Towels

    April 13, 2023 / 6 Comments

    I have the best new husband ever. Since he’s mostly retired and I still work full-time, he does most of the every day housework that needs to be done around here. While I mostly fix dinner on the daily (now with help from Martha Stewart’s food delivery service, Marley Spoon), he does the dishes, the laundry, making the bed, weekly cleanings of our bed sheets, and various other tasks that need to be done. Housework is NOT one of my…

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    Bow of the SS Sphinx

    SS Sphinx

    February 16, 2025
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    Pretty Starts

    April 28, 2021
    happy owl

    Ripples in a pond

    March 15, 2021
  • Thoughts

    Going to NYC

    April 11, 2023 / 2 Comments

    We are back from our epic adventure in NYC. We walked almost 90,000 steps and saw almost everything that we wanted to see during our seven days there. Below are some of the highlights.

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    Planetary Nymph

    Pura Vida

    February 12, 2022
    tree at Montage

    Body Beautiful

    April 17, 2021
    Klimt's The Kiss. Man embracing a woman whose head is tilted back as he kisses her.

    Slow Down

    April 1, 2023
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    Adventures,  blog,  new life,  Thoughts,  Thoughts,  travel

    Taking a Bite of the Big Apple!

    April 2, 2023 / 6 Comments

    Tomorrow we leave on our next adventure. We will be going to New York City for a full week. We have lots of adventures planned. We arrive tomorrow evening where we will be staying at The Lotte. Below is our full itinery of things we will be doing. Let me know in the comments if you’ve been to NYC and if you have, what are some of your favorite things to do! Tuesday: During the day – Private van tour…

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    Just a quickie

    April 10, 2021
    pretty drink

    Getting back to normal

    April 3, 2021

    Moving on

    November 2, 2020
  • Klimt's The Kiss. Man embracing a woman whose head is tilted back as he kisses her.
    blog,  dealing with life,  divorce,  marriage,  new life,  Thoughts,  Thoughts

    Slow Down

    April 1, 2023 / 2 Comments

    There was a lot to hate about the pandemic, like not being able to see loved ones, hanging out with your neighbors, traveling, dining out and all the ugliness that a certain orange one encouraged in his followers. There was a lot I hated about it and I greatly struggled in the first few months of it. I did not know how to handle the slow pace of it. The endless relentlessness of being confined in a home that I…

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    Be Fabulous

    April 15, 2023

    Journal Prompt #2

    December 21, 2020

    A little bit about dating

    October 12, 2020
  • Planetary Nymph
    Adventures,  art,  blog,  mixed media,  new life,  Thoughts,  Thoughts,  travel,  watercolor

    Pura Vida

    February 12, 2022 / 3 Comments

    Hopefully, you have updated your bookmarks to come visit me on my new website. You should notice that I’ve made a few changes. I now have my etsy store linked here. I hope you’ll browse and decide to buy something. I struggled a bit with commodifying what I’m doing, however, more than a few people have asked to buy things that I’m making, so here we are. The Planetary Nymph at the top of this post is one of the…

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    Just a quickie

    April 10, 2021

    Adventures in Maui

    April 27, 2024
    April Year of Mary

    Give in to Joy

    April 29, 2021
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    Adventures,  art,  dealing with life,  intentions,  marriage,  Thoughts,  Vision Board,  watercolor

    So I did a thing

    December 28, 2021 / 1 Comment

    I’ve been encouraged by a few people to start selling my art online. I’ve been reluctant because I don’t want the pressure of creating to sell. Painting has been a way for me to relax during the craziness that all began in March 2020. It’s been very meditative for me, so the thought of commodifying that felt like pressure to create as means to make what I do “meaningful.” Then I kind of had an epiphany of sorts. I can…

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    tree at Montage

    Body Beautiful

    April 17, 2021
    me in garden bed

    Playing in dirt and the joy of canning

    April 6, 2021
    Effy's Blog Challenge

    Last Day!

    April 30, 2021
  • art,  dealing with life,  divorce,  marriage,  meanderings,  new life,  Thoughts,  Thoughts

    ten things

    November 23, 2021 / 1 Comment

    We are getting ready for the holidays in our own little way being two people who lived several decades married to other people. We will visit my parents for Thanksgiving and the new husband will finally get to meet my sister and her family. I’m bringing my oft requested sweet potato soufflĂ© along with my artichoke jalapeno dip and a veggie platter. We will also bring along some wine to share. I’ve started to listen to a podcast that’s related…

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    Meanderings 1

    November 27, 2020
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    Pura Vida

    February 12, 2022
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    Last Day!

    April 30, 2021
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    Enhancement

    October 16, 2021 / 1 Comment

    Today is our one year wedding anniversary. It’s interesting being in a second marriage in the later half of our lives. I think that neither of us are delusional about being “in” love and it being the cure-all for life. Loving someone is hard work. Being “in” love and the fluttery feelings of a new relationship is the easy part. We both lived a lifetime with somebody else, raising families, building careers, and experiencing heartbreak that nearly broke the both…

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    Planetary Nymph

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    February 12, 2022
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    February 16, 2025
    Feeling the Music

    My first love

    April 20, 2021
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    Every day holds something new

    September 12, 2021 / 1 Comment

    I’m so sorry. I love my blog and I always mean to attend to it more regularly and then life happens. 1. A lot has happened since my last post back in May. I’m still creating, albeit not as much as I would like because my workplace has reopened and so, I’m having to go into the office on a more regular basis than during the pandemic. I can really see my growth over the past yearish and I’m excited…

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    Flowers of Cabo

    April 27, 2021
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    April 6, 2021
    alone time

    Returning

    May 6, 2021
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