A Happy, but Snowy Mothers' Day from Colorado

Happy Mothers' Day to all of you.  I will write a Mothers' Day post tomorrow because today, we are experiencing a snow storm here in Colorado!  Yes a snowstorm, 12 inches predicted here.  My husband who in my posts will be known as "RJ,"  just helped me cover all our just-ready-to-bloom iris's, in hopes that they will survive.  We used upside down plastic storage containers after being told that plastic storage bags were not good.  So, our back yard looks like a storage train of lumpy large storage boxes.  Today our attention is focused on the storm, protecting the trees and plants.

Here in Colorado you know that you never plant anything before Mothers' Day and the best time is around Memorial Day which is the end of May here in the United States.

My sister and I had a very special mother and I want to write a more thoughtful blog in her memory.

Add a snowstorm to this picture and it will look about right.

My Quest for More Energy and Better Health. . . .

This You Tube video was recommended by my dietitian.  The premise seems so simple, can you do something for 30 minutes out of your 24 hour day that can change your health in a profound way?

Here in the United States, we are a nation of "sitters"--not baby-sitters, although I always thought that the word seemed odd, do we sit on the babies?  (just a little aside).  We sit too much, at home and at work and of course, to and from work.

My biggest complaint is fatigue and of course if you are tired all the time and need naps in the afternoon, it's hard to be more active and move more.  Physical problems can prevent being enthusiastic about walking very far.  I have slowed down this past year, and after undergoing every test, no answer can be found.  But I am not giving up!  I have too much to do, places to go, people to see, and just more of life to experience.  So, after seeing and hearing this video, I will be more disciplined about moving more.  The statistics that Dr. Evans cites are thought-provoking.  Let me know what you think. 

The You Tube link is: 23 1/2 hours Dr. Mike Evans

Z is for Zebra, Good-bye to the 2014 A-Z Challenge!

Keeping a tradition, this was my "Z" from last year, this is JJ, a Zebra made of paper mache.  He is here again to say good-bye and thank you to all of those who made the A-Z Challenge possible, both the editors, assistants and all you bloggers out there.

Ah, but there is a French connection.  Since my theme was Edgar Degas, I needed something French.  JJ was created in Haiti, and his white coat was made with pages from a French book, then the stripes were painted over the pages.  Seeing the words in French made JJ special, I had to buy him and I did.  He is hanging in my kitchen over the doorway to the dining room.  And to further my penchant for naming inanimate objects, I looked up Haitian names online and saw, Jean-Jean or JJ.

The Internet is amazing--I learned so much about Edgar Degas but I have so much more to learn.  And I learned about other topics from all the A-Z Bloggers as well.  Now for the next few days I can leisurely read more blogs that I missed and read the familiar and new blogs I discovered.  Merci to all of you!

Jean-Jean. c. 2011,  Haiti. Artist unknown.