Picky about my pillow.

There are a few things that I’m very picky about in life.  My pillow for sleeping is one of them.  I can’t use a feather pillow because it always causes my beating heart to pound in my ears if I lay my head on one.  That drives me nuts.  I can use one of those polyester ones in a pinch, like when I stay in a motel, but my all time favorite is a shredded foam rubber pillow.  You can bunch them up so they give you support in just the right places.  Do you know what I mean?  I’ve tried memory foam pillows, and spent $40 on a solid foam pillow a few years back, but they just don’t cut the mustard in my book!

You just can’t find shredded foam pillows anywhere anymore.  So, over ten years ago, I made one for myself.  For the last year or so, I’ve noticed that I really need a new pillow.  My present pillow has just worn down to next to nothing.  Today I finally found some foam at JO-ANN Fabrics and also picked up a zippered pillow protector.  I just stuffed both bags into one of the protectors, and I’m good to go with a new pillow for the next ten years.    That’s about as artsy/crafty as I get.  Do you have a favorite pillow?

 

The weather continues to be very dreary around here.  It’s a good thing that the soil is so sandy.  If it weren’t, I’d be thinking about building an ark.

My row of tiger/day lilies continue to bloom despite the wet weather. 

Emma and I walked down the road to see some blooming yucca plants this afternoon.

I forgot that it was a Friday, and the weekend folks had begun to arrive.  Normally that is not an issue, but as we approached the plants two very large unleashed dogs came running towards us.  Luckily, their owner pulled up in his golf cart and chased them back to their rig.  One looked like a large pit bull, and the other appeared to be a mastiff type.  I always get a little nervous when that happens.  Thank goodness, Emma sat down and behaved herself although I could see that it took every ounce of her limited restraint to not run after them and pull my arm out of it’s socket. 

 

If the weather improves for tomorrow, I’ll be going with the ‘girls’ to visit Brookfield Zoo.  Zoos are a bittersweet experience for me, but Avery has been wanting to see some giraffes…

 

Thanks for stopping by… talk to you later,  Judy