No Attachments No Aversions Lesters Story

While on my spiritual path, I came across the book, No Attachments No Aversions, by Lester Levenson. Lester was a man who lived life, tried to get ahead, and ended up with all kinds of health problems, personal problems, and was given two weeks to live, three at most, by his doctors. He was sent home to die. He was told not to do the stairs.

He was frightened and scared, afraid to make a move. But gradually he thought, I'm still here. Then he decided to question himself. He went inside himself and began questioning how he got to where he was.

He also started asking himself when he was most happy. At first he thought of outside things that made him happy, but realized most of those were fleeting. He then realized that he was most happy when he was loving toward others.

Armed with his new knowledge, Lester started making changes to his feelings to feel more positive and loving toward others. This changed his life dramatically, for the better. Lester also decided to not eat animals anymore. Lester's health greatly improved after only about three months. He lived for another forty-two years, without seeing anymore doctors.

No Attachments, No Aversions
Levenson was truly an inspiration. You can read more about Lester Levenson, in his own words in his autobiography, in No Attachments, No Aversions.

Cheryl Paton

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Bib Apron from Zazzle Review

I purchased an apron from Zazzle, for myself. I chose a white in the medium length for adults. It gives me plenty of coverage.

When I shop for aprons, I look for the ones that have a bib on them, so that my shirt, etc., stays cleaner and drier.

The apron is a 35/65 cotton-poly twill blend. I like that it washes up nice without any ironing.

The printed design has held up well over the washings. I have had this apron for quite a few years now and have washed it quite a few times. It has had spaghetti splatters on it, that with a spritz of Shout before laundering, easily came out.

I would recommend this apron to anyone.

The adult size comes in two lengths, the medium length, and a longer length. I am wearing the medium length in the photo. There is one basic size for kids. The color choices are white, yellow, and khaki for both the kids and adult sizes.

Since becoming an artist on Zazzle, I like to order their products from time to time, to check out the quality and to wear my designs!

Ready to purchase a turkey apron? Here is a link for it that will take you to my CherylsArt store on Zazzle:

Turkeys are cool, pointillism custom aprons
by CherylsArt

Check out more aprons by CherylsArt at Zazzle.

A spritz of Shout spray can help food splatters to come out.

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Cheryl Paton

Favorite Funny Comedy Movies on DVD

My preference for movies are ones that make me laugh. Laughter makes me feel good, and it's fun. So the ones that I'll be sharing with you here my favorite funny comedies.

The first one on my list is Saint Ralph. Ralph is an adolescent boy attending a catholic school. His mother is in a nearby hospital, in a coma. Ralph has great faith and comes to believe that he needs to do something great in order for his mother to come out of the coma. The something great that he decides upon is running in the Boston Marathon. The head priest is not at all for it, but Ralph is determined. There are a few sad parts in this movies, and also quite a bit of fun. It is well worth watching. It also ends with one of the best versions of the song Hallelujah, that I have ever heard.

This second movie, The Producers, is a story about two men who become involved in making a play that they hope will flop; they figure they'll make more money from the insurance write off. So first off, they come up one that they figure people wouldn't like at all, a musical about Hitler. Nathan Lane and Mathew Broderick star in this version, and are a very comedic pair in this movie. You'll also be amazed at the play that they come up with.

If you would like one that is rated G, then I recommend Mr. Bean's Holiday. Mr. Bean wins a camcorder and a paid vacation to the French Riviera. If you've seen any of the Mr. Bean movies before, you know that he gets into a variety of mishaps. He does that frequently in this movie, but also has amazing fun opportunities, and more mishaps. You'll laugh along throughout this movie.

Here's to you enjoying many laughs.

In joy.

Cheryl Paton

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Tiered Garden Bed Review

I always liked the idea of growing fresh fruit and vegetables. For a long time, I'd kept trying various methods to make my gardening experience better. Then I found out about raised garden beds. There is less bending, and the soil is also easier to work with, since it is soil that you add.

The tiered garden bed that I purchased is by Suncast. It came as a kit that had to be assembled.

I have been quite pleased with my raised garden beds. So much so that I started out with one, and have since grown my garden to having four of them. I also enclosed the whole area with fencing. I used old screens to line around the bottom to keep the rabbits out.

Update 1: The last time I checked, this particular raised garden bed was no longer available, at least online, when I did my search.

Upon further checking, I thought you might be interested to see another option. This model caught my attention one day when I was out shopping in Mendards. I did some online research and watched several videos about its use, and reviews have been pretty favorable.

The above elevated garden bed is by Keter. It measures 19.4 inch wide by 44.9 inch long, and stands 29.8 inches high.

It has a simple watering system with a reservoir in the bottom. It has a float at the bottom of the tube which will raise the little leaves at the top of the float mechanism, that will let the gardener know when the excess water should be drained. It has a cap that is opened to let the water flow out into your bucket, garden, or whatever. This will help to prevent root rot.

It is rated as indoor/outdoor.

This is the smaller version. It is rated as urban for herb gardening and balcony planters.

The small raised garden bed measures 14.7 inch wide by 32.3 inch long, and stands 30.7 inches high. It also includes a tray for starting seedlings.

It also has a reservoir and float system. You can see the little green leaves that are attached to the float mechanism, in the upper left of the unit. The smaller garden bed also has a shelf, which will be a convenient place for me to place my gardening tools.

Both of these garden beds are made of resin, polypropylene, and look to be well built. I will give further updates once I get one of my own.

Update 2: I purchased the smaller one and looked forward to gardening success. Some things to know. When there is a heavy rain, and the plug in the bottom is plugged in, standing water can fill in around the plants, which wasn't so good for them.

Leaving the plug unplugged, helps the water to drain better, which can also dry out the soil much quicker when there are longer time periods in between the rain showers.

My take on this, is to be sure how you want to use this type of raised bed and how much attention you are willing to give it. For me, I'm preferring the raised beds that sit directly on top of the ground. Drainage then goes down into the soil below.

If I were to ever replace my current raised beds, I think I would go for the galvanized metal raised bed option. I like that it sets directly on the ground. I like that it lasts longer than wood raised beds.

Galvanized Metal Raised Garden Bed
Happy gardening.

Cheryl Paton

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Hangman Post It Notes Review

My Hangman Post It Notes arrived shortly after Christmas and we have already used them several times. First at home to try them out, and then a couple of times at restaurants, while we were waiting for our food.

They are a nice size for writing short word combinations or one long word. That however is fine with us, giving the convenience that they offer. They are small enough for me to carry in my purse and are a ready source of activity.

Another big plus with this little game, is that my daughter has not resorted to her cell phone as a boredom buster, but now prefers to play a game or two of hang man instead.

Let's play hangman Post it Notes Post-it® Notes by Cherylsart

This is an example of how much room you have to write.

We cross the letters off as they are called, whether they are used in the word(s) or not; then we can easily see which letters are remaining.

These little Hangman Post It Notes has two thumbs up from us.

This hangman game is also made on dry erase boards.

Cheryl Paton