April 27th, 2026 @ 7:44AM
Driving home to work, I spotted a Bald Eagle flying west on the south side of the bridge…nearly pacing with my car before entering the Seattle tunnel on I-9-. I am so blessed and in the “FLOW”.🦅
Eagle Sighting 4-27-26
Author: Heather Houston
Absinthe aficionado. Empathetic thinker-feeler. Verbose writer. Avidly authentic. Hydrangea fanatic. Snow leopard lover. Joy huntress. Promising my devotees a honest glimpse into my life as I live with freedom, power and full self-expression in an unfiltered and sometimes distilled way. CHEERS!
Daily Gratitude 4-26-26
April 26th, 2026
- I am thankful for Laughter – for serenading my life with joy.
- I am grateful for Love – for letting me feel what it means to truly be alive.
- I am grateful for Life’s challenges – for helping me grow and become who I am.
- I am thankful for my Life – for giving me the chance to experience all that I’m experiencing, and will be experiencing in time to come.
- I am thankful for the for the family that raised me.
My Musical Life 4-26-26
April 26th, 2026
#10 Crimson and Clover (Tommy James & The Shondells) 👍🏼
Ah, now I don’t hardly know her
But I think I could love her
Crimson and clover
Ah when she comes walking over
Now I’ve been waitin’ to show her
Crimson and clover over and over
Yeah, my, my such a sweet thing
I wanna do everything
What a beautiful feeling
Crimson and clover over and over
Crimson and clover over and over
Crimson and clover over and over
Crimson and clover over and over
Crimson and clover over and over
Crimson and clover over and over
Crimson and clover over and over
My Abundant Life 4-26-26
April 26th, 2026
Major and Minor Chords of Pleasure
“With stammering lips and insufficient sounds, I strive and struggle to deliver right the music of my nature.”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (English Poet; March 6th, 1806 to June 29th, 1861)
“Psychologists say that deafness, or a severe hearing loss, acquired after a human being has known hearing, can be te single greatest trauma a person can experience.”
Hannah Merker (Writer)
“I wonder if anyone else has an ear so tuned and sharpened as I have, to detect the music, not of the spheres, but of the earth…”
Kate Chopin (American Author; February 8th, 1850 to August 22nd, 1904)
“I love my ability to hear. I have been having so much fun listening to decades of music and film. I delight in waking up to the birds chirping outside our bedroom window.”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 132 to 134 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
Eagle Sighting 4-26-26
April 26th, 2026 @ ~6:30AM
Neil and I went to Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island so I could break some bone China plates in the old dairy barn remains. It is part of my art therapy to heal past traumas. After walking to the beach to smudge post the reckoning, Our pair of eagles nesting in the tall firs overlooking the point had one of the regal eagles sitting in the nest. I felt so honored to have the eagle bare witness to my healing journey. I am so blessed and in the “FLOW”.🦅
Daily Gratitude 4-25-26
April 25th, 2026
- I am thankful for my best friends – for being there for me whenever I need them.
- I am grateful for my enemies – for helping me uncover my blind spots so I can become a better person.
- I am grateful for Kind strangers – for brightening up my days when I least expect it.
- I am thankful for my mistakes – for helping me to improve and become better.
- I am appreciative of my Heartbreaks – for helping me mature and become a better person.
My Musical Life 4-25-26
April 25th, 2026
#9 Build Me Up Buttercup (The Foundations) 👍🏼
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin’
You know that I have from the start
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don’t break my heart
“I’ll be over at ten”, you told me time and again
But you’re late, I wait around and then (bah-dah-dah)
I went to the door, I can’t take anymore
It’s not you, you let me down again
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I’ll make you happy
(Hey, hey, hey!) I’ll be home
I’ll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin’
You know that I have from the start
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don’t break my heart
To you I’m a toy, but I could be the boy you adore
If you’d just let me know (bah-dah-dah)
Although you’re untrue, I’m attracted to you all the more
Why do I need you so
(Hey, hey, hey!) Baby, baby, try to find
(Hey, hey, hey!) A little time and I’ll make you happy
(Hey, hey, hey!) I’ll be home
I’ll be beside the phone waiting for you
Ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo
Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby
Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around
And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby
When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still
I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin’
You know that I have from the start
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don’t break my heart
I-I-I need you-oo-oo more than anyone, baby
You know that I have from the start
So build me up (build me up) Buttercup, don’t break my heart
My Abundant Life 4-25-26
April 25th, 2026
On a Clear Day You can See Forever
“The greatest thing a human being ever does in this world is to see something. …To see clearly is poetry, prophecy and religion, all in one.”
John Ruskin (English Polymath and Writer; February 8th, 1819 to January 20th, 1900)
“If only we could pull out our brains and use only our eyes.”
Pablo Picasso (Spanish Painter and Sculptor; October 25th, 1881 to April 8th, 1973)
“One eye sees, the other feels.”
Paul Klee (Swiss-German Artist; December 18th, 1879 to June 29th, 1940)
“In a way nobody sees a flower really, it is so small, we haven’t the time–and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.”
Georgia O’Keeffe (American Painter; November 15th, 1887 to March 6th, 1986)
“To see takes time. We haven’t the time. Here is the unrelenting truth and it’s chilling to the soul. Most of us have been given a miraculous gift–the ability to see–but we don’t take the time to do more than glance around. We take our sense of sight for granted.”
“I love my ability to see, just look at all the eagle sightings I post. I have a bit of an eagle eye.”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 131 to 132 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
Daily Gratitude 4-24-26
April 24th, 2026
- I am thankful for my job – for giving me a source of living and for being a medium where I can add value to the world.
- I am grateful for Music – for lifting my spirits when I’m down and for filling my life with more love.
- I am grateful for my bed – for me to sleep comfortably in every night.
- I am thankful for my home – for a place I can call home.
- I am blessed to love my soul mate – for being the one who understands everything I’m going through.
My Musical Life 4-24-26
April 24th, 2026
#8 I’ll Never Fall In Love Again (Tom Jones) 👍🏼
I’ve been in love so many times
Thought I knew the score
But now you’ve treated me so wrong
I can’t take anymore
And it looks like
I’m never gonna fall in love again
Fall in love,
I’m never gonna
fall in love
I mean it
Fall in love
again
All those things I heard about you
I thought they were only lies
But when I caught you in his arms
I just broke down and cried
And it looks like
I’m never gonna fall in love again
Fall in love,
no, I’m never gonna
fall in love
I mean it, I mean it
Fall in love
again
I gave my heart so easily
I cast aside my pride
But when you fell for someone else, baby
I broke up all inside
And it looks like <sob>
I’m never gonna fall in love again
That’s why I’m a-singin’ it
Fall in love,
no, I’m never gonna
fall in love
Please don’t make me
Fall in love
again………….
….
My Distilled Life 