#fifty-six

One is still 11, as it has been for my whole life.

The other one is 56.

If you know (if you read The Mirror Visitor) you know. My heart shattered and healed at the same time

I’ve been making and blogging these birthday stars for well over a decade, and see no reason to stop any time soon. This one is made of four {7/3} heptagrams, shown in blue, with four {7/2} heptagrams shown in yellow. The area of intersection of these two types of star polygon is shown in green. This works to yield a 56-pointed star because (7)(4) + (7)(4) = 28 + 28 = 56.

The Fifty-Sixth Sheska

Choose 4 things within 4 feet of you and write for 4 minutes. One sentence each. <><><><><> Sitting in semi-darkness at a house not my own, I am thankful that this quick trip has gone smoothly. 🙏 Dog toys strewn about, proves that even an old blind dog can still be full of life. 🦮 Yesterday’s road trip seriously cut into my daily coffee consumption but I’m catching up now. 😂 The coffee cup…

Choose 4 things within 4 feet of you and write for 4 minutes. One sentence each. <><><><><> The remnants of this morning’s shopping trip sit on the kitchen table, waiting to be dealt with. 🛍️ The thermometer/hygrometer on the shelf proves that the weather has turned from cool and rainy to hot and dry. 🌡️ My house is clean and I didn’t have to help…YAY! 🧹 I have a cat on my lap and a cup of…