These things, for me, can change depending upon where I am and if others are around.😊
Surely some has to do with age...like what we have in memory to recall. When I'm in the garden I often find my thoughts wandering to my days as a young kid and my visits to grandparents and their garden, way of life and so on. Especially good weather days -- hot ones, well more like get done and get out!! 🤭
Milking is another place and time that's relaxing.
There's mental release and a different association with attention to the work at hand.😊
I think up stories if I have nothing to do and can't use the phone. With the phone, I like to read fanfiction of various fandoms. I have a very good Text-to-Speech app on my phone that will read it to me.
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