A New Day!

Gorse is everywhere, bright , yellow, beautiful and evasive which makes it ugly.

A new day,  off to breakfast out this morning.

Jock filled the freezer....yum!!!

A new day, a very early part of the day, not even awake yet....have to go and get ready as we are having breakfast out this morning, a treat , a gathering, a fun time.  Wish you were here to join us.

I had a nice visit with Jock yesterday.  He is looking and feeling good.    We have a breakfast date out this morning.  He and Pat are going off sight seeing  and introduce him to a bit more of Washington state.    He brought some of his catch for the freezer, and hopefully we will have a sample or two before he leaves for home.  Salmon on the grill is delicious...I'm ready for a treat.

We are going out to breakfast this morning so I have to get off the computer and go get dressed.  I wonder if we can find him one of those big omelets that he favors.   Hope they have some here like the Brookings restaurants....he really enjoys a good omelet.....me too...doesn't everyone?

I hope you have a wonderful day all day....and do go out and sample an omelet, it is good for you and gives you a kitchen break.    So put on your shoes and get going....I am.   I'll be back.

Hugs to all.

New week starting!

The sky is this shade this morning, very pretty.

The coffee isn't ready yet....and I don't do good until it is....smile!!

I could have this for my breakfast but I wont...I will settle for a piece of toast.  It is just way to early to eat much yet, but I'll think about it and plot and plan what to have.....scrambled eggs ...sounds good to me, but work....an English muffin is good but I had one yesterday;   maybe I'll just have coffee for now and wake up......then I'll decide.   What are you having?   I bet you are a brunch eater and have something tasty an hour or so from now.    

A new week starting and it is going to be a fun one.  Jock is due in later today..  It will be so good to see him.    Did you have a special Memorial Day?    It was very quiet around here.   I was invited to spend time with my girls but after our morning breakfast out at the Bowling Alley, I had no desire for more food.   Breakfast was fun out and I enjoyed having Erin and Donaleo along with Pat and Christine....a family breakfast out and it was great.    We rode over to the hardware store and the girls picked up some material to put to good use in the garden.   They got everything they needed and now all we have to do is wait for the plants to grow and we can pick our own big beautiful garden tomatoes.   It was very quiet here at Ridgemont.   The lunch crowd was light, folks all off and celebrating a holiday with family.    A quiet day, and that is not at all bad.

I am off to have my coffee and wake up.   I am wishing you a great week with a lot of fun and laughter in your life.    I have catch up work to do today so have nothing to complain about....but I will think of something...smile!!    Take yourself out and about today.   Get some of the chores you intended to do last week over and done with so you can get on with the newest ones.    Enjoy working out in your garden.  If you haven't planted any flowers...do...it is good for your soul.    I will take a walk out later, did yesterday and one of the men was out there and decided to walk with me.  A good fellow, loves to walk and talk so it was an interesting trip to the corner.    

Go...have a great day...doing all the things you love to do.....work is good....keeps the brain going.   So I am off to make a busy day work for me.     Get up, get going, have fun and love one another.  Be good, be kind, be gentle ....be YOU.   Hugs to all.

War is Hell!!!

Memorial Day

On Memorial Day we pay  homage to the 104,366 brave Americans who gave their lives as history shows . . . Netherlands 8,301, Oise Aisne France 6,012, Rhone France 861, Sicily, Italy 7,861, Somme , France 1,844, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium 7,992;  Lorraine, France 10,489, Luxemborg, 5,076, Meuse Argonne 14,246, Cambridge, England 3,812, Aisne Marne France 2,289, Ardennes Belgium 5,329, Brittany France 4,410, Brohwood, England, 468, Cambridge, England 3,812, Epenal, France 5,525, Flanders Field, Belgium 36 8, Florence, Italy 4,402, Suresnes, France 1,541

War is hell, so today take a second or two off to remember those who gave their lives , light a candle for their souls when you next go to church.    Long gone, but never forgotten.    Memorial Day keeps each one in mind and heart.    Movies, stories, keep us apprised of those who fought for freedom....for us....and gave their lives...we owe a debt we can never repay...but we can take a minute or two to light a candle in thanksgiving for that brave soul who marched off to fight for our freedom.  Most of us lost someone we loved dearly.  We remember in our minds and hearts and promise never to forget them.

So, today, Memorial Day, be sure to take time out to remember.    Be good, be kind, be gentle and be the best you can be.    A special day for good deeds....remember that and do more than one.    Live, love, laugh after you spend a little of your time in thanksgiving to those who gave their all for us.

Today is a good day to bring love and laughter into your circle. . . try it you will like it..smile.......go......have yourself a Memorial Day to remember for a long time to come.     Be YOU....Hugs all around......and don't forget to 'char' a hot dog on the grill and invite me over.    I"ll come....Make this Memorial Day special, just like YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

Old Pics, New Thoughts!

Old barns, reminds me of one on the back road in Carson City, a back road with an old barn that was always on our 'ride' list.   There is character in an old barn;   reminds me of getting older as we strive to hang on and hold up a little longer.    There is some beauty in age, but along with it are a few reminders that time has a way of flying bye.    A favorite picture showing strength and beauty.  Being old has grace to it....we just have to remember that! 

There is something about flowers that make you smile.   I hope you have a garden filled with them and remember to take time to cut a few for inside.....flowers on a table brings love and laughter into your home.   Reminds me, my flowers have wilted and out they go today.....

Well, it is a board walk!!!   It does have a nice feel to it......wonder where it leads?  wonder who built it?    Ah, tales to tell if we only knew the owner.

A wistful mood...nah!!!  Just waking up a little more...  been up for hours, have the blinds open and the sun is up and the trees are still....not a leaf moving.   A holiday weekend.  I wonder what you are going to do?  Something fun I hope.   I have an invitation to a cook out...I think.....I think Pat is going to fire up the grill.  The weather is going to be hot, if the last forecast is correct.    I wonder if they have a parade up town.  I haven't heard anyone mention one.   I am going grocery shopping...there is nothing good in this house......smile.....not anything sweet anyway......peanut-butter toast is okay but.....blueberry pancakes would be delicious....ham and eggs wouldn't be all bad. . . I'm lazy so toast and coffee will have to do.   

I wish I had lots of tales to tell but I had an in day yesterday.    I did have a couple of visitors....Vinnie came down with some magazines for me.  I think he subscribes to a half dozen at least.   Lois came and had tea with me and helped find a few puzzle pieces.   Company is good.  All in all it was a good day, all day.     

As you can see there is little or nothing new.  No news from the inside...no one is up to anything....a shame as we could use a little excitement around here.    The exercise group meets in the meeting room as does the group that partakes in current events.   They meet on a Friday morning which is my laundry time so I don't get to attend.    

So that is my words for today....not many...nothing new.....the holiday weekend to look forward to...hear it is going up into the  hot range as spring finds its way into summer....oh how we will complain about weather....doesn't do any good....it is going to be what it is going to be whether we like it or not..smile.    So be good, be kind, be gentle, find ways to make do and be happy.  Be a friend....be YOU.....be a lover of life today and share you with those you like and love.   Hugs to all.

Holiday Weekend!

and I had better change mine so I can enjoy the holiday weekend.   

Not finding any pieces,  they must be on the floor....or lost...or hiding....just have to look more....want to help?   Come on over!!

Sounds good but I have a marble top table and it doesn't show anything.....need a message center I can let the dust build up and then you can leave a message...smile!!

A new day.  A bright and beautiful day.  The sun is up.  The trees are reflecting the sunshine and right now they look beautiful.    The cars are parked.  The workers  already in the hospital unit and not a shade is drawn.  A quiet time of morning.   The shadows on the side of the hospital wing are really beautiful this morning.  It is like one of those pictures of shadows and shades that you can see all kinds of things.   It is fun to look at shadows and find tales to tell.  If I studied it long enough I would find a story to tell.   I see and island overlooking the sea and a huge boat out in the bay...guess I have the wander bug today..smile.  It just looks like a beautiful morning and I should be dressed and out for an exercise walk, but....I am not...I'd rather be here visiting with you.

I don't know if you hear silence.....but it is fascinating .   Right now not a leaf on the trees are moving.  Silence prevails.   Nothing is moving inside or out.  Folks are sleeping in.  I think I am the only one who knows what five a.m. is like.   The bushes come alive when the sun strikes them and the colors are vivid in shades of pinks, one a deep rose shade and the other two smaller ones are a light pink.    There is a small bush that has grown into a small tree that had its leaves surrounding the base of the tree, almost over crowded, thick and wrapped like a package.  The gardeners have been clipping this week and all look neat and tidy.   There is one small miniature Christmas tree and another small one that looks like a hedgehog.   I'm laughing, sights to see when you wake up and looking for words to share with you.    

I am off for a refill, put on the news and find out what has transpired out there in the big world.   The holiday weekend is here so be sure you celebrate and do it up right....call up family and friends and have a cook out;   see the parade in town if there is one, and...share you with those you like and love.    Be the host and or hostess and have a cook out.   Hamburgers and Hot-dogs, what could be tastier than that.... a steak...but..only if it is tender.    Be good, be kind, be gentle....be YOU.   Have a great day all day starting with a good deed and going on from there.    Hugs to all.

Friday. . . all day!

I am thinking of you this morning and wondering if you are up yet....I'm up, but....not awake...I only think I am.    Coffee!!!

I'll be right back....off for a refill......

Well,   good morning!   There is nothing to talk about this morning as I didn't do anything yesterday to brag about...well, I did wake up...I did go out for awhile but not for long as I chose to react to some food I had eaten and that is never a good thing.    I am going to stay put today and be a housemaid as there is laundry to be done, a refrigerator to defrost, and... dusting, that useless job that takes time and never gets finished....just keeps coming back to let us know who is boss.

..it's Friday..all day...and that is the day that we prepare for a weekend and this one has a holiday with it.....can you believe the end of May already....time has a way of flying bye and we hardly notice ....June coming up..the month for brides...or it used to be....don't know anyone getting married ....we just do not have any romance around here...smile.  Come to think of it, we probably have forgotten what to do with all of the fun and games that go along with romance.....bet we could come up with something...smile!!!

I am going to love you and leave you and maybe, just maybe, some one good thing will happen today that will be worth sharing tomorrow.  I'll work on it.    I am thinking the exercise room today...not sure if I can get myself ambitious enough to work on one  of those machines, but I'll think about it.  It is just to early to be ambitious and right now a refill of my coffee, a wish for a big fat jelly doughnut, but toast is second best. . . and. . . back to my easy chair, put the news on, feet up and think about moving into a work mode....I may not...but  there is always tomorrow...smile.

Be good, be kind, be gentle and smile a lot today, make everyone wonder what you really are up to....hopefully a lot of fun and laughter....enjoy your holiday weekend ....have a cook out.....go to a parade......visit a friend.....invite someone in for a home cooked meal... use the grill for a tasty treat or two.....hamburgers, hot-dogs, chicken....corn.....call me, I'll put my shoes on.

Hugs to all.

Ride Out!!

Good Morning.    We had a lovely ride out yesterday in the rickety bus that bumps along the highway at a nice pace.   Our driver is terrific and interesting as she knows the area very well.    We went along some familiar roadways and headed for our ride for the day.   Our outing we all look forward to.   A day away, lunch out...the usual busy restaurant with edible food but not the kind you write home about..smile.  

Gorse has taken over the highway, thicker and more dense this spring.   It is colorful as you can see from the picture above, but an obnoxious weed that takes over and crushes everything in its path.  

We had lunch at the local airport, a busy place yesterday, either half the county was flying out or there was something going on we had not heard about.   We had a terrific waitress who really worked for her tips yesterday, the place was crowded.   We took off for the high country and saw many beautiful large homes, lovely gardens with beautiful flowers growing.   Some of the plants are really colorful and I have no idea what they are.    One I called snow balls, a familiar one as we had one in the yard when I was small.   The homes, in the area we were in yesterday, were new, big and beautiful.  Must be a new plat as there were not many flowers, but, lots of trees.   The height of the trees was something...lone pines of some kind.    A lot of the area was familiar as we had been through it on other rides.   A small town, very small, a post office and a store.   A new 'old' area with a huge lake and tall mountains in the background.   There is a lot of beauty here in Washington state.    The ride out is always good and our driver is very knowledgeable as she tells tales of the different places.   We all enjoyed our time away and I will have to thank our director for making the trip possible.   Hopefully she will plan other trips.  It is fun to get away.

So today, a new day, and it looks like it is going to be a beautiful day.  I think I will catch up on some 'paper' cleaning or should I say clearing?  No matter what I say it still has to be cleaned up and gone trough and filed or thrown away.    I used to say "dying in a sea of paper'' and things have not changed.  Smile!!

I hope your day is as nice as you are.  I hope you find things to make you happy and smile...I hope you share YOU with those you like and  love today.    Be of good cheer as the expression goes and make or take time out to be good to yourself.  You do deserve a break....so take one.  

Be good, be kind, be gentle . . . Make today the best one yet!!!   "Love they neighbor";    "Love thy self";     Go!!!  BE YOU!!!!  Hugs to all.

Hello

Sending a hug in case of 'need'

Think today is a day for a ride out....going to check the sign up sheets and dates....memory takes a walk now and then and forgets to come back in gear....tsk...tsk.....getting older by the minute.

Bright and beautiful out there this morning.    We had our water shut off yesterday so this morning the pipes are howling and the water is rusty.  It will clear...but meanwhile I am wondering if it will improve the complexion...smile!!
I am off to get ready for our ride out today.   I am pretty sure I signed up.   I'll go check and make sure....boy, memory sure plays tricks these days...must be getting older....and that is good...I think....not sure yet but I'll let you know.

Go..have yourself a great day doing what you love to do best.   A bus ride and lunch out sounds good to me.    A scenic ride, a mystery ride...um....sunshine...warm.....spring.....what's not to like?

Wake up..enjoy the sunshine...and today make it a YOU day and celebrate YOU.   I'll be back .  Hugs to all.

Good Morning!

Gorse....it is everywhere....a pretty but obnoxious weed that comes with Spring.  It is in full bloom right now and decorates the highways.     

Yep, I went gaming yesterday . . . fun while it lasted!!  Poor me!!!!

My lovely floral bouquet is beginning to look like this.   I know, it cannot last forever, but it should....so beautiful and sad to see it shrivel up and die.   I'll salvage what I can, but it wont be much.   Every little bit adds to the beauty of space but time takes its toll.   Um.....better not look in the mirror or I'll see how close I am to those words....smile....does a short haircut count for longevity?  If so, I'll last forever!!!

Morning light, cars are parked and the workers in the hospital unit.  Some have a cup of coffee in hand, some walk spry and quick and then there are a few who don't rush but 'saunter';  smart, take time to smell the roses and breathe a bit more fresh air before going inside for the day.  Going out is fun, I had a ride to the casino yesterday and lost my shirt...but that was expected..ha,ha....the luck of the Irish..ever hear about it?   Well, let me tell you.......smile!!!  Those leprechauns know how to store their cash.   I keep looking for the pot of gold but so far no luck.  I play keno but have not found the right combination of numbers yet....but half the fun is in the trying.    

I am looking out the window and there are four silver cars parked out in front this morning.  Silver must be the new color of the year.  Two of the workers are going by and one is redoing her pony tale, long and thick, and the young lady seems to know just how to twist her hair into a braid.  My new hair do is a good inch long...smile.....one step from 'bald'.    Glamour goes with age they tell me...um.....makes me wonder if I'll ever get there....an inch from the scalp, hand brush and go...suits me!!!

So, no more news today, everything is quiet here at Ridgemont.   I had drop in company...Vinnie came with some magazines so I have some new material for today.    Lois came for a cup of tea and a visit which was nice.   The cookie jar is empty again so you know I have to shop today.   I hope you have a full cookie jar and friends to stop in and sample.    I hope that you have a 'good' day and enjoy the sunshine and a bit of wind to keep you cool.   It got 'hot' yesterday, the weather showing us where it is heading and what we can expect now that our seasonal changes are coming about....not sure I am ready but there is little or nothing you can do about weather....just accept it.

Right now I am watching a young lady park her 'wagon' and she has parked crooked and very close to a car already parked for the day.    Someone is going to have a tough time getting into their car.  Someone is going to be having a 'hissy fit' when they come out and want to get in their car to  drive home.   Some people just do not think....sure make it hard on others.    So  think....be good today and do some good deeds and park right...smile.    I'm off for a refill.     Hope your day is a 'good' one and you find love and laughter in  your life.   Share it....be YOU!!  Hugs to all.

A New Monday!

You can hear.....'because I said so'.........

Some Southern charm....smile.......hope you are up and getting ready for a new day;  very quiet around here this morning.  

Looks like a nice place to start a new day.....

It is Monday morning;   seems to come around fast . . . the weekend a memory of beautiful weather, friendly faces and a place or two to visit.    A good weekend.    Quiet and peaceful.  As the old saying goes, I had my ears lowered....a haircut that came out a bit shorter than I had in mind. . . one step closer to bald....often wondered how that would look and I am about to look in the mirror and find out.    Each hairdresser seems to have a different idea of what constitutes a short haircut.   I don't mind as it grows out again, but meanwhile I could run my fingers through my hair and call it done...smile......

It looks like a lovely morning as the trees are still, not a leaf moving, quiet, no cars going in and out of the parking lot, most of the workers already in although the shades are still drawn over in  the hospital wing.   A new week about to start;  um.....wonder what it has in store for us.   The weather is heating up so it is time to think air conditioning.  My little unit is ready but I will have to find a new place for the printer and lamp.   

I hope you have love and laughter in your new week.  I hope you stay healthy and that flu bug that visits doesn't stay long.  Our Erin had it this weekend and it is not fun.  She is tough, and doing good, but could think of other things she would love to have been doing than nursing a flu bug.   I am off for a refill, going to make my bed, get dressed and beg a ride to the grocery store.  It seems I am out of every thing..'not a thing in this house'...ha,ha....'good' that is...'sweet', that is......but...a dropped egg isn't all bad.    I am hungry....off I go...see you later as I look for your words on the computer.....tell me what you are up to and make me wish I were there sharing time with you...I'd like that.    Hugs to all.

New Week Coming UP!!

May you have roses and sunshine this week!!

A bit of candy to make you sweet!!

A friend to make you smile....this is our Gina.

Good advice!!!

A new week,   a good one I hope for each and every one....good health first.....good thoughts second and work at being the best you can be.

A new week starting;  wonder what is in store for us this week.   We will find out one day at a time, and we will probably survive whether we think we can or not.    I am looking out of the window watching the workers park their cars, jeeps, trucks, as they head for the hospital wing and a new day.   The ladies are all sizes, wear all kinds of colors, and usually walk slowly towards the doors.   A work day, another one of those busy days that keeps one going.   It cannot be an easy job working with those who are ill physically as well as mentally.    The mind seems to want to change much more quickly as we age and it leaves a want for peace and quiet.    Age is not to be fooled with...it is a second by second affair and one has to be on ones toes to survive.  

Today, I hope to get out to the store for some card shopping. It is always fun to card shop.  I have some thank you notes I need as I have been gifted and want to acknowledge those who have been so wonderful and loving;  a lucky lady....seems I say that often...and I truly am very lucky to have YOU in my life.   So with very little going on around here this past weekend, I am going to get ready to put my shoes on and go card shopping.   I might even have lunch out.   If you were here you could come along.  We could stand at the card counter and pick out cards to make us laugh out loud, that is always fun.    We could have a special dish...maybe a fancy desert...um....going out sounds better all the time.   So put on your shoes, get dressed and out the door for a fun time....you deserve it.....me too...smile!!   Go!!!! Make your day bright and beautiful just like YOU.  Hugs to all.

Armed Forces Day!!

Fly your flag today...Armed Forces Day!!!

Light a candle, say a prayer or two, remember those who gave their lives for us.

• One of my favorite pictures...brings back a few memories of younger days..smile!!It is Saturday, all day, and the sun is up and it looks like it is going to be a very beautiful Spring day.   The cars are all in and parked, only one is parked the opposite of all the others and had to show off and back in...smile....the others went nose first....all seem to be a little angled this morning, wonder who was the first in to park at an angle.   

My birthday flowers are holding up well and I think I'll change the water.  Maybe an aspirin in the water will help to keep them for awhile longer.   I wish the flowers lasted for a long time ...they really are beautiful.  

I stayed in yesterday so I have little to tell you this morning.   I got tired of being in my tiny apartment so took to the big porch out by the activity room, pulled up a chair and settle in with my novel...had a few stop by to see what I was up to..smile.     I did get some reading in, but I also had some time out to study the massive clouds passing bye.   They certainly are alive and have a story to tell...formations that make the imagination come to life.    There are other things you can do, but cloud watching is one of the best.     

I think I'll get my shoes on and go for a walk outside this morning.  The sun is up, bright and beautiful, there is no wind, not a leaf stirring..a good thing for walkers.    A good idea....see you later....have a fun day doing what you like to do best.   Be good, be kind, be gentle and take a friend  out for some coffee and a breakfast roll.....stop by and pick me up...I'll be happy to join you.....I wish.......GO!!!!  Have a good day, all day......be kind, be YOU.    Hugs to all.

End of a week!!

I have some of these sitting in a vase on my desk.  Bright and beautiful.

A flower to make you smile.

and I am very happy to have YOU in my life.  

Confined in with a flu bug...yetch!!!  BUT.....it is getting better and I will be back to 'normal' by the weekend.   A lot of some kind of cold bug going around and I didn't want to miss it....I did but IT didn't want to miss me.....I gather 'misery' loves company and I must have stood still long enough for it to catch up with me.    It seems to be a light case so I am lucky.    It does have that croupy cough and that really is the worst of it....so I'll stay put and give it another day and will wallow in miserable luxury feeling so sorry for myself....smile.....a good excuse to do a lot of nothing today....poor me!!!!But, all is not lost as I have a brand new painting by Louis King, a favorite Gallery friend who does wonders with photographing .  A former railroad man who has a collection of pictures  and he recreates the romance of the train era.   The pictures are fabulous and I was gifted a real beauty.  I will have to pick up some of his cards and send some on so you can enjoy his work.   Today will be a good day to catch up on 'paper' work....it seems to multiply when you lay it aside to do something with it.....tossing it in the garbage pail seems like a nifty idea.

So today is going to be a good day.  Today is going to be bright and sunny, I hope....not sure as it is much to early to tell.  It is black out there right now, no lights, no cars, no nothing...silence....silence is profound.....'not a creature is stirring,not even a mouse'  ....smile.....

I am off to refill my coffee cup.  Friend Ron came in yesterday and braved the cold bugs;  he had a cup of tea and brought some homemade cookies down.  He was 'gifted' and wanted to share.   Calories go with the air around this place....no way can one be skinny.....but...well fed...smile.

I had a lovely phone visit with my friend Helen.  She has been having problems with her knee which leads to more sitting than she wants to do.   She and I are close in age so we have a lot of laughs about being an 'old lady' and I think we could write a book....we continue to fight the battle of getting to be a true senior of this society and I would venture to say we really don't think of it as 'a charming time' but I think we would agree it is 'a time to move or lose' so we have a lot of laughs as we tell tales of 'getting old';    but...'young in heart'!!

I'm off for a refill, put on some news, hunker down and snooze a bit as it is only around four thirty a.m.  ....time for those who are smart and sleeping away.....a chair snooze is in order.  Goodbye, see you later gater, off to my easy chair.

Hugs to all.   

Birthday

I have not one but two beautiful bouquets , one on my desk and one on the coffee table;  both beautiful and bright and make the room come alive.    AND, Christine came in last evening with a huge sun flower painting done by our Louis King ...a wow gift....I am still smiling and so thankful as my heart is full....one lucky lady....did I tell you birthdays are fun...they really are.

I have some thank you notes to write today and some hugs to share before the day is over.   I am still smiling...birthdays are so special, be sure you celebrate each one with gusto....

I had a quiet day yesterday, didn't do much of anything constructive, but I did a lot of small things to keep me busy and productive...did I make anything...NO!!!  but, I did eat some of the delicious breakfast buns that Doris brought straight from her oven.    Did I share some..yes, a few went out the door but not before I had first choice....nothing selfish about me...smile.  

I made it and look forward to another year of living and loving each and everyone of you.  How truly lucky I am to have you all in my life.    I am truly blessed as I heard from each of you.   Some have been in my life for a long time, some new, but all I can tell you is that I would be lost if I lost any one of you.   You make me smile and make my heart sing.  Thank you for being so good to me.  I have been wined and dined and gifted and blessed. . . 

So today, I have to come down from my high horse and get busy getting back to normal.   This sitting on my high horse being treated like royalty has to end ... to soon to suit me ... but it does have to end and get back to work.  So, know I appreciate every card and gift.   Know I would be lost if I did not have YOU in my life. Thank you , one and all, for being a friend;  a priceless gift....thank you.

So back to 'normal' , weather looks good, bright and the sky is a bright blue.   The shades are drawn over at the hospital wing.  The workers are coming in slowly;  some moving like they wish they had another mile to go before getting to work....must be hard work tending to those who are ill.   Say a prayer or two for each one of them.   Some folks are having a bad time of it and have to work at getting stronger.    A lot of love and compassion from those workers, a tough job they do so well.    They have all chosen a hard road to follow but they do such a wonderful job of it.    Compassion and love.....quite a combination and a God-send to those that are ill and in  need.

So today, say a prayer or two for all.    Do your good deeds and smile.    Make your life better . . . share YOU with those you like and love.    Look for some one thing you can do to make someone feel loved.    Send me a verbal hug, I can always use one...or a dozen...I'll take any I can get...smile!!  I am off to start a new day, hopefully do some good and of course, I will do some bragging as I show off my new beautiful art work and share all those good eats.....well not all.....smile.     Be good, be kind, be gentle and be a friend today.  Hugs to all.

Good Morning!

 and this flu bug leaves....yetch!!!! I have some good reading material;   sketch pad, puzzle on the table, the makings of a flu drink and my own company . . .plus the television. . . books . . . the computer to stay in touch and a very 'snaughty nose'...spring flu.....you can have it , I don't want it, its too much for me!!!!   BUT, I wouldn't pass it on to anyone and I'll stay put until it clears ..but....that doesn't mean I have to like it....I do not....I don't want it....haven't met anyone yet who likes having a flu bug.    Poor Me!!!!!!!  


I hope you are feeling great and enjoying life.   I hope you make sure to miss the spring flu.  I am off to sulk.    Have a good day, all day doing the things you love to do.   Visit a friend....but not one with the flu bug.    Take good care of yourself and stay healthy, wealthy and wise.

I am off for seconds on coffee.  I am going to go sit in my easy chair and watch the news and sulk....I'll be back when the germs leave...my poor nose, my watery eyes, my sore throat...poor me.....hope you miss the spring cold bugs and stay healthy and happy.  

Don't feel too bad for me as I have my lovely bouquet of flowers which are staying bright and beautiful, thanks Jock they make me feel good just looking at them.    They are holding up well and I only lost one little daisy so far....my they make you feel good just looking at them....thank you.
Go, have a great day doing the things you love to do.  Stay healthy.    Stay away from those with a fog horn cough and runny eyes.....
I'll be back.....love you.    Bye for Now!!   Hugs to all.

New!

Get up....Get out there and have a day to call your own....

And it is ours to live , one second at a time....Go....have a GREAT day!!!

And a Good Time was had by all....celebrations ....the only way to build memories and stretch the heart in thanksgiving for all the love and attention one gets on his or her birthday...or other occasions as well.    I had a weekend that was so special...good company, good food, good net flick movies and a ride out as well.     I had a memory builder and my heart is full.  Thank each and every one of you for all of the love you shared.....wow....I am really truly one very lucky lady.    You know something..I don't mind having more birthdays at all...smile.....I have new housecoats to relax in and new big and beautiful mugs to fill with coffee.  I have all kinds of goodies baked by  a neighbor and lots of leftovers to munch on today.    Pat cooked up some ribs to die for...delicious...delectable and the proof is in the pudding as the old adage goes,  nothing left......well that is not true...there is a larger roll in the center of my body that will take a month to get back to normal.....

We have blue skies this morning, it is very quiet out  in the parking area, the workers are treading their way to the front door and another busy day with the folks that are confined.   We had some wind yesterday as the petals of one bush are covering the ground .   Some one of the workers has a new car with a tan roof and a silver body;  a sporty looking car, bet it is a good riding car.   A few empty spaces so not all the workers are in yet.    Speaking of yesterday I had a birthday celebration to remember for a long time to come.    Age is only a number..it is that caring and sharing that makes getting older fun.    So I am off to the start of a new week.   There are things to do and places to go and work to be done.    My heart is full...and I wish each and everyone of you a 'happy' day today, all day......go make music....dance because you can and be kind, good and gentle to each person you come in contact with today.   Be that special beam of sunshine that lightens up your world...be YOU.   Hugs to all.

Mid May!

Patricia and Christine. . . sisters. . . . loving. . . fun. . . and made my birthday special . . . how lucky I am to have such beautiful caring daughters.

Flowers from Jock and a phone call . . . a special man in my life. . .another 'son' I wouldn't want to do without.    

Age is defined by numbers but it really has nothing to do with anything.    Old is a special time of life which we worked long and hard to achieve.  It is really the winter of life but one that is filled with excitement and changes;  a time to relax and collect all those benefits you saved up for 'old' age. . .

So today I am collecting hugs along with a few verbal hugs from special friends just like YOU . . . I am thankful YOU are in MY life!!!!  I wouldn't want it any other way.    Oh, I'd love to see more of you.  i"d love a hug or two for real, but verbal hugs are life changing and wonderful.  I just am content to say I am happy that I have YOU in my life.

I am off to get dressed, put my shoes one and join my family for today is my birthday and I am still celebrating the joys of having my children and grandchildren sharing hugs....hugs...aah.....I couldn't do without them.

Have yourself a wonderful day doing what you love to do best.   Be good, be kind, be gentle....be the beacon of light for someone you love.    Be YOU.  Hugs to all.

Sunday Special!

A whole weekend of celebrations, how lucky I am. . . cards, flowers, candy, dinner in and dinner out, smiles, hugs and having another birthday is not at all bad...smile!!!

My favorite visitor . . . How lucky I am to be part of HIS family.

I'll give up sweets for lent when it comes...smile!!

Birthdays are fun.   You are never to old to celebrate the making of another year....how lucky I am to have family and friends who like to celebrate special days, special times and special people....there is nothing like a birthday to make you feel special...and old....smile!!! but.....a good feeling and one that took a lot of living and a lot of loving to get this far.  I have a lovely, no beautiful, no awesome fresh bouquet of flowers from Jock which are just that.... awesome;   a variety of colors that are vibrant and  each little petal sends a message of love.    Flowers can do it....and each petal is a reminder of someone who shares and cares....as I said,  I am one lucky lady.   The beautiful cards are lined up on my counter and make me smile...thank each and everyone of you for caring, sharing and loving me.  The celebration goes on as Pat is plotting and planning the activities for today;  Erin is baking a cake;  Christine is planning a dinner.....and you think having a birthday is scary...nah.....it is fun....and I think I'll bring that special bottle of wine and open it...a toast to my family and friends.....a good way to say thank you for being so good to me.   Thank you for the lovely cards and good wishes.    How lucky I am to have YOU in my life.  

As for the present time, much too early for some of you to be up;  the air is still, not a leaf moving in the tall tress and the shades are still drawn in the hospital wing across the parking lot where the cars are in for the day and the workers busy attending those who are recuperating.    The quiet, this time of the morning, is always welcome. A time to think.  A time to plan.   A time to be grateful for all the good things in life and the ability to fix some of the things that need fixing.

So, I am off for a seconds on my hot coffee;   my day begins and it is going to be a 'good' one.    I hope your day is special, just like YOU.....I hope you have treats, drop in visitors, and good things to eat....go....be magnificent today.....do at least one good deed today;    light a candle for those who have gone on . . . put on your happy face and make others glad to see you come.   Be all you can be. . . start with being kind and the rest of the day will be special just like YOU.   Hugs to all.

Color!

I hope today is a sunshine day in your life, filled with lots of flowers and butterflies.

Look closely and find a treasure in your garden today.

Color;   Hope color is a big part of your day today.

Last evening I was at the Gallery with some lovely folks and we were coloring.  The books and pictures were laid out for us to choose the one we wanted to color , the crayons were plentiful and not many showed, so they, who did not come, missed out on a fun evening.   I chose a picture that had three strips which would make into book marks so I had my work cut out for me to get them all finished and I have to tell you I did.  I did a great job even if I do say so myself.   Christine colored in a lovely elephant everyone admired.  She did a great job making 'phycodilic' beautiful.   Only eight showed up to color and partake of the lovely food trays.   Wine and beer were on the table and the coffee was brewed and hot.   Good folks, good evening and fun.   It is amazing what a little coloring can do for your disposition.    The more you color the happier you become.  There is something about working with color that makes you feel so much better.    My table partner was a hummer and the more she colored the more she hummed...yes she turned out a masterpiece...smile.

I have no idea why some of the Gallery folks did not show as they would have had a great time.  We had good folks there and the table was spread with all kinds of good things to nibble on.  The bar was set up so a libation or two was there for the offering...smile.     So, if you find yourself bored on a rainy night, think coloring, something you did a long time ago. It is just never to late to color, age has nothing to do with it, but the spirit rises to the occasion and you get lost in a world of color and fun.   Speaking of color, the flowers Jock sent are here on my desk in glorious color;  they make me smile....thank you Jock for such a lovely gift.  I was thinking ninety-three;  a good age to be;   new body parts and a mind would help, but one cannot last forever so I'll be thankful for what I do have and celebrate.   Time is only numbers;  it is what you do with it that counts...and today I am going to celebrate being as old as Methuselah and do a bit of dancing around the living room.....sure, you can join me, the door is open.

I caught up with all my household chores yesterday so have a free day today.   Now, if I can get the girls to get up and out I'll have it made.   It is going to be a rainy day and right now it is clear and not a leaf of a tree is moving.  I am going to go for a refill, turn on TV for some news and of course a peek at a cowboy show or two.....it is Saturday, all day,  so hunker down for awhile and enjoy the peace and quiet of a Saturday morning.    Meanwhile, plot and plan something to do later, maybe a few ribs on the grill would be good...I'd eat those....bet you would too.    So be good...be kind....be an example....a good one....one who makes others smile.    Go.....shine!!!  Hugs to all.