Good Morning!

It is as close to a Good Morning as you are going to get...smile!!

I'm sending some hugs along as I have few words today.

I had hopes of a ride out but it turned out to be a very quiet inn day but a little company does make a big difference in ones attitude.

We had about an inch of snow last night, there are tire tracks on the macadam this morning in front of the hospital wing.   No one is up yet as there are no lights on over there.   A few of the workers have come in and parked and are off to work for the day.  The bushes and trees look like frosted cupcakes and the tree limbs are loaded with a thick white frost. I noticed one young lady walking very slowly towards the front door.  I bet it is icy this time of the morning.   They are smart enough to walk very slowly and carefully, a fall would be the last thing that would need.  Silence prevails.    The snow on the car roof tops looks pretty but the roads are clear and snow plows are not needed this morning.  We have a new day and it looks like it may be a stormy one, time will tell.  I was not planning on going anywhere anyway.    It looks like the kind of day when staying in is a good idea.    The wine bottle is empty so I guess it will have to be a tea party if anyone wants to stop bye today.   Time will tell...um...cookies are gone....need to get out and shop, wonder if the girls are going shopping today...I can make a list...smile......no sense getting my feet wet.  Getting into ones dotage has some compensations...smile.  If I wasn't so lazy I could bake some cookies but that would mean shopping for the ingredients first...smile.....well the brain is working but the desire to get out in the kitchen and run up a batch of cookies has gone somewhere and I am not anxious to go looking for it....I didn't know being lazy becomes addictive.   

I hope your day is special, like you.   I hope that you have company to delight you and a tea party all your own.  Be good, be kind, be gentle and celebrate YOU today....just because you can.....have a little fun, put a sparkle in your day  and reach out and touch someone who needs to be loved today.    Remember, there but by the Grace of God ..go I.....one can always use a hug.  Go...be YOU!!   Hugs to all.

 

Thoughts!

Words to think by. 

Words to live by.

The wonder of bleeding hearts.

A new week, new days of weather;  some we will like, some we will tolerate and some we will love.   We had snow flakes yesterday but nothing stuck.   It was cold enough but only for a short while.  I stayed in and entertained one of our lovely ladies who came for tea and cookies.   We gabbed away and enjoyed words that were memories of days gone bye.    Doris is a tall Scandinavian woman, a quiet soul, a teller of tales of long ago when she was back in a tiny one room school and was the teachers helper.  She laughs when she tells you tales of long ago and had a teacher named "Miss Sullivan" .  A lovely way to spend a chilly Sunday when there is no place to go and no one visiting.   Having an open door pays off as the folks roam the hallways for exercise and love to find an open door especially if there is a cup of hot coffee, a cold drink, and something to go with it.   The tales of yore are endless and each person has a different tale to tell as you listen and learn about other parts of our country in years gone bye and the changes that have taken place.   Circumstances brought them here but if they had their druthers they would be happy to turn the clock back to happier time when they had their love ones surrounding them.   The mystery of life;  the mystery of time long gone; the mystery of out living so many of our family and friends.    The road traveled is very long for some and so short for others.   It behooves us, an old word, to think about how we want to spend our seconds which are so precious.   One day follows another and those of us who are sharing time and space enjoy the tales of our earlier lives.    We all had different types of work to do;  some in the home, some outside the home.   Some had careers.  Some raised large families.  Some regret never having children of their own.   Each one has a different story.  Each one has memories they are happy to share.  Some are writing those memories up and some are thinking about it and probably never will.    Sad as their children would learn so much about life and love.  Sharing is caring and it does make the day go bye faster as it is filled with words that bring about 'head' movies that we can share.    I hope you are building memories for a time that will soon be here for you when you are retired from the working world and have your pension in hand and your time is all your own to share with those you like and love.    Those days you are living right now will be the memories you share down the road...make them good ones.

Today be a giver...a giver of hugs....a giver of your listening ear....and share some special treats, heat up the water for a cup of tea or cocoa;   keep the coffee pot on.    Open the door and let friendship, happy tales and good company be the best part of your day.   Hugs to all.

Wake UP!!

Coffee is on, cup is ready to fill, and best of all there is a huge bran muffin waiting to devour.  Daughter Christine brought me a muffin the size of a small cake and there is no one to share it with..oh dear, guess I'll have to eat it all by myself.   You are not here to share it with me so I guess I'll just have to take my time and eat it all up...poor me!!!

I am actually on my second cup of coffee, and there is no noise around at all.  It is much too early for the folks here who actually don't get up before nine or ten o'clock, in time for lunch at eleven..smile....and then there is me...four a.m. or around that ungodly hour who does not seem to require a lot of sleep...unless there is an easy chair close bye and one sits and has a cat nap or two during the day.  I'm getting better at it...seem to enjoy it more each year...another year or two and I probably wont want to get out of that easy chair which seems to fit like a glove.    To think I used to laugh at those old folks who had naps like little children and I thought it was an awful waste of time.   Age does make a difference in ones thinking...and in the doing as well.   A nap time now seems like a splendid idea and it can happen as you sit in your easy chair and try to watch television.   I was over to Pat's house yesterday and watched another couple of episodes of Sherlock Holmes .   Pat has an easy chair which you hunker down in and you know what hunkering can do....I am not sure this ninety era is going to sharpen my brains;  in fact I am wondering if I am going to be a snooze champion.   Think of all those old folks we laughed at when they fell asleep at the drop of a hat . . . well, what goes around seems to come around, and it does not take any practice.

We had a delicious dinner and Donaleo told us all about his first day on the job as a history teacher and how much he enjoyed the children who are so bright and willing to participate in class.    He loves to teach and he is very good at it.   Erin is busy working on the history and photographs of the Gallery, a worthwhile project that has been on a waiting list for some time.    I am delighted as it means they will be around for awhile.   Our Emma is happy as she is in love with Donaleo and all his attention....shoes on, door open and off they go...yeah, Emma is content as we all are as having the 'kids' home makes a big difference.

So today, pay attention to your family members and share time and love with them.   Make the day a 'good' one and be happy.    Love, kindness, patience makes the day special, just like YOU....so be special today and make life worth living.  Hugs to all.

Good Mornng!!

Something to do on a blustery day!

My beautiful Christine 

My age is showing!!

Good morning.  It is very early, blinds are not even open, not sure I want to see what is in store for today;  well maybe later when I wake up.    I am off for a refill;  don't go away....I'll be back.

Aah!! Coffee!!! Hot, tasty and helps one to wake up and face a new day.  

What can I tell you about this morning???  Life here at Ridgemont is usually very quiet, silence prevails as most go to their apartment , close the door, turn on the tv and enjoy their own company and then there is me...an open door....a tea cup at the ready or a glass of wine if one prefers a bit of the grape.   Lois and Doris found their way to my door and we had a little party in honor of Lois' birthday.   Laughter makes a great gift.    There was a policeman in our meeting room this morning and we are all curious as to why but no one seems to know.    We had one of our ladies returned to the hospital wing but we have no idea if that has anything to do with anything.   No one tells tales around here.   So we ladies had a little celebration in honor of our friend reaching another milestone, and a lot of laughter which made for a fun afternoon.  It is a time to reminisce and the tales are always interesting  as one tries to outdo the other with tales of being 'young', old faces, old places and a lot of tales that bring back memories which bring along a chuckle or two.    

Daughter Christine and I went out for dinner and chose a Mexican restaurant where the food is always good.    She is such a busy lady, so I enjoy the time we do get to share.     

We have a slate blue sky this morning, not a bit of breeze, and quiet prevails as there are no lights on across the way, shades are still drawn and folks are sleeping as they should.  Only a few of us are early birds and do not have to be, we just are.   As you can see there is little or no new news...maybe some one thing will come about today that I can tell you about....we will just have to wait and see what the day holds for us.   I hope your day is a good one.   I hope you have reasons to smile and you reach out and touch someone you know and love.    Well, you could reach out and touch someone you don't know and love and see what happens....I'll bring bail!!

Go...have a great day....smile....laugh out loud....and share a hug or two.   Hugs to all.

Week Ends!

Be a helper.  It is good for YOU.

We do learn something new every day.    I didn't know all of these different foods would get rid of an upset stomach...Chicken broth for a cold;  tea for 'uplifting' times and apple sauce is delicious and you don't have to have an excuse to have it.    As I said, we learn something new every day.   

Something to remember when you have to struggle through one day at a time;    it does take time to grow, to learn, to share and to care.    We do it ...sometimes very well....each day as we arise and take on the seconds of a new day.    I hope your today is filled with the best seconds ever.

Go, have a great day doing all the things you love to do.    Be good, be kind, be gentle.   I tried to write but there is a 'block' this morning....no words to share....that is what happens when you stay in and do a lot of nothing...smile!!

Go, have the time of your life today with those you like and love.    I am going to put my shoes on a bit later and go out the door.  Who knows, I might find some wonderful things to 'write home about' and make you smile.  Have your best day yet.     You will if you are kind, loving, helpful and stop to smell the roses, share a hug or two, and remember to share YOU with those you like and love.  Hugs to all.

Erin and Gram!!

Erin and I took a ride into downtown Port Orchard and went down to the waterfront and walked the boardwalk.  A lovely morning, calm, sunshine, fresh air and sights to see as the seagulls and a few hardy folks walked about.

okay, okay, I do need a hair trim....now if we could trim a wrinkle or two....um.....

Granddaughters are special....this one is....love her smile that tells you all about her sense of humor.

Well, knot holes need to be admired.

Erin and I took time out to go downtown and walk along the boardwalk to see what was going on with our little sea birds.  They were happy floating around the bay, no hurry to fly away.   It was a lovely morning to be out and about   We had the town all to ourselves as there were not many folks up and about early in the morning.    Most had already gone off on the ferry to Seattle to work for the day, the rest were nestled in their beds thinking and dreaming, much too early for them to be out and about.  Then there are 'us' who get up early and get out and want to see what is going on around town.  I can tell you a lot of nothing early in the morning.   

We went on to have a busy day and took a little time out to make a couple of special floral headbands to show at the Gallery meeting for the upcoming March tea.    We did go to the meeting last evening and we had pizza and ideas.   The folks liked the headbands and we will make at least fifty , maybe more, but that is for a workshop which we all enjoy.    It is hard to think we are going into March already;  time flies, especially when your having fun.  ....smile....

Here at Ridgemont life goes on.    Most of the folks are up and about and my next door neighbor returned from her stay at the hospital where she regrouped from vein problems.   Old age and veins are not always compatible and she had a session not one of us would want to go through.   Some folks inherit bad veins and it is hard for them to stay strong and healthy..... but, she is a fighter and she is bound and determined to keep walking.    Say a prayer for success.

So today is a good day to take care of your health.   Be sure you get some exercise.  I know, it's a pain but necessary.   Walk....that is one of the best exercises we can do;   get up out of your chair and take a walk around the block.  One never knows who they might meet and greet on the way;  who knows you might get an invitation for coffee and a roll.....one can hope...smile.

Go make your day as beautiful as YOU.   Hugs to all.

ART!

ART:   Three different canvases;  three different stories to tell and all it takes is your imagination to unfold the tales each canvas has to tell.    Some one has a good sense of color.  Someone has taken a brush in hand and set their imagination free.   Painting is expression.   Expression is feelings.    What a marvelous way to be able to tell the world how you see it.    We should all be artists;  and we are; some of us know how to handle a paint brush on canvas and all of us know how to handle a paint brush on walls...smile.    Look over each canvas carefully and you will find what the artist wanted to tell you.    Relax and let your mind take in the texture and colors and find the tale that the artist wanted to share.    If you have no special plans for today, maybe you could plan a trip to an art gallery.  Give your eyes and brain a treat and enjoy the work of the artists and how they see our world.

If you are adventurous you might buy a canvas and some paints and try your hand at it.  One never knows what hidden talents are within our brain.  The heart says we can do anything, the body cooperates but you have to make the mind follow your instincts.   You can paint.   You only have to have the courage to pick up a paint brush and start.    It brings to mind finger painting, now that should make you smile.   But, one never knows what hidden talents we have until we try.   It will amaze you to find out just what you can do.    The best idea is to set aside some time and try to find those hidden talents for painting,  for writing, for sharing YOU with those you like and love and surprise yourself.   Go...share YOU today with those you like and love.     Hugs to all.

Think

And make it the best day yet.     

and be thankful for all our blessings...we have many!!

A new day, a beautiful bright and beautiful day if and when the sun comes out...smile....not sure what the weather report is for today but yesterday was a rainy one and I went out for a walk in it.  It felt so good to slosh along and breath fresh air, although wet and drizzling, it felt good to be out in moving air.  There is something special about a walk in the rain.    It does you good as if you have an 'attitude' it changes and you begin to find reasons to enjoy life.    I had an 'in' day for the most part, daughter Pat stopped in to say hello and bring a treat;  she is very good about that!!   Then one of my neighbors stopped in for a visit and had a glass of Courvasier in a very tiny snifter glass.    It is always good to have drop in company.    I felt like cooking so made up the old hamburger and noodle dish for my dinner.    No one came bye or I would have had some company for dinner.   Most do not cook so they go to their rooms and lock the door and stay put.  A shame they don't walk out and about and find out what goes on in some apartments as sharing is part of the fun of apartment dwelling and if a door is open it is a welcome sign.    Noodle dishes are tasty and are supposed to be shared..smile.

We have a new week to find things to do and places to go.    Right now I have a cup that needs refilling and news to put on and find out what is going on in our world.    So I am going to love you and leave you and hope that this week is going to be one of your best yet.    Don't forget to give a little of YOU and share a hug or two.   Don't forget to do a good deed or two, someone needs a bit of attention....I always do..smile.     Be one that gives of yourself and enjoy sharing YOU with those you like and love.    Be a giver.....live, love and laugh ....it is so good for you.  Hugs to all.

Old and New!

A favorite picture of me and grandson Mason when he was just a little guy;   my that was some years ago...smile.    I still have that basket and still use it.    February is birthday month for my grandson and he has come a long way....Happy Birthday Mason..   I love you, more every day.

Granddaughter Erin in her booth.  She is a wedding planner;  a photographer; and she set up her booth and had a lot of folks stop by to find out what she is all about.   She knows her' stuff' and hopefully she will get some orders for some photographs and become 'known';  she is that good..honest, not just because she is my granddaughter...smile.

Linticular clouds at their best.  How truly beautiful they are.    This combination is a busy one.   Reminds me of stacks of bowls.

The 100 birthday party was a huge success.  Doris looked beautiful and her children did an excellent job of of hosting and toasting her.   I'd say a good two hundred showed and the huge party room at the gold course building was set up with lovely large round tables and a huge long buffet table filled with all kinds of tasty treats.   I wish I had taken a picture of the cup cakes which were almost big enough to be called a cake.    We met some nice folks and enjoyed some conversation about Port Orchard and the folks who have lived here forever.    Nice people, friendly and old neighbors of Doris as our Christine was.    They had a lot to talk about.   I think everyone had a great time and Doris just beamed.

As we age, we seem to become more forgetful.  I would say it goes with the territory, no one wants to admit a lapse in memory circles but I can tell you they are becoming a new life style for me.  I'd forget my name if I didn't hear someone call me..smile.     I did go shopping, grocery shopping, yesterday, and I did remember all of the things I wanted to buy for the week.    BUT!!!! I forgot bread, of all things...and although we do not live by bread alone, it sure comes in handy for morning toast.    Guess I'll have to make some pan cakes this morning.  You could join me if you were closer.

I opened the blinds and I would say we are in for a wet day today.     We had a little rain yesterday so I guess it has decided to stay on.   I was not planning on going anywhere so it is okay.    I will plan a hallway walk today and maybe do all three floors.     There is an exercise room with machines to use so I could try a few of those...or not...smile.....a lazy Sunday will be a good thing.....and a good hot breakfast will be tasty so I think I'll go and make a pancake...or two.... and open the other eye.  It must be four thirty in the morning by now;  seems I've been writing for awhile.     I'll know for sure when I open the other eye.    Have yourself a wonderful day doing what you like to do best.    Be YOU and enjoy the day.  Hugs to all.

A

Sunday Ride Out

We rode out for a ride yesterday and found new roads to travel on.   That little locator doesn't always get you to the place you think you are going and new roads are traveled.   Pat and I went for a short ride yesterday which turned out to be a long ride in unfamiliar territory.

The country roads are quiet and peaceful;  not much in the line of traffic...that comes later when you find yourself in a new town looking for a way back home.

Of course the scenery is beautiful.   Each curve and turn of the road brought us to new places and  our Sunday ride turned out to be interesting and some spots really beautiful and quiet.  We did hit some familiar areas and we did find a casino to stop in and have a bite of lunch.    We didn't stay long, only long enough to make enough for a free lunch...smile.   

I would say a Sunday ride is good for us.   The  weather was perfect, no storm as predicted, and that was a good thing.   The roads were busy, a lot of traffic, the highways filled like bees flying out of their nests.     A beautiful clear day, a Sunday drive day . . . we all like to take those especially when you have someone who likes to stop and enjoy the scenery.    No rush....no fuss...relaxed and wonderful as the sky puts on a spectacular show with its clouds on display.  Even the traffic was in tune and no one was in a rush it seemed.  We all drove along at a nice pace and got to where we were going without a problem.   I honestly think a  Sunday drive is good for us..smile.

So a new week starts and I hope each one of you is feeling good and healthy and content with your world.    I am sure you have lots planned, things to do, places to go and friends to cheer up and spend a little time with.   So remember to be good, be kind, be gentle and share YOU with those you like and love.    The first of a brand new week . . . wonder what is in store for us. . . . I am sure we can contribute a few ideas......stop....buy a big fat jelly doughnut and stop bye and share it with someone you like and love......calories do not count when you share.

Be YOU today and make those you like and love happy because YOU stopped bye.  Hugs to all.

Good Morning!!

 

Hello!!  Good Morning!!  Computer problems so no words today.   Just want to  wish you a terrific day. . .  wonder if the weather has anything to do with it.

Be good, be kind, be gentle and do something good for you today.    Send a verbal hug, I could use one, don't like it when I can't touch base with YOU.  

It is going to be a rainy day, so maybe  that is causing problems. . . oh well . . . I'll be back.

Hugs to all.

A Rainy Day!!

The picture shows the moon out but that is not the way it is here.  It is rainy, dark and no moon, no light, cold, stormy, a movie day with lots of munchies.   A good day.   A fun day watching movies, snacking and sharing good company with family.    If you have not had a '' family" day in while, try it and discover a special treat.  The computer is acting crazy.  I will try again tomorrow.
Sweet Dreams when you get there.   Hugs.  Jean

BE MY VALENTINE!!!

If I had the where-with-all, I would send each and every one of you, my friends, a special Valentine that says how special you are and how much I appreciate having you in my life.    Some folks just make life come alive...and, YOU are one of them....what would I do without you??   I wouldn't want to find out.    Now, if "I were a rich man" I'd be there, with you, celebrating Valentines Day, not because we are lovers but because we are lovable friends....how much you fit the bill.....how special you are and how happy you make me when you stop and visit by computer, by phone, by a visit, by being YOU....I am thankful for friends...and blessed.  YOU are a special Valentine!!

Thank you Jock for wanting to share the day with me...we will make some of 'time' up when we next meet, hopefully in Brookings where we can go and share one of those special omelets that you order every time...yum....I could use one right now.   I hope you will treat yourself to one before the day is over.    We thought it would be fun to surprise you but Manchester won out and it was much closer...smile.    Nothing lazy about us as travelers!!   Yesterday was a beautiful warm sunny day, just right for a ride to Manchester, the water, the view, and a stop at the local restaurant for lunch.   They serve a hamburger that is really good;  the fish and chips are not bad at all and deserts...yum.....they are true sideboards...hip replacements;   jelly bellies;   and there are no crumbs left for anyone to sweep up.   It was clear, bright and beautiful so the views were excellent.  There were several tankers out int he water;  huge vessels parked at the waters edge waiting to take off on an adventure all their own.    It would be fun to have a ride in one.   I wonder what that would be like.  

Today you have a duty....yeah.....to celebrate Valentine Day...no excuses....you are on the top of the list today so go...celebrate YOU.....enjoy today and treat yourself like a Queen or a King today.     Celebrate YOU. . . YOU are special and should be celebrated. . . wish I were there to take you out for a treat....consider yourself hugged...know you are loved...enjoy today!!!

Hugs to all.

The Galery!!

Here is a picture of Emma enjoying the sights and sounds of the Gallery.  She spends some time there with Pat and loves all the attention she gets from the artists.   She is so beautiful, I bet she would ;pose for them..smile.     Emma is a love.

The picture of the daisies is one of my favorites.  If I had a lot of money, I'd buy it for home.   It just has a wonderful feeling to it and so well done.    It always makes me smile...he loves  me, he love me not.....smile!!!

Yesterday was a Gallery Day.....a special event, a table set with all kinds of goodies and a good crowd attended.    Our family was all there ready to meet and greet the folks as they came in.    The table was filled with all kinds of good things to eat and we have several table huggers that enjoy eating non stop.  One man comes to every show and spends most of his time at the food table.   I often wonder if this is his main meal of the day as he never misses a show.    Sally and her husband were there and are always fun to share time with.   Louie did a great job meeting and greeting the folks as they came in.   A good crowd for a Sunday outing and one that seem to appreciate the wonderful work by our local artists.  

Erin and Donaleo did a good job of hosting.  They were there to meet and greet the folks and had a lot of verbal exchange with the folks who dropped in.   A lot of good feedback about the show and no one seemed in a rush to leave.  I think everyone enjoyed 'hanging' around and sharing a word or two about some of the fantastic art on display.   There is a lot of talent here in Port Orchard.  It is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon and the local folks seem to enjoy an hour or two at the Gallery.    There are other items to see and admire as well as the art work itself.  Some folks are clever and do some unusual ceramic works.    There is also a display of jewelry that is unusual, different, and interesting.   Some folks have a talent for the unusual and several pieces went out the door yesterday.  

The next event is going to be the making of terrariums.  We found several glass bowls and have some grasses, small plants and some 'people and animals' to add to the making of a piece of art.    It is always a fun night out and the completed products are always special and beautiful.     A lot of talent, a lot of thinking goes into the making of a terrarium beside it being a lot of fun.  

Plan a good week for yourself and go out and find some little creatures to add to your work of art;  you know you want to have a terrarium in your living room....one beautiful object that makes you smile.  

Go, have a good day today, all day...do something wonderful....treat a friend...visit someone who has not had a visitor in awhile.....don't hesitate to buy one of those maple bars and share it.....share you with those you like and love......make someone person happy and you will smile all day.

Be good, be kind, be gentle...be YOU!!!   Hugs to all.




 

Old Stuff!

We really are in GOOD hands!!   A little faith never hurt anyone....

Some days we wake up feeling like a cracked egg . . and we are!!

One rises to the top and checks the world around them....a good idea....what is that saying???  "Will wonders never cease?"  Keep your eyes and ears open today so you do not miss anything that is 'good' for you.

A new day,  be bright and beautiful no matter what the weather.    I am watching a car trying to park and doing it very slowly and carefully.  No lights out there in the parking lot and it is pitch black at this time of the morning.   Wonder what happened to the lights in the hospital doorway.   Right now there are no lights or cars parking;  pitch black and much too early for some folks to be up and out.    I am up, but I am not out and have no intentions of going out for some time.  I think it is Sunday morning but it is too early to tell.....smile!!!  

  

Today is a Gallery day and I am going to see the new work and enjoy some of the goodies the ladies will put out for the folks who will enjoy the latest art work of our local magicians.   All are talented artists and it is a treat to see the new work.   Going to a new opening always makes me want to pick up a paint brush and make magic...ah, if only I could.   It is like picking up a needle and trying to make a beautiful picture in threads of all colors but I don't do that either.   My intentions are strong and good but my talent leans towards an easy chair and exercise the eye balls . . . a good movie, feet up...um....what is wrong with that?    

So today, be good, be kind, be gentle . . . be YOU. . . make sure you share YOU with those you like and love.    Take time to treat that someone you care about with a little time.    You can go, as the old saying goes, with your hands hanging, but it is always more fun to find a special treat to take along and enjoy 'it' with a cup of tea and good company.    Try it, bet you find you like it.

I am off to get ready for a busy day;  going out;   wow...outside...in the fresh air...wonder what the weather is going to be like today;  guess I will soon find out.     I hope you find reasons to get dressed and go outside today.  I hope you find a friend or two to share time with.  I hope that you take time to admire the works of a friend who has a talent to be admired.   We are so lucky to have talented friends who share their work and time with us.    So, today, be a 'patron of the arts' and make someone smile because YOU can.

Have one of those 'absolutely wonderful days' spread a little joy where ever you go, and, while you are at it, take someone to lunch out;  a treat;    a big fat juicy hamburger with pickles. . . um, who can I see about that;  there must be someone who is in the mood for a good hamburger today....I'll check around and let you know next time we meet.    Have yourself a wonderful day;  not just a good one, a wonderful one......make it joyous.....make it an I love you day....those are best!!  Hugs to all.

Friends!!

and I am very lucky to have a few friends who like and understand me....not an easy thing to do...smile.    I am smiling as I had a few words from Brooking friends.    I did a blog, said a few things about my favorite place and the response is always special.    Fourteen years in Brookings left its mark and it is a good one filled with shadows of friends who have gone on;   words from friends who are still in touch and a special invitation to come visit...now that puts a smile on my face.    I'd like to be going on to Brookings and one day when the weather is right and the pocketbook full, I will talk my daughter Patricia into a ride to Brookings where we will catch up with our friends and spend some quality time....sounds good to me....

Our winter weather prevails;  almost sunshine;   almost rain;   not as cold as it was, but it is winter and it is staying.   I watched some Netflick series at Pat's yesterday and enjoyed a repeat of some Sherlock Holmes, but then went on to watch Erin get involved in some ideas for the upcoming Gallery events.   There is never one or two projects to do, but several and they involve time and effort and ideas , all of which Erin is a master of.    Her genes follow the creative side and believe me she is very creative.    Such sunshine she brings into our lives.   

A new week, places to go, things to do and ideas to follow up on.   We spent some time at the junker store yesterday and Pat came up with some more glass bowls for the upcoming planting party.  The tickets are moving along and the folks are anxious to get gardening in a glass bowl;  fun and challenging.    It should prove interesting and imaginative to find backgrounds for all those tiny metal and glass animals that were found;  a bag filled with exotic animals of all kinds...the makings of a Zoo or a forest, the end results should prove their is a lot of talent here, and it is fun.

So today , put on your thinking cap, come up with your special plan for a terrarium filled with a glow of the 'outside' an arbor;  a garden path;    a rose garden;   a grape arbor;   trees and swings;  the ideas are there, now put them to good use and come up with a masterpiece.

Go...have fun...enjoy being creative.   Think of how happy you will make those you like and love;   add a hug and a little extra time and you will have friends for life.  AND, it would make a wonderful different Valentine....  Love to all.

Memories

Looking for a picture to share this morning and here is one of old friends who are sorely missed.  This picture brings back a memory or two of a lovely dinner out with special friends.....Pete  was our  Sultan and loved wearing the hat.  He wheeled down the aisles looking every bit a sultan with a harem.   We were his pride and joy.    Ah, good ties,   nice memories.

Our favorite bramble pathway in Brooking, Oregon, one we loved to walk as it circled around and led to the ocean.   A river runs back through those brambles , nature at its best and how much we loved to walk this pathway.    Do I miss Brookings???  Yeah!!!!   

Driftwood has a message all its own.    Some of the pieces make great yard art.

A favorite pathway.

Ah, pictures, memories and a chance to go back in mind to some special days in Brookings, Oregon.   Fourteen years of great memories, good folks, and a lot of fun times.    We have life changes and really don't ask for them but they come ...we adjust....we revisit in memory and relive a wonderful memory or two.  

This was a special pathway leading to the ocean.   A river runs by the path and ends up in the ocean.    There are berry bushes along this pathway which leads to a huge driftwood area, a river running to the sea and pieces of driftwood piled high.   A favorite place.

Good memories, maybe Pat and I will find a way to visit Brookings again.  We have a few friends there and they would be fun to visit.    We could walk this pathway once more time and listen to the water bubbling and running to the sea.    Some places are hard to leave behind.

So today, hopefully no snow, I will have a chance to go out for an hour or two.   Winter storms have a tendency to keep one in, but a break in the weather, an open door and off we go.   I am ready, all I have to do is put my shoes on.

I hope your day is a 'good' one....special, like you.....filled with joy...friends....love and laughter.....just be ready to share you with those you love and like.     Make someone happy as you smile at them and encompass them in your life today.    Don't forget a hug or two....it is really very good for your soul...your heart....for YOU in general;  so SHARE  YOU  with those you like and love.    Be a small ray of sunshine especially if it is a cloudy day.  
Go.....make your day special, just like YOU!!!

EMMA!!!

I think Emma has the right idea;   crawl up on the couch and settle in for another nap.  The weather is iffy, cold, maybe more snow flakes, maybe rain, maybe just weather we do not want to participate in....looking out isn't all bad. . . going out is another story.....maybe I'll find some cookies and invite some folks in for a tea party later.....winter weather.....like it or not.

I have been looking at the pictures on file and enjoying the sights and scenes.    Those pictures taken on the dock in Manchester makes me want to revisit there.   The restaurant has delicious sandwiches and good coffee.  The views are spectacular and you can see across the water and enjoy Seattle scenes.    It is a nice country roads ride to get there and a favorite spot;  wonder if I can talk the girls into an outing later today.....but I haven't opened the blinds as yet so have no idea what the weather has to offer.    

I think I'll refill my coffee cup and turn on the television for some news.   I may just settle back in my easy chair and put my feet up....it is just too early for decision making.    

So go back to bed and get in a few more hours of snoozing, stay warm and cozy....don't get up unless you have to, or better still 'want to'.   See you later gater.....off to watch the news......refill on the coffee, wish I had a big fat jelly doughnut.....ah....a toasted bagel will do......want some?   Well, doors open come on over.  I  enjoy good company!!!  Hugs to all.

Good Morning!!

Good Morning!!   With snow on the ground;    no morning light yet;   cars coming in slowly to park for the worker today and the lights are not even on in the hospital building across the way.....it is dark....and smart folks are still sleeping in...and...then there are folks like me who wake up in the wee hours and wonder why.....no rhyme or reason...the body clock says up...and up we get.   Coffee is good....thinking of eating but would have to stop and cook ....nah....too early......

  Aah!!!  a sip of hot coffee;  there is nothing like it first thing in the morning.

I am off to blog although I have no idea what to blog about this morning.    The brain is still fast asleep;   the eyes are open;   the fingers find their way around the key board, but the brain....now that is a story of another kind.....must need more hot coffee to wake it up.....but then, there is nothing to tell as I really did a lot of nothing yesterday;  an in day;    a fun time when a friend stopped in and we shared a glass of wine and some crackers ...and....a lot of chatter...it is nice to share time with a friend.

So today, a new day, what is in store for me????  I have no idea.   The snow is still on the ground.   It is cold out there.    That book is sitting on the table calling to me.....yep, a lazy day, a reading day....well after a few chores are finished.    So if you find you have little or nothing on your list of 'to-do' today;   open the book, settle in and get lost in words.....enjoy.  Winter cannot last forever and soon we will be out in the sunshine enjoying an early spring...it is coming.

Time has a way of going at its own speed.    Ours is to make time work for us.   Now, if you were close bye you could drop in for a cup of coffee or tea and something tasty to go with it and sit awhile.....We could chat.....we could enjoy each others company.....guess the written word will have to suffice.....I miss you....I love you.....get on with your day and make it a 'good' one.   Hugs to all.

Emma!!

The weather outside is frightful;  the snow is quite delightful;   watch me ...oh such fun.....

Emma loves the snow.   She played and played and really did not want to go back inside.    She thinks snow is fun.

We had a good six inches of snow, icy roads, cold and winter abounds.    It looks beautiful.    Riding around in it isn't all fun, but then it is best to stay put and not go riding around in the aftermath of a big snow storm.    I stayed in and looked out...we even had our lunch served in our rooms....no roaming the halls for us.  So, yesterday was an 'in' day and it was fun to leave the door wide open and see who would venture in.   Ron stopped in and had a taste of Couvasier , that bit of scotch that has a taste all its own;  and I don't even like scotch.   How come I have some in the cupboard is any-ones guess;   medicinal purposes...smile.  I have a few very tiny glasses which makes it more tasty.  A little drop in company goes a long way in making a snow day a good one.    Of course, when the electricity goes out then TV is not a cure all;   a good book never fails us.    So when  you hunker down with a good book, time passes quickly.   When you heat up some delicious soup and have some good dunking bread there is no complaining.   All in all a winter down day isn't all bad.

I am off to get a refill and turn on some news.    I have an idea we are in for another 'down' day and that is not all bad.    A good day to move the dust around.  A good day to read a little more of that book I started.   I will leave the door open later and see if I am lucky to have a drop in or two.    The candy dish is filled with Valentine candy and I have a few special cookies to put out...one never knows if someone will drop in and spend a little time, and enjoy a nibble or two.  

Make good use of your day today.  I hope your weather is good and you have a little 'weather' ;  a bit of snow;   a little rain . . . or....a sunny day, whatever you get ...appreciate it....enjoy it....and find reasons to smile.

Be good, be kind be generous and share you with those you like and love.    It is the start of a new week, one that holds surprises.   Enjoy them as they come.  Hugs to all.

New Day!!

The Oregon Coast line; stacks that jut out of  the sea.    Serenity at its best.

Rain drops, tiny bubbles, mists and fog; weather. . . awesome isn't it?

Serenity . . . the end of a day. . . peace, quiet, the beauty of a sunset.

Pictures have a way of giving us memories as they capture a day in our lives.   How lucky we are to own a camera and capture a bit of weather, or the beauty of a sunset.    A new day comes with the sunrise;  what are we going to do with it?   Right now, at this time, which is about three thirty a.m., you are snoozing and dreaming and enjoying your rest, and then there are some of us who wake up at ungodly hours and the thinking cap goes on and  surprisingly the lamp just went out;   wonder what is up.  I can still see the light on the screen....but my its dark in here.   Wonder what is going on?   a power outage at three a.m. or maybe now, a bit later, as I have had my coffee and a coffee bun already.   Some folks wake up hungry and I'm one of them.    It is never to early to have a bite to eat especially if it is a delectable coffee bun.  I opened the drapes and it is dark outside, no lights, must be a power outage, but we did have snow and the ground is covered...not by much, an inch or two, but it looks like a winter morning and I am betting it is cold out there.   I am not going to go find out though; I'll just check the window and enjoy the view.

A worker just drove in, no lights on in the building across the street;  nor here for that matter.   Now if I were sleeping in, as I should be, I would not know we were having a power outage.   So, I will leave you to wonder what is going on around here.....I am going back to bed.

Have a great day today doing the things you love to do.   Be sure you share YOU with those you like and love.   Be sure you are kind and considerate today just because you can.    Share hugs today.  

More Stuff!

I'd like to be here watching the sun rise.

It is not the outside that counts, it is the inside!!

The answer to those who find fault with life in general.

A new week.  A new day.  A new winter day . . . how lucky we are.    We had a tiny bit of snow, not enough to keep us in but a desire to go out and play in it.    I did get to go Valentine shopping and bought some heart candies too.    My candy dish sits on a tiny table in the entrance to my apartment and invites fingers to dip in and enjoy.   Little hearts are at the ready and hopefully YOU will be my Valentine . . . 'smile'!!  I had a fun day yesterday and did get to Pat's and watch some more of the Sherlock  Holmes series which is very good.   That homemade soup is very tasty and filling.   Lunch in ...can't beat it.  I had to get back to the apartment though as it was laundry day and I had forgotten all about it.   Lucky for me the laundry room was free and I caught up with my chores.   It is much more fun to be out and about but chores wait for no man and have to be tackled whether we like it or not.    

So today, I am going to catch up with myself and find out what I didn't do.   At this age the mind takes trips all by itself.    I do think, and I do catch up with myself before the day is over , but there are a few lapses in between.    I had no idea age caught up with one so quickly.    Just when you think you have everything all set , some one new item pops up and you have to recharge your batteries......like an old car.....a jalopy....smile.

So as the old saying goes.."rev up" and get going.  Make today a good one.    Be sure to share YOU with those you love and even like.    Make your today count.     Are you humming?   Are you singing out loud?    "Three little words, that's all I live for.;..la, la, la..... "I Love You".   Hugs to all.