Emma!!

Here it is a new week starting.   Emma had a great weekend doing a lot of nothing, well a little lolling in the sunshine and a walk around the block and a lot of ;petting and a "pet me, pet me" attitude....how she loves attention.   How much she loves each of us and there is no way we do not give in to her demands!!  Emma is well loved.

A new week starting, sunshine, no breeze of any kind, trees are still and the sky is a pale blue and clear so another summer day about to begin as the month ends and signs of Fall are just beginning to show.    Did I just tell you that yesterday, well....it is happening and soon we will be seeing the golden leaves of Fall, in fact I can see one very small clump on the big tree behind the hospital wing.   It is very pretty with the sun shining on it.   Just a small reminder that the season is about to change.   The children will be back in school, summer will end and Fall will take on its magic and I'll be using that delightful word 'holiday'.....smile, well someone has to remind you that the season is changing just in case you were not paying attention.  

It was quiet around here yesterday especially after the gathering to honor our departed friend Betty.   Good-bye is never easy.    She leaves a legacy of kindness, love and friendship.   We are all a little better for knowing her.

So today, put your house in order....be good, be kind, be gentle and speak with soft words.   A hug never hurts.  I am telling you this in case you are afraid of them.   Try one, hopefully two or more and let someone you like and  love know how you feel.   It is always special to be singled out and given a warm embrace to let that someone know you care about them.   See how many hugs you can rack up today....the more you get the happier you will be....the more you give will make YOU special.     Don't be afraid to hug, they make us healthier and a lot happier.  Try one or two or even three today and see what happens to your halo, bet it shines!!!  Go be YOU....celebrate a new day.  Hugs to all.

Sunday All Day!!

Emma!!!    A run around the park on a hot day makes everyone want to lay down and stretch out and do a lot of nothing.....great for a summer day.....

Here it is Sunday morning already, where did all of last week go....those seconds are long gone and now we head into a new week.    It is quiet here at Ridgemont, shades still drawn, sun is up, trees are not moving.   There are small clusters of tree leaves already turned a bright orange color, Fall is coming up..School is about to reopen and a new season opens up.    I had a walk around the school yard yesterday, not a soul around, I am going to miss walking around there.  I am thinking of writing to the Superintendent of Schools and see if I can find out why there is no pride in the upkeep of the school grounds.   It is a shame.   I don't understand the neglect.   Over grown weeds, bramble bushes with sharp thorns, that cannot be good for the children as they come and go.    Most are bused in so I guess it really doesn't matter.....but..I think it should.  

So I will take my gripes and groans and get on with my day.  It looks like it is going to be a good one.  The sun is up and the parking lot is already filled, no breeze at all so nothing is moving.    The workers are already in and busy.  

So...go, have yourself a wonderful day doing what you love to do best.    Share you with those you like and love.     Be a 'charmer';   um.....wonder how you do that..smile.....I'll practice and see if I can spread a bit of cheer today.  

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

Saturday Bits

You have seen this picture before but then Erin and Emma are not choosy about days and dates they just enjoy the hammock every chance they get.   

 This is a picture of Fred and his dog , one of the Gallery folks...nice guy....someone took his picture and he is tickled;   nice view of the bay and a great one of his little dog.

Well, Saturday is here and it sounds like it is going to be a busy one.   The girls, Pat and Erin, are heading for a booth they will set up today and hopefully unload some of the jewelry .  We carded some yesterday and there are many, many, beautiful pieces.   

The blinds are still down in the hospital wing, silence, not even a slight breeze, nothing moving, but that doesn't mean that there is not activity as all the cars are parked and the folks are already hard at work this morning.    If shades are telling a story, most are still sleeping in, but there is one window shade up and someone is an early riser.  Some mornings I feel like a peeping tom...smile!!

So I will love you and leave you, there is no new news anyway, and I will be back...not an idle threat....unless you want it to be...smile!!  Go...have yourself a 'good' Saturday...do something you want to do, not something you have to do.    A little drop in on a friend would be good ...for them and for you;...don't forget a little treat....um, wonder who makes those luscious cinnamon buns....there is no aroma in the hallway so our Doris is not baking this morning.   Chris is going to Costco today, maybe she will find something 'good to eat'....ha, ha....love that expression.....I am always looking for something 'good' to eat...and I bet you are too.   So enjoy today...all day....make merry as the old expression goes....do the good deed...more than one if you can.....save your world on friend at a time and enjoy today.   Hugs to all.

A New Day!

Today....Be a Flower....Be bright, be beautiful, be a reason for a smile or two, be YOU!!

Good morning.   No sunshine as yet, but..... beautiful blue in our skies and a lot of clouds as well.   Not a breeze, nothing moving and silence fills the air.   A new day, a calm morning so far, one never knows what the day will hold.   Hopefully, today will be a fun one with drop in company, a tea party, tales, and a chance to share time with those you like and love.    OR....a trip out might be in the offering.  "Time will tell."

How are you this morning?  I hope well.   I hope your day is going to be filled with relatives and friends ..all in good humor, of course....and one or two bearing gifts of goodies to share as you pour the hot coffee or tea...or maybe just a glass of water....shared is the magic word.

You know what we did yesterday.....painted rocks.   If you haven't done that, be sure you do, it is fun and the end results are always special as they go from faces to places and tell a tale.   We had fun and hopefully will do it again.  I'd like to make a small collection for my dish on the little entrance table...a sort of welcome sign..smile!!

Our weather remains cool.  We hear from the newscasters that we are going to have rain but so far it is illusive as nothing has happened all week, not even a drop.    So....I am hoping for an outing today, maybe, just maybe one of my daughters will be in the mood to go adventuring.   I'll keep my shoes nearby in case I get an invite.

It is quiet here at Ridgemont.   We are still feeling the loss of our friend Betty.   Her family members were here yesterday to close out her apartment and remove her belongings;  much to final for all of us and she is sorely missed.  A lovely lady who had a soft presence, one who had a ready smile and would share a hug if you wanted one.   It was a shock to lose her so quickly, but I don't think any one of us would wish her a long lingering illness.   It was her time and we have to accept it.  

So each one of us has a new day to wile away the seconds.   What you choose to do with them is yours to do....so give it a little thought....make sure you do not waste your seconds..once gone they cannot be recaptured.    You have a new day so start early in your day to make someone you like and love feel your presence....in a good way now....no being the 'bad' apple in the barrel;  smile!!!

Go enjoy the day.   Stop, look and listen ....then you will know exactly what you need to do today.  Go.....be YOU....be the light touch, the warm smile and let the love you feel encompass those you meet today.    Go....be YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

Good Morning!

A Good Morning from Miss Emma, she's ready for her new day....hoping it is not going to be a hot one like yesterday....well it is summer...still...yet...forever....but it will change and Fall will be here before we know it.  Don't want to rush the seasons, time has a way of going by too fast now.

A new day, wonder what is in store for us.  No plans, so all will be a surprise.   It is very early, pitch black outside in the parking lot, couldn't see a car if it was in front of me...and there probably are several.  The outside light is on but doesn't show much, barley see the sky over the trees, but it will change and day light will be here along with another beautiful day.  A bit hot yesterday, the fans were going, could put on the air conditioning but an open door and windows kept it cool enough.   I am not a real lover of air conditioning, would rather have open windows and door to let the breeze in ...if there is one...smile!

I did not go anywhere, didn't have company, well Doris did stop in and she is more like family than company and we had some 'old time' talk which makes us laugh out loud when we reminisce  about some of the 'old' days and the things we did to survive.    It was not always easy and each of us had to travel the uncharted road of raising a family with little help, little money and not a lot of experience...but...we did it.  smile!!

So today is a new day and hopefully one that will fill up with a little adventure, some company, maybe an invite out or a drop in visitor.   The door is open.    I hope you are feeling great, have some morning company bringing a nice roll or two for a breakfast treat.    I miss the good old days when you could bring some fresh doughnuts over to your neighbors and your coffee would be waiting as they would see you coming across the lawn.   It was never to early!!  Speaking of coffee, I need a refill...so....off I go...Have yourself a good day, all day, be sure you do some of the things you love to do best....make good use of your seconds as they fly bye while you are just thinking of what you want to do with your day.    Be sure you include some family, along with a friend or two, and put on a fresh pot of coffee...or tea...lemonade is good!!  Have some idle chatter, if your brave take on a bit of the current events in politics.....not me I'm a coward....smile!!!  Just put on your happy face and open up those arms and start your day like you mean to....full of love and laughter and a thank you for another new day to enjoy.    Go be YOU!!!!  Hugs to all.

Hump Day!

Emma and Erin found a place to call their own;   a swing time in the back yard...rake, what rake?

Good morning.  It is a soft morning, quiet out there in the parking lot as all the workers are parked and inside starting their new day.  Hopefully the patients have had a good night and some may find their way  home today.  We can say a little prayer for them and hope so.   Everything is quiet, a stillness permeates the air and only one window has the shades drawn.    One young lady worker is walking toward the entrance, coffee in hand, lovely light blue is her chosen color of the day.   No empty spaces in the lot so I gather all are on duty and awake...or at least trying.   Another worker is heading in the door and is wearing the brightest orange pants I have seen in some time...she will wake everyone up.  Smile!!

I didn't go anywhere yesterday so there is nothing new and different to describe or talk about...but...I did have company as the man who lives in the apartment next to me paid me a visit.  He and his dog moved in about a month or so ago and he is slowly getting around to meet and greet the folks here.   He is a soft man, smiling eyes, soft spoken and a former Navy man.  He spent a lot of time at the big Navy yard here.   He found the rocking chair and the foot rest to his liking so he stayed to visit awhile.   

So, a new day is here, no plans...so far....one never knows what is in store for the day and I am anxious to find out...smile.     So I am off for a refill, will put the news on and see what has happened during the night hours.   It was quiet around here...and that is a good thing.    So....go....have yourself a good day, all day, doing what you love to do best.   Be kind, be gentle, be YOU to day and give out as many hugs along the way.    A verbal one doesn't hurt at all...so pass on a few.   Hugs to all.

Sunshine Morning!!

And a bright and good morning to you...so says Miss Emma.....with the eyes that speak to you.   Usually it is..."pet me, pet me"  or "feed me, feed me"  or "walk...I'll beat you to the door"..and she does.    A love, a treasure and we all love her.

The sky is a bright baby blue this morning filled with sunshine, not a cloud in the entire  sky area so we are off to a lovely summer day.  How fast time is going as there are a few signs of fall.  One of our bushes is changing and the fall colors are beginning to show.    Time has a way of passing bye whether we are ready for the changes or not.    It has been an unusually mild summer here in Port Orchard.  We may get a heat wave yet, so I had better not brag out loud.   The cars are in their place and this morning there is a little white roadster, no top up, has leather seats of a deep tan shade.   Looks inviting enough to take for a ride..smile.  

Yesterday turned out to be a good day.  I spent time with daughter Patricia and watched some Netflick with Erin and Donaleo.  They were all resting up as there was a project on going..moving huge path stones around.   Not sure if they are planning a stone walk way or a patio, but they are planning and plotting and we will soon see the end results.   Patricia has a lovely yard both front and back.  A lot of spaces to fill in with beautiful flowers and plants, although she does have many growing now.   Her garden boxes are doing well and we are all enjoying the 'fruits of her labors'.

The blinds are still down in the hospital wing.  There is a lovely baby blue plant in front of one of the windows and I think it is an azalea , and it covers a window to a parking lot so no harm done...smile...  some of the tall trees are beginning to show some fall colors of yellow, gold and a bit of red....fall is coming...so soon...where did most of summer go?   Um....Indian Summer still to come so I'll stop rushing the season in thought and watch the action as it unfolds.   Right now I can hear silence....a small miracle of an early morning.

So I am off for a refill.  Coffee  ah!!  I want something good to go with it and there is nothing good in this house...ha ha, you have heard that cry before.   If you have a spare cinnamon roll, don't eat it all, save me a crumb or two....smile....wish we could share something good and tasty and exchange a dozen words or so....that would be fun!!

So, I will love you and leave you to your day.  I hope it is everything you want it to be.   Be good, be kind, be gentle and go with a happy heart.   Be You!!! Hugs to all.

Good Morning!!

Good Morning.   I have a very black screen this morning and very white words are coming up on the screen.   I have no idea what is going on with the computer but it isn't good;  so I will ask for help when the girls wake up....it is way too early to even try to contact them.....I could try but I don't think it is a good idea, smile!!!  I'll be back...as the saying goes...'later gater'...  meanwhile hope your snoozing in and wake up to a beautiful day.   Hugs to all.

Hungry

You can try for a perfectly shaped carrot but don't be disappointed when you get a fancy character;  a space man . . .a dancer . . . old cabbage head himself!!

I heard that some corn beef is cooking at Pat's house. . . maybe we should just drop bye!!

Angels in the sky....yes....one of our lovely ladies has passed on ...Betty with the smiling eyes and open friendliness that reached each of us.   We will miss her.    It is a small tight community and the loss is dearly felt.  

So here it is Sunday all day.....how did it get here so fast?   One minute it is Monday and then it is Sunday all over again...where does time go?   Why is it in such a rush?   For some it drags, but for others it is like a lightening streak which comes and goes in seconds.    We all have our busy days and they rush bye and we don't give it much thought....then it is a weekend again and we wonder where did the time go...why does it seem to be in such a hurry for some and drag so for others.....we will have to give some thought to time as it doesn't stand still for anyone.

My week was a quiet and a good one.   I had a few outings and I had some good "in" time.  I always enjoy a visitor or two and having a little tea party is always fun.   I am out of goodies again so I'll have to ask the girls to add some special cookies to their list ....but what kind?   Um.....they have good taste so I'll let them choose.    It is quiet outside my widow, cars are parked, shades are still down in the hospital wing.   No one is about, quiet prevails ...silence.  Silence makes for thinking, sometimes deep thoughts, sometimes silly ones, but the mind is always ready and able to produce a full production for us.    When I sit here at the computer early of a morning, the trees are plentiful and not a leaf is stirring, no breeze of any kind this morning.  Some mornings it is like a hurricane when the wind is up and everything is on the move.   At this age, one has time to look over the bushes and the trees and actually see and feel the change of season.  I am smiling, it is not the age, it is the time we choose to give it that makes us aware of what is really going on around us.   So, I am off to celebrate a new day.    I made no plans so cannot be disappointed...but I am willing to make plans...wish YOU were close bye to come and visit;  take me out and walk by the water;   look at the boats in the bay;   stop for fish and chips a bit later in the day;   just a hug and a visit and all is right in your world.   So make things happen today...only YOU can.    I'm off to have a refill of my coffee, turn on the news and find out what has gone on in the night.   Sunday is prayer day so be sure and offer up a small one for me...thanks.....I'll do the same.  Meanwhile.....go.....have yourself a good day all day.    Hugs to all.

 

Week End

I know, I know it is easy to turn  a picture...for some folks....I lost my know how in the night..smile.   but...turn your head and you will see the finished puzzle, it was a dandy and kept me busy for a few days.    The puzzle board is resting...me too....maybe next week or next month I'll get the urge to start a new one.   I am late getting to the computer this morning, been putting around the kitchen looking for something good to eat.  There is nothing good in this house....you have heard that expression before...and you will again....no shopping, no buying, no goodies....um....guess what I am going to do today.  Smile!!!  I am humming, "I'm making a list and checking it twice;  going to find out what is naughty and nice;   cookies and cake , la, la, la.....smile....well singing is good as long as it is not out loud...humming is the word I'm looking for.  My coffee is hot and will help to wake me up, but it always tastes better with as nice coffee bun to go along with it.  There is nothing 'good' in this house!!!!   Well you have already heard about 'beggars and choosers' so a trip to Freddys and the bakery should help relive the suffering of not having anything to eat in this house....smile.....and, if it wasn't so early I'd invite you over to share something 'good'.  

I am looking at the familiar scene, cars parked straight in, all but one who backed in..smile.    The workers are in and the shades are slowly going up, another new day and hopefully a good one for those who are confined.    One of our ladies had a fall and is over there so I think I'll saunter over and say hello and see how she is doing.   I don't think she broke any bones, probably a bad sprain.  I am not sure why some decide to take the stairs when they can ride up and down in the elevator.    Not one of us is a spring chicken so taking an elevator should not be considered 'for old folks only'  ....being an old folk isn't all bad...actually the stairs take a lot longer....um.....well it is a form of exercise.  I don't do stairs but long walks to the corner and back have a special draw...fresh air and sunshine, and you can pick some buttercups on the way back.

I am off for a new day. I hope you are too.   I wish you happy faces in your life today and what goes around, comes around, so be sure you are wearing a bright and beautiful smile...all day...it is good exercise for the facial muscles.    It doesn't do away with the double chin but it does firm it up a bit....smile.....go.....be YOU and have a wonderful day, all day.    Hugs to all.

Sign of the Time!!!

How beautiful;   and you thought a weed was ugly . . . all together now....blow!!.....he love me, he loves me not!!!!!   Of course he does, you are very special!

A truism!

So today be creative!

We all have a 'true' friend who sees us for who and what we are and puts up with us anyway.....now that is being lucky in life and love.....thank YOU for being a friend.

Early morning, nothing has changed out there in the parking lot at this time of the morning.  A few workers have strolled into the hospital wing and the blinds are not open yet;  well there is one widow with open blinds and the television just went on ...so a new day has started for that patient, hopefully a good day and one that means a happy healing day.    A few cars are in the parking lot but there will be more.  It is only around six and I have been up for an hour , or more, have had one cup of coffee and intend to have a refill so I can wake up and get on with my day.

Yesterday was a good day.  I really didn't do anything that would make you want to change places with me.  I stayed in, well not all day, granddaughter Erin came and we went grocery shopping.   I like walking the aisles for exercise and that way don't miss out on anything.   I do make a list but usually leave it behind and you know my memory isn't what it used to be....ahem...amen to that!!  I am lucky I remember I need bread....and I did forget ice cream.....who needs the calories???  I do!!!  I don't know about you but age has a lot to do with forgetting what you went to the store for in the first place.   You walk up and down the aisles without a list and thinking you will remember what you need only to find  when you get home that you bought everything but what was on your list.   I did buy some hamburger and made myself a big juicy sandwich ....not quite the same without the bun but it disappeared in a hurry.    I missed the pickle!   

So today is a new day.  I have no plans yet;  something will come up and I'll put the idea into practice and see what I can do to get into a little mischief.    The weather has been perfect.  This morning the skies look a bit grey but there is a small area of baby blue so it will change to bright and beautiful.    I'd buy lunch if I could talk the girls into a ride to Manchester and back....but....I think they are spoken for today.  Here at Ridgemont it is 'spooky' quiet , not a sound, some folks sleep in...um...wonder what that would feel like.    I wake up earlier than the proverbial worm so never catch it..smile.    So off I go for a refill, put on some news, maybe find a piece of the puzzle on the table;  it's a humdinger, hard, but a challenge!!  Go....have yourself a good day, all day, do what you like to do and don't let anyone talk you out of it.    Be good, be kind, be gentle and be free with your hugs.    Don't be stingy!!   Be YOU!!!!!  Hugs to all.

Early Morning!!

Good morning.   The sky is bright with a patch of grey clouds moving slowly, all kinds of patterns in the sky this morning.  Picture clouds....fun to put names to them and watch them move slowly like moving pictures in the sky.    The imagination runs wild as you find angels with beautiful wings;  birds of all sizes, chickens, ducks and a floating zoo...smile!! Well what have you got an imagination for????  Use it...go look out the window and see what you can see.  I have my door open and the clouds are moving across the sky in slow motion. I can see an angel  and now an alligator with snapping jaws, a baby eagle in a nest, um....little puff balls  in all manner of shapes and sizes.   Good exercise for the imagination....open up your curtains and see what you can see this morning....I like company!  Good morning!!  I hope you rested well and had lovely dreams.  I hope you wake up to a good day, all day.   I am ready for a good one.

Yesterday was a good day.  I got to do some work..filing....well, I like to file.  There is something special about putting lots of paper in order and finding just what you are looking for when you need it.   Neat is good.    I did some organizing of the books and of course found one to bring home to read.   Today will be a quiet day and I'll catch up with myself and do a lot of nothing.  Ever have days like that?  If not, time you tried it.    A lazy day....why not, you have earned one.  

Right now the parking lot is filling up;  a lot of empty spaces still.  The blinds are not open in the hospital wing and there are no folks walking around...just early...it will soon change and another busy day will be in the offering for each of us to fill as we desire.    One of the workers is walking across the tarmac in her blue uniform and some very high toned sneakers the color of purple. I didn't know sneakers came in purple. . . wonder if they have my size?   I'm smiling as I have big feet and colorful sneakers are really not for me....more like gun boats and should be black...smile!!    One of the workers just pulled in and is parked in front of my window.  She has fired up a cigarette....a nurse attendant smoking...sad but true.  Her lungs will let her know soon enough that her habit is dangerous.   I used to smoke many, many, years ago.  When I got up to a pack a day and had to put out thirty five cents, I smartened up and quit....smile....wonder what they cost today....probably an arms length!!  My advice , you don't want to hear, is not to start.....but...who listens!!!

So I will take my advice and file it away for another day.    Do go out and look up at the sky and see all of its beauty this morning.   Take yourself for a walk around the block and get a little exercise under your belt.   Have yourself a good day, all day.   I'm off to see what I can do, there must be something good I can do;  got any filing?  I'm experienced ...smile.

Go...have yourself a good day, all day......treat someone you like to a lunch out, leave them with a hug and a smile.    Go...be YOU....Hugs to all.

Hump Day!!

A Gallery picture along with some of the ceramic works that 'live' at the gallery ...that is until someone comes in and wants to give it a special place in their home.  We have some really talented artists.  

It is hump day, a day to plan how to finish up all those chores that were started on Monday and need to be finished up ...today would be good....but....we'll see.  I have a filing job to do today and that always makes time fly bye.  Believe it or not, I really do like to file.  Something about order and neatness and watching a pile of paper disappear.  

Yesterday was a quiet day, nothing special going on.  We can always use quiet days to catch up with ourselves.  

Folks are heading into the hospital building, a new day, blinds not open as yet, folks still sleeping.   Let us all hope the folks confined have a good day today and get their walking papers to go home feeling bright and beautiful again,

As for me, I have to go and get ready as I have work to do....busy is good.

Make your today a good one doing the things you love to do best.   Be a good friend to day;  take someone to lunch out and relax for awhile, then go back and finish up your work for the day.    Be good...be kind...be YOU.  I'm going to try..smile.

Hugs to alll.

Good Morning!!

Hello.    Computer acting strange this morning, or I've lost my touch.  I have larger print..um...wonder how I did that!!   It seems the computer has a mind of its own this morning and I am getting nowhere.  I've gone for coffee.   I've rested the keys.  I have thrown my hands up in despair and still cannot get the computer to behave.... so....I'll  try later.  Hugs...

Start of a New Week!!

I am not looking at this kind of cloud formation this morning, but....I a looking at a few clouds that are decorating the skies this morning.

I'd like to see clouds like this, a few rain drops wouldn't hurt..it has been awhile.

Try changing your perspective today and see if it brings on some smiles.

Weekend is over already, how does it go bye so fast?   One minute it is starting and next it is gone...time has a way of flying bye without our realizing how fast it goes.   A good weekend, weather was perfect, folks all in good moods, some busy  and some just lazing about but no loud complaints .   A ride out, a stop at a local bar where the food is excellent and a surprise band playing some of the old songs  and if you know the words you can sing out of tune and enjoy yourself.   Not a bad stop and a nice surprise.  There were not many folks but once the word gets out you know it will bring in a lot of folks who like the old tunes and the tapping of the toes.    The coffee and the food is good too, so it makes for a good time.  Not a bad way to wile away a few Sunday hours.

I think I told you that the yard sale at the Gallery on Saturday was a success.    A few paintings were sold and one artist set up a table and created a beautiful water color.   It was a good experience to watch her at work and then see the finished product.  She made it look so easy.   So another weekend has disappeared , how lucky we are to have enjoyed such lovely weather and have places to go and things to do.....and spend some time with people we like and  love.   

A new week starting and hopefully it will bring a lot of good surprises.    You can be one of the folks who create a surprise or two, and make those you like and love happy.  Share your talent....be generous to a fault...and smile while you do it.    Be helpful, be kind, be the blue bird of happiness and create a scene to make those you like and love happy.    You can do it....remember practice makes perfect..smile!!

I'm off for a refill, some TV news, maybe a short snooze in my chair, this five a.m. timing I am on is not always a given....I have no reason to be moving about in such early hours...some folks like to sleep.   I wish I was one of them....smile.....too late, my bad habits are well ingrained.

So be happy today.  Do some good deeds.  Don't be afraid to be YOU....share...care...and be one who shares hugs today...see how many you can rack up...and think of how happy you can make your family and friends just because you open those arms to enjoy a true bear hug.   My coffee cup is empty, time for a refill and off I go.  Have a good day, all day,   be YOU, be that one loving individual who everyone wants to see walking up their drive way.   My door is open, you can always stop in and I'll put on the coffee or tea if you prefer....better bring a few goodies though as I haven't been shopping.   Time to think of a list and some of the treats that are just waiting to be purchased and enjoyed.  My door is open, come when you can.   Hugs to all.

Art!!

There is a painting at the gallery that looks just like this.  Of course you smile...ah memories of Monday wash day and on through the week...living at its best!!

Bringing the outside in.....the talent of an artist!

Sunday bright and beautiful, soft winds, thank God, and inside and outside the gallery the showing of some really fantastic art done by the local artists of Port Orchard.  Even the entrance porch had tables set up and held a display of art bits and pieces along with an array of antique items.   The choices were many and difficult to decide on.    A beautiful Sunday to be out and about and many folks took advantage of it.   One of our talented artists set up inside and started a painting and folks stopped to marvel at her talent and wish they could take a paint brush in hand and make a small miracle of a beautiful scene to please the eye and the heart.    Art does it all, but it takes an artist to bring it all to life.  

We  had three artists set up and holding a tiny brush in hand brought a scene to life on a big blank canvas...so beautiful, such talent, and they really do make it look so easy....the thought is there to take a brush in hand and see what you can do but those of us who paint by number wouldn't last long.   It reminds me of going to a shop where they sell yarn or fabric and you want to buy and buy, only you know that you need the special talent to go with it just to make use of the materials and most of us have the desire but not the talent.    Well, come to think of it, we all have talents..but...the proverbial but.....we may not have artistic license that goes with it.  

So, it was a good day,  all day, and maybe that urge to paint a beautiful picture will pass.   smile!!!

Make your today bright and beautiful.    Don't forget the one good deed that brings love and laughter into your life.    Be good, be kind, be gentle ;  no temper tantrums as they are so unbecoming!!  A smile lights up the world around you...so...smile!!!!   Hugs to all.

Saturday, All Day......

 Good Morning.

I have fooled around with pictures for an hour and getting nowhere;  have pushed a button or two I should not have.   I have no new pictures to show you anyway, but, as usual, have a few words....smile.

It is Saturday morning and the sun is shining and it is very quiet here at Ridgemont today.    Saturday, all day, and I will be helping out at the Gallery where there is a special showing on going and a sale as well.  Some of the folks walked off with their special choices and are probably trying to find the right place to hang their new picture or a place for the new object of art that they could not leave behind.   A good crowd, a happy group that had fun making a choice of some of the wonderful art pieces our local artists do...all clever...bright and beautiful.   One of our talented artists was set up and making a special art project that I am waiting to see as a finished project.  At the moment it is a bit of 'color' on paper but it will soon be a masterpiece and someone will come in and grab it up.    We do have a lot of talented artists ready and able to make up a masterpiece.  

I have been invited back today so I am going to love you and leave you and get ready for a ride to the Gallery....a day spent with the art folks, a day to meet and greet some new folks and the joy of spending time with really good folks.  How lucky I am.

So, be good..have a great day....do the things you want to do..not those have to do....let them go for a rainy day....or a day when the mood hits that you have to "clean up your act";    go.....have a fun Saturday.....then plan to rest tomorrow and do a lot of nothing except what you want to do.    Be master of your own ship.....find a shady nook and hide out with a good book;  or, if the mood is for company, pick up the phone and invite a few folks in for a special cook out...hot dogs and hamburgers...of course...what else would taste better than that????  Oh yeah...steak....if you can afford it...that lowly hamburger or hot dog goes over quite well anytime...smile.   So...go....have a fun day....meet, greet, and hug a family member, a friend or two, and have a great day....all day.   Go!!!  What are you waiting for?    It is Saturday....all day.....Go!!!  Enjoy!!!  Hugs to all.  Be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU.  

Week Ends

Good morning!!!  Friday, all day, that means work day, housework that is, and there is always laundry to do, a bed to remake, a mattress to turn,but . . . needs help these days.  I remember when I could turn it without even thinking;  wonder where the muscle energy goes as you get along to the 'tender' age....wow..that word says it all...no matter what you do at this age, it takes all the energy you have.   Lucky for me I am still moving and doing, but...yeah the proverbial 'but' , I am not moving with any kind of speed...slow is good!!!

Friday is housework day for me.   I am an early riser so I get to the laundry room early and get it all done and over with before half the folks are up and thinking of doing laundry.   It works...the early bird does get the worm...smile!!

The girls have been around doing the rooms so I am all finished, bright and shining, just have the laundry to finish and some dusting to do and I can get back to my book.  I have a Maeve Binchy, the Irish writer, going called "Nights of Rain and Stars" and so far it has been very good.

So, I am off to check my laundry and get it finished and put away, then back to my book ....unless....I get a better offer....smile!!

I am thinking of dinner out...Fish and Chips.....wonder who I can talk into taking me out....I bet if YOU were here , YOU would take me!!!   Well,....... as my friend Clarence used to say...Where you going to dig it?"   Well.......maybe you will find some spare time and invite me along with you...sounds good to me......think if I plant the seed it may take...smile....and you will enjoy fish and chips with me....I'd like that!!

I'm off to check the laundry...I am ready for my coffee break.    Go....have yourself a great day, all day, do what YOU like to do....and enjoy every second.  Hugs to all.

A New Day!

One of the signs I have to put on my door when I go out for the day...too bad I haven't been able to use it....had an 'in' day yesterday, all day, and cannot complain as Doris, our century plus lady was. baking and the aroma in the hall way had a lot of tongues hanging....I was lucky as I had some very tasty cinnamon buns delivered to my door.   I got to see her new baking pan, larger, longer, all set for something delicious to come out of the oven.  Yesterday it was cinnamon buns and I have some on the counter for breakfast this morning.  I'll save some for my girls but they had better plan an early visit..smile.  I had hoped for a little time out and away from Ridgemont but it was not to be.  The girls were very busy as there was a lot going on with meetings and plotting and planning for a new show at the Gallery.    It was a quiet day so the puzzle got spread out, the pieces turned and the frame almost done.   It is not going to be an easy one;  well if it was I wouldn't be doing it as it would not be a challenge.  

I'd like to be telling you exciting news but the planned trip was cancelled, not sure why.  I had not plan to go but now I can rethink it and maybe when the signs go up I'll change my mind and go out the door and on the bus to somewhere.   I did read to Vinnie, a suspense book we started but somehow got waylaid and never finished.   He is in the mood to listen so we are back on schedule...we'll see how long that lasts...smile.

So life in a retirement home is not always full of fun and games.  There are many hours of finding something you can do.  Having friends stop bye or a walk out is good.    A good movie on television or a good book to read helps....but drop in company, a tea party and sharing some words is more fun   Friends bring a lot of love and laughter to life so hopefully we have many who take the time to knock on the door and spend some precious seconds just 'sharing a word or two' 'caring' the magic word...so go...C A R E !!   and enjoy your day.   Hugs to all.

The Vines

Aah!!  The Vines!!!  Grapes!!!  Christine has an arbor, a small one, all set and ready for picking.

Good morning.   It looks chilly out there in the parking lot.  All the workers are in.   A new day, hopefully a good one for those confined in the hospital wing.   Take a second and offer a little prayer for their recuperation, it cannot be fun to feel down and out when you want to 'lick the world with one hand behind you';  hopefully some of the patients will regroup and go home today.

A quiet yesterday so nothing special to write about.    I put one of the new puzzles on the board and am still turning them over and organizing so now to walk past the table and put the coffee on and get ready for my new day.    Our Doris made her famous breakfast rolls and I have two of them sitting on the  counter so you know what i am having for my breakfast this morning.    I'd share....well on second thought maybe not this morning as I am hungry.   Next time!!

I'm off to plug int he coffee pot, wake up and plot and plan my day.    If you were coming for a visit I'd stay put, but if not, um.....think I'll head out the door and see what kind of mischief I can get into.   Wonder if Pat is up to a ride today.  I'll have to go find out.   So, off I go...the things I do just to find things to write about..smile.   Meanwhile, YOU go and have a wonderful day.  Do the things you love to do and a few of the things you are not overly fond of but have to do.  We all have those.   Be sure you find someone to hug.  Be sure you find someone to make content you are in their world.   Be good, be kind, be a lover....be YOU....and don't forget a good deed or two, ah....go for three today!!

Time to love you and leave you.  I"ll be back.   Hugs to all.

A New Day!

Good Morning!!!  It is only a little after five a.m., coffee is hot and tasty,  black as pitch outside and no noise of any kind.   There was plenty of noise in the middle of the night somewhere in the neighborhood, as I heard a lot of it and have no idea what it was, sounded like shots but who would be out shooting in the wee hours of the morning......certainly not any one of 'age' as they are already sound asleep and have no inclination to get up and out of bed.  If I hear of anything I'll let you know.   Meanwhile, I am up...not quite awake but working on it, and am having my coffee which is hot and oh so good.    Now if someone would drop in with a coffee bun I would have nothing to complain about.   Oh, oh, need a refill.  I'll be right back.

Yesterday was a good day as I had drop ins to have a tea party and some good conversation.   I had some sweet and salty bars to share and they were well received.   Earlier I had gone for a walk and chose the grammar school grounds.  They could use some sprucing up as they have large patches of overgrown grass and weeds.   No places where the school children play but still it does look a little run down and I think they should take more pride in the school grounds, but I have no children going to the school so I cannot complain.   Our complex is right across the street and should be a shining example as it is always in top condition.  The yard folks do a really good job and it shows.   

So that is all my griping and groaning this morning.  I am off to get dressed,  put my shoes on and go for a ride to the barbershop and have a trim as I am beginning to look like the wild woman of Borneo.   If I am lucky, daughter Patricia may invite me out to lunch or a walk around Fred's  to pick up something good.  I am out of treats for my tea folks...smile.

Have yourself a good day, all day, doing the things you love to do best.    Remember there is always someone waiting to hear from YOU, so....be heard, be seen, be kind and be good as you spread a little of YOU around to make the world a bit better today.     Share you with those you love and like;   share a smiled, a hug, a kiss and some kind words.   Go....don't waste time as it is much to precious.    Hugs to all.

Pictures

A favorite picture and I got to see one much like it at the Gallery yesterday when we had an open house and a table filled with all kinds of goodies made by the artists themselves.   Yes, they do bake and cook and do a great job of it.    We never come home hungry!!

The day was bright and  beautiful, folks came out to visit the Gallery and I would say that they really enjoyed the fabric show.   Some of the work is exquisite, colorful, and oh so brilliant in color and texture.   You know the feeling, you look and want to go home and make something special.   You do too....go home, take your shoes off, sit awhile and think of all the beautiful things you got to see and plan to one day enter a creation all your own.....a good thought, but we have to wait and see what kind of action we will take.....shoes off, nestled in your favorite chair....and no action is the name of that game...smile.

Pictures I used to have on my dining room wall in Brookings...they are stored now as there is no wall space here in this one bedroom apartment which has six assorted size paintings hanging on it now.    I have my own art gallery...smile.

A new week starting, weather is beautiful at the moment, quiet and peaceful as the blinds are not even open in the hospital wing.   Say a little prayer for those confined.   All the workers are in as the cars are parked and no empty spaces.   The cars are all parked facing the fence , all but one which is facing the hospital building.    Reminds me of that picture of the birds sitting on a wire all facing the same way but one........smile....there is always one!!

I'm off for a refill, need some more coffee to wake up.   Have a good day, all day, do something you love to do today.  Go pull a few weeds in your garden.  Take a walk.    Call a friend.    Give someone you like a hug today, surprise them.   

Be of good cheer;   share you with those you love and like;   think of a good deed or two and put them into play.    Be the all right good gal or guy you really are and shine!!  Hugs to all.

It Is Sunday

a brave soul....he could loose his arm.....one could say he is a brave soul or a nutcase. . . um. . . let me say I wouldn't pet a fish that size, in fact, I wouldn't pet a fish of any size that was alive with a mouth full of sharp teeth.  I like my fish cleaned and ready for the fry pan.  

A fancy bookmark....turning down a corner of the page works well too...smile....a book mark is easy to uses and leaves the corners neat and tidy.   I like my skinny strip of a bookmark;  works well.    I did some reading yesterday, a quiet day here at Ridgemont.   I did get to the grocery store and went without a list so you know I got the goodies and forgot what was really needed.  The mind is the first to go..believe me...it rushes...leaves you with empty spaces and regrets when you don't take your list along.  Going to the grocery store on a Saturday is not the best day to shop;  crowded;   going without a list is fruitless;  yeah, I forgot to buy fruit....well I remembered bread.  I will go back with a list.  I am thinking of a nice juicy hamburger with a pickle on a crusty bun. . . wonder if I can talk the girls into a cookout ..I'll buy if they cook!!

Speaking of cookouts brings back a few memories.   It was always fun to share a hot dog or a hamburger with a neighbor and friends who stopped by.   In the 'olden days' back in Rhode island, we had neighbors who had a garden and loved to share.    Hobey grew watermelons on his back fence and every vegetable you can name.    Eating was dining;  nothing was every wasted and everything was delicious.    Those days of weeding paid off big time.  You earned your keep and getting your picture taken with your fanny in the air was proof of that.  I know I've told you all this before, probably a dozen times, but summer cookouts bring back memories and they are always fun to share again and again.  

We have a baby blue sky out there this morning with patches of white clouds.  There is one section that looks like a huge wave breaking....the clouds often make me think of the ocean.  There is a fabric show at the gallery today along with a table filled with all kinds of good things to eat;  they wont last long..smile!!   

So it is time to get up, get dressed and get ready for your new day.  I hope you have plans to do something you love to do be it going to a gallery showing or lunch out by the river or the ocean...or just in your back yard.   Whatever you choose to do make it something to remember...a day with family and friends, what could be nicer than that!!!  Enjoy!!!!  Be good, be kind, be gentle and smile...oh well...cry if you must but do it all by yourself....as for me, I am going to the gallery show, have some of those fancy little cakes , hot coffee and good company....sounds like a good day to me.....if your nearby come join me...if your far away, find yourself a gallery to visit and go and see the wonderful art created by those who love to make your day special.  Go!!! Have a great day, all day....find reasons to smile.  Hugs to all.

New Day!!

Sometimes we just never learn the easy way;  we always choose the hard road ahead...why?  a good question....maybe it is just that misery loves company!!

Sometimes the book I am reading seems like this!!

and you thought it was because I am lazy!!!

Good morning.  Quiet around here this morning...a light blue sky, no breeze at all, not even a tiny bird in sight and no little animals skirting around outside.  The cars are parked, not all, a few more to come in but the workers are here getting their patients up and ready for a new day.   Say a little prayer for them to get healthy.   

Yesterday was a good day, all day, nothing to complain about...unless I stop and give it some thought and I'm sure I could find something...smile.....or not...it was a good day and I got to see the new huge junker store and believe me it is huge and full of stuff...there is lots of goodies to be had if you take the time to look through the piles.    I found a cute vase, pretty, don't need one, but it was much to nice to leave behind....now to find something to put in it and put it out on the little table in the hallway so everyone can admire it...a whole dollar spent...but it is lovely and soft in colors and an eye catcher.  I bi-passed the book area as I have several to read and need to get busy before I buy any more.   Pat and I did find a yard sale or two on the way around yesterday, but no buys, all junk we already have...I could have a yard sale..smile!!  A good day, good company and topped off with a delicious dinner;  that Patricia is an excellent cook!!  Daughter Christine joined us, another GOOD day!!!

Today, a new day, the sun is shining, no wind to speak of as the leaves look lovely in the sunshine, early morning sun has a special feeling all its own.    This is the time of day to be out walking, but that would mean putting my shoes on and that does not appeal to me at the moment.    I am an early riser, just slow to motivate....rather sit here visiting with you and having refills on my hot coffee.  But it is time to motivate....good word....means get off my you know what and get started on my new day.....wonder what kind of mischief I can get into....I'll find some ...Go, find some mischief of your own and have some fun.   Be a good sport.  Be a good friend.  Be YOU!!!  Go....have a great day doing a good deed or two.  Make someone you love laugh out loud!!!  You can do it...so start and have a fun day, all day.   Keep saying those three little words and watch your life light up.....Start singing ...'three little words, that's all I live for...la, la, la...."I love you."  Slide off the tongue so easily.... if not......practice, practice, practice.

Good Morning!

I'd like to be a busy bee and have lots of news and words for you this morning ....but....it is a quiet morning after a quiet yesterday and there are no tales to tell...well....I'll think of something...smile!!!

I"m thinking, I'm thinking....and Maxine is not helping.....I have my coffee mug here on the desk...need a refill....off I go...be right back.

AAH!!!!!  There is something about a sip of coffee that tells the brain to wake up....didn't do much yesterday so there is not a lot to tell you about......I did have some company and it was wonderful to share time with Lois.  Lois is a 'soft' lady, sweet and funny and a good friend.   I love to see her smiling face at my door.  We had a good visit, shared some tea and 'crumpets'...stale cookies is more like it....but one has to use up those cookies before they get like cement...well then you dunk them...smile!!!!    We had a good visit and after she left for her apartment I returned to my novel and went back to the tale about the oil barons who destroyed a pristine area and smiled while they did it.   As you progress in age, can't think of any other way to put it, you find the mind is willing but the body is not;  lazy might be a good word, but I prefer to think of it as over worked and in need of a change....change is good....oh to have the where with all to travel....a good trip....somewhere special.....like????? So many places to think about and all it takes is time and money;  time I have....smile!!  

So, a new week begins and we have no idea what is in store for us.    I have some 'work' to do around the apartment not a lot, but some sprucing up.    Paper has a way of growing, a bad habit from being a once upon a time tree....smile......

The parking lot is empty, one little red car so far this morning.  The window shades at the hospital building are still closed, no outside light on the outer side of the building...strange...it is always on.  The sky is a pewter shade, almost a grey with a tinge of color, probably the precursor of a hot day....well, it is summer.   As  you can see, I have no big news, no gab to share, so you get a few minutes of peace and quiet..smile......unless you want to start a conversation and I will pay attention..um..I can do that!!

I am off for a refill, put on the news, put my feet up and sit awhile.   It must be all of five thirty...a.m.smile.....and a snooze in my chair might be the next best move of my day.   I'd like a maid to go out in the kitchen and cook up a nice breakfast but I can't find one around so I'll settle for my coffee and a toasted English Muffin with jelly....come on over, I'll share!!!

Make your today a day of peace and harmony....be good, be kind, be gentle...be YOU!!! Hugs to all.

Rehash!!

Amazing to watch!!   Oh to be so agile!!!! 

I've shown this collage before but I have no new pictures today....have to take my camera for a walk one of  these days.

Good morning.  Sun is shinning, going to be a warm summer day and, at this moment, it is quiet around here, no one up and moving ...yet...soon there will be folks going into work at the hospital building, the yard folks are here early so they must intend to spruce the place up today.   All in all it is a quiet morning now, but that is about to change.

I have had my coffee but need a refill.....I'll be back!!

I had a quiet in day yesterday so there is no news to spread...Vinnie came down for some reading time;  Griffin's "Under Fire"..a Corps novel....'oh the things I read to keep peace in the 'family' --smile.....I have a new National Geographic and a John Grisham "Gray Mountain" so you know I have plenty of reading materials...all I need is time!!!  It is going to be a beautiful sunshine day so that means I can walk to the corner and back for exercise.   I'd rather be invited out and away..a trip to the casino would be fun and it has been some time...um...now if I could only find someone of like mind...smile!!

The puzzle on the table got a workout yesterday and is about finished.   It is working out to be quite colorful, all kinds of bottles and boxes of goodies for the pantry, lots of letters and titles. It has been a fun one.  I am thinking of putting puzzles away until the Fall and Winter months, easier said than done, but it wouldn't hurt to have a clear clean table top for the summer months.   I talk a good talk but will I do it???  We will see.

I hope you have a wonderful sunshine day and do some of the things you love to do.    A robin just sat on the fence outside my window..pretty....flew away ....nice while it lasted....smile!!  So, I am off to watch some television news and see what has gone on in the night hours.   Hopefully there will be something to smile about for a change.    So go and get your coffee, have a refill and join me watching the events of today.   Stay healthy and happy.   Be good, be kind, be cheerful..that is the hard one.....but not impossible....try it...you may find you like being cheerful!!!!  or not!!!! Hugs to all.