A New Day

Determination!!  A new day, right this minute it is pitch black in the parking lot, only one light on at the hospital wing, it is early, a new day about to begin;  wonder what it holds for us . . . we are about to find out as we fill our coffee cup and peek out into the blackness of early morning....one eye open, no thought as to what to do for today...a walk?   a drive?  housework?  or ???  ....something will come up and you will have a good day...all day....make a point of it!!

new beginnings!!!!  The beginning of flight....practice makes perfect and this little one is determined.   Reminds me of 'mamma' watching those first steps...remember?   It was not that long ago..smile!!!

A favorite picture; a special tree reminding us what life and love is all about.  Beauty comes with age, don't let anyone tell you any different!!!  

Good morning, much to early to tell you what the new day will be like as it is before five a.m. and it is pitch black outside with the exception of  a small light on the building across the way.  Silence.....not a peep, no movement, it is pitch black which is as it should be at this time of the beginning of a new day.   Habits of a lifetime keep me up and about , no good reason, just the way it is.   I can hunker down in my chair and snooze later or put my shoes on and get going to fill a new day with 'pleasurable moments' ....or not...smile.  As the old adage says....'time will tell' and with a little help from my family and friends, I should have a great day!!!   I hope you are in for a really good one filled with love and laughter, a bit of hard work, a little catch up on the things you intended to get done but didn't;   a new day to get 'things' all done to perfection....or not....smile!!

I had a great day yesterday with drop in company helping to find pieces of the puzzle on the table.  It is coming along...slowly....not an easy one.  My television is on the fritz so I am not up to date on the events happening around our world.   Last I knew there was flooding on going and that is never good news...fire and flood....two of the worst events in life.....I hope each of you are safe and sound and enjoying one day as it comes.   As for me, I had a good day, love drop in company and when there is a  puzzle on the puzzle board it is like a magnet and folks love to come in and hunt for pieces.   Some with tales to tell, some just quiet and enjoy the hunt for that one piece they have to find before they find their way out the door.  

I am off for a refill....hot coffee....a wake up drink....I'll head for the puzzle and see if I can find a piece or two.    No TV until the repair person comes and gets it going....a new day, I'll love you and leave you and hope your day is a 'good' one....up to you to make it so....get cracking!!!  Smile!!!  Hugs to all. 

Peter, Peter....Pumpkin.....!!

Peter Peter Pumpkin eater, had a wife and couldn't keep her;  put her on a shelf and there he kept her very well.....I think that is what we used to say when Fall came around and it became time to think of carving a big pumpkin.  Trick or Treat will be here before we know it.....a fun time....better think of stocking up, time has a way of changing and you want to be prepared.  I am not trying to rush the season, it does that all by itself....smile.

It is quiet out there in the parking lot;  all the cars are parked and the shades are still drawn in the hospital wing.   There are seven big windows, only one with the shades open and someone is awake and watching television.  I have not turned mine on yet.  So, now that I reminded myself of  my empty cup, I think I'll take time out and get a refill....I'll be right back!!

AAH.....Coffee.....Coffee!!!!    Strong and black and the eyes pop right open!!!

I spent time with my daughter, Patricia, yesterday and that is always fun.  She is so good about watching Netflick with me and manages a special treat or two along the way.   Coffee is always good and there is always something to go with it that makes the taste buds stand up and be counted.   Then there is that walk about the garden, time with Emma as we saunter along the pathway and watch the change in the plants and flowers.   A new season coming.   All the signs are there.  

A quiet day, good company, good eats.....summer heat and a promise of another summer day before the Fall season starts and lets us know there are changes in the air.    A beautiful time of year.....a quiet time.....day dreaming time when you are ready for a change.....or not....it is coming and another busy season is about to start.   Summer is ending, much to soon as far as I am concerned.   I like the lazy days of summer, but...I also like the lovely Fall days and Winter has a charm all its own....how lucky we are to be alive, well and enjoying one day as it comes....with the folks we love .....like....and enjoy spending time with.....YOU...I'd like to see more of YOU.....now that has a bit of magic ring to it....smile.......You I love, well you already know that!!!  Go....have a great day and don't forget the good deeds.....one for the money, two for the show and, it is up to you how far you want to go.   But....GO....be YOU!!!  Have a wonderful day, all day.   Hugs to all.

A New Day!!

Beautiful sky this morning, shades of lavender and an almost white shading to the blue, pastels in all their glory, no breeze, nothing moving, silence. . . and a good morning to you.  

I took a walk toward the drug store which has to be a good mile or more down hill.  I got as far as the top of the hill, looked it over, turned around and figured I'd wait for a ride...nothing lazy about me!!    It was hot yesterday, so that was a good excuse not to walk that far;  going down hill would be fine but that thought of climbing back up hill...nah....I came back and put the cowboys back on, hunkered down by the puzzle and found a piece or two.   I did get some reading done and my quiet day didn't hurt...not even a little bit.  

I hope you had a good day and did something  you love to do.    I miss having a yard and the puttering that goes with it.    Pushing a lawn mower was not that hard and raking was always fun.   The leaves should be falling soon so you will have something to keep you busy....or not, smile.....you can always hire someone to take care of those fallen leaves....how lovely they are, love to walk through them and make noise....hustle, rustle....smile.....Fall, a beautiful time of year.

So....I stayed in, no company, watched the cowboy movies and thought of a dozen things I could do but didn't do a one...smile.    It was that kind of a day;   we have them to mark time.....do something we love to do or just do a lot of nothing and relax and enjoy a quiet day. . . quiet days are good for us. . . but a new day and I need to shop for a few items and find a treat for the empty candy dish.   So off I go for a refill, do a little news watching and then get dressed and out the door.   Have a wonderful day today, be good to YOU;   be kind, be generous to a fault, stop by and say a prayer and light a candle for the dear departed we love and miss.....be a special YOU today and see how many good deeds you can do.....if your limit has been one,  get busy, two is better and three is awesome;  go....you can do it!!!  Hugs to all.

Before the sun

I have no idea what time it is as I have been sitting here at the computer fooling around with all kinds of pictures and tales and busy looking for things to share with you.....it is very early....much to early to be wide awake....just one eye open and I need a refill if I am to make any sense at all.    

A little reminder that we are very fortunate to have choices.....make good ones today and take time out to light a candle...good for the soul.

A truism.

Good morning.   My coffee cup is empty....that will never do.....be right back!!!!

Aah,   coffee!!!

How are you this morning?    It is pitch black out my window right now;  it is early, not yet sunrise time, but it is coming and a new day will be here to make good use of....I was out and about yesterday so today is an in day....have housework to do and laundry.....I am still waiting for paper clothes....the cars are coming in slowly, the shades are down in the hospital wing and silence prevails.  I woke up early, not unusual, bad habit I think.....wonder what it would be like to actually sleep in.  I don't think I'd like it at all.....I am used to early mornings and if I have had enough of the early morning light, I can always hunker down in my chair and catch another forty winks.    It is very quiet, no cars as yet...too early....even the entrance door to the hospital wing is not lit up this morning....not everyone wakes up with the birds....smile.

I had a good yesterday, went off with my girls and played a few shekels in the machines...nope, didn't win....playing keno is fun but the right sequence of numbers is hard to come by.    The birth date is so old, I don't think the machine recognizes the number sequence.   The girls went off to yard sales and found a few small ones, but didn't find anything they needed or wanted.   The fun of junking is in the looking...I think.... so they had the fun of looking but no treasures.

A new day, hope we have warmth and sunshine.    I hope your day is a good one and you find things to do that will make you smile.    Be good, be kind, be gentle and don't forget to be a good friend today....someone needs your soft words, a smile and a hug....so be kind, good and gentle and share you with those you love and like.   Hugs to all.

Good Morning. . . a New Day!!!

Time to think about choosing a pumpkin;  make it a big one;   one for the birds, one for the front steps all carved and welcoming . . . Fall is here!!!  

How beautiful a sun rise;  a new day to fill with love and laughter, a good deed or two and lots of hugs for family and friends...what could be better than that?

The choice is yours......choose wisely and have a g r e a t  day!!

I am going to go out this morning early so I am not going to spend a long time with you;   just enough to give you a morning hug and wish you a great day, all day.    Off to the shower and get dressed, put my shoes on and head out the door......yep, have a chance to throw away a few nickels and live in high hopes of taking you all out for a banquet...wouldn't that be nice!!!  A buffet, choices, treats, good company and lots of laughter and hugs;   um.....sounds good to me!!  All I have to do is win a big one....what?  what do you mean 'high hopes' ;    we have to have the will so the way will be shown to us.....one never knows what is going to happen on any one day...so...don't waste your seconds ....get busy....live a little....dream...it is good for you.   Get up, get out of bed, put a smile on your face and go and live a little.   Be good, be kind, be gentle....be YOU!!!   Celebrate today!!   Yesterday is long gone, it was an event day at Ridgemont with old car models lining the outside pathways, all ancient, beautiful, and in great condition;  looked like you could get in turn the key and go riding down the highway enjoying the sights and sounds.  

Be YOU, Be good, be kind, be gentle and as an old woman used to say. . . "Don't take guff from anyone"  So stand up and be counted, be YOU and enjoy your day...all day.  Hugs to all.

Good and Bad!

Thinking of something for dinner tonight

think I'll try this

and end with these

if I remember the recipe.....
Good morning, a new day, and I need a refill;  don't go away, I'll be right back!!

  Coffee!!!!  AAH!!!!!!   The brain kicks in, the day begins and we are off to a new day;  um....wonder what is in store for us......something good I bet.  Yesterday was fun as we had a chance to be creative.   We brought a bottle to work on, some small, some larger but no huge ones, and we made a truly original bird house.   We chose our three colors, blue, yellow and green for me, pastel in shade, a few colorful bead dots and a lot of imagination ...viola!!! If you could see it, you would want one for your back yard ...um....well, maybe....smile.....the gaudy look I achieved might just chase the birds away and you might have second thoughts.   It was fun, and having a couple of these delights hanging from your backyard tree or a large bush might be just the thing to entice the birds to come and visit.  What is that saying about birds of a feather..smile. Now, all I have to do is convince Patricia she needs to hang it up in her yard; or maybe Christine would like to entice the birds to her yard and the cats can chase them away....she has two long tailed sentinels who sleep on the porch with one eye open.   

A quiet Ridgemont yard this morning, not one car parked out there this morning.  There are three workers holding coffee cups standing out there talking, a wave of their cup and off they go .....another busy day and hopefully a very good one.

The bushes are changing and the blossoms are fading away but leaving a few for a last minute look.  There is a weathered fence between the parking lot and the 'backyard' old wood, weathered wood, and a lamp post light stands ready to lend some light in the dark of the night.    Silence......clouds in the sky, silence and softness go so well together and the mind accepts it;  easy to commune with nature in the early morning light.  So, I say a prayer or two for your health and wealth;  high hopes for a bright and beautiful day with those you like and love.  Go...be a harbinger of good deeds;  kind words;   a spark of love in your eyes and a mellow voice that allows your family and friends to love you even more today...how lucky you are!!!  Go....have a good day, all day.  Hugs to all.

Words!

Our Emma loves to share!!

We found this out over the years as we survived many a challenge, a failure or two, and we fought back to help make our lives bright and beautiful.

and each of us are true owners of the seven wonders of our world.....remember practice makes perfect!!

A new morning that seems to be cloudy, grey clouds hovering over the trees and not even a breeze;  nothing is moving, at the minute, the cars are all parked, the workers in the hospital wing starting a new day to help the patients mend.  The Fall colors are truly prevalent this morning, more copper color remind me of new pennies.   Yes...Fall is beautiful and at this time of the morning it is quiet...silent...peaceful.

Yesterday has gone bye leaving some new memories of a day out with my daughter Patricia.  We had lunch at our favorite Mexican restaurant which serves very large plates filled with delicious treats and yes, we did bring some home to share.  The plates are large and the food heaped up on them so you do get your monies worth  and there is no way one can clean their plate....left overs are delicious...thank God!!  Pat and I had no more room so Erin and Donaleo did justice to the left overs.    I got to watch some Netflick and enjoy following one of the series we have been interested in.    A hot cup of tea, feet up, a good show and good company....what is there to complain about????  Not a thing I can think of......a shared day is always the best day..I bet you agree.  

The weather is iffy;  wants to be summer hot and the trees are fighting for color.   There is one beauty here in the back walkway that is all it should be in russets and golden leaves that make me smile.     Fall is really here....changes coming.....winter coming, holidays, oh my...how fast our years go bye...well, at least for those of us 'of age'...... seasons change much to fast and 'age' sets in long before we are ready for it.    Wouldn't you think we would be used to the changes by now;   but.....no one is ever ready for all that change so soon......it has only taken eighty or ninety years to get to this point and the 'getting' is what makes it all worth while.    I am looking forward to cool breezy days, walks along the water front, lunch out, a peek in the shops and hopefully a chance to visit Louie's new art shop on Bay Street, our main street, and see the beautiful work by our talented artist friends.    I am off....well, you already know that....going to have a refill and turn on the news, time to say so-long until tomorrow.   Go.....have yourself a great day doing what you love to do best.    Be kind, be sweet, be YOU!!  Hugs to all.

Think!!

Something to think about this morning.   Who would it be?    I had a couple of surprise calls this week and I am feeling loved as I have not had surprises in a long while and hearing a voice from the past is like a rebirth of friendship....how lucky I am.....

Weather wise our Fall is more like early Spring...warm days, walking out days, sunshine and a very slight breeze.   Doris and I walked around the building next door to us and found a path way around the building leading into a shallow back yard with a few bramble bushes but no flowers.  The folks who are confined to that building, a retirement home, have no beauty to look at as the wall is high and  the surrounding land is sparse with little or no care for growing shrubs or flowers for those inside.    It is kept neat and tidy, but....a few flowers wouldn't hurt those who are confined in and can only look out.....seems a bit of the Fall colors would be uplifting and make the spirit a lot brighter.  But....they must have their reasons and it is not something I can do to change it.   Doris and I had some ideas and a few small planter boxes would help but not ours to do.    The folks confined in have little to cheer them up as they look out their windows....a little planter box or two would help but those in charge are to busy to bother...sad....but as the old timers used to tell us....'life is not fair'....um....I have heard that more than once.

Our bush, here in the back patio area, is really colorful with the leaves changing color every day and looking like a rave banner for Fall.    It is lovely to look at and I can go out on my little porch and take in a full view.    Right now all of the workers are in, the cars are parked a little on the crooked side this morning. All it takes is for one person to angle in and the rest have to follow.  So, I am off to get dressed and take on a new day.    No special plans for today but that doesn't mean there wont be any;  one never knows!!!!   So....get up, get dressed, think of someone you love, or even like, and make some plans for your day.    Don't forget to light a candle when you go by the church.   Remember those who have gone before us and say a prayer or two for those who struggle on a daily basis...we all do...be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU.   Go.....have yourself a day to remember.    Love your neighbor, even if it hurts a little...smile.    Call someone you think about often but do not do anything about it...today is a good day to touch base.    Be kind, be loving, be YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

A New Day!!

If I had a scale I wouldn't get on it this morning as I had dinner at Pat's last evening and delicious, delightful, filling, ending with Carter deserts Chris could  not leave behind....and we all have a lot more 'behind' today...smile.!!

Nope, I didn't see the eclipse either.

and the chicken knows what it is talking about!!!

Okay, another new day, they come fast and furiously....time.....we use it up like there is no tomorrow but here it is a new day and we have hours to go ...what to do with all that time?  where to go??? who to entertain?    or better still, do nothing you do not want to do;    find your own way to use up those seconds today...just be sure you make all of them memorable.    I enjoyed my day yesterday as I visited with 'my girls' ;  how lucky I am to have them in my life.....a walk out into Pat's yard and I got to water the garden boxes which are filled with salad makings and I think there are a few potatoes hidden in the box yet to make an appearance.    Everything is growing as it should and the produce is delicious, healthy and plentiful.    There is just something about a garden that is satisfying and the results of the hard work that goes into  it brings about produce to make your body and brain healthy and happy.     I love to walk out into a garden producing a variety of food that makes the body healthy.   It is also a memory builder as you walk through the little pathways and remember other gardens in other times and the folks that love to plant and take care of feeding us healthy and hardy delights....Hobie comes to mind, memories of corn on the cob right out of the garden; tomatoes to die for;  and eating green string beans fresh off the vines....no need to cook them....smile....yes, memories of another time with the folks we loved and who have gone on to reach a much bigger garden.    It is nice to think of meeting them again and spending time in a garden without end.    But, our time is yet to come and right now we have a 'duty' to eat up all that good produce and enjoy it.   A luscious tomato off the vine, can't think of anything tastier than that.....well Carter's deserts might give them a run for their money....yes Christine joined us for dinner and brought some Carter's deserts to end our meal....end!!!! not likely......a beginning of taste bud heaven that makes the taste buds stand up and be counted.......thin??? What is that??  We will never know!!

So today, be a giver . . . go shopping and buy some extra crusty bread to go with all of your garden produce...enjoy....fill-up....yep!!! Reasons to SMILE!!!!

Have a productive day doing what you do best.    Invite a family member and a friend or two to sit at your table and relax and enjoy 'the fruits of your labor';  if you did not put a garden in then go to the local garden shop and buy some fresh produce and plan a vegetable dinner out in the back yard..corn on the cob.....um.....I'll come!!!  I don't have a yard, but if I did........um.....yes, I'd invite YOU.    Make today a day to remember...good thoughts....good deeds.....good friends to visit or entertain.....a hug.....a smile.....yeah!!!! Life is good.  Enjoy it..all day...today!!! Hugs to all.

Good Morning!!

A few flowers to brighten your morning.    Looking out my window here, fog is in the area, hazy, looks like it wants to rain....we could use some...nothing to complain about....I'm thinking......there has to be something!!!!

A new day, wonder what is in store for us.   A lot of folks are suffering from smoke and fires;   last I heard friends in Oregon were thinking of going off for a visit to a clearer and cleaner air.   It is down right scary.   Makes you wonder how fires start...lightening, or could be a fire got out of hand....no matter, it is bad and sad and not fun for anyone.    Go carefully today and do your best to give a helping hand..it is always needed and YOU are so good about helping.  

The cars are parked, the last one just pulled into the last empty space.  The blinds are still down in the hospital wing, folks sleeping in this morning.  I woke up a little after three a.m. and puzzled for a bit, read a bit, then made my coffee and had a cup...fluffed the chair cushions and got very comfortable and went back to sleep..  No sense getting up at that early hour as there is nothing to do...smile...you have heard that one before and it is a truism...there is nothing to do and making noise would be 'un-neighborly';  think that is a word....I bet if I stomped my feet around, I would hear about it....smile.

Erin and Donaleo stopped in for a visit yesterday and brought me a big ice cream sundae, just what I needed to keep my in door morale up, but not saying what it does for the 'seat';  a bit wider this morning..smile.   It was delicious and I was gracious and thanked them and ate the whole thing...well,you were not here to help...so....it is all your fault my hips got wider....have to blame someone.....

They are young and fun and have tales to tell.   They have filming to do and were out and about with the big camera.   Donaleo loves to 'shoot' and I believe Erin is excellent with a camera.   I am anxious to see what they 'caught' on film and it keeps the merchants on their toes.  

Another weekend used up and now a new week is beginning.   Hopefully I will have a trip or two out and away;  that is always fun.    The girls helped Chris clean out her garage and lived to tell about it....ha.ha...I can get in trouble for that!!  Pack rat..nah....just a saver, doesn't like to throw things away as they could come in handy another day....true...but also can create a pack-rat affair that is not always fun to clean up.    Why do we save things.....old habits are hard to break I guess.....we know we are not going to use 'that thing' anytime soon but we save it just in case.......sad thing is everything needs to be saved for a rainy day and there is little or no room....how strange and funny we all are.....but lovable....smile!!!    So go check out your 'saved items' and store them in a safe place in case you might want to use them again.....ha.ha....well....it is a truism!!  When you cannot open the basement door, or the garage door, then it is time to do a bit of Fall cleaning...it isn't just for Spring you know....smile.

So now you have something to do with your day...go....start throwing...packing up and saving.....or grab a good book and hunker down and do that mopping up another day.    As for me...I am putting my shoes on and heading out the door...

Be good, be kind, be YOU and share YOU with those you like and love.    Happy smiles and hugs...a good combination for today, or any day.   Just remember practice makes perfect....so go...practice.....Hugs to all.

Hello....Again!!

I just noticed I got my days mixed....again.....getting to be a habit......wake up, off to blog then get the date wrong....so I don't even care what date it is..as long as the day is bright and beautiful and I get to participate in all that it has to offer.   I just didn't want you to think I had lost all my marbles.....only a few!!!   So.....continue to enjoy your day....all day.....Hugs to all.

Good Mornin

Daughter Christine loves to bake

and this is one of her favorite dishes....apple pan dowdy comes to mind although I am not sure what a apple pan dowdy looks like;   apples, cinnamon, sugar,  yum..hot out of the oven.....I'll put my shoes one....

and you choose wisely....have a good day, all day,  be happy!!

A new day, make it a good one.   Think about what you can do to make someone in your life happy, glad to know you, happy to spend time with you, someone you love to hug and who loves to hug you back.....look for that smile, the sparkle in  the eye ....open up those arms and smile!!!

It is Saturday, all day, a good day to do some of the chores you need to do, but a better day to go out the door and find some outside things you want to do...Fall is in the air....leaves are on the ground...the rake is close by...or should be....exercise...aah...healthy, wealthy and wise...go for it...sped some time out doors in the fresh air ...hang on the fence and talk with your neighbor.....time for a break, invite someone for a cup of hot coffee, a cold drink, a big fat doughnut or some left over something you need to finish up....check the kitchen cupboards and find out what is in them and share those goodies you bought; that is why you bought them...right???  yeah!!!!  Now I'l tell one...smile!!

It is Saturday, all day,  a good day to do something you waited all week to do....only you know what that is.  I am ready to put my shoes on and go out the door for a breakfast out...I'll even treat if I have any takers....Don't think my girls are up yet.

Yesterday was a quiet day here at Ridgemont.   No visitors and the door was open....everyone hunkered down and closed their doors.....Greta Garbo  .....   "I want to be alone.".....  I really didn't but that is the way of the world some days.   I did get some of the big table puzzle done;  it is a fun one and will take some time to finish....gives me something to do.....the illusive piece is always a challenge.    I did enjoy the luncheon folks, sad to hear my neighbor's dog got away from him and ran into the street just as the cars came bye.    So sad, a cutie, and will be missed.  A lot of folks took off for greener pastures yesterday so there were not to many at lunch time.    So we have a new day and it will be interesting to find out what is in store for us today.   I hope your day is a good one and you find things to do and people to share them with.    I am off for a refill, some news, and a quick look (if there is such a thing) at the puzzle to see if I can find a piece....or two...or three....smile......well some one has to......smile........

Be good today....be kind today.....be wise today.....find things to do that make you smile.....share you with those you like and love......and don't be stingy...share a crumb or two;  hot tea, coffee, a glass of wine or ice tea if you have that in mind.   Sharing is caring...so care today.  Hugs to all.

More of the same!ye

Yeath!!!!   That first sip....'aah'.......off for a refill....I'll be back!!

we should know this and be patient!!

Aah!!!!  The color of Fall!!!!    How beautiful!!!   How wonderful!!!!  Go outside and enjoy it this morning...a walk around the block....a walk in the park.....or take time to look out the window!!

A new day, make it a good one.    The early morning stillness prevails, no cars moving, several already parked and at work, blinds not open in the hospital wing, not even a slight breeze this morning....very silent....not a creature is moving, no even a mouse!!"    It is early and some folks are sleeping in....wonder what that feels like, guess I'll never know.....wake up time is around five a.m. not even the birds are moving....only this old bird...smile.    Off for a refill...be right back....

AAH.....coffee.....little sips, it is HOT!!!  

I stayed put yesterday so have no new news for you...well that is not true as I did have some news from Bookings and it has been hectic around there with a fire on going and smoke in the air, friend Marcia keeps us up on the news.  She has a birds eye view on her hilltop property so sees a lot of what is on going around the area.    Fire is always dangerous and spreads much too quickly,  Say a prayer for those in its path and hope it is under control quickly.    The fire fighters are really saints on duty, remember that when it is your turn to donate to the coffers.   

That is it.....no news this morning....quiet around here......the puzzle is finished and really lovely looking, lot of detail completed and it was not an easy one to do.    It goes back in the box today and a new one will be found...think there are two to choose from.     I cannot thank son John enough for the puzzle board as it really is wonderful and makes puzzling fun.    So if you do not own a puzzle board you might think of investing in one as it does wonders for the brain and keeps you out of mischief....that is, if you want to be kept out of mischief....smile!!

Speaking of mischief, wonder what I can think to do today......maybe I can talk 'someone' into a ride out...I'll treat to lunch.....

So, you have a good day, all day, doing what you love to do best.    Be good, be kind, be gentle.....and smile!!!!   Be a friend, be YOU and share YOU with those you truly care about.    Life is short at best so do not waste your seconds....enjoy each one as it comes.  Go!!!  BE YOU!!!!  Be wonderful.  Hugs to all.

 

A Brand New Day!!

Roses are red, Violets are blue...and then there are other colors for roses that really say "I love you"....the garden variety, the hot house variety,  and the climbers, can't think of a rose that is not beautiful even with a thorn or two....a life choice reminding us of the little bumps along the way.    Stop, take a good look and marvel at the perfection of a rose.

Now that is something to think about....we are always afraid to try something new and different, then when we actually 'try' we find that it is truly simple and we can be successful...it takes nerve, stamina, and the will to succeed....we all have it...so...use it!!

I had to add this picture this morning as I went junking this week and have a new piggy bank that looks just like this one.   It is on the counter and empty ...but....one lives in high hopes (the end of that little statement is 'die in despair), but a penny here and a nickel there will fill it up and one day it will have enough to go for a treat..probably MacDonald's but that isn't all bad.  

So......no more news this morning.  I haven't turned on the TV so have no idea what is going on in our world...maybe I should leave it that way...smile!!   It isn't even five a.m. so it is dark out there in the yard, only one car parked so far and no lights on in the hospital wing.   It is a wagon and it has the color of baby poop;  a strange yellow.....to each his own.   I have not thought of any plans for today, maybe the girls will surprise me and come up with an invitation out....out is always good.....I am smiling as I just spent yesterday cleaning out the bookcase shelves ...yep....made room for more books..smile.....time for a trip to Good Will and the book area;  there must be a book or two that needs shelf space.    Of course, it would behoove me (remember that expression) to read what I have , donate them back and then add some new ones;  that would be sensible;  but...I don't think I have ever been called sensible!!!  ha,ha,  I think I have been called a lot worse!!    So..........time to say so long until tomorrow.  Go...have yourself a good day, all  day......do something good today....be an angel of good will.....be a lover......be a hugger......wow....what a day you will have.   Save one for me!!!  Go...be YOU!!! Hugs to all.

Hello!!

Good Morning.   Yep, need my refill and have hopes it will be the wake up call of the morning...dark, pitch black out there in the parking lot, one shade went up in the building across from me and the TV is now on....a new day begins.....I hope you slept well and are ready for your new day.    I have to go for a refill if you want me to spend a few minutes with you and share some words.....I'll be back!!!

AAh!!!!  Coffee,  coffee.....one sip and the eyes open , the mind begins to realize it is to go to work and spew a word or two to brighten your morning.....or not.....smile.....lets go for brighten!!

Did I have a good day yesterday...yes..I did.   I went junking with my granddaughter and found a piggy bank to make one smile from ear to ear.  Whether it will ever get filled is a hope and it will be fun trying...Fat and sassy, waiting for the jingle of change.  I think it is called living in high hope...and, of course, no one tells you the end of that little saying....'and die in despair'....but the challenge is to try and fill it and then make up your mind what to do with all that change.....smile....like we didn't already know!!!

It was fun to be with the good folks at the Gallery for a workshop making paper flowers, sounds easy,  try it.....and you will find you have more thumbs than you thought.....I am not as nimble as I used to be....age has a way of making the fingers move at their pace and slow might be the best word to use.....awkward, is a good word.  But...it was fun, the company great and I would say a good time was had by all.  

So yesterday was a full day of sharing and caring and counting blessings for the hugs, the smiles and the good deeds shared by all.  A good group of ladies, a loving group ready to care and share a bit of themselves ...hugs and laughter...nothing better than that.

Time for a refill, some news, and plan for today.....no plan yet, but I'm working on it....it is okay if you want to share an idea or two, a bit of your time...stop bye and I'll put the tea pot on.....or call, write, just let me know that you are alive and well.     Go.....have yourself a good day, all day, and don't waste those seconds, put them to good use.    Love someone because you can.  Hugs to all.

Falling Leaves!

The Falling Leaves....la, la, la, la.....raking time, a wonderful time of the year.   

Something to think about this morning!

The beauty of Fall.....

If you are out there in your yard raking, fussing about fallen leaves and having to clean up 'the mess' think again about how beautiful Fall is and how the change of seasons bring with them a lot of love and happiness...along with a little work, but we need that for our muscles to keep them  alive and useful.    A lovely Fall day to be out and doing something useful, and....a visit over the fence with your neighbor is always fun.    Count your blessings if you still have a yard and a rake and can move about and can get out there in your yard and enjoy Fall and all its beauty.   Indian Summer days before the winter sets in....go...outside.....enjoy the moments as soon the weather will change and you will be looking out the window wondering where you hid the snow shovel. But....lets not hurry this season along, it is one of beauty and a chance to get out in the sunshine and get ready to winterize...how fast the seasons change.

I am looking out my window on to the parking lot.  The shades are still drawn in the hospital wing, some of the workers have arrived and are all parked the 'right' way this morning...no one backed in..smile.    There is one different car out there this morning with a purple color or navy blue  with a bright shine;  different;   not seen often, must be one of the new car shades.  The morning quiet...silence....the tiny bushes sparkle in the early morning light, not a breeze this morning, a bit more bronze shading to some of the higher leaves in the huge trees that I can look at every morning.    I can see some sky, not a lot, but enough to let me know if there are clouds and there are none this morning...clear....maybe a good walk to the corner day..or....a ride out if the girls are available.   I am thinking Manchester and some fish and chips....well I have no problem thinking of places to go and things to do and I don't mind treating....it is worth it to have time away..I should have been a gypsy...smile.

I have no idea what YOU are up to today but I hope you think of something fun to do.    Yes, raking is fun, you know that..stop stalling it is so good for the muscles...keep the summer chaise out and sit, relax and look over that good job you just finished....don't get to comfortable as there are more leaves to come.....there is a song you can hum about falling leaves...and it is to fun!!

I am off for my refill and a bit of TV news;  wonder what has gone on in the wee hours....I'll soon find out.    I wonder what "the Donald" has done now...smile.   I hope your day is a good one.  I hope you remember to be kind, generous to a fault and gracious too....that is the hard one...smile.....but you can do it....keep trying until it becomes a habit.   Go....be YOU...be good, be kind, be gentle, be a sigh in the wind, a tear in the eye, one who gives real hugs and can say "I love you" without fear.   Go be YOU and enjoy your day, all day.  Hugs to all

Wake Up!!

Good Morning!!!   Time to wake up, a new day awaits!!!

Just a thought, better stock up as Fall is in the air, sometimes flu too so it is good to be prepared.

Listen and Learn!!!!

A new day, hours to wile away and plans to be made.   It is very early so I cannot tell what kind of a day it is going to be, need a bit of light to do that...smile.....so I get up before the birds, never learned to sleep in, and..... the early morning quietness is good for the soul.  Time to think, time to dream, time to plan for there are hours to be filled and I, for one, want to have a good day, all day.....I bet you do too.

Don't go away, I am off for a refill, swallowed that first cup of hot coffee quickly and the empty cup is staring at me.....

Aah!!!!  Hot coffee, now where is that big fat jelly doughnut???  not around here.....rye toast with jam...doesn't do it.....there is nothing tastier than a big cruller, remember those, used to walk a mile up town in Newport, R.I. to buy a dozen breakfast doughnuts to share with the family...didn't get my round figure by eating burned toast...smile.

Yesterday was a good day, didn't do much of anything but help salvage a rocking chair and Vinnie is now a proud owner .  A yard sale item, not to large, not to small, just right for his apartment and he has been wanting a rocking chair.  He takes over the one in my living room when he comes with his mail and we sort it out.   A way of sharing some time and a lot of laughs.  Some of the ad material he gets is really a wide opening for some comments on products introduced by the hungry ones who would sell you the Brooklyn bridge on a daily basis.  Erin and Donaleo were the movers and they made it look so easy.    Speaking of Donaleo, he made some special soup yesterday that was delicious and filling.    His grandmother taught him well and some of her soups are very tasty, all healthy and filled with good vegetables and some great spices.   It is such fun to share time with family members, so good for the body and the soul.  I got to watch Netflick and follow up on Kevin Spacy and his shenanigans.    Good show, entertaining, can hardly wait for the opportunity to go back and find out what he is doing now;  you can be sure nothing good..what a manipulator. So a good day, all day, and it was good to get back to the apartment, take the shoes off, and relax in my easy chair as another beautiful family day was put to bed for another rising....speaking of rising, the shades are drawn in the hospital wing, the cars are parked and the workers in, the quiet is awesome.....silence......um.....good stuff...smile!!

I am off, well you don't have to be in such a hurry to agree with that statement...smile!!!!  I have no plans but are more than willing to make some.    Wish you were here to help.....  so......off I go for a refill, turn on the television and find out what has happened since I last looked in.    Go....turn on your set and get your hot drink and hunker down for awhile.    I hope your day is bright, beautiful and cheerful and you find ways and means to be a blessing.....you are you know...just because YOU are YOU!!!!   Hugs to all.

A New Day!

My computer faces the window over looking the parking lot of the hospital wing and at this time of the morning, around five a.m., there is only blackness and a bit of light from an outside light on the hospital building...silence prevails......I have a refill of coffee and it is very good this morning.   A few more sips and I might actually open both eyes.   Yesterday, a lovely Fall day, sunshine and a breeze to entice one to the outdoors and breakfast out.....three of us heard the call and off we went to 'the hill' and found open seating waiting just for us.  The menu was on the table, the waitress at the ready and our order was up and on the table before we got comfortable.  That waitress was fast, no fooling around with her.  I think if we didn't order quickly enough she would have been glad to do it for us...smile.    The food was delicious, no adverse comments.   Good food, good company and a lovely Sunday morning...can't get much better than that...unless.....smile.....a good steak when you least expect it.

Here it is,  a new week, wonder what it has in store for us. . . a trip out and away would be nice but I don't think there is anything planned for this week.   I wonder if they have any areas where the change of color is prevalent.  I'll have to ask and see if anything is planned.  It would be nice to ride out into the country and see the Fall colors and find a nice place to lunch out.    I would suggest New England but I don't think they would go for it.  smile.

So our new week starts, let us hope we have good health, a few surprises and do a little good deed here and there to make our lives worth while.    Do not sit and sulk, get up, go out and make your world a happy place.  Be a reason someone smiles....be YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

Sunday morning!!

Emma says Good Morning to you, Erin does too, as they enjoyed the hammock as another lovely summer day came and went.    We ordered pizza and enjoyed every bite, beats cooking and heating up the house on a hot day.  ... or any day....smile!!

Netflick kept us amused and Kevin Spacy did a good job keeping us alert and awake with his political shenanigans.    A good show and one we enjoy watching.   Saturday came and went like a flash, enjoyed by all the family and a good piece of pizza is always filling and delicious;  so...what's to complain about???  Nothing!!!

Today a Sunday to enjoy and hopefully relax with friends and family.    A back yard picnic would be fun and a hamburger or a hot dog on the grill always has a special taste in the summer time.    Hard to believe that we are heading for September but the trees are showing the lovely colors and I bet you don't even have the rake in sight.   Better check it out and make sure it is in working condition so you can tone up those muscles.  There is nothing better than communing with nature  and getting in a little exercise too....well, a little stretch of the truth never hurt..smile.     Don't be lazy....get out there and rake.....exercise.....then go and find a good book and hunker down under the nearest tree...smile!!

I'm off for a refill,  aah...hot coffee.....what would we do without it?  Hope I never run out.   Go, have yourself a wonderful Sunday and stop by the church of your choice and light a candle for many reasons...I am sure you can think of some personal ones as well as the necessary list of blessings we want to request for our country, our family and our friends.    Prayer is good.....exercises the mind and opens the heart to all kinds of good thoughts and deeds.  So...be glad you can bend your knees and use your mind;  some folks cannot.  Go . . . Be good, be kind, be gentle but most of all be loving....You have the experience, now use it!!!  Smile, words you live by.    Hugs to all.

Saturday...all day!!!

The beautiful Dragon flower, how lovely, how special and I have shown it a dozen time but it is Saturday morning and there is nothing to say, or do, or think about that is new and different.  I haven't done anything to brag about or tell you about that would keep your interest....life can be boring when you do not do anything to change it...and some days there is nothing special to do or even that you want to do but hunker down and be lazy and selfish and  pick up a good book....nothing wrong with that.....boring for you unless you want to know what the story is all about...smile.    Actually, I had a good day yesterday spent with my girls....Pat has Netflick and there are several programs we have an interest in and watching Kevin Spacey act is not a waste of time...he is good...and sharing food is always good especially when Donaleo brings home some tasty treats from the big city...smile.  

This morning it is quiet here, shades still down at the hospital wing building across from me.    No breeze at all, but some new color in the tree  this morning, a lot more yellow showing and a bit of russet and I think I see a tiny bit of red...Fall is here.....coming faster than I thought.

So I am going to plot and plan my day and see what kind of mischief I can get into...there must be something or someone I can pester...so do not lock your doors, I am really harmless....honest!!!  Well......smile!!!

Be good, be kind, be gentle and make your today the best yet.....be loving to all you meet today especially those you think you do not like...they could be the best friend you'll ever have....give them and life a chance....be YOU!!!  Go!!!!  Enjoy today!!!  Hugs to all.

Week Ending

Lazy Daisy give me your answer due...I'm half crazy over the love of you...la, la, la....and another sunshine day with a bit of heat, a bit of it is much to much summer weather to be useful...lazy days.....better enjoy as soon it will change and there will be no excuse for lazing around.....right this minute it is dark, quiet and few cars parked and the shades of the hospital wing, across from my window, are closed tight, the street light is on and the workers are coming in slowly.  There are some new cars to be admired...really good looking and grey seems to be the choice in color.   I get a kick out of watching some of the workers back in, they have a special space they want to be their own and they leave spaces around them supposedly hoping no one will scratch their fenders...fenders, there are none, sculptured would be more like it.  The motor is shut down and silence prevails.  

I had lunch out with my granddaughter yesterday.   If you haven't done that for a while, I would say don't waste any more time...call that grandchild up and make a date and have some love and laughter come your way.   We took a walk down by the water and watched the ferry boat slowly making its way over from the big city, probably loaded with tired workers or exhausted shoppers.    It has been awhile since I've had a ferry ride, um.....maybe I'll do that one day soon.

I am wondering how your day went.  I hope you drop a line and let me know how you are doing.    I hope your summer days are happy and safe.   Maybe you will think of a trip this way...um...I'd like that.

Ridgemont was quiet yesterday, not many up in the lunch room as a group went off to a special luncheon given by one of the daughters of one of our lovely ladies.  She does a luncheon twice a year and invites all of us to her home.  It is so lovely, right on the water, huge and beautiful and her menu is always tops.  I have gone twice and enjoyed it but this year I had other plans so had to pass.   Those that went had a great time and a lot of compliments to their hostess.   Maybe I'll get to her Christmas luncheon.

Well....as my friend used to say ..'where are you going to dig it'.....but well serves a cause all its own...gives you time to think of something more to add....or not...smile.....I am off for a refill, coffee is good this morning....well I don't always make the best and probably could if I measured correctly...but....a pinch of this and a pinch of that works...sometimes....smile.

I'm off to have a good day, all day...doing something but haven't found out what yet.   Loved my time with my granddaughter...what a beauty...what a sweetheart...a keeper!!!  A brand new day....go.....enjoy your seconds.....make  good use of them.....waste not...want not.....isn't that an old adage?   Yes.....one to take notice of and a good rule to live by.....so....make today a special memory builder and share you with those you love and like.  Hugs to all.

Little or a Lot

Now take Mom's for instance....a great example of the busy bee.....always buzzing around to do good deeds , but has a bit of a sting if you truly do not mind....smile!!

I am not sure what this is, thought it was a fish, then a falling log, bubbles like stars, made quite a picture.

Angie knows how to spend her seconds.   A terrific young lady, not afraid to try anything and when she does it is always 'top of the line';  a great young lady who knows how to live life.   

A new day, so far very quiet around Ridgemont and the hospital wing.   The largest of the fire engines was over last evening which could mean a big problem for one of the patients.  Say a prayer this morning for the well being of those that are confined and in poor health.    Take care of yourself, for it only takes a short second for things to change.Wealth without health is worthless, so give that a little thought.    Exercise.....good diet.....and attitude is on the top of the list....develop a great one.....a can do attitude...then go, do it and make your life a blessing and not a drag.  Be good, be kind, be gentle ....go and have yourself a day to remember.....top it with a little kindness, share a hug or two, good deeds lighten the heart and sometimes the pocketbook but it really is for a good cause....YOU are important and to make you smile ..aah....brings a smile all its own.   A good day to do good deeds...kindness brings rewards you cherish for a long time.  So be an angel today and give your guardian angel a day off.    Go, try for a new record!!  Hugs to all.