Good Morning!!

A new day....say a prayer for a 'good' day...all day.....get up, do something wonderful today and be sure you bend the knee in thanksgiving for a new day!!

A view from my window, the color of the morning!!

                                 I'll be back....off for a refill.....  "aah"  coffee...
Good morning....How are you this morning?  Fine, I hope.    Clear skies this morning, a little light lavender in the sky, blinds closed in the hospital unit and silence is profound. . . 'not a creature stirring';    cars all parked, workers doing their morning chores and I have been up for hours, why?....who knows?  I don't...just not a sleeper in.....must be the coffee calls and I am enjoying my second cup;  stop in, I'll share!!


I enjoyed my stint (interesting word meaning time ..... wonder where that word came from) ....at the Gallery yesterday.  The new showing is of birds and it is a delight to see.   It was fun to 'man' the desk with daughter Christine and visit with the folks as they came through to see this new show.    Daughter Patricia came and rescued me and took me to the grocery store for some needed supplies.  I found a few 'special delights' ...non fattening , of course....smile....if you believe that you believe anything .....I just had a cinnamon roll with my breakfast coffee,  no calories in those...smile......I think that is called wishful thinking.....

Quiet out there in the parking lot, cars are parked, shades still down, no breeze this morning the trees are still, the sky a pewter shade.    No complaints, especially when you think of the weather and activities of other places in our country where the weather is acting up and folks are hunkering down.    Hurricane season and not shy about starting off with a bang.    So, I am off to start my new day, after I watch some news on television, have a refill and put my feet up...then, I might dress and motivate for the day.....or not...smile.....retirement is a time of hazy and lazy and you get away with it.  

So.   I am going to turn the news on;  wonder what the hurricane is doing?   I hope folks stay safe and sane...not fun to live through as we use to find out when living through them some years ago.    I really do not miss them....smile....fun in the sun is much more enjoyable.   A new cup of hot coffee,  news on....I'll see you tomorrow;  have yourself a 'great' day and do the things you love to do with the people you love to do them with.     Go!!!! Be YOU!!!  Be good, be kind, be gentle and share YOU with those you love and like.   Be a charmer....make folks laugh out loud , tickle their funny bone, and be the best kind of friend you can be...you know how to do that so well....YOU are great...G R E A T....as 'tony the tiger' would say.....so go.....be 'great' today.    Practice makes perfect so don't give up trying...think of all the folks you love and 'touch' each one today... a hug, a phone call, a visit...be YOU and do all kinds of good deeds today...makes you a better person ...um..how can that be????  YOU are already 'The Best'.    So go...'show off'...smile, it is okay....just do it.   Hugs to all.

Good Morning!!

The door is open, a quiet morning, not a breeze or any movement out in the parking lot....it is just too early....one eye open, coffee perking, when it is finished I'll fill my cup , sip a little, and open my eyes....be patient with me, I only have one eye open....working on the other...smile!!

and your attitude.  

Good morning.   Cars are parking, someone tooted a horn, a quick good morning to a fellow worker passing by.   It is dark out there so the lamp light is a blessing.A new day, wonder what is in store for us.    I am going to visit the Gallery today and see the new bird show.  I hear it is terrific and 'terrific' lightens the heart and soul.    So don't sit there doing nothing, put on your shoes and visit your local gallery and see what is 'hanging'....smile.

I have not had my first sip of coffee yet so you know the brain is not in gear;  wonder if it knows how to get into gear anymore;   age has a way of defining ones self and it is not always complimentary ...downright loathsome some times....smile.....have to work on that ....I did get to see Louie's new gallery and he has done a great job of placing the art pieces.  There are some that are truly museum pieces;  some good artists here in Port Orchard.   If you do not believe me....come see for yourself...smile.

I am off to fill my coffee cup and wake up.   I hope to visit the Gallery today and enjoy the 'bird' show.   I'll tell you about it tomorrow.   Go....have yourself a good day, all day and be sure you harbor good deeds to the mix....one...two is better, and make someone smile.   Meanwhile lighten your load, get off your feet and relax when you can but no before you make someone happy because you walked in the door.    Be good, be calm, be careful . . . enjoy today, all day!!  I'll love you and leave you for now;  off to have my first sip of coffee.....aah!!!!!  Go....be YOU.....be wonderful.  Hugs to all.

Ocean Shores!!

AAH!!!!  The sound, the smell, the beauty and peace of the ocean;  this time at Shore Acres and a mini vacation ;  machines to play, just wish they would PAY. . . smile, but the fun is really in the trying.    A restaurant that had salmon specials that were more than tasty and a prime rib to melt in your mouth, and of course the view from out window showing a long path way to the ocean through sand dunes and wild grasses.    A mini vacation, a walk through the little town, a trip through the 'junker' store and the hope of finding a treasure or two.   That old adage of "a good time was had by all" rang true.  Vacations, mini or not, pass much too quickly and it is back on the road and home with a mind and heart filled with sweet memories of a couple of days in the surf and the sun;  just what was needed to renew our faith in summers ending . . . so soon . . where did all those days go......trees of color say that the season has come and gone for swimming, it is 'walk on the beach' time and it is lovely, beautiful and so restful.
Yes, we counted our blessings and enjoyed every minute .  I did find that 'age' is beginning to take it toll and changes are taking place so I have a feeling my 'wandering' days are about over.   Age is not just in the mind....it takes a little side trip to the feet, to the inner compass of the mind and as one old friend use to say: "old arrives too soon" and I am beginning to believe it.  A little sadness comes along as you begin to realize there is little or nothing you can do to change  'the changes' but to make up your mind to keep going, doing, making do, and using every second as it comes.    Time flies when you are having fun and it flies faster when it wants to get your attention, so wake up and smell the roses ... and...live and love and enjoy each day as it comes.    A couple of friends stopped in to share a glass of wine, a few tales of the adventure tot he ocean and a hug or two, all is well and I am already thinking of the next trip to the ocean side;  a winter walk on the beach, nothing wrong with that...smile!!!

I'm off for a new day, have laundry day today, how exciting..smile!!!!   Well a gal has to do something to keep the feet moving....rather walk the aisles between the machines...smile....but beggar cannot be choosers and there are some mundane tasks that have to be kept up.....but....next time around .... I am smiling, it will probably be just the same.....so...I am off to start my day as the cars are all parked in the parking lot and the workers are busy already.  It is grey outside right now, but it is very early.  A pewter sky. . .a bit of yellow haze up there, maybe telling me that it is going to be another warm one.

So today take stock in yourself, make sure you are doing all you can to stay healthy, and wise, that wealthy stuff is hard to come bye.....go.....be YOU.....enjoy the day and do make sure you do a good deed or two to make life beautiful and happy for those you like and love.    Make up your mind 'to have a good one';  put lots of love and hugs out there...spread a little of YOU around.

Old News; New News, No News!

Labor Day...a Holiday....A new day!!!   Live a little!!!

Jock and his daughter and son-in-law have the right idea...fishing!!!!  A nice way to spend a holiday or any day for that matter.....

Sky sculptors ....a plane, a bird, nah.,,,,,super man....smile!!

A new day, quiet this time of morning, smart folks are still sleeping in and then there are those of us who think the dawn means up and move....yeah!!!!  to the coffee pot and back;  to the computer and back.....it is to early to think , besides there is nothing new....same old...same old.....boring....time to wake up and change the attitude and get on with a holiday....Labor Day.....

or not....smile!!

The quiet of a morning;   no clouds,  pale sky with a slight tinge of blue, has a way to go to become a beautiful Fall day....yes, Fall...winter coming..but not just yet, we have time to savor the beautiful earth changes as summer fades and a new season begins.    Time to walk out and enjoy the coolness of the air, the walk through the fallen leaves even if only to the corner and back.   I did that yesterday and picked up a few of the fallen leaves.  The lovely yellows and amber shades, the crackle of the dried leaf and the beginning of a fall bouquet.   So....today, a new Fall day,   a day to walk out and pick up a few of the fallen leaves and decorate your table with a Fall bouquet....dried leaves......a cornucopia of Fall in all its beauty.    Enjoy!!!

I am off to start my new day.   I have hopes of seeing one or both of my daughters today.   I'd like to take them out to lunch and have a visit before they get busy with all they have on their plate today.     Right now, silence prevails, not a sound......morning prayers, peace and serenity before a new day takes over and we get busy.....Labor Day!!!!   No parades I know of....no plans made....um....wonder what kind of a day it will turn out to be....I am about to find out.   You...have a good one and enjoy it with family and friends.  A good day for a cook out.  A good day to share.   A good day because YOU are there and staying healthy, wealthy and wise....I hope  so!!!  smile.    Go....enjoy today...all day.  Hugs to all.

October

Yep!!!  Time to shop!!!

Time to carve;  Time to make a bird feeder. . . clever idea.   

Time to think about decorating the outside of your home..... yes...that time of year.....time to stock up and get ready for those trick and treat folks.....time flies so you want to be prepared.    I am not rushing you, honest, just a heads up of what is the season and the reason for Fall in all its glory....leaves are turning that beautiful amber color and the bushes are beginning to look good in their new coat of gold  and a tinge of red.  I am looking out my apartment window which faces the hospital wing and the tiny tree has golden leaves this morning and the bushes are  colorful in their various shades of green, more golden , so bright and alive.   The tiniest bush I see from my window is white, almost like a stalk of celery, different and all by itself.   There is one tiny bush that is shaped like a Christmas tree, bet it would be fun to decorate it come Christmas time....it would be cute with tiny lights on it.   The sky is dusky, not true blue yet, has a way to go before the morning light changes to bright and beautiful.    It is early....well, I get up early;  that body clock is set for early and I didn't do it...smile.

I am off for a refill.  I have to think of something to have for my breakfast and there is nothing good int his house....smile...you have heard that one before.    I guess some toast with a bit of jam won't hurt but a special omelet would taste a lot better;  too lazy to make one. . . but....a dropped egg, you know it as poached, wouldn't be to hard to make up....um.....if you were here I'd make you one....yep...hungry, so off I go.  Have a day to remember;  do something you love to do....or even like to do....just do something that makes your heart sing.   Be a good neighbor.  Be a good friend.  Be a good person just because you are.....be YOU....be gentle, kind, considerate and most of all loving..hugs for friends of all shapes and sizes...don't be bashful...walk right into one and feel love and laughter from head to toe.....share you.....Hugs to all.

Saturday, all day!!

AAh!!!  The weekend is here......nectar!!!  One way to survive a Saturday!!

The sun is shining.  It is quiet here at Ridgemont, not a creature stirring...and I've never seen a mouse.....thank God...I'd be up on the table...smile.....creeping crawlers, nothing moving around here, inside or out.    The parking lot is full.  The window shades of the hospital wing are closed....The sun is shining on the large trees behind the low roof of the hospital wing.    All is quiet.   All is as it should be this time of the morning.  A beautiful Fall day just beginning  and the russet shades of the fallen leaves is really very beautiful to see and I think even more fun to rake.    It would take the gardener about two seconds to clear the fallen leaves from the small row bed before the hospital windows.  I walked out around the front end of the building yesterday afternoon and sat on a bench outside in the front area.    It was quiet.  Traffic was heavy going bye on the highway but still it was serene and peaceful to sit out in the sunshine and check out the scenes in the sky.   Clouds make for picture watching and imagination does the rest.    My granddaughter, Erin, came and kept me company as we waited for the TV repair man to come and put things back together right.   We have some kind of a new little box attached to the TV .   I am helpless around electronics;  if you can't just push a button then I'm lost..  The understanding part of the brain has left and I am lost in the new electronics ...to old to be learning new 'stuff' and if the truth be know, don't want to learn anything new and different....I've earned the right to be 'stupid' and let someone else do all the work in resetting a television and all that goes with it.   I just am tired and the brain led the way..smile.

So it is Saturday and a day to do what you want to do and not have to do.....now to find out what that is...smile.    It looks like a beautiful morning to be out and about.    I'd put my shoes on and go out the door but it is much more fun to sit here in my pj's, hot coffee at the elbow and window watch as the workers park their cars and off to work in the hospital wing.   Say a short prayer for those confined.  

I hope you have your list of things you want to do today and accomplish your tasks.   Remember to be good, be kind, be generous and share YOU with those you like and love.    It is a good Saturday to be YOU and it is a good Saturday to do good deeds, think of how many you can do.....a call, a note, a smile...you have the routine down pat, so...get going...be YOU.  Hugs to all.

Silence

Trying times????  Look for a rainbow and take one step at a time.

Remember this and never give up hope or trying!!

Some folks are having a bad time of it, illness, tiny to huge problems in their lives,  lost hope, ....  but. . . . faith, hope and strength are within and all you have to do is take one step at a time.   A problem is solved one step at a time, so walk slowly and carefully today......overcome!!!  Hard to do, but YOU can do it.   Some folks woke up to sad news this morning so bend your knee and include them in your prayers this morning.   Look around, reach out a listening heart and do at least one good deed this morning,   Time does heal, but it is getting through the moment that leads the way to healing.   Sometimes a touch of YOUR hand helps to make the journey easier.   Be there for someone today.

Friday, all day, heading for a new weekend, time out, time to do something you really want to do ...not have to do....plot and plan your hours and enjoy each one.  I had a stay in day yesterday;   we had an interesting meeting upstairs and was treated to a Popsicle,  remember those?   Tasty!!!  

Then back to a  quiet day, a reading day, a puzzle day.....everyone seem to want to hunker down and close their doors...some days are like that!!  

So we have a new day to do something good and kind.  Look for that opportunity to lend a helping hand;  give someone you know and love a boost in their morale today;   a smile, a touch of your hand, a smile from your eyes, a listening ear.....you have them all....so...put them to work....and be YOU, kind and loving as you help someone you love survive.  Some days are like that and YOU are the answer to a prayer or two....Go....be YOU.   Hugs to all.