Fall Wonders!!

A favorite picture, there is something soft, wise, beautiful in the lowly daisy;  rich in color at its base, a reminder of who and what we are.

Autumn fun, raking leaves, making piles, jumping in and make them scatter in the wind....a fun time for all.

Well what did you expect at this time of the morning!!!!  I am working on a refill...improvement awaits!!

Good morning, coffee pot is empty, makes two cups, so I will have to make more or do without . . . let me think about that.....while I blog......about????  No new news;   no deep thoughts;   it is early, dark as pitch outside, not a car moving in or out, no lights on in the hospital wing, the lampposts are still lit and it is just too early for traffic of any kind...no walkers, no movement...silence!!!

I would go back to bed but I am no longer sleepy.   I am awake....I think....wondering what to tell you this morning and there really is no new news.   I joined daughter Christine and went over to Pat's house for dinner last evening...a special treat..scallops...yum!!!!  Crusty bread, garden tomatoes. . . aah.....fit for a King!!!

It was a quiet day here at Ridgemont yesterday.   The bus is broken down so there will be no trips out for awhile.   It must be the season for breakdowns as there was a drying machine on in the hallway yesterday because of a water spill or leak, haven't heard the particulars, but it was on all day and there had to have been a reason.   Doris and I went for a walk up to the corner and back, around the backside of one of the buildings, on to the side grassy area then back to our own doorway.   Good exercise.    A beautiful Fall day, slight breeze, beautiful skies, picture clouds and a bench to sit on and catch up on some memories.   I probably told you all this, but bare with me as there is little or nothing new on going right now.    We are looking forward to a bus trip out soon, it is perfect weather wise and I think we are all looking forward to time away.  

So....no news is good news...so I am told.....smile......it is okay if you write and tell me what is on going in your life.    I could use a tale or two....seeing I cannot join you, I have to be satisfied with words and deeds....so get busy and write.    Stay healthy, wealthy and wise.    Don't forget a good deed or two today.  Be kind, be generous to a fault and  share you with those you like and love....Have yourself a 'good' day...all day....and find reasons to laugh out loud.   Hugs to all.

September Morn!

The leaves are dried and fall to the ground and if you are lucky you get to walk through them and make noises...smile.    Most are already gone.   The seasons change so quickly.    Doris and I went for a walk the other day and followed a path behind the building next to ours.   The pathway is actually a cemented road but leads behind the big building next to us so we can take a walk out and around and walk through the fallen leaves of the trees behind the buildings.   There is a tall fence surrounding the acreage but not tall enough to hide the huge branches which give off those wonderful, colorful fallen leaves.  Fall, crunching leaves to walk through...aah....fun and memories.

A new day, wonder what is in store for us.    There is a noisy machine in the hallway which takes care of excess water;  seems someone had a water accident in their apartment.  We haven't heard the what or why and probably will not ...which is a good idea..smile...it could be one of us at this end of the hall.    We really are careful but the buildings are old and although the upkeep is the best they can do, accidents do happen.   I have been lucky as I am in a small studio apartment and the upkeep is easy...besides what could I possibly do..um...I retract..probably a lot..smile.  

So, I am off for a refill of my coffee...good today....need to put it on my list as the girls are going to Costco soon and I am getting low...if I am out of coffee...oh what a thought....I'd be cross and surly and hard to get along with......what do you mean I already am??????   that's not a nice thought when I'm so lovable....smile.....and I do fib now and then...smile!!!!

So go, have yourself a great day doing what you love to do best.    The sky is lovely shades of blue and creamy clouds so it should be a good one to take a walk around the block.    So put on your shoes and get going...make today 'remarkable', just like you!!!  Hugs to all.

Monday!! A New One!!

Remembering September 11

Good Morning.    It is going to be a beautiful day, no plans as yet, but there is work that needs doing so the day will not be wasted.   The weekend was a busy one with time at the Gallery where there is a really lovely show , all about birds. . . . a flow of folks to view the art work, some real tasty 'goodies' on the table  and as the old saying goes.."a good time was had by all."

A new week. . . the television has a tribute to 9/11 and memories come alive.    If you get a chance, go light a candle and remember.   All of the worker cars are in , parked on an angle today all because of a couple of early birds who didn't pay attention to driving in and parking straight. . . crooked is good..smile!!  The blinds are drawn, all but one, the same room has an open blind earlier than the others, an early riser. . . smile!!  

I enjoyed my weekend, visiting the gallery is always good and fun when you get to help set up the treats that flow in.  We have some very good bakers and a few good shoppers who delight in bakery goods.   There is something for every taste and not one crumb goes to waste.   The 'bird' show is well done, so if you have a spare minute stop in and take a look for yourself.  A guarantee you will enjoy it.    Another good Sunday at the Gallery.

A new week, sky is clear and not a breeze.   Silence prevails!!   I am off for a refill and watch the news.  Our president is on talking and remembering September 11, 2001 and we remember!!! So, take time to go and light a candle in silent memory . . . if you cannot get out then light a candle at home.   It works...does't have to be in church.   Candles work no matter where you light them....and prayers work, in your favor, no matter where you say them.     So....be good, be kind, be gentle.....be YOU...share YOU with those you like and love.    Hugs to all.

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.