Another New Day!!

October is ending on a scary note but we don't seem to mind.   All Hallows Eve followed by All Saints Day, that has a nicer ring to it.   Have you tried being a saint lately?    Try it...you may find you like it....smile!!!

It is very early in the morning,  most folks are sleeping but not me, have coffee on hand and am wide awake...you would think I would know better...smile!!

I had a great day yesterday, all day, spent with my daughter Christine at her house watching Hallmark movies...fun...and two cats , one who actually sat with me and helped keep me company.   The movies were great, as usual, Hallmark always does a great job of entertaining us.   Chowder out at the mall was tasty, a good day, all day ...no complaints....what is there to complain about?   Nothing I can think of....well now.....smile.....no nothing when you can share time with your daughters.  I did more than watch movies though, as there were letters to be addressed , a bit of work to earn my keep...smile!!   Busy is good and I like to be busy.

So we have a new day and I am wondering what is in store for me.   Right now it is pitch black out there , not a car moving, no lights on, or shades drawn, as it is much too early over in the hospital wing.    It is much to early for me too....ha,ha...thinking of going back to bed for awhile but that doesn't work as I am wide awake...oh well.....a new day and the coffee is ready, news coming on, so I am going to love you and leave you and relax in my easy chair.  I hope when you wake up a new day will meet and greet you with an abundance of 'good things' to make you smile.    Don't forget you get out of life what you put into it...no more or less as the old timers would tell you.  So go...fill your day with 'goodness', be a lover, be gentle and kind..be YOU.  Hugs to all.

Thinking!!

The light of day hasn't reached us yet;  it is coming but a few more hours of darkness before we get to see the beauty of a new bright and beautiful day.  Right now it is pitch black, there is a car parking and I bet the driver is still trying to wake up and get in a work mood.  Back in bed, under the covers is probably wishful thinking on her part as she walks over to the entrance door.  No lights on at the hospital wing, well there are lights on but the shades have not been drawn.  It is early...probably close to five a.m......yes, an early bird, what can I say....it must be nice to sleep in but some of us never acquired that habit even when we tried.  ... smile. 

Thinking over yesterday, it was a good day.   I had a walk out.  I had company.  I have a dish filled with the brilliance and colors of fall; bright, beautiful fallen leaves so a little of the outside comes in and brightens the apartment.   The tea pot was on and the cookies put on a plate.  They are not as good as they should be so I will not buy that brand again.   A cookie should be a treat and tasty;  some are not so you have to pay out a bit more to get the 'good stuff'  smile!!!  I think it is time for a trip to Freddys and look over the cookie aisle.   A fresh fig bar is always tasty, but...oh those chocolate ones with marshmallows, yum.....what is that 'meet you in the hallway' song???  ha, ha, don't scarf them all up before I get there.....so....there is no new news;  all is quiet here at Ridgemont. 

So.....off I go to watch a little news on the television.    Open the blinds and see what kind of a day we are in for.  It has been springlike, warm, beautiful and not a hint of inclement weather...no snow...yet....but...wait awhile....smile!!

Have yourself a good day, all day, doing what you love to do best.  Be good...be kind...be gentle....and most of all be loving!!!!   BE YOU!!!!  Hugs to all.

Contrast

A water ballet!!  A stone thrown into the stream. . . . small miracles.

A feast coming up but check the beauty of the shells.

A small miracle!!

Good morning.   I have been sitting here at the computer for at least an hour, wondering what to write about and at this time of the morning when the darkness prevails, one or two hospital rooms with lights on, otherwise complete blackness out there in the parking lot.  No movement, too early for workers yet , although a few are up and getting ready for the ride in to work for the day.   The parking lot is filling up slowly, the workers are in no big rush to get to the door but I bet they finish that big cup of coffee or chocolate they are carrying inside.    The early shift . . . aah coffee or chocolate...hot and tasty and a wake up call.    There is one patient over there who is an early bird.  The blinds are open, the lights are on, the television is on, and the patient is sitting quietly in her chair watching a program.  All ready for a new day.   It is Saturday ...all day...I think today is the day we are passing out some treats at the gallery;  not sure, but it seems there was talk about treating those who came to visit with something sweet and tasty.    I will have to go and find out.  I like treats...smile.

I hope your today is a 'good' one.  I hope you find places to go and things to do that will brighten your day and make you feel good about being alive and well;  some folks are not,and have a 'cross' to carry, so be of help when and where you can.   We are here to help, not to hinder, so be one of those busy bees and 'get with the program'. . . don't you love that saying...I can see and hear you now.....well, try as you really are necessary to making life worthwhile.

As for me, it is Saturday and I have no special plans....as yet....I will work on some ideas and get busy before long.   There must be something I can do to be of help...but...at this age 'hindrance' is a good word..smile.     I am seeing a bit of day light so the cars are taking shape out there in the parking lot.   It was so dark for awhile I couldn't see even the shape of a car.    There are some beauties, have my eye on one with a sun roof....one has a luggage carrier  but the rest are clear.    No empty spaces this morning so everyone is in and working.   A new day, let us hope it is a good one for those who are not feeling up to par.    Our Vinnie spent a day over there yesterday, was not feeling just right but regrouped and was sent back to his apartment so I gather all is well.   One of the good guys, sure hope he is okay.    Dealing with the 'old' folks means one day at a time.   So, if you have 'old' folks in your family, be good, be kind, be gentle and love them.....they spent a life time loving you.   Be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

Sigh!!!!Friday!

I am singing.....the mute button is on.......'Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, had a wife and couldn't keep her;  put her in a pumpkin shell and there he kept her very well......yeah!!!!  I have sang that little ditty before....well!!!!  It is that time of year.... join me, you will feel better!!!

I don't always have a happy face!!!

A favorite morning picture.   A walk in a park;   a little sunlight;   cool morning  breezes....a brand new day...what could be better than that?    Nothing I can think of....a chance to walk out in it would be lovely, refreshing, all of which would get the brain and body moving for a new day.

It is Friday and a lot of folks are smiling as the weekend is here....the folks who work out are happy to have time to relax and catch up with themselves.  There are always chores waiting to be done but they are the chores one likes to look forward to doing as it is a chance to be outdoors, in the sunshine, pruning, raking, sprucing up the yard as we start into the onset of the winter months.  Now, that isn't all bad, as we throw in a holiday or two so we get to enjoy the wonders of the holidays.   We gripe, we groan, but.....we wouldn't  want to be without all the love and fun that goes with them.   Hard work?  Not really . . . just busy work and how we really enjoy sharing and caring throughout the holiday season.  Moan and groan...of course...that is a part of the season!

So, today make lists.....do a little preparation for the upcoming holidays.   They come one after another so don't panic.   It is not to soon to make a list for those who are naughty and nice...smile.  This week concentrate on Halloween....candy treats for the trick or theaters.....maybe you would like to have a dunking doughnut party.   It is 'cider' time, so check around and see who has the 'real' apple cider; wonder who has some around here...um...have to check that out. So Halloween first, then you can work on Thanksgiving....what is the words to that song..."and the days grow shorter";  always at holiday time....smile!!   You have done it a thousand times, so you will do it again ...and...enjoy every minute of the holiday season.    You know you will!!!!

I hope your today is a 'good' one;  I hope you are feeling 'good';    I hope you find a small piece of the rainbow and your day is bright and beautiful, just like YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

Good Morning!

A new day;  an open door;  surprises!!!

Hunting for pictures for the morning blog and I couldn't resist this one;   we have not seen snow flakes as yet;  but.....you know it wont be long.

My favorite Brookings tree.....early morning...a new day....a bit of faith, a lot of hope ...beauty and strength....what more could you ask for!!!!

One of my favorite road pictures. . . wonder if I have a ride up coming today....maybe!!!

Good morning.  How are you this morning?  I hope well, happy and content to share a beautiful Fall day with those you like and love.    We had our evening at the Gallery last night and I would say we accomplished a lot.   We had a project for the upcoming holidays and I think we made great inroads.   It may take another meeting or two to get everything done but we made good headway.  The ladies are great, good workers, love doing what they do and get it all done with a smile.    It is always fun to share time with the Gallery group....good ladies....fun to be with and all creative.   Wait until you see our treat for this year....a guarantee smile or two.  The pizza treat was delicious and enjoyed by all.   I wrapped a piece up to take home for breakfast and I have already eaten it..yum....cold pizza has a taste all its own....early energy....and an occasional burp or two as it really is not meant for breakfast....but....it works....yum.....

So!!!!! A new day...there must be lots of interesting things going to happen in this day....what?  who knows, it will happen as it happens and hopefully we will have a day to remember.    I have some shopping to do and that is always fun, come along and you can help me pick out some new socks.  Right now I am off for a coffee refill, have news to watch and probably a little more snoozing in my easy chair...or not....depends.....smile.....go....be you....have a wonderful day doing a good deed or two.  Make someone smile.    Make someone happy that YOU are in their life.    If you are this way, drop in, the coffee pot is on.....nothing good to go with it though....makes you wonder why there is 'nothing good in this house'....there was but I already devoured it.   Off to get a refill....make the sun shine at your house.....start with a hug...share....be YOU.  Hugs to all.

Another NEW Day!!

Have you hung some pumpkin shells out yet?    The birds are waiting patiently.  I wonder if those are clove pieces on the pumpkin rind . . . makes it look pretty and decorative..just for the birds...how nice you are to think of them.....thank you.

It looks a little like this right now but it will brighten up in another hour or two;  it is early , very early and only one light is on over at the hospital wing...really still part of the night time...well, any time before six a.m. is still night time...right?  All I can tell you is that it is pitch black out there.....nothing moving....I'm up, my one neighbor across is up but all the others are closed, dark and still dreaming!!

The wise old owl....beautiful!!  A wonder!! besides being a real 'hoot'  smile!!

A new day which has not really started yet;  must be about five a.m. or there about . . . haven't checked the clock, afraid to as it might tell me what an early bird I am....I need a refill so I am putting you on hold for a few seconds.....Um...first pot gone so I will have to make a new one but not for awhile, can't believe I downed the whole pot already.....see what concentration does to you....you down the coffee without a second thought and now you know why the eye lids are wide open.    

I'll have to plot and plan what to do with this new day.  Yesterday was a ride out to find some new glasses  so we went to the mall and did some looking.   Prescription glasses are very expensive and then add the cost of frames and you are bankrupt for the rest of the year.   The frames are what I call chintzy,  trying them on makes for a lot of laughter and almost a tear or two as you check the price tags.    It costs the maker about three dollars to make but are priced out at anywhere from thirty dollars to hundreds....someone is greedy.  But...age and glasses go together and there is no getting away from eye checks and new prescriptions...all costly...all necessary as the eyes  are always in use.....no rest for the 'wicked"....ha, ha, tried to spell that one with a "Boston" accent....wickard.

So we did find some frames and the glasses will be ready next week;  meanwhile I am trying to use some very old glasses so I can skype...if there are errors ignore them....I can't see...smile!!!

We did get to Costco and had a walk around;  it has to be a mile or more and great leg exercise.  We stopped to have one of their hot dogs...yum....always good.    Got a few things we needed and a couple of things we didn't...well ...cookies are a necessary evil, keeps us sweet....not fat....sweet!!!  Did you know they taste better than morning cereal?   They do....try a couple and see!!

I am off to face a new day.  I hope I meet YOU on my way....I can always use a hug or two.   Make your today the best one yet.   Be kind, be gentle, be YOU.  Hugs to all

A New Day!!

Good Morning to YOU....Good Morning to YOU....Good morning, Good morning ....a new day....clear sunshine or misty rain, have no idea as it is very, very, early in the morning...don't think it is five a.m. yet....so I am up...not awake...but working on it...smile.

Nature....tells a tale!!

Remember this picture?    It only takes a second to say 'thank you';  how  blessed we really are.  Stop for an instant today and offer up a short prayer in thanksgiving for all you do have.

A new day, haven't opened the blinds so have no idea what it is going to be like;  wouldn't do any good to look as it is very early in the morning, still sleeping in time for most folks, and the new day has not opened up yet....most are sleeping in and in no hurry to greet a new day....but...it wont be long before the alarm bells ring and the new day beckons.

I have to go and get my glasses fixed, broke the stem on one and hope they can be fixed;  hate to think of having to buy new glasses this time of year....holidays are coming and the funds are already spoken for..smile.....

I am being picked up early so I have to love you and leave you early this morning.  I really didn't have any new news anyway.  Yesterday was a lovely quiet day spent with 'the girls' and that is always special.   So....

I wish you a great day all day doing the things you love to do best.    I hope your day is filled with love and laughter, family and friends you love to spend time with and most of all good health...and..a bit of wealth.......GO!!!  be YOU!!!! Have fun and let me know just what you did do for your day.    As for me, I am off to get my glasses fixed, hopefully, or I will have to replace them and that can be costly.   Time will tell.....I'm off for a new day, solve a few problems, hug a friend or two and maybe accept an invitation out to lunch or brunch or dinner...I am not fussy!!!  It is not the food but the company that has meaning.....of course desert counts.....I'll share.

Go, have yourself a great day doing what YOU love to do best.  Be good....be kind....be unselfish and share you with those you love and like.    Hugs to all.

Old Pics, New Words!

It is time to take a trip out with the camera....I have no new pictures to show....but I know you cannot resist this little guy....the early bird saying good morning to YOU!!!  

Are you ready?   Halloween......it is almost here...be patient!!   Don't forget to pick up some extra treats so you will celebrate in style...favorite candy so hard to give out and up...smile.......well, I like those little milky ways and find it hard to give them up....but it is that or be haunted....ghosts and goblin time...fun...Fall....fattening.....such fun!!

Yes, I know, I have shared this photograph with you before but isn't it lovely?   So beautiful, Fall in all its glory;   what's not to like????   Makes one feel good just looking at this gorgeous tree in full array;    magical!!

A brand new day, the start of a new week and my Sunday was an in day by choice.   I have a jig saw puzzle on the table and it is a challenge.    The pieces are there but illusive.    It takes patience and I do find that doing a jig saw puzzle does bode well for the patience personality but woe betide anyone who wants to find that one piece right now and it doesn't want to be found....ha,ha,....shame on you, I didn't know you knew such words!!!

A new week about to start.  I have not opened the blinds as yet, not sure if I want to see the darkness of a very early morning.    The parking lot is empty right now but soon it will be filled up and the folks will be working hard helping those in the hospital wing.   Take a second out to say a prayer for the folks who are not feeling up to par.   We, who are healthy, have a lot to be thankful for and you know good health tops the list....a bit of wealth isn't far behind...smile.

A new week;   Fall is in the air.    The rainy season about to start.   Good deeds to get done and a visit or two to those who are confined;  how lucky we are to be blessed with good health.   One of the beatitudes;  wonder if I spelled that right?.....I think there are seven of them but I can't spout them off like I used to....um.....brain goes out on its own as you 'age';   it should be like good wine and breathe ....smile!!  

So....I wish you a good day, all day;  hopefully shared with those you like and love.    You have the ability to l o v e;  so....get busy......make your today special, just like you.  Hugs to all.

Shade and Shadows!

A window view very early in the morning.   

Don't forget to make good use of your empty coffee can.

You have seen this little guy before....singing....humming...dancing....'me and my shadow'

Good morning. It is probably going on five a.m., the view from the window is blackness, a few cars coming into the parking lot getting ready for work and a new day.    I will be right back, coffee cup is empty and that will never do.....coffee...coffee....be right back!!

I didn't go out yesterday, it was one of those almost rainy days, you know, a shower now and then but nothing to 'speak about' so I just didn't put my shoes on to go anywhere.   I have a big puzzle on the table, I have a good book going, I have an easy chair....what more is needed on an iffy day....just enough drizzle to keep you in but if I had a rain coat I think a walk in the rain would be just what would be good for me, yeah, I love to walk in the rain...well, some folks do you know.

The lunch room was very sparse yesterday with folks gone....no idea where...hopefully having fun.  Both my table mates were gone for the weekend, off with family members having a fun visit doing what they like to do.    Daughter Patricia offered to come over and pick me up to have dinner, but I didn't want to put my shoes on and go out in the cold and wet.  Sometimes it is very comfortable to just stay put, feet up, t.v on, left overs that were still tasty and no work.   I missed the company, but a computer visit keeps the heart strings open...smile.

A new week coming up.   The weather is changing more every day as the leaves attest with their bright and beautiful colors.   I have a couple on my entrance table to meet and greet folks as they come in.   There is also a candy dish but it needs refilling and you know that old saying...'there is nothing good in this house';   time for a trip to the store and look over the candy aisle.   I have been looking for some of those caramels with the white centers but haven't found any.  I haven't been to the candy shop on the main street and I bet they have them.  Maybe I'll get an invitation out today and do a bit of shopping.   

I am off for a refill, turn on the t.v. and news;   time to wake up and join me......yeah, yeah, I know it is early ....the early bird catches the worm.....ha,ha, or....the last of the doughnuts.    Wonder if there is anything good out in the kitchen?    Um....think I'll go find out.    Have yourself a good day, all day doing what YOU love to do best.  Be good, be kind, be generous to a fault and make someone you like and love smile from ear to ear....well, some folks react just like that when you walk into a room.....and that is a 'good" thing!!   Go be YOU and have a wonderful day, all day.  Hugs to all.

YOU

YOU make my day bright and beautiful, like the simple daisy-----you shine with love, make one laugh out loud and share the beauty.   Have a 'good' day, all day and share you with those you like and love.

How lucky I am to have YOU in my life.  My world becomes a brighter, better, more loving place because YOU are in it.

Ha, ha......such fun.....do you remember doing this?    How we love a rainy day!!

A new day, hopefully a good one with places to go and things to do and friends to share the day with.    I have not opened the blinds as it is still very, very early and it is pitch black out there.  The light is on out there in the parking lot but there really is nothing to see.  It is much to early for the workers to come in but the time is coming fast and the coffee pot is on.  I am just a little earlier than usual and the quiet prevails....you could hear a 'pin' drop.

My hair is cut within an inch of my scalp, I think I like it . . . well I wont have any trouble keeping it styled for at least a month or two;  bald is next, not that I am planning it but if the hairdresser cuts much closer I wont have to worry about styling it.   Feels good!!  Looks???? Up for grabs!!

A quiet day here at Ridgemont yesterday.  No one out and about, weather iffy, and it was a quiet day to do a lot of nothing special;  reading is always a good past time and that jig saw puzzle on the table never goes unnoticed.    I like to organize so find it fun to do and there is always someone to give a helping hand.    Not many can pass up a jig saw puzzle;  that illusive piece has to be found.  Lucky for me, I had company when Doris came with some of her baked goods to share and stayed for a cup of tea and some words.   Daughter Pat joined us so a tea party was in order.  Doris, who is one hundred years old, spry, a baker;  bakes every day and makes delicious breakfast buns to die for.   You would love Doris who has a sparkle in her eyes, a lovely smile and always kind and loving words.   She likes to be busy and baking is one of her favorite things to do for which we are all grateful for as she loves to share and not one of us ever says no.....I am having one of her breakfast buns right now...yum...and she told me there are no extra calories in it;  she didn't say 

how many calories are in it though, but . . .  it is so tasty I don't really care..smile.

So, a new day beings.  I have no idea what is in store for me but I am sure to find out.    I have not opened the blinds this morning so have no idea what the weather is like.  I can tell you it is dark as the clock has not reached six a.m. yet;  more likely a little after five a.m.....so we early birds are up...almost awake..just don't expect much at this time of the morning...smile.    I am off for a refill, hunker down in my easy chair, turn on the television and see what is going on in our world.....hopefully some one good thing for a change.    So go fill you cup with your favorite beverage, grab a big fat doughnut or a coffee bun or buttered toast.....enjoy....make today one to remember.   Be good, be kind, be gentle.....be YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

Reprise!

There is something about a daisy, yellow or white, that makes the day seem "merry and bright"...find a kitchen glass and fill it with brown eyed daisies and make your day sparkle as you enjoy the awesome sight.    If I had a garden and some lovely flowers growing, I would pick a bouquet just for YOU!!!

Take time to bend the knee and offer up a short prayer of thanksgiving for a brand new day . . . just think of what you can do with all those upcoming hours.....good deeds top the list...don't forget hugs count as a blessing.

A truism.   think.   make up your mind to make today the best one yet!!

Hugs, hugs, hugs, hugs, hugs and more hugs ....consider yourself hugged!!

Hey, a new day, right now it is pitch black outside my window.  It is not light enough to see what kind of a day is beginning.  If there is rain or a threat of it, I cannot tell...it is just black out there with the one early bird up and watching the news on television; another early bird.  I don't have my television on yet but when I finish my blogging I will ease down in my easy chair and watch a bit of news before I start a new day.

Yesterday was a memory builder as I joined family and friends at Moon Doggies for a favorite treat....a big juicy hamburger, yeah, with pickles.    If you decide to come and visit, we will take you there for a special treat and make your taste buds come alive.   Um...um....good!!!  Special friends, Kira and her husband, Erin and Donaleo, Patricia, Christine and me;  all in good stead with tales to tell...a fun time and one we hope to do at least once a month...isn't that what friends are for????   ha, ha....we all agree that it does make life worth living;  come....we will welcome you to a tasty treat, good company and a lot of laughter.  There is something about a big juicy hamburger and friends that make our world a much better place...try it, I think you would enjoy good company and a hamburger 'to die for';  you have heard that expression before.  Plot and plan a date with friends and go out for a 'burger and fries'  worry about the waist line another time;  life is to short . . . go . . . hamburger with pickles and your favorite drink...um....life is good!! 

Go!!!! Have yourself a good day, all day doing what you love to do best.    Just be sure you share the hugs.    Be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU!!!!  Hugs to all.





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Good Morning!!

Be thankful for all things, right now I am humming the tune "about falling leaves"   la, la, la,  and you can't hear ...so..be thankful for all blessings....or join me and hum along..it is so easy to look out your window and see the leaves that need raking...a great time of year....good exercises....and good for your body and soul.....get up, go out and have some fun!!

and believe it or not, it is time for a refill . . . I'll be right back!!Aah!!! Hot coffee, wake up time and blogging to do....about??? who knows....I'll think of something!  

a truism!!   Stop, look and listen....good words...good advice....have a fun day as you take time to stop, look and listen....and maybe add a bit of humor to your day...be a friend...be kind...be YOU!!

Good morning.  How are you this morning?   I am looking out the window, which is right directly in front of the computer desk and all I can see is the darkness of early morning.  Not a soul stirring, no lights on in the hospital wing, no cars coming or going, a quiet time of morning before the new day begins with all it has to offer.

I am looking forward to a new day, bright and beautiful I hope, although there are rumors of 'weather';  we shall see....a little rain never hurts, a bit of wind is hard to walk in but so refreshing, and a new has started as my coffee cup attests to now that it is half full...already???  yeah!!!!  Coffee hot and black...my wake up drink choice and it is black, hot and oh so tasty.

I am not sure what is on the agenda today;  something fun would be good . . . but, I have not had any invitations, no suggestions, and no interest in any special plans so I shall just bide my time and catch up on some writing.   I have not started a new book as yet...thinking about it....but....writing about seniors and senior living...um.....it could be the comedy of the year or the saddest and maddest of tales.    I'll have to give it some thought.

So....the day is yet to unfold.   I have a refill and news to watch and a probable snooze in my easy chair...well, what would you do if you were wide awake at four a.m.  .... the witches hour.....????......bet you would beat me back to a good snooze, it is just too early to get up ....

Have a good day, all day, but don't start it to soon.....sleep is what makes you beautiful and, or, handsome....so they say....wonder who 'they' are???   I think they lie a lot.  smile....go....have yourself a good day all day and don't forget a good deed or two as someone is in need....and....we do have some needy friends and family...give them a break..love them and leave them with a smile....be kind, be YOU.   Hugs to all.

Fall!!!!

The colors of Fall...beauty just by looking!!!

What is not to like about Fall.......the last hurrah  before winter sets in.

A walk in Fall;    'winter is coming, slowly it seems  as the sap runs down and changes the leaves....the brilliance of Fall.....so good for the soul.....and the eyes light up and the soul weeps for joy as the Fall colors come to life.    

Good morning.  How are you this morning?  I hope well....feeling your oats and ready for a new day.    I am up, not awake, but I manage a word or two even with one eye open...nothing wrong with the voice box but the mind is slow to awaken as it is pitch black out my window and the parking lot is slowly filling up...a new work day for some....a long day for others and hopefully a good day for all.

I did have a good yesterday, all day, was invited to watch some Net-flick at Pat's house.   Her new stairs are finished and look fantastic...good work and good looking entrance stairs to the back door.   We did take time out to walk around the 'junker store' looking for treasures but didn't find any.   There were a lot of customers yesterday and some baskets were filled with Halloween stuff...jack-o-lanterns, masks and things to spook the best of us.    Halloween can be fun just don't eat all the candy you collect and one sitting...smile!!!   

So, today is a new day, hopefully filled with a lot of smiling faces and a few places to take off to....a ride out later might be good, depends on the weather, the free time to go out for awhile and the inclination to do so...smile....well, I don't have my shoes on yet but I know where they are.

Go...have yourself a fun day...do something you have been wanting to do....no excuses....do it!!!  Be good, be kind, be gentle....  be a friend.....be someone who shares and cares....be YOU.....and have a day to remember.  Hugs to all.

Good Morning!!!!

I am about to take a ride on my broom....thought you might like to come along!!!

Good morning.  I've been awake for hours,  why?   Who knows...I don't.  Just some mornings are like that or should I say nights?    No rhyme or reason just awake and I spent time looking at the paintings on my wall.  I have an excellent collection, six , by count, all originals and all with a story to tell.    I will have to think about getting some paints and see what I can create....must be something that would make my world a better place ....but, I'd need more wall space...smile!!

I have not opened the blinds..it is dark out there...smile!!!   I have been up for hours, not sleepy....maybe a chair nap is in the offering....but, there is a puzzle on the  table so you know I cannot just leave it alone. 

A new day, hopefully warm and sunny for a walk to the corner and back....but...I think we are in for some wet weather today...not sure, haven't turned on the television and news of the daily weather.    A little rain wouldn't hurt and I do like a rainy day...don't you?    If I had galoshes and a rain coat I'd go walk in it anyway....nothing like a walk in the rain...snow would be even better....smile....or not....depends on your own likes and dislikes....some prefer to be a hot house plant and then there are 'us'...smile.

I hope your day is a good one, filled with love and laughter.    I am off for a refill..coffee...aah!!!  Wish there was something good to go with it....oh well, toast is toast with a bit of jelly it has to do.   Make the best of what you have....it is the only way to save your day...smile.....going to love you and leave you....off to catch up on some snoozing..turn on the t.v., hunker down in my easy chair and off I go....I'll be back!!!

Have yourself a day to remember.  Be good, be kind, be gentle...be YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

Good Morning!!

Fall Colors does a lot for awakening the love of Fall in us.....bright, beautiful, changing colors before our eyes and I picked up several to bring back for my little hall table yesterday when I walked up to the corner and back.   Nature wearing Joseph's coat!!

A new day.  A beautiful day to share with those you love and like.   

I could't resist....I haven't made up my mind yet this morning, but....I am working on it....seconds needed for coffee...I'm off to fill the mug....want some????   Come on over I'll pour you a cup.

I have three dried leaves on my desk this morning;   a very deep amber, a russet shade with veins of red and a mixture of colors with veins of deep red and one golden leaf with thin red lines  to define the shape of the leaf.     They are really beautiful and a little memory of a nice walk outside yesterday, not only to the corner, but up the road by the baseball field, a bit hilly but doable .  Exercise, fresh air, and you really never meet a stranger as the folks walking bye manage a hello and a smile.   Walking out in the sunshine doesn't hurt a bit...smile!!

So, today a new day begins, the shade is drawn, cars are all parked in the lot and a new work day  begins for those in the hospital wing.   All the shades, but one, are closed and that person is watching television, shades up, light on and probably the only one over in the hospital wing awake at this time of the morning....after five thirty, I think....haven't looked at the clock....it only tells time...smile....

So I am off for a refill, turn on the television and see what has happened in the wee hours.   I have no special plans for today but would love to be making some....a trip....yes, I'd like a trip off to visit old friends and a bit of family....but I don't think it is in 'the cards' today.   I will be plotting and planning a trip to the corner and back as I think the girls are busy...something to do with grapes.....Chris has a small arbor and the grapes are ready for jelly making and they don't wait when they are ripe and ready for picking....I like grape jelly on my toast, so....I'm not going to complain.   I'd offer to help but you know that old adage of too many cooks in the kitchen....my day has come and gone even if I do not think so...smile....but I can always help by having a jar or two in my cupboard after they do all the hard work.   Old habits die hard, and this getting older may slow us down but it doesn't cure that old adage about being young in heart but old to soon....but there is something about passing the baton that is truly pleasing as you get to sit back and let someone else do all that work.

So, I am going to love you and leave you to making your day a good day, all day...go.....enjoy your seconds and share you with those you love and like.    Be happy today!!  Hugs to all.

Favorites

Beauty is everywhere as the leaves fly free in the morning light...go see!!

A masterpiece......well ...... I thought it was.....wonder who has it now?    I thought I captured Tom Selleck pretty good.....well the dog came out pretty good.....miss painting, um....maybe I'll get busy ....daughter Patricia just painted a masterpiece;  a seascape and did a great job of it....

A favorite picture, has a special feeling all its own...one of my favorites.....it was a puzzle, not easy to do, but worth the effort.    The charm, the light, the feeling of all is well comes to mind.   Roses are red, violets are blue, but you have to admit the lowly daisy shines through!!!  smile!!! 

A new day coming, but not yet, it has to be all of five a.m. and the parking lot is pitch black, not one car moving in or out.  The lights are not on in the hospital wing ...nope...take that back, there is one room light on and the television is on as the blinds are open...another early bird.....well someone has to greet the first morning light....you...sleeping in.....um.....lucky you, smile!!

My first cup of coffee is long gone so I am going to love you and leave you and go for a refill, hunker down in my easy chair and watch the news and hope something good is on.... but .... right now it is political....oh dear......people calling in with their opinion and this particular fellow is very clear about how he feels.   The "Donald" must have very red ears this morning.....some like him, some do not.....some things never change...smile.

So, today is a good day to be happy.   Today is a good day to be generous.  Today is a good day to share YOU with those you like and love....SO!!!!  Go Share.....hugs to all.

A New Day!!!

If I had a bank account of any size that counted, I would send each of you a bouquet to make you smile, know you are loved and missed.

Not a bad way at all to send your daylight hours,  or even your night time hours...smile!!!

A new day, something good is about to happen....probably a little bitter with the sweet but we can handle anything....get up...get going....make today the best one yet.....you can do it.

I am off for a refill.....that first cup goes so fast.....hot black coffee...um......good for sending signals to the brain cells......but....it is pitch black out my window, not a sign of life, silence prevails;  a good time of morning as the first light is about to shine and a brand new day is in the offering.   I am thankful for a new day, old friends, a bit of company, something good to share and a hug or two;  a good way to start a brand new day.

I had a good day yesterday with drop in company, heard some old tales, some wishful thinking and got a hug, now that always 'makes my day'.

So get up and get going and make your day bright and beautiful, just like you....be someone who knows how to be a friend.....a few kind words, a hug or two, a knock on the door with a big coffee bun to share....yeah....life can be good if you decide to share you with those you like and love.    Go.....start your day with a surprise, a treat, a smile and a hug and you will be happy all day.

Be good, be kind, be gentle....be YOU!!  Hugs to all.  The weekend is here...let us hope and pray that it will be filled with good moments shared with those you not only like but love....be ready to lead the parade...smile...." and the drums go bang and the symbols clang and the horn they blaze away.....la, la, la......go......have a weekend building memories.    Love, hugs, laughter...sounds good to me......come on over, I'll put the tea kettle on...you bring the goodies a there 'is nothing good in this house' ....well, I like sweets and even the crumbs disappeared .....oh, never mind...I think I filled the cookie jar yesterday and didn't have or take the time to test each one....smile.    Okay....you know the drill.....be good, be kind, be gentle....be a lover.....hug and smiles....practice, practice, practice.....la, la, la,   ready set go...."three little words, that's all I live for....la, la, la......and I do....I love you.  Later gater...off for a refill.....'smile, you could be on candid camera'.....smile!!! 

Time Out!!

Wishful thinking in pictures this morning.    A time to memory walk and relax as you wake up to a new day hopefully bright and beautiful...but....I find no reason to fault the rain when it falls....life is good.....relax....wake up, smell the roses and enjoy TODAY!!!

I am off for a refill.   I have laundry day.   I have things to do, an apartment to clean, no, pickup as the cleaning is done by a young lady who whisks through like it was a no nothing job;  experience tells...smile.  I own a duster or two but no heavy household brooms and brushes;  apartment living at its best....or....for one who does not mind doing housework, I miss it and like to make things shine.  Friday is cleaning day and chasing dust kitties is the name of the game....come on over I'll give you a chance to hold the dust mop...smile...yes, I heard you,you have one of your own....well......put it to good use...smile.

I did a little grocery shopping yesterday so got my exercise walking up and down the aisles.   There is a lot of 'wants' when you walk the aisles, but....and the but is a good one....prices keep you in line and the choices are for keeping you healthy and happy for the week;  with a little good stuff thrown in as calories do not count in store bought cookies....just do not have the pizzazz of homemade ones.  So, make your today a good one.   Share you with those you love and like;  find a bit of time for everyone who counts in your life;  not my fault you are so popular...smile!!    Get up, get going and make today special;  just like YOU!!!  As the old timers always said when we decided to be 'bored'...."Go out in the fresh air and live a little"....and they knew what they were talking about....so....get up, go out and make your today 'shine'.   Be happy!!  Stay 'in love' with the world in general and your special folks who do put up with you...smile.    Be one of 'the good guys' today and see just what you can accomplish ...um...hugs, smiles, a bit of love, laughter....it is all good....try it!!!
Be good, be kind, be generous to a fault and share YOU with those you love and like today!!!!