Easter Saturday

Easter baskets are not cheap but tasty is a good word.

                             

I wish you rainbows

I wish you to be in Good Hands!!

and I am still trying to get all the Easter wishes into the computer

SO........I hope that each and every one of you have a special Easter weekend...start today to fill all those baskets and don't forget the chocolate bunny!!

The court yard is pitch black, the drapes are not up over there in the hospital wing...unusual not to find a blind open as it is after six thirty;  must be colder than I thought and everyone is sleeping in, snuggled in their warm beds.   I would be too but I have a bad habit of waking up early and getting out to plug in the coffee pot and get ready for a new day.    Easter Saturday....um.....a lot of memories come with those words.    We used to go down to the church yard and have our little bottles filled with holy water for our home fonts; a special blessing for our homes and a little reminder of who were are.  I wonder if the old customs are still on going;  bet they are.    

One good thing about getting older is the memories that are stored and ready to share.   Easter was and still is not only the holiest day of the year but a time of special blessings from the blessing of the Pascal candle, to the tubs of Holy Water and the special Novenas that brought special time and blessings to all.   Tradition...how blessed to share in the ways of Christ.  So, all that is asked of us is to be the best we can be.....and for the most part, we do okay......maybe a little tweek to do a bit better, but it is in the trying that gets us going in the right direction.   

So make your Easter Saturday a day you will fulfill all the deeds and thoughts to making this Easter one that will fill you with joy and love.    Be a good friend....a good neighbor....with a few good deeds to share.    Be sure you light a candle for those you love and like;  and one for those who have been called home because it was their time;  Easter......has a nice ring to it....celebrate.

Be good, be kind, share YOU with those you love and like.    Hugs to all.

Friday Afternoon ..end of March....

I just returned from a walk to the corner and back, a lovely spring day, a little on the cool side, not as warm as it has been earlier in the week but it will return,  I am sure.   It was the kind of a day that invites you to walk out.  ....   and...I do.  I go to the corner where there is a big ball field and the youngsters from the school are playing baseball.   I have been keeping an eye on them this week and some are going to be very good players.   One young fellow, think these children are about eleven or twelve, probably seventh graders, maybe eight, but all enthusiastic players, is going to be the 'hit' of the team...he does have a swing....and he seems to know it and enjoy it.   I walk back to the apartment complex and choose to sit out front where there is a bench seat.   No one uses it, but I find it a great place to sit and look about.  The trees are huge and many, the street itself is a main avenue and very busy so the traffic is heavy and there is so much to see in cars, trucks and even a few folks with a baby buggy walking bye.    I particularly enjoy the clouds as they are spread across the sky in all manner of shapes and sizes.  Using my imagination I can tell myself stories of all kinds.   I think the school teachers should have their class outside and introduce the children to the wonders of nature.   The clouds alone tell some truly magnificent stories.  What a chance to take your imagination for a walk!!

I am now back inside and have a cup of tea at my elbow..um..um.  good!!  There are no goodies around, I just don't believe in "saving" for another day....smile!!!

I have my first Easter Card from friend Judy, a  lovely card which I will put up near  my little vase of yellow jonquils.    Easter....a beautiful time of year....no news of Easter dinner...not sure if the girls want to cook in or go out....I am waiting to find out..I will be more than happy to share in the expense, either way.  A good piece of ham is always special, Easter or no......

So, off I go, to catch up on some paper work...there is always 'that' to do.   I have a good book going.  I could put the rocker out on the porch..but....it isn't quite warm enough yet.   Okay B U T !!!  You know that one!!

I hope your Easter is bright and beautiful, just like YOU!!!  I hope your treats are all you love and want.   I hope you will have an Easter building lovely plans for your future and you share YOU with those you like and love. 

Happy Easter!!! 

Stuff!!

There are days when you do feel like a bird in a gilded cage.....so open the door and fly free.....today may just be that kind of a day but it is much too early to tell right now...the court yard is pitch black, the one little light on the side of the hospital building does not throw off much light.  The car have no trouble finding their way in,  a little street light helps pave the way.

A picture from the archives...The entrance to the Louvre.  a day to remember;   not enough time to see all there is to see....um...wonder if I will ever have another opportunity to make a trip back there.  It would be well worth it....the only thing missing is money....

The court yard is pitch black...not a car moving.  No lights on in the hospital wing.  They are moving slow this morning a sit is already six thirty nine a.m. and not a sign of anyone coming or going.   I am moving...to the kitchen for a refill, my coffee cup is empty and that will never do....be right back!!!

AAH!!!!!  Coffee!!!! 

Today is Thursday all day, wonder what is in store for us.  I have not made any plans for today.   I will have to check with the girls and see if anyone is up to an outing.   I might suggest a trip to Manchester and I'll buy lunch...or maybe they have an idea;  I'll check and see.

Meanwhile, go...have yourself a good day all day.  I am sure there are places you want to go, things you want to do and you are probably still sleeping dreaming.....

The courtyard is silent.   No lights on over in the hospital wing, unusual...I've already mentioned it so you can see it is unusual.    Ah,  a car just came in,   a late start, but here....a new work day for someone.   As for me, I am not awake yet...working on it...coffee helps.....Got a refill so am in good stead..smile!!!   I love the color of the sky this time of day;  it is lavender more than blue but baby blue....soft, nothing moving, not a leaf or a bush...still...quiet....ah!!!  early morning!!!

A time of day to reflect....think....plan.....and wake up!!!   Have yourself a good day, all day...doing what you love to do best.    Be good, be kind, be gentle.....Go with God and you can't go wrong....be a friend....be a lover...be YOU!!!!

Time!!

Our mother cat always chose the linen cabinet to have her kittens. . . can't blame her, looks pretty comfortable to me!!

One of my favorite pictures.   There is something about daisies that make one smile.

and having a daughter and granddaughter like these two is sure to make you smile.

Good morning.   I have been here at the computer for some time, sort of day dreaming ...what to write about???   grey skies, a bit of lavender, no breeze, still trees, cars moving in for a days work at the hospital wing and silence....the start of a new day.

The month of March is fading.  It is the 28th already and we can look forward to April showers, sunshine, walks out in a fair breeze.  Time has a way of flying bye and before long we will be complaining of hot weather....or not, some love it .....beach weather...um...a trip to the beach might be just what is needed come late Spring.    Maybe, just maybe, we can get our act together and 'do' a beach trip....sounds good to me.....are you going to go to the beach this year?   I hope so, hope you have a chance to relax and enjoy the sun and the sand....um...sounds good to me.

Yesterday was a good day, all day, went browsing in the junker stores and did find a book to buy;  just one more added to the 'must' read list and fill the shelves of the bookcase....better get to reading soon or I will run out of shelf space.  Once read, I can pass a book on to the library upstairs and share with friends.  Speaking of books I have the ladies reading "Suds in Your Eyes" , a Mary Laswell book some forty years old.  They are enjoying it and passing it on.  There is something about three old ladies building a fence out of beer cans....wonder why we didn't think of that....smile!!!

So....it is time to think of putting shoes on;   sad we have to wear them but a must....next time around I think I'll look for a beach area then I wont have to wear shoes.   Um,   a walk along the beach,  has a good sound to it.   Wonder if I can find any 'takers'...smile.   Worth a try.

So, go....have yourself a good day all day doing what you love to do best.   Be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU.....make today one of your best.   Hugs to all.

6:22 A.M....March 27;, 2018

Good morning.  The cars of the workers are coming into the parking lot very slowly this morning.  It is pitch black outside with the exception of a small light on the side of the hospital building.  The shades are all drawn and there are no lights on in the rooms;  folks are sleeping in....and that is a good thing.

It is Tuesday all day;   wonder what is in store for each of us.   I have no plans....not awake yet and my coffee cup is empty so I am going for a refill.....I'll be back, no crawling back under the covers for another forty winks.....I want my audience alert, awake....ha.ha.ha....I can hear what you are thinking!!!!

AAH!!!!  Coffee, hot and black and tasty;  all I need is a big fat jelly doughnut but you have  heard these words a dozen times....'there is nothing good in this house'...no sweets....bread for toast but that just is not the same!!!!  Do you remember those long crullers?   yum!!!  I do but I never see them around here, it must be a New England thing.   

So....off I go to hunker down in my chair, watch some TV news and maybe, just maybe, snooze for a bit more...or not...coffee is pretty tasty and seconds wakes one up in a hurry..smile.    So!!!!!!  Go!!!!!  Have yourself a good day, all day ....doing what you want and like to do.   Save the hard chores for later when both eyes are open and the job will get done a lot faster....or let it go for another day...smile!!!!   Have yourself a good day, all day, stay healthy, wealthy and wise....a good combination....find someone you love to hug and give them one from me.    find someone to share some food with;  pancakes for breakfast isn't all bad, a few berries and you have a feast.    Go....be YOU.....enjoy TODAY.....live...love and be YOU!!!!Hugs to all.

Monday Night!!

Drapes are drawn....after nine and I thought I'd take time out to say good night and sweet dreams.

It was a quiet day ...all day....had some drop in company and enjoyed some conversation about places and faces that we all enjoy.   

It has been a quiet day.   The weather has been iffy;  supposedly some showers but they never came.  It was a bit colder than it has been but that was because the sun didn't want to come out and yet, it didn't want to rain either...spring weather...takes a bit of getting used to.

There is not a cookie left in this place....all gone....guess I will have to put my order in when the ladies go to Costco to shop this week.    I never run out of tea bags as I always get that huge box with at least one hundred bags so it takes a bit of time to get to the bottom of the box.   But cookies do not have 'shelf life'  ha,ha,  um.....wonder how come???   Can't imagine...can you?

Ron came for a visit and we had a great conversation about the West.   He has a huge collection of Western novels and I have been invited to borrow a book or two when I want to follow a Western theme.....I have some of my own but not the same author.   I need to take time to read more....I have a lot of catching up to do.  I have loaned out some of my books and have the ladies enamored with "Suds In Your Eyes" a Mary Laswell book..probably goes back a good thirty years....funny and well written. 

So...it is 9:23  P.M. , back to my TV and hot tea..yum.....so.....sweet dreams....I'll be back tomorrow.   Sleep tight.   Consider yourself hugged..smile!!

Sunday Morning!

Somewhere there is a bugler playing a wake up call....creating a moan or two as sleeping in on a Sunday morning seems like the right thing to do!!

I was going to tell you...something....but what?   

Yep, candy at the ready to fill Easter baskets....it is no use hiding it as I know where it is..smile!!!

Hey, Sunday morning...again...didn't I just say that?   It is closing in on March and soon we will be singing about April showers....Al Jolson comes to mind....smile.    It is pitch black out my window and there is no moving vehicles out in the parking area;  hardly any cars parked for the day...yet....they will be rolling in soon.   A new day, a work day for some even though it is Sunday morning.   I am going off to breakfast this morning with daughter Christine;  not sure if Patricia and Erin will join us;  probably too early for them.    Maybe not...time will tell...smile!!

We had a good 'supper' out at our favorite hamburger joint last evening and had no complaints....The conversation was interesting in that wedding plans are in the air and the time is getting shorter.   The who, why, when, where and what to wear made for lively conversation as the ideas flowed and plans cemented...well ..for the moment...smile.

So.....I am off to a new day, time out with the girls, maybe I'll order a blueberry pancake for my breakfast out this morning, although ham and eggs has a good ring to it...or biscuits and gravy...I'll make my mind up when I get there.   Right now my coffee is hot and tasty;   'good to the last drop' and I need  a refill.   I will go...hope your day is 'wonderful'....filled with a lot of love and joy and a few special Sunday morning goodies to enjoy.   Be good.....Be Kind......Be a person you can count on and 'do good deeds' today and every day....YOU are a necessary light in our world..so....'shine'.
Let me see now....where are my shoes?   What shall I wear?   Looks cold out there ..um...better wear a sweater or jacket....yes....off I go but I will be back.   Have yourself a good day, all day, and be a guiding light making someone you know smile from 'ear to ear'.....go....be YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

Saturday Morning

One of Nature's wonders. . . . 

Mr. Blue Bird sings...Good Morning...Good Morning....A new day is dawning...Good Morning, Good Morning to YOU!!!

Bleeding Hearts....Pa was a gardener with magic hands and there was a huge bush of bleeding hearts at the end of the walkway between the flowers and vegetables.  I often go back in time and visit this haven in my mind...contentment and peace.....and a grape arbor too....

A new day, right now a soft blue sky, nothing moving, not even a slight breeze to tempt one to walk outside...too early....but it is a soft morning, a quiet morning, the blinds are drawn over in the hospital wing and the cars are already parked for the day.  It is Saturday, the weekend has started and it is time to do what you want to do, not what you have to do......smile.....

My coffee cup is empty so I am off for a refill, turn on the news and find out what has transpired during the night hours.   The workers have parked and working ....and...someone has a new silver grey car, a beauty which stands out among the other cars which are all dark blue or black .   There is one car that has a Navy blue tint to it;  not sure of the color as in the early morning light it looks purple and I don't think they came up with purple cars as yet....or....did they?

The weekend is here for you to enjoy....that is what weekends are for.....so kick off your shoes and relax, do what you want to do, not what you think you have to do.    Find time to just enjoy time...it can be your friend or your enemy...it is all up to YOU!!!!   So...be wise....be good...be kind to YOU....give yourself a break and relax, enjoy your weekend hours and make them memorable. 

Be good....Be kind.....Be YOU!!!!!!    Hugs to all.

Good Friday Morning!!

Coffee....aah!!!  Hot, tasty, an eye opener....awakens the taste buds and a bit of a yen for something to go along with it...coffee cake is good.....toast if you have to...smile.....I had a big coffee bun with frosting...aah....the body knows what it knows...smile!!!

It is pitch black out my window for the most part but that little side light on the wall of the building across the way lights up the parking area for the incoming workers.   A new day.   It is only a little after five a.m...even the birds are having a time trying to awaken.    March 23rd...5:42 AM......the start of a brand new day....um....wonder what is in store for us!

Speaking the word 'store' reminds me that I want to go to a store where they sell yarn as I am in need of more for the afghan I am working on.  I have a home for it but have to get it done first and shades of green are needed for the finished product.   It is always such a boon when an afghan is finished and ready for its new home. 

Yesterday has become a memory of a day well spent.   The weather threatened all day but actually did nothing special.  Isn't there some old adage about that?   I think so... 'weather is weather whether we like it or not'....as my friend would say, 'it is what it is', not much we can do about it but enjoy it no matter what.

So, put the Prayer of Serenity to work for you today:  "God grant me the serenity to accept the thing I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference."  Go!!!  Be YOU!!!! Make your world bright and beautiful and share the benefits of a good relationship...you know....a hug, a kiss, a pat on the back, kind words, and of course smiles with your eyes....YOU can do it....GO!!!!   Have a day to remember!  Hugs to all.

Good Thursday Morning!!!

Time to check the garden beds and see what beautiful flowers are popping up along with the lovely Spring weather....even that little bit of rain in the night didn't make us worry as we know the sunshine will come and dry up
'all that rain' and our new day will be bright and beautiful....I hope...smile!!!!  At this time of the morning, the sky is a shade of blue but more grey than blue.  The tree tops are still, nothing is moving and the hospital shades are drawn , not a light on in any of the rooms facing the entrance road.    There is a reflection of an old lady in my window pane this morning;  uncombed hair, glasses perched on the end of the nose, a thoughtful look...or a not awake yet look on the face reflected in the window pane.    Oh...it's me!!!!!  Smile.......I need a refill...off I go to have some more hot coffee, find something to go with it and you know that there is nothing good in this house....how can there be when I am here to eat it before it has a chance to reach a plate.....finger food...ha.ha.

I am wishing you, each and every one of you who follow my few words of....wisdom???...ha.ha.  I wish...bet you do too.....I want you to have a good day all day;  stay healthy and happy.....get some of those chores done and out of the way....then...go out the door and take a walk around the block if you do not get an invitation to join a friend for a few hours out and about.....be of good cheer..smile a lot.....put that sparkle in your eyes and do not pass your church of choice without going in and lighting a candle for those who have gone on to bigger and better life styles.....be generous, be kind, be YOU.   Hugs to all.

Hump Day...Wednesday....

Good Morning!!!  March marches on, the 21st day already and my little sign reminds me to say a little prayer for a good day, all day....."God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.  Courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference"....so....off to a good start.....now, to open the other eye, open the blinds and greet a new day.

It is dark out there, the light on the side of the building reflects on the street below and there are puddles out there this morning.  We must have had a little rain during the night but it was so soft I didn't hear it.   It is after six a.m. and there should be some lights on and a bit of activity over there but silence prevails.....good....the folks are getting in a bit of extra sleep this morning and that is a good thing...smile.

My coffee is hot and tasty....good stuff....helps me to wake up and face the new day.    I wonder what is in store for us.    I am about to find out as I have no plans and need to clean out some files and make room for new 'stuff';   we save stuff and then have to find a way to sift through and get rid of the paper that makes for a messy file....neat is good...but...what to keep, what to throw away....um.....

So....I am enjoying my hot coffee.  I would love to have a big fat jelly doughnut to go with it but there is nothing good in this house....smile...you have heard that before.....there was but it is long gone....wonder where it went????   ha...ha....only YOU know!!!!

Go....have yourself a fun day doing what you love to do best.   Be a good friend, hug a friend or two;  lunch out is good;  or fix lunch in that is even better.....hugs....lots of them....the icing on the goodies.....share YOU with those you love and like.    The goal for today....ten hugs......go....open up those arms and let a friend ...or...even an enemy in....make today overflow with your special magic.    Later gater!!!  I'm off for a refill and hopefully a day full of love, laughter and sunshine.   Bye for now!!!

A Tuesday Morning in March!!

A Tuesday Morning and St. Paddy's Day has come and gone.   The corn beef and cabbage was delicious and the only thing missing was the Irish Soda Bread.

Wonder if there are any left overs!!!

Cherry Blossom time in Washington, D.C,    When I lived there, many years ago, I used to climb the cherry tree but that was a very long time ago and I am afraid I couldn't lift my ankle today...smile.

So time marches on and the month of March along with it.    It is now after five a.m., don't have to be up but the body clock says other wise.   Cars are moving in slowly, the workers for the hospital.  There are no lights on over there but soon will be.   A new day and hopefully a good day for those confined to their hospital beds. 

My coffee cup is empty and that will never do.   I am off for a refill and to blog....sleep on, if you can, there is no rush to start a new day unless you have so many things to do you have to get an early start.   I need a refill and there is no one to fill my cup but me...so...off I go for a refill and blog a bit and spend a little time with YOU!!!  I don't think you know how important you are in my life....I'd be lost if I didn't have you in it....so go..be bright and beautiful and fill your day with sunshine thoughts and lots of good deeds.   Be YOU!!!!   Hugs to all.

Good Morning!!!!

When the expression "when the road rises up to meet you....", I think they had this in mind.    Good morning.   How are you this morning?    I am good.....not awake...but getting there.   coffee....aah!!!!   I have been fooling around on the computer and it is already seven a.m. and I have yet to write a word or two....The mind is still asleep....the blinds are not open....the day has begun and I am still trying to wake up....just not in the mood...smile!!!! 

St Paddy's Day has come and gone..and today is St. Joseph's Day although I don't think it is celebrated int he style it should be.   St. Joseph certainly was special even if he didn't drive snakes out of Ireland.....wonder who thought that tale up???   Not me!!! 

A new day, hopefully a day of promise.   The cars are all parked at the hospital wing, the shades are all drawn and quiet reigns.    The sky is a pale blue, not a cloud in it, and there is no breeze at all this morning.  The trees are still....we will find out more as it enfolds but right now quiet is the awesome stillness of early morning.

I hope your day is a good one and you accomplish all you set out to do.   I hope you find time to visit the sick, help the needy, feed a few friends not only bread from your table but the warmth of hugs and love for the rest of the day.

Go...be YOU....be the shining light that guides those you love .   As for me, I am off for a refill, wake up and start my day...blogging...about????  I have no idea...yet.....as the old Irish would say "May the road rise up to meet you...."  so get up, go out and enjoy today.  Hugs to all.

St. Paddys Day!!

May the road rise up to meet you!!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Yeah!!!  Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!!

"The top of the mornin' and the rest of the day to yourself"

March 17th, bet  there is a parade in Boston today....."and the drums go bang, and the symbols clang, and the horns they blaze away...McCarthy toots the old kazoo while I the pipes do play"....get up, go out and celebrate....St. Paddy's Day......it is almost seven a.m., blinds not open, coffee hot, nothing good to go with it, but coffee is good!!!

A new day, a holiday, St. Patrick's Day ...a day for wearing green....and if you are lucky you have a little shamrock in your home.    So be a little Irish today...it can't hurt and you may find that pot of gold...or not...you are already lucky as you are awake, alive, moving and doing....NO????...well I bet you soon will be.

Bacon and eggs and buttered toast...join me.....I really would love that......just remember there is an old adage that says something like "distance makes the heart grow fonder.....b.s. makes the grass grow longer.......um......well the Irish are known for their b.s.  ....ha, ha....so take into effect that today is a good day to celebrate that tiny bit of Irish that is in all of us..... my love and best wishes for a truly Happy St. Patrick's Day....turn on the Boston parade....pour yourself a cup of hot tea or coffee...laced with a little of that Irish whiskey wouldn't hurt..nah....too early..maybe later when you want to do a bit of the Irish jig and celebrate.  Go be a little Irish today!!!

Hello!!

Good Morning.     It is Friday....all day.....the 16th of March and it is 5:37 AM.....cars are coming into the parking lot slowly;    the hospital windows are dark, no one up and moving as yet.    My coffee is not hot, sort of tepid as the expression goes....not to my liking so off I go for a little heat in the cup.

AAH!!!!!  Hot coffee!!!!!   

There was a little activity out in the court yard last evening;  have no idea what was going on but something was on going over in the hospital wing. Hopefully nothing really bad,  no one likes to see or hear of activity over there...quiet is good.    The court yard is pitch black with the exception of the outside light which helps the workers find their way in for the day.      I had spent the day over with Christine helping with some mailing and watching some of the Netflick shows.   The two cats love to keep me warm and love to cuddle...."pet me, pet me'....and I do.   I was to go back today and  get some more mailings out but it is Friday and it is laundry day here for me. 

I am wondering what YOU are up to today....something fun I hope.    A good day to shop for the weekend.   A good day to be out and about, although I cannot see anything but blackness in the court yard...it is only after five a.m.     what????  YOU are not up....well....some folks can sleep in...lucky ducks!!!

I am going to refill my coffee cup;   hunker down in my easy chair,  put on the TV and find out what has gone on in the night......and at 5:55 AM I might get in a little more snoozing.....but my usual history is once awake ...you stay awake.....that does not mean YOU have to...smile.    So hopefully you are sound asleep, dreaming good dreams and enjoying the warmth of your bed.   As for me, I am off for a refill,  my chair, the TV and feet up on the hassock....and after awhile I will start a new day, a busy day, a fun day....

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

It is Thursday all day!!!

Join this soldier mentally and say a prayer for the unknown soldier and all of the men and women who serve.

It is going to be a lovely day so make plans to make good use of all the seconds  and spread a little love and joy.

What is the name of that song...."On a Clear Day"  la, la, la,...stop and look around you......

me too......smile.........you know you couldn't do without my good morning.....what??? what is that you said?   I didn't hear it....smile.......
Thursday morning and it is not even seven a.m....actually late for me as I am usually up and ready to blog by five...or so....but today I wanted my coffee hot and early....aah.....now the other eye will open.

Granddaughter Erin had her back go out and that is painful as we can all attest.....she did get to the doctor so is not as crooked as she was yesterday;   strange how the back goes out without warning bu then, if we think about it, we do abuse our backs without a second thought.    She will be fine, thank God, and she will have to remember to take it slow and easy as that kind of pain is not fun, come to think of it, no pain is .....so be sure you take good care of you today.   

I'd like to be writing a lot of fun words for you to read this morning but I didn't get to go anywhere yesterday.  We were all ready and anxious to go for a spin but the bus was not....maybe another day soon.   The plan was to take us to the Sub base but the bus refused to go.....I think we need a new bus.    So....staying in was not all bad, television was on with a show or two but I found some reading material and got caught up in that.   It was just a very quiet day and we can all use one of those.....television, good book, company dropping in....a good day..all day....and drop in treats from family members...aah...what is there to groan and moan about?????  Nothing!!!!!   Well, I suppose I could think of something....ha,ha,ha......so.....I will love you and leave you with a promise to be back.....no, no, don't run for the door....I'll be good.......or.....not???? 

Good Morning!!

Some mornings you wake up with thoughts just like this.....but hopefully you have your running shoes on....

Good morning!!   It is pitch black out in the courtyard, and well it should be at this time of the morning.  I don't think the hands of the clock have circled around to five a.m. yet....my desk clock is not working this morning, have to have Christine come and take a peek at it.  Not sure what I unplugged but it was a wire that should have been left alone.

No light from the sky yet, but a light on the side of the hospital building that helps the early morning workers find their parking spot.   Pitch Black is a good name for early morning....hard to find your way so having one night light on the side of the hospital wing is good.    No lights on inside, unusual, um.....it must be earlier than I think...I'd get up and go look at the clock but if I did I'd probably find my way back to bed.   I got up, plugged in the coffee pot and headed for the computer;  now I am wondering if I should have just gone back to bed.   Nah....once awake I stay up....no sleeping in....although the thought has crossed my mind to try it.....um.....

No new news;  nothing happened yesterday, an in day with a drop in or two and a cookie break.   So, I think I will put my shoes on later and talk Patricia to a run to the card shop so I can find some 'words' to send for the upcoming holiday...sunshine, words of praise and love, friendship, family, so much to celebrate, all wrapped up in Spring sunshine, a misty day or two, and a new season and reason to enjoy life.    How lucky we are!!   

Have a good day...a day to remember....a day of love and sweet words...that is what Mondays are for.....you already knew that....well...go.....enjoy...share you with those you love and like.   Hugs to all.

A New Morning!!!

I'm only a bird in a gilded cage...la, la, la, la, la.......that is how one feels when a head cold decides to take up residence in the brain....and I don't want or need it....my needs never include a head cold..yetch!!!!!  Runny eyes, stuffy nose, cough, cough.....yes, I know you sympathize but don't want or need it so don't plan a visit this week for I am indisposed, a lovely word for a nasty head cold.

I stayed in yesterday, did some reading, found a few words for a cross word puzzle, looked out the window wishing the weather was not so lovely, warm and springlike but it was 'what it is' as my friend Doris would say.   I think Mother Nature is pretty mean to send head colds, Spring fevers and the like around...not a nice way to start the Spring season....not a nice trick after  the long winter months.   Oh well...not much we can do but take one day as it comes and make the very best of it.   

The court yard is pitch black, one light on the outside of the building shines bright and right into my window.   No cars coming in;  too early....but that will change soon.   No lights inside the hospital wing..um..wonder what time it is.....I wont go look as it may be a lot earlier than I want it to be....sleep....sleep where are you???  Well.....it is not here so I think I'll go for a refill, hunker down in my easy chair and concentrate on the television, a bit of news.   I hope your day is going to be g r e a t, as Spring brings walking weather and getting up and out early makes for bright and cherry folks...if not, go back to bed and try again later.

Be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU.   Be the best you can be....you can do it...try....see how easy it is.    Don't forget to light a candle today just because you can.  There is a soul waiting at the gate needing one short prayer ...so do your job and get one little soul beyond the  pearly gates.....as the old Irish would say, "do your job and rack up a few points for when your turn comes"....good idea...get busy.  Be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

Monday, Monday.....4:44 a.m.

Good morning.    It was four four four a.m. when I turned the computer on but is now 5:24 AM and I have my hot coffee right here by my elbow...sip, sip, sip.....aah!!!!Oh, I was not idle, I made my bed.   Now to think of some words to put on the computer to wish you well and hope that your new day is going to be the best one yet.    Wonder what plans you have today???   I have one eye open, not a plan in my head...yet....but I am not really awake...but working on it.

The court yard is quiet with its one light on the side of the building.   The night workers cars are parked waiting for a new shift to begin.....should be a change over soon and some morning light to go with it...right now it is pitch black, and you could hear a pin drop if someone dropped one.      I have my hot coffee to sip and am half awake wondering what I can tell you about this morning.....nothing....I didn't go anywhere yesterday, stayed in and had drop in company which was fun.   A Glenn Miller concert puts everyone "In the Mood"....toe tapping time...memories of days gone bye.....dancing days....music...music....music!!!!
We find the mind gives us so much more than we bargain for.   Memories.....so many good ones and so much pleasure in reliving them. 

 The new week begins and I think by mid week we are going to go to a museum.   Last I heard it was the Submarine Base and that should be interesting.    Today should be a quiet one;  no plans as yet;   haven't talked with 'the girls' so have no idea if they have made any special plans;  probably not;   probably catching up from their weekend activities.    So.....I will let you get on with your day.  I hope it is special, just like YOU.....smile.     Be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU.....Hugs to all.

Sunday Morning 6:06am

Good morning.   It is 6:07 AM the eleventh of March and it is pitch black out there in the parking lot.   Nothing moving, not even a breeze.  Not even one blind open over in the hospital wing.   Silence....quiet.....you could hear a pin drop if someone dropped one...I don't think anyone is up and moving around here.   No noise of any kind.   Silence is really awesome when you sit still and just listen.   For a few seconds stillness prevails.....deep blue sky;  unmovable trees, not a bit of a breeze....a new day...a Sunday.....church day for many.....and I believe it is the start of day light savings time.   Pay attention to the clocks tonight and 'spring ahead'!!

I am not enjoying a head cold;   I can think of other things I would rather enjoy....breakfast out would be a start but with the sniffles I am destined to stay put and suffer in silence.....well not completely ..... groan and moan is suppose to help you get over what ails you...said no expert at all......

So, I am off to refill my coffee cup.   I have no news of any value that I can think of;  I have wants...I have needs....I have wishes....but it would mean I'd have to wake up to list them all and I think I would rather hunker down in my chair, turn on the television , put my feet up and sulk....so......while I am busy sulking, be my guest and open your door, walk out and go to the nearest restaurant and order some blueberry pancakes, hot coffee or cocoa and enjoy.    Be good, be kind, be YOU and have yourself a wonderful day, don't pay any attention to that sniffling, sneezing, blowing wreck waiting for a reprieve.    I don't want a cold bug.....I want some fresh squeezed orange juice and there isn't any....I want some blueberry pancakes and there isn't any.....come to think of it, I really don't want anything but to go back to bed and let the rest of the day go bye....... so.....be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU and have a good day all day.  Hugs to all.

Saturday is here!!

Good Morning....Good Saturday morning.  The sun is shining, no breeze as the trees are still, the cars are parked for the day and the workers already busy with their new Saturday...all day...work, work work!!!  And a good thing!!!

It is only the 10th of March so I have a long way to go to do a good deed or two....warmth, sunshine, maybe a walk around the block...aah!!!!

I'd rather be here walking along the pier talking to the resident seagulls;  I miss Brookings.

Yep, feel just like this as it is early morning and I really got up much too early.....bad habits die hard...smile.

We waited for the weekend to get here.....it is here....sunshine, warmth, not a leaf stirring, cars all parked in the parking lot for the day and the blinds are all open over in the hospital wing.   Say a little prayer for those who are confined, hopefully they will get better and be back to their apartments soon.   I am still sniffling but not bad;  hopefully the sunshine will help to dry up the germs in the system today.  I don't want to be sick!!!  I can't think of anyone who does...smile!!!   So.....I did not go anywhere yesterday.   I did some reading and some entertaining.   A tea party is always fun and the cookies are gone so I had better plan a store trip for some more.   I could bake as I do have a stove with an oven...smile.  but....I seem to have lost my desire for baking...don't seem to want to bake anymore and that is a sure sign of 'old age';  not that I am of old age...smile....I think the word I am looking for is 'ancient';   yep, hit the mark running and a new decade leads to the big one....and the new decade starts with ninety and goes on up...wonder if I will hit that 100 mark....um....not sure I would wish that on me....smile.....the wrinkles are becoming inroads and one look in the mirror shows an old lady who looks a lot like my grandmother;  well, I always thought she was a beautiful woman, and she was, so what am I complaining about!!!   Go...have yourself a day to remember;  be good, be kind, be gentle, be loving, be YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

Friday ....all day!!!

Good morning.   A lovely light blue sky, a bit of white in the clouds, nothing stirring, not even one leaf, so that must mean that it is going to be a calm clear morning for a Friday, the ninth of March, how fast the days go bye.   I opened the blinds to see that all of the usual cars are parked and the workers already doing their morning chores;  one window shade is open at the hospital wing but only one the others are all drawn and no lights so the folks are sleeping in this morning.  It is very quiet around here this morning.  I do not even hear a footstep out in our corridor;  but, soon there will be a knock on the door and it will be check in time...and I'll be talking with you and sipping hot coffee wishing I had a big fat coffee bun to go with it;  well toast isn't all bad but it really is not the same..smile!!

I had a very quiet day yesterday, didn't go anywhere, or do anything I shouldn't..smile....was 'good' and caught up with my reading, a bit of writing and a little conversation with a drop in or two.   I love it when folks stop in to borrow a book as the word is out that I have a copy of "Suds in Your Eyes" a hilarious Mary Laswell book from the forties.   A story that makes you laugh out loud...building a fence with beer cans....I'd do that if I drank beer but that is not my forte....if you haven't read the Laswell books check the library and see if by chance they have copies;  I guarantee you will enjoy your afternoon. . . and the sequel was "High Time". 

So it is Friday morning with light blue skies, not a breeze to be had, quiet, stillness, and a couple of new bright red cars out it he parking lot this morning.   The red is deep, bright, can't miss it coming down a street.  The others are all silver with the exception of one black wagon...so....the workers are in.I am off for a refill and turn on the news.  I'll enjoy my hot coffee, some news, and plot and plan some activity for today.    The chimney smoke on the roof top across the way is going straight up..um...that means???   There is no fire so it must mean the vents are working properly....smile..  a wise acre in every life...smile.

So be good, be kind, be generous to a fault, be someone that makes smiles follow them all around.    Plot and plan a day that brings love and laughter to your circle.   Take someone out to lunch...a big Mac isn't all bad.....or pizza is good....but blueberry pancakes has a taste all its own.    Just go with whatever makes you happy, content, full and sated....seconds on coffee, good conversation, a hug...some days really are better than others.....go....have a day to remember.  Hugs to all.

A New Day

Good morning.   It is a new day and it is very early in the morning.  The outside courtyard is pitch black with the exception of one light on the side of the hospital building and the cars that are coming in with the workers for the hospital wing.  It is a morning, like most mornings, where the one light on the side of the building allows the incoming workers a bit of light to find a parking pace for the day.    Quiet prevails.    Silence .....it is a little after five a.m.   It is going to be a long day, a sad day as our Doris has passed all too soon....how we will miss this tiny lady who had turned one hundred, spry, smiling eyes, a big heart and a wonderful baker who loved to spoil us with her goodies.   A personal friend, I will miss her visits and her goodies.  I will miss her stories.  I will miss the lively sparkle in her eyes and the soft words she spoke.   I was really blessed by her friendship. 

I am looking at my little square white calendar which tells me it is Thursday morning at 5:56 AM, March 8, 2018....keeps me on the straight and narrow..smile.....the blinds are open to one light on the side of the hospital wing and the rest of the area is pitch black, can't tell the sky from the ground.....it will change soon enough and we will all get on with our new day....so......be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU . . . try a new good deed today and add one or two more as the day progresses.    Remember you get out of life what you put into it, no more, no less.....so be good to YOU to today and find reasons to be magnanimous , kind, gentle, and check out your do-good list and see how many you can fill......try for them all so you can have a new list tomorrow.    Be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU ....be generous to a fault with your hugs, your kind words and share that sparkle in your eye.    Someone needs you today...find out who.    I can do with a hug, so....send one this way.   Hugs to all.

Day Out!!!

It is Wednesday and we are going off to the Submarine Base this morning.  We will go to a 'fancy' restaurant, a step above Mac Donald and have brunch out before we get to the Navy Yard.    I will tell you all about it next blog....so out we go for an 'outing' and view some interesting Navy "stuff";   I'll tell you all about it when I return.

Have yourself a good day...all day...try and find places to go and things to do to keep your spirits high.    Off to put my shoes on....I'll be back.  Hugs to all.

A New Day...A Tuesday All Day!!!

My little desk calendar says it is Tuesday morning and seven AM..March 6, 2018.....and time moves on.....soon we will be seeing flowers, just like those pictured above, poking through the garden soil.....the beginning of a beautiful season and time to catch up with ourselves.....maybe.....depends on just what we put into our plans for this coming season.    March winds....then April showers and on to May flowers....a really wonderful awakening time of year....spring planting...get out the catalogs and start thinking gardens....flowers, vegetables, and of course weeds...smile.

I do not have a garden to tend here at Ridgemont, and out of my window there are parked cars, three in a row are light grey, all different models and all expensive looking.   The shades are still drawn...all but one, and the patient must still be snoozing as there are open but no lights, so they must have gone back to sleep.   So, I will leave them to another snooze and get on with a refill...there is no coffee in my cup.....that will ever do.

Have yourself a good day, all day ...doing what YOU love to do.    Make someone you love happy because you walked in...with smiles, hugs, and good words....um.....I could use a little of that!!

Be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU.    A hug an hour and a kiss on the cheek now and then....couldn't ask for anything more than that.....well you could...but ???  Good luck with that!!

Go, have yourself a day to remember.   Hugs to all.

Sunday!!

My clock says 4:35 AM and it is the 4th of March, 2018....in case you forgot..smile!!

No light as yet, still pitch black out there

Hopefully heading for a new day, bright and beautiful, Sunday Morning and the church folks will be getting up and ready for a good start.

How are you this morning?  or...is it too early to tell!!

I am having my coffee cup empty at an alarming rate...smile....hot, tasty and I'm off for a refill already...don't go away!!

AAAH!!!!!  Coffee.....a life saver.....hot....tasty.....eye popping and it is 4:42AM, the fourth day of March, 2018.....has a nice ring to it...now to finish the blog and go back to bed.....

What to talk about????   Not a thing I can think of as it is not the right brain hour;  the brain is smart and knows it needs a bit more sleep and after I say good morning to you, I am heading back to bed...4:44AM...much too early....

I think I have got it wrong though...I am drinking hot black coffee.....and I don't think that is a sleep maker;   taste pretty good though!!

So, know I am thinking about you.  I am hoping you are snoozing and enjoying beautiful dreams.   I hope when it is your time to get up, your day is going to be special..just like you.......SO!!!!  Go on enjoying your sleep...I am going to try and get back to sleep...which I am sure is a lost cause as once awake it seems I am destined to stay that way...but...I have a good book going....so..off I go....wish me luck....I am hoping for a good day, all day...and of course...I wish YOU the same. 

Be good, be kind, be gentle...be YOU....be special today..all day.  Hugs to all.

Saturday . . . All Day!!

Good morning  ...  I hope ...  there is no light outside my window as far as the sky is concerned, but..... there is a lamp light outside in the courtyard where the workers are driving in and parking for the day...yes...another work day in the hospital wing with lots to do and care about.   I wonder what kind of a day we have in store for us.   Right now it would be guess work.  It is pitch black out there and you cannot see where the sky begins or ends....five fifty nine AM, March 3,2018 so my little desk calendar says.    I have been up for a couple of hours, sleeping in is not something I do as the body clock is set and has a mind of its own.   It is Saturday morning and a new day begins.   Yesterday has come and gone and it was not a lost cause as we went out for dinner at a local pub where they serve all kinds of beer and other beverages and a decent cup of coffee.   The conversation was lively as the talk was all about the upcoming nuptials of granddaughter Erin and Donaleo.  The wedding is going to be this June, not far away come to think of it, and plans have to be made. 

So life goes on and a new day has come with places to go, things to do and hopefully grins, smiles and guffaws to fill it.  So,  get on with your day and make it a good one.   Don't forget good deeds.   Don't forget smiles.   Don't forget you get out of your day what YOU put into it.   Make it special..just like you.  Hugs to all.

A road to travel and I see  an animal in the greenery of the forest trees...can you see it? 

Go....have yourself a day to remember!! 

Friday is a Good Day...Smile!!!

Some where the sun is coming up, the waves are up and the seaside is calling folks to come and walk in the sand, smell the ocean, see the seabirds...the wondrous gulls making all kinds of noises.   I miss Brookings!!  The blinds are still drawn but the desk is not in front of the window temporarily ....hope things will go back in their "PROPER" place before today ends.   I am a creature of habit...what can I say???  I want my desk back in front of the window, not facing a wall....all because the blinds need repairing..hopefully today.

Daughter Patricia and I did a little junking yesterday and that is always fun.   There is something about someones junk that has an appeal all its own....the fact we threw something similar out means we enjoy replacing it with almost the same thing...smile.....creatures of bad...or good...habits....smile!!

So....books and their titles catch my eye....and I did come home with three new ones....now to find reading time....but first I have to read the ones I bought the time before last...smile......  I am waiting for a wet and blustery day to hunker down with a good book.    The bookcase is full of interesting titles.....we are suppose to have rainy days early spring....well....where are they? 

It is Friday morning, March 2, 2018...wow, now that is some date.....do you realize how quickly the time goes bye?    I had a call from my friend, Helen, up in the Sierras and she was bemoaning the fact that life is passing much to quickly...she is thinking yard work and gardening already.  She is very good about taking good care of her yard and seems to really love being outdoors.   Her grandson helps with the heavy work and she really enjoys his company.  He keeps an eye on her and is training his son to help keep her place well manicured.  She counts her blessings when they come with rakes in hand.

So Spring is springing and we have to smile when we think of bright days with sunshine and a few showers to help the flowers grow.    Apartment living is not conducive to the lore of gardening, um....maybe a garden box would help.

So, I wish you a good day, all day.  I hope you are going places and finding interesting and wonderful things to do.     Be healthy, be hardy, be YOU....Have a day to remember!!!  Hugs to all.

New Month...M A R C H!!!

                                       Wishful Thinking!!!!

Nope, I did not get an invitation to a tropical island...sigh!!!!   I didn't get an invitation anywhere but it is only March..a new month...something about March winds...probably get some before the month is over.    This morning is bright and beautiful.  It is quiet.   It is always very quiet around here in the mornings as folks are not in a hurry to put both feet on the floor....another half hour..snooze....but....not me, I am one of those early morning folks , a life time habit, and one I am used to so cannot complain....even if and when I do..smile!!!

It is Thursday and new beginnings;  hopefully a few trips to the mall this month to just window shop, look and see what is out there that is new and different and get a little walking exercise around the store fronts.  I am going to have to think new shoes for summer;  an open toe????  have to go and look and see what is out there style wise....and check the prices....that is what will determine if the old shoes can do one more season...smile.

So...I had a quiet day yesterday and that is not at all bad....today, the sun is out, the day beginning and I have high hopes of going out the door and have a walk in the sunshine.   It is so nice when the weather cooperates. 

So...I have no news....family members are all fine....no one complaining...it wouldn't do any good anyway...smile.....

Be good, be kind, be upbeat and share YOU with those you like and love.   Have yourself a day to remember.  Hugs to all.