Good Morning!!

Tuesday and it is starting off quiet, blinds down in the hospital wing, worker cars parked, and I see a new beige truck, a small pickup, good looking and I bet it gives a nice ride, it just looks like it should...shiny, new and ready to roll...smile!!

The Fall colors are showing up, more every day, and this morning there is a bit of wind in the tree tops and the movement is slow and graceful.   The little black bird is on the roof top across the way.  It seems content and has been there for some time.  Quiet...a deep silence at the moment,but that wont last long as the workers find there way in and park for the day.   I wonder what is in store for each and everyone of us.   A good day, I hope, one for the memory banks.

My coffee cup is empty.   I have not had anything for a breakfast and I doubt there is much of anything  I want in the refrigerator....bread for toast...better than nothing..but...if I had my druthers I would be looking for a big fat jelly doughnut, the one with all the calories...the powdered kind, the one that squirts jelly on the first bite...ha.ha...well, I don't want to eat a day old one...but...that will do if there was any out there....and there is not.....wishful thinking!!!  A girlish figure or a jelly doughnut.....easy choice....how can you tell???  Ah, the new senior size pantaloons....ha.ha....well, we do have choices and you already know mine.  So today is going to be a G O O D one, full of smiles and hard work and satisfaction.    I am off for a refill.  I am off to make up a poem, there is something about the quietness of morning, the stillness, the size and shape of the trees, the colors that bring out the poetess in me.   So have yourself a 'good' day all day and do what YOU love to do best. 

New Week, New beginnings

Good Morning!!!   It is Monday, all day, a new beginning, a new week to fill with love and laughter, a bit of work and a lot of good deeds to accomplish before the week is over and done.   Monday morning with sunlight on the trees which are sprouting Fall colors, golds and bronze and yellows and the usual variety of shades of green;  how lucky we are to be able to look out of our window and see the beginning of a new season.   The little bird is on the roof top, alone at the moment, tree tops are still and really beautiful as the sunlight rests on the russet colors;  yep!!!  Fall is here bright and beautiful.  The worker cars are parked, only one white one amidst one red or maroon shade and a few dark blue or black parked out there this morning.  Spaces open for more to come.  A new beginning, a new week, a new Monday all day...um...wonder what it has in store for us....we are about to find out...smile!!

So with all the familiar words, you realize that a new week begins, a new season to be enjoyed and hopefully some fun and games along the way.  Be a good neighbor.  Be a good worker.  Be good at whatever it is you do...a smile, a hug and a lot of love goes a long way in making this week the best one yet.  So....be YOU and share love and laughter;  a few tears if you must;   but.....be YOU!!  Hugs to all.

Saturday All Day!!!

I am hoping for rainbows today!!

I would love to be walking bye the old barn up there in the mountains of Nevada.

Instead, I will be tuned in to the cowboy movies, hunkered down in my easy chair, feet up on the hassock, hot coffee on hand and hopefully there is something good in the cupboard to go with it.  I don't think so, but I do live in high hope....you know the ending..'die in despair'.....there is no fancy doughnut out there in my kitchen, but I bet I can come up with a piece of toast....beggars can be choosers....ha.ha.!!!!

I am off for a refill, finish the blog, check the parked cars and drool over the new silver ones in the lot this morning.  My little bird is on the roof top watching its world go bye.  The trees are still, a few blinds open in the hospital wing and silence....a good way to start a Saturday!!!

I hope your day is bright and beautiful, just like you.   I am hoping for an invite out the door later in the day, but it is Saturday and the cowboy movies are on and I do have some hot coffee waiting but  as I have said out loud......'there is nothing good in this house'   . . . ha, ha...have I said that before?   I bet I have.

Go with God.....be a friend today....do some good deeds...and...light a candle when you go bye the church of your choice.    I don't mind if you light one for me...I probably need it.....something has to keep me up and running...ha, ha....and you are just the one to keep me company.   
I'm off....but you already know that!!!   Go....have yourself a day to remember!!! 

Friday, all day!!!

 I hope you are in good hands today, enjoying life, smelling the flowers, chasing the weeds away and finding reasons to be glad you are alive and well.

There is nothing better than a good hot cup of coffee (tea or cocoa) to make your morning bright and beautiful;  enjoy today...all day.

Aah!!!! One of my favorite flowers....simply beautiful!!!

Good morning!!!   I am awake, have been sitting here at the computer for an hour or so, looking at a little bird on the roof top across the way.  It has been sitting there quietly for a long while, watching the worker cars roll in....probably wishing for a treat.It is quiet, nothing on the move at the minute.  The Fall colors are really showing this morning, one bush is alive with color, and another with a tiny pink blossom.  The blinds are open in one window of the hospital wing but all the rest are closed tight.  It is early and it is Friday all day...smile.  A new deep red car went bye;   someone is showing off a new buy...smile!!!  The folks must make good salaries as there is not a junker in the lot.  A few folks seem to favor black but there are two white cars out there.  One is more vanilla ...has a bit of yellow in the base paint.  I see one bush of blue flowers, big and full and very pretty.   Quiet...silence....I get to 'hear' it every morning.

I wish you a good day, all day, doing what you love to do best.    I got to help my daughter, Christine, with a project and have high hopes she has more to follow.   Keeping busy is good.  But....having some down time to read and catch up with oneself isn't all bad.   What I'd like to do is be out and about, maybe a drive to a 'fancy' MacDonald's down the road...smile.   A cheeseburger for lunch, haven't had one of those in a very long time.   But....I am going to make my bed, get dressed and watch a bit of news, then...it will be time to go up and join the folks for lunch and maybe a bit of the puzzle.  I don't think it got finished yet.  I didn't get to see it yesterday.    I am sure there was quite a few more pieces to fit in and it is not what one would call an 'easy' puzzle to do.  Hard is better, more of a challenge.  Ha, ha,ha,  I am seeing a lady worker walk in complete with high heels and jeans....a combination and a half, ha..ha...

So, go and have yourself a good day, all day...and do some good deeds along the way.  Remember to stop in with a treat and a hug for a sick friend.   If you have someone in the hospital, go visit for a short while and brighten their day.   Good deeds stack up when you meet St. Peter at the gate....hopefully a long time away...smile.....I am off for a refill, feet up, news one, and do a lot of nothing for awhile.   Join me...ha.ha.   I'll share.   Hugs to all.

Now It is Thursday....all day!!

A pale blue sky, not a leaf stirring, shades drawn in the hospital wing, worker cars parked for the day...a new day with the sameness of a yesterday!!!  I am thinking it is going to be another hot one.  I had no plans to race about so that is a good thing.   I have a blog to do and nothing new or different to say.   Some days are like that and it is probably a good thing. 

Yesterday was a good day, all day, had things to do and being busy is always a good thing.   I helped Christine catch up with mailings, watched some television and stayed cool and calm on a very hot summer day.  The heat is up and doing a lot of nothing is a good thing.

The worker cars are parked facing my window this morning.   I see that folks are not putting up hanging bobbles in their windows these days.   Probably a good thing and less distracting while driving along the highways.   Quiet prevails, not a leaf stirring and you could hear a pin drop if you listened.  The bird is on the roof top and there is another bird not far from it.  I think they are ignoring each other.  The sun is on the tall trees and the leaves are a deep russet shade.  Fall is here, ready or not.    It is time to make your list and get the last of summer chores done.   It is a busy time and that is good.   I am off for a refill, coffee is good this morning.   There is 'nothing good in this house'; a famous cry when there are no big fattening jelly doughnuts around..smile!!!  So.....go.....have yourself a good day, all day, doing what you love to do best.    Hugs to all.

Good Morning!!!!

Good Morning!!!   How are you this morning?   I am almost awake, I am working on opening my eyes to the beauty of the fall colors over the hospital wing building across from me.  The little birds have come and gone.   There is not a bit of a breeze, nothing is moving and all of the workers are parked and in getting a new day started.  It is quiet, the silence of early morning, nice......even the lovely trees are still.  My coffee cup is half empty and my coffee is cold, so off I go for a refill ...be right back!!!

AAH!!!!  Coffee!!!!  The morning elixir that gets the body moving and the mind opening to new thoughts and deeds.   It is quiet, blinds on the hospital windows are not moving so the folks are sleeping in this morning.    Some of the workers are heading for their cars and home for some rest after their all night shift.   Some one has a new all white roadster , top down, ready for a new day...but if they have to work then it will be awhile before they can move it out and get in a ride with the top down.   The light grey car is back this morning, looking good and shiny new.   A couple of black cars, one a wagon, and room for several more who must be coming in later.   There are two tiny birds on the rooftop again, wonder if it is the same two that were there awhile ago.   It is quiet...silence.... the start of a brand new day.

So, get up, go out and make this day your own.    I am off for a refill, hunker down for awhile and watch the news.   A new day, no plans ...yet....smile.....I'll think of something.    Go.....have yourself a day to remember!!!

Hugs to all.

Tuesday, all day.....

Good Morning.   Some of the trees across the way are beginning to show some color just like this, although there is more green leaves right now but, give it a few days and it will change.   Fall is here, the colors become alive and bright on the bank of trees facing my window.   I enjoy the change of colors and the quietness of early morning.  Two tiny birds are sitting on the roof top across the way, looks like one is giving the other a word or two..smile.   The blinds are open in one of the hospital widows, others closed tight as folks sleep in for another hour or so.    A new day begins.   I wonder what is in store for all of us.  I have no special plans, rather choose a quiet day today and catch up with myself.  I have a 'good' book to read and a rocking chair to sit in ...so maybe later I will sit and rock and read...smile!!!

A new car in the lot this morning and it is what I think is called 'forest' green.  One of the lady workers is walking slowly in with her 'latte' in hand, or maybe just plain old coffee or tea.   My cup is empty so I am going for a refill....be right back.

And....I picked up a biscottie to go with it...yum.....good enough to go back for another one.  ..... later when I return to the kitchen...smile!!!

The stillness of the morning gives time to reminisce in the mind....about places to go, things to do and folks to share time with......good thoughts;  wonder if that bird on the roof top is thinking good thoughts as a pesky little bird sits beside it;  looks like a hearty conversation going on.  So...while they visit, I will return to my hot coffee and sip....finish my 'words' for the day and think about what and where and the where-for today...smile.    I hope you find peace, contentment and love today, all day....share YOU with those you love and even like.    Go...be YOU!!!

"Monday, Monday....la, la, la!!!!

It is Monday morning, sunshine, worker cars parked for the day, quiet, not a leaf stirring and my coffee cup is empty.....be right back.

  AAH!!!!!  Hot coffee.....give one a good start early in the morning.   Bless the coffee beans, or the tea leaves if you prefer.   The bird is sitting on the roof top watching the folks come in and park for the day.   One of my neighbors is out for a morning walk.  He usually has his little 'hotdog' dog along but not this morning.  I hope it is okay, unusual to see him walking along all by himself.   The hospital workers are walking in slowly, a new day and probably another busy one.   The blinds are still down on all but one window so someone is awake and ready for a new day.  I am amazed to see so much color in the trees this morning, once decided to change the leaves come alive with color and really glow in the sunlight.    The start of a new week, let us have high hope that it will be the beginning of new and happy days ahead. 

The big puzzle on the table up in the cafeteria room is coming along well.   I had a chance to find a few pieces yesterday and friend Lois found a few also.   There are six of us with interest in seeing it finished and it is not an easy puzzle so it will take us a few more days to finish it, if not longer.   We all enjoy a 'hard' puzzle, keeps our interest and drives us crazy..smile.

So....I wish you a good day, all day, doing what you love to do best.   I am off for a refill of my coffee and a search for something good...and there is not a good thing in this house....well, I could 'drop' and egg.   I hope you find what you are looking for;  hope you enjoy good health and find places to go and things to do with someone you not only like, but love.    Be a harbinger of love and light today.   Hugs to all.
 

A Sunshine Morning!

Good Morning to you....good morning to you....good morning, I love you....good morning to YOU!!!!

Sunday sunshine in the trees, colors of Fall, pale blue sky in the background and the leaves are shining in the morning sunshine.   The little bird is on the roof top and has a friend with it this morning.  They seem to be pecking at one another or one has more to whisper than usual.  Tiny birds of grey. 

There are two spaces open in front of my window this morning.  There is a new grey truck out there, one white and one black car so far this morning.  The blinds are drawn in the hospital wing and quiet prevails inside and out.   Folks must be sleeping in around here as I do not hear any noise of any sort. 

My coffee is hot and tasty and there is 'nothing good in this house';  a famous cry and my own fault as I eat everything up as soon as I buy it and bring it home.   I mean to save some for a morning but not when I buy something I really like...smile.  I am afraid to buy doughnuts as I really like them and they are not safe here...smile.   The trees have sunlight on them and they are truly beautiful.  No wind though so everything is still.  So.....I will say so long until tomorrow.  I hope your Sunday is a good one, all day, go....be YOU....do all of the things you love to do.  Be good, be kind, be gentle, and share a hug or two.  Hugs to all.

Saturday Morning

I'm with Willie...."On The Road Again"  . . . not yet, but soon.  I am going gaming today, so wish me luck...it is always fun to play the machines and have a little hope for a few shekels in the pot, but sometimes the machines are hungry and gobble the coins faster than you can feed them in;  but  then there are times you get to play for a bit before you let loose of your coins....or have a small win and bring your own money back home.....well, wishful thinking has not gone out of style...smile!!!

It is Saturday, a sunshine day with no wind at all.  The huge trees behind the hospital wing are full of Fall colors and are beautiful.  The sun is beaming and the leaves are bright and beautiful.  The little bird has been out on the roof top for hours, doesn't seem to move at all....sits there like it owns the roof and probably does.   It has red coloring, hard to tell but it seems to be able to stand quietly for hours.  The bushes are changing color slowly, the green bush which is tall and sits by the hospital window glows in the morning sunshine.  The shades are open in the hospital wing this morning.   It is so bright and beautiful in the morning sun..   There are two white cars parked in front of my window this morning and one black one.  Early shift for some of the hospital workers.   A new day begins and it looks like it is going to be a lovely day, all day.  As for me, I have my shoes on, waiting for time to pass and I will go down and meet  the girls and ride off to the Casino this morning for a little play and lunch out and back again....a sunshine ride...hopefully a little bit of luck and a lot of laughs....a break in the week and the girls who do not game will go out and about and see what is on going in the area while I play a slot and hopefully come home with my own money, ha.ha....well, maybe I'll bring home some of theirs...one never knows.   You would think after fifty years of gaming and few wins and a flat bank account one would learn....but what fun is that...ha.ha.

So, go and have yourself a good day all day.  Do something FUN for a change.  Get out the door, walk in the sunshine and smile.    Be YOU and have a good day all day...doing...good deeds,  kind words,  smiles....as only YOU can!!!  I'm off to put my shoes on...I don;'t think you can get into a casino in bare feet and I don't want to be the first one to try..smile!!! 

Have yourself a good day, all day, doing what YOU do best.   Catch up!!!  Hugs to all.

Friday Morning

Good Morning!!!  The little bird is on the roof top across the way watching the workers park their bright new looking cars in  the lot as they walk towards the front door of the hospital wing and get ready for a new work day.    The shades are still drawn, no breeze of any kind, beautiful baby blue sky with a puffy white cloud or two and a few grey ones interspersed in and around them.  A quiet morning, the start of a new day.

So, here is a new Friday to fill;  wonder what we will do with our seconds today.  I have no plans but don't mind making some..um...guess I'll have to check with the girls and see if there is a want or need to go somewhere ....well, Fish and Chips come to mind...smile!!!

I am off to blog although I have little to blog about today.   As I said earlier, I did  not go anywhere or do anything exciting to share with you but I did get a chapter or two in a new book I have started.   I glanced through a "Kennedy" book, picked up "Oh My Stars" by Lorna Landvik, all about angry housewives eating Bon Bons'  ha, ha, we have all been there and done that....so,as you know, a good book can wile away an hour or two and change your attitude.

I am off to refill my coffee cup.  I will hunker in my chair and watch some news and eventually get dressed and plan a walk around the block unless I get a better offer.   I hope your Friday is a good one and you find things to do and places to go.   Be sure you take a friend along and if I am not mistaken, it is your turn to buy lunch.....enjoy!!1   Go, be YOU and make today the best one yet.  Hugs to all.

Thursday Early Morning!!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder......if not beauty, admire the feathers!!

So practice, practice, practice and speak loud and clear today!

AAH!!!! Such beauty, silence,  a picture of a thousand words when you look closely.

Good Morning!!!  I have been at the computer for a good hour or so, the television is on and I am not watching but hearing.  The shades are still drawn in the hospital wing, cars are parked and there are two silver ones this morning...new....lovely...glass roof tops.  Shades are down, all but one early riser.   The bird is on the rooftop and has been there for hours.  He or she hasn't moved for a very long time, just busy watching the world go bye.   No wind, no noise and another new day for us to enjoy. 

I have no special plans so will take the day as it enfolds.   My coffee is hot and delicious.   There is nothing 'good' in this house, some how it disappears as soon as it arrives.....so I am off to my easy chair, a bit of television, get dressed and join the folks for lunch and a bit of the puzzle on the table.  We are doing good, it is coming along, not an easy one and that is good. 

I wish you a good day today, all day, hopefully doing what you like to do, rather than what you have to do...smile!!!   Be good, be kind, be gentle.....be YOU!!  Hugs to all.

A New Wednesday Morning!!

Good Morning!!!  My cup is empty so you know where I am going....and I'll be back!!  There are only a word or two for that first sip.....and the coffee cake along with it....yum!!!  We seem to have a colorless sky this morning;  looks a bit like a rain sky, or a promise of one.  The blinds are down in the hospital wing and the worker's cars are parked over on 'my' side of the roadway.  I see someone has a new light tan car parked out there this morning, and along side of it is a lovely silver car with a big glass rooftop.   There is no breeze this morning as the  leaves on the trees are still. A red feathered bird is sitting on the hospital roof top, probably catching another forty winks before the morning gets started.   As for me, I am half way through my first cup of coffee so I am going for a refill....aah there is nothing like a good hot cup of tasty coffee to wake the brain up and get moving.

It is Wednesday all day, have no plans but I can make some ..ha, ha....   I will have to check with daughter Patricia and see if she is up to some browsing.  I might even treat her to lunch out if she agrees.  Maybe a ride down to Manchester, a run away spot for us.   There are several chores that need to be done....um.....there is tomorrow..ha, ha.....a ride out is so much more appealing.  Well, the day will unfold as it usually does and being 'easily led' is a blessing and it gets me out and about ...smile.

So,  I wish you a good day, all day.  I hope you get to do what you want to do and what you like to do best.   Whatever the day offers, open up your eyes, your heart and your smile and share YOU with those you love and like.   Hump day is always a good day to let loose that tight knot about what has to be done or needs to be done or better still find the way the door opens and go out and about and enjoy the day.  The season is about to change and you will find lots of time to catch up with all those inside chores...they have a way of just waiting!!  So....be good, be kind, be gentle, be loving.  Share those hugs.  Share the smile.  Share YOU with those you love and like.   Go...have yourself a good day, all day!!  Hugs to all.

Tuesday, all day.....

Good morning.   The sun is on the roof top of the hospital wing, the shades are drawn, no birds on the roof this morning and the worker cars are all parked on 'my' side of the road today.   A new soft green, almost a grey one is out there this morning, someone got a raise..maybe!!  Quiet prevails, no noise of any kind this minute and the leaves, in their beautiful fall colors, are still; sky is baby blue, not a cloud in sight.  There is no noise in here either....sleepers....one or two of us get up early but most sleep as long as they can.   Aah, the red bird is back, has that looking over the world stance as it glances about.   Everything is still...quiet...and one of our fellows is out walking his little 'long' dog and moving faster than usual, probably wants his first cup of coffee.   So, that is my 'take' on the beginning of a new day.   The heat will come and I'll hunker down as I have a book started, several waiting for attention, and who knows, I might even get an invitation out...time will tell....and I will too tomorrow...ha.ha   Go..have yourself a day to remember.  Do something you have been putting off and get it out of the way.   Don't forget to stop by your favorite church or chapel and light a candle for those who are in need, and add me to the list as I can always use a little help from above.   Be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

A thought for today.......so smile a lot........meet ...greet.....smile.....smile...smile!!
GO!!!!  Have yourself a day of pure JOY!!!!  Hugs to all.

Still Monday....

Hello.  It is almost supper time but I had an ice cream sandwich so have to think of waiting awhile before imbibing in hot food...it is just to hot to heat anything unless it melts as it hits your lips...ha.,ha.  oh it is hot...the fan helps but I am still complaining....I have an air conditioner but I don't like being closed up with it on;  can't satisfy me no matter how hard you try.

I think I should have invited the girls out for dinner in a nice air conditioned restaurant....no takers, no one wants to open the door and go into the oven effect we have here today.  I have a problem I am not sure how to resolve without making an enemy....my neighbor, a male of age..smile, asked to put a few things in my freezer...that was days ago and no sign of his coming to get his stuff.....I want my space back......I didn't get mad, I ate one of his ice cream bars......now if I eat one a day until he decides to come and get his stuff, I might solve the problem....

Not sure I am going to get a good response but it will be a lesson learned.ha.ha.ha....

So life goes on.  It was a good day out browsing through the thrift store ...which means...picking up a few 'things' I don't need but talk myself into.   I am trying to go with that add one new item and discard one old item ...easier said than done but I do have to do something or I wont have room to sit down.   Speaking of sitting I bought another book to add to the ones i have that have yet to be read and now to make time for just reading.  I try before shutting off the light for the night but that doesn't work well.   I'll catch up with myself when the weather cools...smile.

So...I am off for a large glass of cold water;   tv program to select;    sure hope your day is going well and you are not having hot flashes in this summer heat....hope you are cool and comfortable.    Catch up and let me know how you are doing.   Hugs to all. 

Monday, Monday....again!!!

Rolling out a new day....Monday...all day....a beginning of a new week and the colors of Fall are beginning to show.   The trees are less green than a day or two ago, more copper colors, more yellows, more tiny pink blossoms which are really tiny leaves.  Fall is beautiful...well, it is.....even the stillness of early morning is good for us.   The little bird is up on the roof top.  I sometimes wonder if it spends the night there.   It seems content and has a tiny friend with it this morning, basking in the sunshine, not a care in the world.  The shades are down, cars are parked, quiet...stillness....a new day begins...um....wonder what is in store for us.   My day started with sad news as one of my son Mike's friends was killed in a motorcycle accident.   It would be the way he would want to go, but for us left behind it is not the way we would choose for him.   Johnny was one of the good guys and will be sadly missed by all of us.    Our only consolation is that he went out the way he would want to go.    A young man still, had a long way to go yet, but it was not his to decide.   He will be missed because he was a friend, a good one, and he leaves a large space open in our hearts.    So, when you have your libation for the day, raise your glass and wish him well;  he will be missed as he was well loved;   he will leave a large space to be filled and you can bet he will be up there giving directions.    Yes...Johnny was special and we all loved him.   His legacy of good friend and love remains and it is up to us to share as we remember him in our prayers and good works today. 

So...my coffee cup is empty...that will never do.....the tv is off and no news and that is another 'never do';   I am off....well you already knew that;   but off my duff and on to the coffee pot, a refill, an easy chair, feet up on the hassock,  news is on and I am very comfortable in the start of a band new day.  Remember you have things to do and a list to check off which I think is called 'duties' for the day....one by one  and the list shortens....so.....go, be YOU and celebrate the new day as you thank God for the sunshine and warmth, the birds and the bees, and.....alive, moving and doing for a new day....GO!!!  BE YOU!!!!

Sunday...all day...bright and beautiful!!!

 It is getting hot, hot, hot....around here....summer heat and it should be cooling off according to the change of leaves on the trees....nature at its best.....color...bright...beautiful.....and summer begins to wane and soon we will have cool and a bit of wind....aah!!!!

It is going to be another hot one....sun is up....and it is going to be another hot day.....summer does not want to give in...or up.....but a chance to tan one more time...smile.

This is a picture i have had for a very long time.    Reminds me of walks out with friends back in Brookings where we would take time to walk out and about and exercise....smile!!

It is Sunday all day.   I am a bit cloudy in the brain department this morning, not anxious to be wide awake, thinking heat again today and my book is waiting so I think I'll be good, calm and stay put today. 
The little tree across the way is showing a lot more color.  The bird that visits every day is sitting on the roof top and looks content.  The worker cars are in and parked for the day and that new light grey one is right under my window and is really very good looking...a very light grey with silver trim and very fancy lights in deep red with silver trim. 

So....that is my word for the day....short and sweet....hope your day is wonderful..like you.....get up, go out the door and find places to go and things to do;   do not waste your Sunday seconds.   I think you should take a friend to breakfast...enjoy and relax.    As for me, I am going out for a coffee refill, check the cabinets and see if by any chance there is anything 'good' out there....I don't think so...I am very good about keeping the cupboards bare when there is anything with sugar around..smile!!!

It is going to be a beautiful sunshine day ...enjoy it.    Be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU.   Hugs to all.

Saturday Morning

UM!!!!! Saturday all day;    sunshine today;    the hospital workers are parking their cars right under my window, walking to the front entrance of the hospital wing and starting a new caring day.    One of the lady workers has a pair of work pants on that stop at the knees, a bit like the old fashioned knickers.   She just walked away from her car and pushed the little appliance in her hand and a beep sounded so the car is locked for the day.  The workers must make good salaries as the cars are all shiny and bright and new looking, not a junker in the lot.   The favorite color seems to be silver as there are three parked out there along with two black ones.  A nice contrast..smile.   All have windows on their roof tops.   Quiet prevails...silence really, the little bird is not on the roof top this morning;  wonder where it is. . . no breeze at all, not a leaf stirring but the colors are brighter this morning, sunshine on gold an amber leaves, quite a sight to see.

It is Saturday all day.   So many folks wait for the weekend to relax after a working week.   There will be plenty of raking to be done once the leaves begin to fall.   I cannot complain, the view from my window is beautiful as the suns rays bring out the best of the best of Fall.  Seems strange to be thinking of winter coming on, but it is, and it is time to start thinking of the Fall chores...yes...so many of them and I don't think we have shed the feeling of summer which seems to leave so quickly, and I am not always ready to accept change.   Like I had a choice...smile!!

Go....make your day bright and beautiful, just like you....be good, be calm, be the light at the end of the tunnel for someone who needs you today.    but....right now, put your feet up, hot coffee or beverage of your choice in hand, news on and take time to wake up slowly....energy will come,  a smile in your eyes, and....a new day to make those you love feel the love you bring into their lives.   Go be YOU!!!!  Hugs to all.

Sing, Sing, Sing!!!!

Good Morning to you  Good morning to you....good morning, good morning....Friday...all day....weekend coming up.....la, la, la...good morning to you.

Count your blessings as there was no sound on. 

Sunshine on the bushes across the parking area;  all cars are in;   the blind is open in one of the hospital wing windows, but all the others are closed tight.  A quiet morning, stillness in the air, trees are barely moving, so slight it is hard to tell. . . my friendly bird is on the roof top across the way, sitting quietly, taking life slow and easy this morning.   I do not know what kind of a bird it is, but it is large, looks like it is red in color and of good size.   It has company this morning as there is a tiny bird sitting beside it, looks like they are beak to beak having an early morning conversation.....or it is mom giving advice on what not to do today...or else!!!  ha, ha.....the bushes are glowing in the sunshine, bright and beautiful.   The little tree shows more sign of the change in the color of the leaves this morning...soon they will all be changed and a new season will be here.    Right now there is silence.

So,   I will wish you a good day, all day, doing what you love to do best.   Make your today worthwhile....be a bird of paradise and shine on those you love and like.   Go....be YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

Good Morning Sunshine!!

The colors of Fall.  Good morning.  I do not have a bouquet like this in my apartment but it would be nice to have one....no wild flowers to be had, so I guess I'll be content with a beautiful picture which reminds me of the true colors of Fall.    It is quiet out in the driveway this morning, most of the workers are in and parked for the day and the hospital window blinds are still down.   A new day, hopefully a good day for those confined in the hospital wing.   We have blessings to count...so get busy and make your today bright and beautiful...and...take time to visit the sick....be a beacon of light today.

The sun is shining on the little tree in front of the hospital building.  The rays have highlighted colors that bring beauty to the eye of the beholder.  The russets are topping the little tree, the pinks of a flower of some kind are showing through;  a lovely scene, a promise of Fall in all its glory of color and the huge line of trees behind the hospital building are enjoying the sunshine on their leaves and glowing for us all.   It is a special scene I am privy to each morning and I have to admit I enjoy the different colors of the seasons.  My little bird was on the roof top for a very short visit this morning.  He or she didn't stay very long, guess it had places to go and others to visit this morning.

So.....be a beacon of Good Will today.   BE YOU!!!!   I am off for a refill of my coffee.  I will skype my girls and thank them for a lovely yesterday.  How lucky I am.   Sitting in Pat's back yard under the big trees, enjoying sunshine, listening to the sounds of summer and then being served a delicious meal ending with hugs that make the heart glow.    Remember to put a little of "YOU" into your greetings today.  Make those you love and like shine.   You can do it...all you have to do is open those arms, smile with your eyes and let your heart lead the way.

Go....make today special....just like you.  Hugs to all.

Mid Week

Good Morning!!!   Trees are still for want of a breath of moving air.   Cars belonging to the hospital workers are all parked on 'my' side of the courtyard this morning.  The blinds are open in one window of the hospital wing, all the others are drawn tightly and the folks are sleeping in.   My little bird friend has parked itself on the roof top and enjoying the early morning sunshine.  He or She, seems content to just sit at the edge of the roof and watch the folks come in for a new work day.    There is one bush that seems in a hurry to change color and the little tree is a mixture of color showing signs of a season change.    It is hump day, wonder what is in store for us. 

My coffee cup is empty and I do need a refill to wake up this morning.   I have no plans for today an that is probably a good thing.  A down day is good for the body..but...boring is bad for the mind...smile!!

Go!!!!!  Have yourself a good day, all day, doing what YOU love to do best.   Be good, be kind, be gentle for what YOU send out has a way of coming back....make your day memorable....be sweet for a change;  put that sour puss away and enjoy 'all' day.n  Coffee cup is empty.....who drank my coffee....ha.ha.   I will never tell.    Off for a refill, feet up, tv news on....not a bad way to start a new day....join me.....hugs to all.

Monday, Monday, La, la, la...

Good Morning!!!!  The air is still.  The blinds are still down in the hospital wing, a few cars are parked, nothing moving for the minute but me and that is for a refill of my coffee...I'll be right back!!  How are you this morning?   Fine...I hope.  I have one eye open, moving slow, thinking it would have been nice to stay under the covers for a little while longer.  There is not one thing that says I have to get up right now but the body clock sneaks around the corner and takes over....up...up....means well..but......um....I think I had better change the subject as I really don't feel like I want to be wide awake....when I finish the blog I'll go hunker down in my easy chair, turn on the TV and settle back down for awhile longer.  It is Monday the start of a new week and I am not that anxious to get started....smile!!!

Did I have a good weekend.....of course I did.  I spent time at the Gallery and got to greet and meet the folks as they came in the front door.   It is nice to be able to meet and greet some of the town folks who are out for a Sunday show at our Gallery.   Our folks do such a great job and the treats they put out on that big table attest to great taste.    It all makes for a wonderful Sunday; a great show of local talent and the friendliest folks in town.   Our Louie came for a visit and it is always so good to see him.   He has tales to tell and makes and effort to bring love, life an laughter wherever he goes.   Yeah!!!  Louie is one of the good guys.

So.... a new week begins;  the sky is a soft blue, almost white, the trees are still, not a bit of a breeze this morning.  My friendly bird is sitting on the hospital roof top and I would say in the exact same spot it was in yesterday and the day before;  it has chosen its spot and it is fun to see and greet it every morning.    All of the cars belonging to the hospital workers are parked facing my window;  One silver, two black, one red...there are more but I would have to open the door to see what they are in color and style.   So....all is set for a brand new week;  let us hope and pray for the good things in life this week.   Health is number one;  if we have good health we are more than wealthy.   A good disposition is in order; you cannot have a good day without it.  It is time to get a refill of my coffee.  It is time to put on the television and see and hear what transpired through the night.   It is time to relax before starting a busy day doing all of the mundane things that have to be done and some of the fun ones that you enjoy.   Go.....be good, be kind, be gentle, be a friend....be YOU!!!Hugs to all.

Sunday Morning Bright and Beautiful!!

I am looking at the tall trees over the roof top of the hospital wing which is across the street from my window.  The shades are drawn, it is much to early to get up and move on a Sunday  morning....and then there are us...smile.   A beautiful new silver car is parking in front of my window...must be brand new...a beauty....no breeze, nothing but russet leaves on the tall trees, Fall is coming up fast.  I marvel at how fast the seasons change.    I smile as I watch the hospital workers walking slowly into the hospital building;  nine out of ten carry some kind of a gadget they cannot seem to do without;  wonder who is awake to talk to them at this time of day.   Some have their morning libation in hand, sipping and walking...don't miss a beat as they wake up on their way in the door.  They must have coffee pots on inside as I see some carrying something edible as they walk along.   If it was me, I'd probably have the 'goody' eaten before I got to the door....nothing bashful about my appetite.  My cup is empty....that will never do...I'll be back.

Aah!!!!  Hot, black, coffee, filled cup to the brim and if I am careful I do not lose a drop.   Aah...the morning libation what would we do without it?   I don't want to find out.   I am looking out my big picture window at the workers cars all parked neat and tidy, only one parked a bit further away from another, the others seem to have their distance down pat and leave plenty of room to open the car doors wide.   There are four cars parked out there already, a new Sunday morning and a day to celebrate in a church of your choice.    I would love to have lots of new news to share but it is a quiet time and I have no ramblings to share. 
So I am going to love you and leave you to enjoy your Sunday;  say a prayer for me.  Be good, be kind, be YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

Saturday

So many folks wait for Saturday morning to roll over in bed, ha.ha.   Well, some of us get up and get going, bad habits die hard.   I wonder what it would be like to sleep in;  don't think I'd like it as I have a lifetime habit of getting up along with the birds and the bees.   The old folks used to think that anyone that slept past the wee hour of five a.m. was lazy.....wonder where that idea came from.  Pa was up, out the door by five a.m., a long walk up the street, over the hill and he opened the door to Gibbs Florist Company and started his day with all the flowers and bushes.  He had the gnarled hands from  a lifetime of working in the soil;  there was not one flower he didn't love and make blossom and grow.   I am thinking, as I sit here looking out of the big widow at huge trees swaying in the breeze of an early morning almost white sky, such a pale blue, quiet,the shades down in the hospital wing, cars all parked in 'my' side of thee road today.  I have four light cars parked in front of my window and a dark purple one, looks more Navy than purple.   Some words bare repeating and my early morning routine is just that....smile.

Coffee is gone, off for a refill, put on the television and find out what the news caster has to say about the goings on in the night.   We have a new Saturday morning to make good use of....a bit of news, more hot coffee, feet up on the hassock, rump huddled in the big chair.....aah.....life is good.

Go....have yourself a good Saturday doing what YOU love to do best.   Be kind...that is important.....Be loving ... and that is even more important....be YOU and share YOU with those you love and like.    Today is a day for good deeds.  I am sure you can come up with one or two.   Remember YOU make someone's day special.  Be all YOU can be!!!  Go!!!!  Be YOU!!!!  Hugs to all.

A New Friday morning!!!

This might be called "puling up a new day"...smile!!

Good Morning.  The sun is shining on the tree tops and the clouds are picturesque, still, fluffy, designs of all kinds and a sight to see as the sun envelops the tree tops in a stillness that would be difficult to describe.  Shades are drawn in the hospital wing;   cars are parked on 'my' side of the road this morning and quiet prevails.  The start of a lovely Friday and the mundane wash day for me.    I notice a bit more change of color in the tree tops as we head for a change of season which is about to greet us sooner than we anticipated.   The seasons change rapidly and that word 'holiday' comes to mind....ha,ha...you are not ready for such a word, neither am I.

The view from my window is really lovely this morning as the sky is like a washboard with streaks of baby blue showing through the clouds so fluffy and white.   The imagination can run rampant as there are all kinds of images, very beautiful.

I am off for a refill of hot coffee, put the television on and find out what transpired in the night.   Take time out for YOU today an do some one thing you have been wanting to do but have been to busy to get to it.....Friday....all day...go....give yourself a treat for surviving a hard week of work and struggle....which makes us stronger  ...or so the old timers used to say.....GO!!!  Be YOU....Be good, be kind, be a friend today and accomplish 'great' things...smile!!!

Hugs to all.

A New Thursday Morning!!

Roll out a new day, the day after the Fourth of July holiday and the noise is gone, the sky is full of beautiful clouds, some trimmed in white with the inner grey and patches of blue that make pictures of their very own.  The blinds are still drawn in the hospital wing, only one Navy blue car in the parking lot and not a leaf stirring, calm cool and collected as the old saying goes.    My coffee is hot and good.  There is nothing 'good' in this house and I am hungry for a really decent breakfast but to lazy to go and fix it.   Maybe later....or not!!!

There was not a lot of noisy activity around here last evening and I am thankful for that.   A few salutes went off but for the most part it stayed pretty quiet.   A salute to Freedom....now to enjoy it.

Go, have yourself a good day...all day...do what you love to do best....be a friend, be a helper, be good, be kind, be YOU.    Celebrate today!!  Hugs to all.

Fourth Of July!!!

Some one is out there in the roadway shooting off some fire crackers;  it is after nine, you would think they had enough for this holiday....not one of my favorites.  I did enjoy the company of my daughters, the treats, the pizza, the wine, special television programs that were well done and now the darkness of night and hopefully the end of the 'noise'.....so I am not a fire cracker lover....ha, ha, unless it is to see them from far away, the higher the better.

It was a good day, lovely weather, good television programs, and, as I said, good treats....there is something about pizza...smile.

So, my shoes are off;  the television is on;  most folks are hunkered down and had enough for today...with the exception of that one person who is out there shooting off some noisy fire crackers....hope he or she runs out soon....such appreciation for the 'idiot' who is firing off some noisy fire crackers. 

I have a fan on as the room was warm when I got back today.   I am in my pj's, have no shoes on, thinking a cup of hot tea but am not sure I want to go out into the kitchen and make one.....

I hope your holiday was great.  I hope you are enjoying quiet and peace now.  I hope that you had a great day.  Be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU....be the harbinger of good.....like and love.....and write and tell me all about your special Fourth of July.....

Have sweet dreams....be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

A New Tuesday all day!!

Good Morning....I think!!!  A good morning, quiet, grey sky, cars parked for the day, one silver truck, a beauty, grey wagon with window wings that stick out, two black four doors and an empty space which will fill up fast...a new day...a work day...a Tuesday all day!!!   Wonder what is in store for each of us.....um!!!!

My coffee is delicious, hot, waking me up to blog..about?????...have no idea.  It is early Tuesday morning and it is quiet.   There is an empty space left for another car.  Quiet....silence......a new day and not a breeze to be had.  The sky is a very pale blue, almost white, silence, a stillness with the tall trees standing quietly without any movement at all;  the leaves are still.  There is one bush that is different as the entire mass is green, several shades of green to be exact, and...the tops are an orange, pink, and yellow coloring as if to bloom but stopped before it got very far.  The bush next has one red flower, very tiny, hardly worth the effort to survive.  The third bush is low, rounded top and wants to bloom as there are some yellow flowers or little leaves showing.  The cars are coming in and the workers walking slowly to the front door.   They are probably still a little asleep and not quite ready for the new work day.  A hot coffee will wake them up and maybe someone remembered doughnuts to go with it.   I am ready for a refill, hunker in my chair and watch a little tv news.   I hope your day is a good one.  I hope you find what you are looking for.   I hope that you are blessed.  Go...have yourself a day to remember.

July!!!!!!

A very quiet Monday, the start of a brand new week;  the beginning of ????;  um....hopefully wonderful days and nights with our family and friends to love, to like, to celebrate time with...how lucky we are.  Right now today...Monday....is almost over and it was a quiet day for me.   I had lunch upstairs with the ladies, worked on the big puzzle on the table and WE are coming along really well.  There are some illusive pieces but then that is to be expected so that when one is found it is that proverbial pat on the back .   There are four dedicated puzzlers and I think, although this one is no where finished, a new puzzle has been selected to follow.    Meanwhile, down in the apartment there are new books to be read, dozens in the bookcase waiting but a yard sale or two this past weekend gifted us with some new ones.  I actually did read a few chapters in the book that is waiting patiently on my night stand for a bit of attention.   I do read every night before I turn off the light for the night.   I intend to read at least four chapters but some nights I am lucky to get through one....the restless soul of a reader..smile!!

The sky, at this minute, is a violet shade;  no stars, cannot think of how long it has been since I have seen stars....maybe if I stayed awake long enough I would but when the head hits the pillow...yawn....snoozing follows.

A quiet day, an alone day, a comfortable no shoe day, feet on the hassock, tv on with cowboys and right now folks are bringing their favorite pieces hoping for a million dollars for a tea cup...smile!!!  I am going to go out to the kitchen, put on some water for tea and make myself a cup of hot tea.  There is nothing good in this house....so nothing to go with it.  I cannot imagine where all those goodies go.....I know I made a store run and I did buy some fancy cookies....wonder where they went!!!

So, have a good rest of the day to yourself.   Make sure you have a good sleep, don't forget happy dreams....and make your tomorrow special;  just like YOU!! 

Sleep tight.....don't let the bed bugs bite......silly saying... catch up...I need a word or two.....a verbal hug will do.    GO!!!!  BE YOU!!!!  Hugs to all.