Hump Day!!!

Good Morning, Hump Day, mid week, and time to celebrate all the spooks we know, ha, ha...How are you this morning?   The court yard is pitch black with the exception of one small light on the side of the hospital building across the court yard.  Cars are moving in and out so the night shift is going home for rest and the morning crew is coming in for a new day.   It is quiet around here, not a soul moving yet, no hurry, it is very early.

My coffee cup is empty, there is nothing good in this house and I am thinking of a nice be fat jelly doughnut but will settle for a piece of toast and some jelly if there is any left in the jar.   Good stuff just doesn't stay around here!!

I hope you have lots of little spooks visit you this Halloween.   Hopefully it will not rain but most years there is always a little shower or two to threaten those little ones, and a few big ones...smile....most folks here put out a dish of candy so you can help yourself as they hunker down and ignore all the 'work' entailed in handing out goodies.

I remember when we used to cook up doughnuts to give out and it was a hit of our neighborhood.   Ah, the good old days...memories of fun times.

I wish you a Happy Halloween...have fun and spook all you can.

Hugs to all.

A New Tuesday...all day!!

Good Morning.   It is pitch black outside my window, some cars are coming into the parking lot and settling in for the day.   Only one window has a light on and the blinds open , the rest of the windows are dark and the night light is still on.  It must be all of five a.m. so quiet prevails.  Silence really.  You can, if you are listening, hear the proverbial pin drop..smile.

It is Tuesday and a new day...wonder what is in store for us.  I have no special plans for today and that isn't all bad as one can never tell what will come about to make the day new and exciting.   Yesterday I got to poke around a store and see all of the Halloween decorations that were for sale.  My decorating for a holiday means filling the candy dish with the taste of the season...smile.

It wanted to rain, doesn't it always on Halloween?  I think so, if I remember some of the old times, I seem to remember it turning cold as well.   So Halloween is gone for another year and now we get ready for the big guns...smile....Thanksgiving and Christmas...Holiday time....busy time...fun time.  Remember some folks do no have family so be a good scout and invite them to your table. 

Meanwhile it is list time, so get busy and start your list....you will find just the right gift for that special person and if they have everything, and they usually do, give a donation to a local charity and help those who have little or nothing, in their name . . . and if worse comes to worse, ha..ha....buy them a pair of socks, the more outlandish ones you can find.

Go.....have a good day, all day.  Hugs to all.

A New Monday!!

Monday has a way of coming around quickly.   It seems to me I just wrote my first blog of the week already but I have not and it is time I did something about it.  I really have no new news, in fact, I have little old news...ha...ha.   but I will try and say a few words to wish you a good day, all day, and hopefully full of a lot of love and laughter.

The sky is different this morning in that it has a mixture of grey shades to it.  The small patches of blue are within and there is a bright spot just over the trees.  The trees are very tall and very beautiful in their Fall shades.  The gold leaves, the russet and the deep green make a pretty picture.  The cowboys are on television, didn't realize they were on week days, thought it was a weekend thing...smile.

There is a new white car in the parking lot this morning.  It has a long body and a huge roof top that opens,  The trees are colorful and still, not a bit of a breeze this morning.  The sun just burst through the clouds and it is bright and beautiful out in the parking area right now.   No wind, so nothing is moving.   The bird is on the roof top and seems content.  All in all it is the start of a new week. 

I wonder what is in store for us this week.   I am in a strange mood in that I am 'down' thinking about upcoming holidays.   No rhyme or reason, just the way it is.  Sometime it is over powering to cope with all that we want to do as the holidays approach.   The best thing, and we all know it, is to calm down, take one day as it comes and do what is best as our needs and wants have to be met.  I'm laughing as it is easier said than done.

So I am going out and reheat my coffee, fill my cup, sit in my easy chair for awhile and watch the cowboy movie that is on.   I like my cowboys...ha.ha.

Be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU.....a good deed is a star in heaven....if you have time today, take a walk out and see the colors.  From my window here the colors are beautiful, still, no breeze at all, and someone over in the hospital wing has a sense of humor as they painted what might be stars but look like snow balls on their window...fun, a happy look. 

Be good, be loving, be YOU.   Have yourself a day to remember.

Early Sunday Morning!!!

Good morning.  It is all of five a.m. and there is no difference between the sky and the trees as the blackness of night prevails.  No lights on in the hospital wing with the exception of the night light on the side of the building.  No movement out there this morning but it is early and folks have not stirred from their comfortable spot and are content to sleep in.   I am awake....well maybe not all the way but working on it. 

My coffee cup is empty so I am off for a refill.  I'll be right back!!

AAH!!!! The morning elixir of life!!

It is pitch black outside my window.  The tall trees are hidden in the early morning blackness;   right now there is no difference between the night hours and the early morning hours;  a time of silence;   a time of wonder as the night changes into day.  My little block tells me it is Sunday morning...a new day begins and I wonder what is in store for us today.   We are beginning to hear of plans for the upcoming holiday.   Holidays are always fun but also stressful as well until we make a decision as to what we really want to do. 

I am looking out my window to a sky that is very beautiful; trees in shadows and the light blue is mixed with shades of deeper blues, reminds me of the ocean with waves rolling in. 

So....I wish you a good day, all day, doing what YOU love to do best.   I am off to shower, dress and put the shoes on as I think daughter Patricia and I are junking today....ha, ha...like I need more....well a new tiny trinket is always welcome and fun to pass on once admired...need to keep making room for the 'new' stuff...ha, ha. 

Make your today a good one.  Be YOU...be kind, gentle, and loving.   Hugs to all.

It is Saturday!!!

The night light on the hospital wing across the way reflects a little puddle on the ground.   It must have rained a little  Only one window with a light on this morning but it is very early and it is Saturday and one doesn't have to get up unless they want to....and I am up want to or not, the body clock has a way of telling me what to do..smile.

  I am looking at the back lights of a car that has parked on this side of the road, the beep of the horn to say all is well and off they go to work for the day.  At this time of the morning you cannot see the difference between the sky and earth.  Shadows at most.   Silence too.  Amazing sights and sounds in the very early hours of a new day. 

I have no special plan for today but I am sure I will think of something.  A quiet day isn't all bad, but....smile....a busy one is always fun and getting out and about makes for a good day.   So I will let the day unfold and, as the saying goes, 'go with the flow', coffee cup is empty so I need a refill.   There is nothing 'good' in this house so I don't have to worry about calories..smile.    As if I would....ha, ha...a little avoirdupois is good for the body. 

So, I wish you a good day, all day.   I wish you good health.   I wish you a bit of wealth and a special place to spend it..your choice!!!   So....off for a refill;  feet up for awhile;   news on;   cowboys too....'home, home on the range"...ha, ha....go....have yourself a day to remember!!!

A Fall Evening

Right now I am looking out my window, it is Friday evening about five thirty p.m. , no sun to set as it has been an overcast day, not at all bad, but not full of sunshine.   It has the misty look to it, trees are beautiful yellow and bronze shades along with the deep dark greens of the tall Northwest pines.  The hospital wing window shades are all up as it is about dinner time and the cars are parked on 'my' side of the driveway.   There is a brand new grey wagon that is a beauty and I bet it cost a pretty penny.

It is Friday evening.  I have had my dinner, left over hot dogs, beans and a piece of bread to mop up the juices;  not a total loss...smile.   I would rather have had....well I can think of a dozen things but beggars cannot be choosers and I did not get any invites out so I really am full and saved a bit of space for a desert a bit later...I think I still have a tiny bit of ice cream in the freezer...I'll go look after awhile;   if I do not...then tea is always good as it is hot and delicious.

It has been an alone day, a quiet day and I have had the pleasure of my own company.  There is always a lot of reading material around so I cannot complain as a book is good company.    I did lunch with the ladies and I did do some of the big puzzle with Lois . 

It is Friday so we are heading for a new weekend.   I may get an invitation to go junking tomorrow morning, not sure, but if I do, I'll tell you all about it...smile!!!

I hope your Friday was a good day, all day.  I hope you made good use of your minutes and accomplished all you set out to do.

It is dusk right now and the trees are still, not a twig moving.  The sun has set and the sky is a soft baby blue with patches of grey of different shapes and sizes;  imagination can have fun with that.

The golden hues of the trees still show as the sky changes to twilight and the hospital wing is dark as the shades are drawn on the windows and I'd say they are all buckled in for the night. 

So, I will love you and leave you and hope that your night is all you want it to be.  Time for some television, some news and hopefully a good show or two. 

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

Friday...all day!!!

Hello!!!  Good morning!!!   I have one eye open...brain still asleep ...but...here I am ready or not!!!  It is Friday, the week is ending and it was really a good one. I cannot complain, although I usually find a reason or two to add a word here and there that sounds like one.   I really had a good week and am looking forward to a good weekend.   It is dark across the way, no lights on in the hospital wing.  The night light on the side of the building shows a wet pavement so we must have had a rain drop or two in the night.   There are no cars moving in or out this morning so it is quiet...still..nothing moving at all.   Eerie!!!  ha, ha, usually there is some noise, but not even a light on in the hospital building, guess it is a snoozing in morning....but not here...how come I don't sleep in?   Just not for me who gets up with the birds and really doesn't have to.  It all has to do with the body clock and it has a mind of its own.  So....I played housemaid yesterday, laundry, dusting and all that good stuff.   I have a large bookcase that needs attention and I have to make choices as to what I should keep and what to give away.  I want to make room for some new reading materials but really should slow down and take time to read some of the books I already have.   I am waiting for the rainy season...smile!!!

I had a good day yesterday, went grocery shopping and you know my cupboards are full ...yeah...all that good stuff....all non fattening of course...smile!!!

So....it is Friday and a good day to finish off your week.   The weekend should be free to do what you really want to do and get over that business of 'having' to do...The pavement is wet outside my window so I am not sure what is in store for us today, but...rain or not....a ride out is always good....maybe lunch by the water...or??? something you want to do and love to do....so..go...do it!! 

I am in need of a coffee refill and a peek at what is out there that has 'no' calories...well I can dream.....no matter what I choose, it has calories, and you know where they love to go....

Go.....have yourself a Friday to remember....throw a little hug or two in the mix;   add a kind word, do at least one good deed and for haven sake smile....they really do not hurt and actually help the facial muscles to work.   

Be YOU and share YOU with those you love and like.   Hugs to all.

Thursday Morning

Good morning!!!  I am up, not awake, but moving and trying to get the brain in gear to write a few words.    I am going grocery shopping as there is nothing in this house..well nothing 'good'  ...smile.

It is a 'usual' morning, with one light on in a room over in the hospital wing;   night light still on the side of the building, but otherwise pitch black and uninviting; more like finish your blogging and go back to bed for awhile..but..have to get ready to go grocery shopping as there really is little or nothing to work with in this house.   It has been a very long time so I think I will treat myself to a nice tender little steak for dinner tonight.   I think I deserve it..ha.ha...well someone has to be good to me....I am kidding as my children are very good to me ...and that is a two way street..ha.ha.

Our trip out yesterday was a good one.  The Fall colors are so beautiful and watching them fall gently to the ground was a treat.   It would be nice to go back and walk through the leaves like we used to as kids...kicking and making them fly ...Fall is such a beautiful time of year.

I hope your day is going to be a really good one.  I am off to get my shoes on and go grocery shopping.   I have to make a list as I am out of everything 'good' ...ha.ha.  well the other stuff stays on an on....

Have yourself a good day, all day, doing what you love to do best.    I had a telephone visit with an old friend yesterday that was great, so if you haven't spoken to someone you are very fond of lately, get busy and make a call. 

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

Wednesday . . . Travel Day!!!

Good Morning.   Coffee up was full....sigh!!!  Need a refill but will say a few words and then go and get ready for a trip today....where???....who knows, I do not and I think it would have to do with the change of season, the falling leaves, the beautiful Fall weather, lunch out, good company and a nice ride. 

I hope you slept well.  I hope you are up and getting ready for a good day, all day.  I am sure you have places to go, things to do and a wonderful Fall day to do it all in.

I will love you and leave you for now.   I'll let you know all about our trip....so....be good, be kind, be gentle...be a friend....share you with those you like and love.

Make up your mind that 'today' is going to be the best one yet.

Take good care of you.   Have a good day, all day.  Hugs to all.

Good Morning!!

We have a new Tuesday, and right now it is pitch black out my window, no noise of any kind and only one light on in the hospital wing and I can see the person who lives there laying in bed watching television.   The blind is open and the curtains pulled back.   A car pulling in so a worker has arrived.  A new day begins and day light is still a way off.   I am up.   I wake up early and there is no such thing as going back to sleep.   I have my hot coffee and the cry begins..there is nothing good in this house...smile....well you know I can't leave the good stuff alone.   The cupboards are really bare so a shopping trip is due today. 

So...I leave you with the prayer of Serenity:   "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." 

Be healthy, wealthy and wise today.   A good deed or two or even three if you are up to it.   Hopefully a bit of cheer will follow you around and you will leave smiling faces behind you.    Go, be like the leaves of the trees and fall gently to earth with good deeds and spread a little love around.

Make your today a good one and one you want to remember.  Hugs to all.

Monday evening

Hello!!!   According to my little electronic calendar on my desk it says "Now it is Monday evening" and I find that I have thought about today being "yesterday" so confusion reigns in the brain and I wonder if I am beginning the trek to new ways of celebrating a new day...even an old day..smile.

I am aware of the changes on going in the brain as I get a day older, day by day...I don't always like it;  sometimes do not even understand it;  but it is a new road to travel and I have to try and begin to 'go with the flow' as the brain juices change with age.   It may have been a glorious reign back in the nineteen hundreds but living through the years has left the brain with images of many decades and some of them have faded beyond recall and some are at the tip of the brain ready to join in a conversation.  Confusion is an old word ...but...it is the newest word in my vocabulary.    So...I think I am asking for understanding.  If I mix dates, time and occasions up, chalk it up to 'old age'....'odd age fits better....a new experience every day .

Today was what I would call 'a good day' as a friend stopped in and spent a couple of yours enjoying some conversation and a libation.  The weather was springlike, not what you would expect this time of year, but it was a perfect day to enjoy and wonder if the little bird on the roof top is feeling a bit confused as well.   So...I have reached that age where I am to continue to teach the brain how to sustain the old way of memory lane and breech the new way with boldness and sureness...not easy to do but prayer, confidence and love should light the way.

I think this is a musing...smile.   

So...don't be a 'piker' ;  get busy and write...let me know all about you, what you are doing, how you are and what good intentions you have stored for your future...It would be fun to be sharing travel experiences but that is not to be....takes time, money and energy plus....smile.....so lead off with a paper trail and lead me down your path to new days, happy days,  sunshine days and even those with a bit of rain. 

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

Early Morning Musing!!

I wonder if you take time to look out the window and enjoy the early morning sights in the sky.  Right now I can see a 'patch of blue sky, tree tops that are not moving and shadows of parked cars.  There are no lights on inside the hospital wing, nothing moving at the moment and silence.   The sight of the treetops in a beautiful softness of blue skies is something to see, to feel and to enjoy.  Amazing to see the top of a building under the trees, not a sound, not a movement of any kind and silence.  A new day is here for us to enjoy. 

I have an empty coffee cup...that will never do...so I say Good Morning to YOU and I hope your day is going to be one of the best ever....go..enjoy it.

I am off for some TV news....feet up on my hassock....coffee cup refilled with good hot coffee ..but...there is nothing good in this house.....my famous cry!!!

I am laughing, if there was something good it would already be gone....burp, burp, burp...ha.ha..

Go..have yourself a good day all day..don't forget a good deed or two....be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU.   Hugs to all.

Sunday Morning

My little block calendar says "Now it's Sunday Morning" and it is....pitch black out in the courtyard, no lights on over in the hospital wing and the night light on the side of the building shows a reflection of the light on a car trunk.  It is quiet...silence is awesome and you cannot tell where the sky begins or ends in the darkness of early morning.   I did not go anywhere or do anything exciting so there is little to write about this morning.   I have no special plans for today but I am sure something will develop and I will be off and running....well I am not sure about running but the feet are still willing to walk and I am thankful for that.

Looking out my window to pitch blackness is interesting, especially when the tiny outside light reflects on the side of the building and in the puddle on the ground.  There is one light on in a room but no one moving about, well the blind is down so I couldn't see if there was anyone up or not...unless their shadow appears on the blind....but I have things to do, writing to finish, hot coffee ..a refill already...where did that last cup of coffee go....smile...the eyes popped open so I know where it went.  smile!!!

So....I wish you a good day ...all day...I wish you love and laughter in your day...celebrate a new day and share YOU with those you love and like.   Make a plan to do something good for a family member or a friend.....lunch out is always fun and you get to choose what you want...if it is breakfast I am betting a big fat jelly doughnut is on the menu.um...I am thinking a 'dropped egg' wouldn't be all bad..so...I am off and out to the kitchen to drop or, to be more in tune, poach an egg, place it on some toast and gobble it up.....sounds good to me.

I wish you a blessed Sunday with memories piling up and laughter today.   To make a friend you have to be a friend so with that in mind...go...be YOU...be sweet, but not over bearing, be kind as someone needs a little of that today...just go..be YOU...and have a great day all day.

Hugs to all.

The Heat is UP!!!!

Good Evening!!!!   I have had a busy day, a good day, a day out with the girls, Hallmark movie with Christine, breakfast out with all of my ladies, and all in all a day to remember...smile.  It is like summer...very unseasonable, much to warm for this time of year.   The leaves are all but staying in place and I am wondering about the changes...when, where, and why are we having summer weather at this time of year...I'm smiling...I will probably be crying the blues over the weather change in a day or two...well, we will see.

We had breakfast out and it was delicious, fun and interesting to listen to all that is on going around town.   Christine had a work assignment away so we heard about her trip.  We voted for a Hallmark movie and a tea break which is always fun.   All in all, a day to remember!!

The weather is summer like, unusual and I am not sure I am happy with  the hot summer sunshine although I am not complaining out loud...ha.ha.   it is just that it is Fall and I like Fall weather,  a bit of chill in the air, falling leaves, color, and energy to get up and go outside.   A walk is always good. 

All in all it was a good day, all day.   It ends all too soon, but....the television is on, nothing good yet....news mostly and that is iffy at best.   My shoes are off and that is always a good move;   the tea water is on and I am going to make myself a cup of tea and I am sure there is some one thing out there to go with it.  All in all, it was a good day and I hope you had one to equal it..smile.

Don't forget to say a prayer for me when you go to church tomorrow.  Light a candle!!!  I need all the help I can get...smile!!!!

Be good, be kind, have fun and make your today the best one yet.   I have my shoes off, the television on and the blind drawn...all ready for my pj's and a quiet evening.   It is to far for you to come or I'd invite you in to join me.  I'd even share my goodies...I think I still have a cookie or two in the cookie jar....if not, um.....a sad thought....ha.ha.    I'm off...but you already know that.....have a good rest of the day;  do some one thing to make the day a memory day....kindness goes a long way....love goes even further;  so...share YOU with those you love and like.    Catch up when you have time. 

A New Friday!!

Good Morning!!!  It is pitch black outside my window, just a tiny night light on the side of the hospital wing. The pavement looks wet, must have had a sprinkle or two in the night.   Nothing moving but then it is very early and folks are still sleeping...as they should...and then there is 'us' who wake up before the birds and sip hot coffee and blog...well it is in the trying that counts...smile!!

I had a good yesterday, sat out in Pat's back yard and got a little sunburn, not a lot but pink cheeks are not all bad.   We are having really beautiful Fall weather, almost like summer as it is warm with lots of sunshine.   Good walking and hiking weather but lazing in the sunshine is not at all bad.

I think I told you I went to a book sale and brought home some good reading material.   I am all set for the winter months so can holler 'bring it on';  smile!!! 

My coffee cup is empty, as is my mind....have to wake up....and being Friday all day I have laundry to do and a few household chores to spruce up this place and chase a few dust kitties away.   What is that saying about 'no rest for the wicked' , um...okay, I am not telling. ...ha..ha.

I hope your day is a 'banner' day and you find lots of places to go, folks to share time with, and fulfill a good deed or two.   If you go by a church, of your choice, light a candle for all of those you loved and liked who went on to a greater good.  Be good, be kind, be useful and spread a little love and joy today.   Remember 'smile and the world smiles with you...weep and you weep alone." 

Be content and happiness follows.   There is an old expression about 'weeping alone' and that is not fun so get your sunshine bonnet on and go out and face the world with a huge smile, good intentions and follow your heart.   Hugs to all.

A New Day!!! A Thursday!!!

Good Morning.  It is pitch black outside my window, the night light still on showing a couple of parked cars and I see the headlights of another coming in;  a new day begins.   If all goes as planned, I will be off to a book sale a little later.  I have unread books in my bookcase now, but who can resist an book sale...not me....

I am smiling as there is only darkness outside my window right now.  It is much to early for sunshine but it will come...smile.    It is unusual not to see at least one light in the hospital wing rooms.   It is early, probably around five a.m. and it is 'dumb' to be up and moving at this time, but...there are those of us who have a life time habit of rising early ...um...yes, we do blame children for that...ha.ha.!!!

So my coffee cup is empty, the word for today is to "Go...be useful, graceful and loving"  um....more than one word to that statement but go and be YOU....have a good day, all day, and work on improving your heath.  A walk out in the sunshine doesn't hurt a bit.   Right now Mother Nature is putting on a terrific show before the bare branches of winter months.  The season is changing.  It really is a lovely time of year and a walk out gives you a new look at your day.  So plan a walk, a bit of talk, maybe an invitation to a cup of tea or coffee, don't wait, knock on your friends door with something'good' in hand and share....the smiles are free...the hugs..aah!!!! 

Be a beacon of light today.....Go.....have fun, smile, even a grin will do....just share you with those you love and like.  Having YOU in my life makes me smile...Go!!!  Have a good day, all day.  Hugs to all.

Hump Day

It is dark outside and it usually is at this time of the morning..smile....it must be all of five a.m. and it is Wednesday all day, hump day, a day to be awake, alive and moving and doing...but I did all that yesterday so today I think I will just slow down and take it easy.  The hospital workers are parking on 'my' side of the  driveway this morning.   Some one parked for a second or two, decided it was not the right spot and moved out and on to the back of the lot but another has moved in already.   There are no lights showing in the hospital wing.  Oops, I take that back as one window has lights showing, blinds open and someone is sitting up watching television as their new day begins.  The night light is on and reflects in one of the car windows and the brightness of the light catches my eye.  My cup is empty so be patient with me while I go for a refill.

AAH!!!!!Coffee the beverage of choice early in the morning.   Hot, black and tasty, the wake up cup, then the sipping cup and a new day begins.

I was off to the casino yesterday, paid my dues, tried to find the lucky machine but couldn't.   I play Keno and have numbers I think should line up and pay off but in all of the years I have played them , no luck, so I must not know the real combination...what is that old saying...something about wishful thinking....and I think I am very good at that...smile!!

So today is a new day, a day to relax and catch up with myself.  There are the usual chores waiting to be done;   always a chance to put a few pieces in the big puzzle upstairs.   I wonder if anyone got many pieces yesterday;  hope so. 

So!!!!I am off for a refill of my coffee.  There is nothing good in this house to go with it.   Wonder how come!!!   Smile....and the scale says......ha,ha...

Be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU!!!  Be someone who makes everyone smile when you walk into a room.    Be kind, that is important.   Be caring for that is important too....Be the best you can be and enjoy the day, all day.  Hugs to all.

Post Number Two this Morning...Short and Sweet!!!

Hello!!!

I am back for just a second or two as I have been doing laundry and that means I get to look out of a window facing the next door building and lawns which are beautiful.  The trees are all sizes and the leaves are turning and the view is spectacular.  The colors are so special and I am sorry everyone does not have a spectacular view of the changing of the season.   

There is a large window in the laundry room so when I get the tub filled and going, I go over to the counter where we can fold our clothes, if we so desire, and look out this window which takes in the next door building and has a large area of grass and trees.  Ah, the wonders of nature.   I wish I could take a picture to show you how beautiful it is. 

I am laughing as I have a dragon in the clouds this morning, a roaring one, I might add. 

I am off, back to the laundry room....have a good rest of the day and go outside and enjoy the sunshine and beauty of today.

Hugs to all.

It Is Still Monday Morning!!!!

I am back.  I am doing laundry and there is a window to look out and see the trees and the road and the hospital wing and  more trees....so many.... huge, just big, and a few small trees that are changing with the coming of winter....it is a season to be astonished, content and happy about, as the change of color in our trees tells a story all its own.  How beautiful.  How lovely...how lucky we are to live where nature puts on a spectacular show just for us.   I am amazed at the depth of colors;  the sun brings out each leaf and changes a solemn green leaf into an array of bronze, gold and russet shades that make the tree come alive although it is actually getting ready to shed and sleep through the long winter months.   A spectacular show just for us....blessings from above.  And....all we have to do is take the time to stop and look...enjoy....chose a few spectacular leaves and put them in a small dish on the table to be enjoyed for a short while.  Winter sets in and a new show is put on by nature and we get to enjoy an entirely different spectacular change .  If you are lucky, you live where the snow flakes fly and pile up and treat you to an entirely different view of nature.   Yes, blessings to count and along with it comes work...snow shovels..ha.ha.   oh, and ice, so be careful.

All in all we are blessed.  We are lucky to have such beauty in our lives...four seasons....each different, each a blessing, each to be enjoyed one day as it comes.  I am ready for fall and winter...as it makes for longer more quiet times to relax, to read, to have a tea party or two with good company.  Oh, oh, I just checked the clock and my wash is waiting to be changed from the washing machine to the drying machine ....so off I go....

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

A New Morning!!

I do not have a picture of the outside world this morning, but if I did it would be a cloudless sky, but, one of shades of blue, mostly a still dark blue with spots of lighter blue showing up, yep, morning is on its way.  The trees are still, although I think the little branches on the very top are swaying a little, could be my imagination but then it could be a bit of wind up there.   There are lights on in three of the hospital windows, no one seems to be moving around but hunkered down watching the television.  My television has a commercial on about food...but it doesn't do me any good...ha.ha.  I have to go to the kitchen and fix my own.    I think someone should come up with one of those commercial kitchens attached somehow to each apartment and all you would have to do is push a button and your breakfast , of choice, would come out of a little window and you would be able to relax and enjoy....it would probably cost a mint so I'll go out and make my own coffee and find something to go with it...what??? there is nothing good in this house!!!

A new Monday which I hope is going to be one of the best yet.   I hope you find things to do that please you and an invitation or two before the day is over.   I have dust kitties to chase, a laundry to do and if all the feathers are still in the duster I might take a walk around the room.   It is Monday, all day, and a start of a work day for all ...so, I will love you and leave you to get your chores done.  Right now the sky is a soft baby blue, the trees are moving a tiny bit, the worker cars are parked under my window and no empty spaces this morning.  Have yourself a good day, all day, and don't forget to let a smile be your umbrella even if it is not a rainy day...smile!!!  Be good, be kind, be gentle, be the someone special who makes those around you smile.  Hugs to all. ...and the little bird is on the roof top ready for a new day!!

Sunday morning

Good morning.   Pitch black outside  my window, early...after five a.m. I think, didn't look at the clock, if I did, I'd probably hunker back down again.  But....my coffee is in the cup waiting for attention....the fingers on the key board wishful thinking about what to say this morning....mind is still asleep so don't wait for a lot of words...smile.

Sunday is always a nice day, a good day, a day to relax and do a lot of nothing unless you really want to motivate.   As for me, feeling lazy but then I am really not awake yet, working on it.

There is one open shade on a window across the way, the hospital wing, and someone is up early and has the television on.   I see the screen but it is to far away to know what it is showing, looks like credits to a movie

So having said my good morning, I will love you and leave you to your hearts content.  I am going for a refill, sit in my easy chair and turn on the tv and do a lot of nothing for a few more hours.   I really do not have plans for today but am willing to make some....I hope YOU are snoozing and enjoying a dream or two.  I hope you have a wonderful day, all day, doing what YOU love to do.   Go....be that special person today ...all day...and enjoy your seconds.  Hugs to all.

A New Saturday!!

Cars are parked on my side of the driveway, clear light baby blue sky this morning.  It is Saturday....wonder what is in store for us today!!

I woke up sad this morning..why????  Good question, must have had a bad dream that left in a hurry...good thing as I don't have time to rehash bad dreams...smile.

It is Saturday and that means I get to shop for groceries and need to make my list;  I am out of all the good things...ha.ha...wonder where they go???  I have no idea!!! 

So there is no news, nothing from the quiet of yesterday and hope for a promise of a good day today.  Weather wise the sky is a beautiful soft baby blue, a few birds are flying above the treetops and they are still.  So....I am planning a shopping trip to the grocery store and have to go check my refrigerator and cupboards. 

Have yourself a good day, all day....do some of the things on your list and take time out to smell the roses....be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU!!!  Hugs to all.

Police!!! Police!!!

I did not order police cars  but two are outside my window;  must be a problem over in the hospital wing.   One officer just got in and is about to drive away so it must be all clear.  The silence prevails, no movement over there and there are three windows open with shades up and lights on so whatever the problem it has been resolved. 

The sky is almost all covered with a soft grey/blue cloud cover; no wind, trees still and not many cars in the lot;  another day ending and I hope it was a good one for all. 

I had a good day.  I spent time with daughter Patricia junking..ha,ha...well when you root through other folks throw a-ways what else can you call it???  ha...ha...  I have to admit we do find some treasures and that makes it fun.   I came home with some drinking glasses today, pretty, don't need them but much to nice to leave behind.  I can give the old mismatched ones away now and enjoy having a matched set...smile!!!

I had lunch out at the Chinese restaurant with daughter Patricia and it was delicious.   The day was beautiful, sunshine and warmth and no problems to complain about..well that was today, give it time and we might have some yet..don't give up...ha.ha!!!

So, I have nothing to complain about, nothing to shout about, nothing that would create excitement;  just a usual Friday with signs of change in the weather.  The sky tonight is lovely, soft baby blue, little openings of white clouds hiding behind and not a bit of a breeze.  I am off to watch some television;  feet up, but only after I have a bite of dinner....there is nothing good in this house...ha.ha.ha.   you knew that was coming!!!  A hot dog....no deserts around so I will have to satisfy myself with a piece of candy from the candy dish.    I was in a store today, how come I didn't buy something good......must have been worried about my girlish figure..

Go...have a good rest of the day and sleep sweet.    Catch up when you have some time.   Hugs to all.

It is Thursday all day!!!

Good Morning!!!!

The sky is pale blue, the trees are still, the worker cars are parked and the blinds are down in the hospital wing...silence.....a new day is about to begin.

I hope you are snoozing in as it is very early.   I am listening to the news about all of the devastation of the hurricane and thankful we don't have them around here.   I have memories of some real nasty ones when I lived in Rhode Island.

Well it is Thursday all day and I have no plans as yet, but am willing to make some...smile!!!

My coffee is hot.  The worker cars are parked in front of my window this morning and each one is a different shape and color.  I have no idea what make they are and am glad there is no contest going on to name them..smile.   

So....go and have yourself a good day, all day, doing what you want to do ...not what you have to do..smile......be generous with your hugs, your time, your willingness to share YOU with those you love and like.

Today is a good day to love one another...hugs are good and a walk out to see the change of color in our trees is worth time out....so do what you have to do and get it over with;   take a minute to offer a prayer or two for those in need and a thanksgiving prayer for those who are helping one another.   Right now, believe it or not, I am watching seven tiny birds on the fence outside my window;  they just flew off to the big bushes across the street, in front of the hospital wing.  There is one big fellow on the roof top, its usual spot...'king of the hill'  ha..ha.

So, a new day, make it a good one...be good, be kind, be generous, be YOU!!!! Hugs to all.

Hump Day!!!

Good Morning!!!  Hump Day....mid week....Wednesday all day....a good day to do something you want to do and have fun while doing it.    I have no plans as yet but I am sure I will think of something before the sun comes up.  Right now the sky is a soft blue with a few grey streaks floating bye.   The trees are still and there is only one light on in the hospital wing.  Someone is an early riser. 

My coffee cup is empty so I am off for a refill.   Blogging time and I have no new and fascinating news, just the same old, same old words about non activity...but....I did visit with daughter Christine yesterday and I did get a few chores done as we had some mailers to get out for the Gallery activities coming up.   Busy is good and treats are not at all bad...smile.

So!!!!!Today is a new day, hopefully with some activities on going.  There is an old song going through my head at the moment...."put your shoes on Lucy, don't you know you are in the city".....ha,ha....to early but the mind set is right...shoes on, out the door but at a much later time ...I think it must be all of five a.m. right now...the hospital lights are not on as folks sleep in;  the trees are not moving at all;   there are dark streaks of clouds which are still and silence fills the air...coffee cup is empty so....off for a refill, turn on the television for some news and sit in my easy chair, feet up, and maybe another short snooze before the day begins in earnest. 

Get up...go out the door and find something fun to do today...you deserve a mid week break and being Wednesday, it is a good day to enjoy....go...find something fun to do.....hugs to all.

There is Something about Tuesday!!!

 Fall.....how beautiful!!!   A season of beauty;  a season of change and the best is yet to come.

How well we know this.   Make today a day of less stress, relax,  enjoy the moments as they come and stop and think of the good deeds yet to do...and do them.

Tuesday, all day, um....has a nice sound to it.   I have no plans...yet....I'll think of something to do but not before I catch up with a bit of housework as the dust kitties seem to take up residence and defy you to get rid of them.   I try but they keep coming back.

My coffee cup is empty.   The television is not on so I have no idea what the news is this morning...and wonder if I want to know...smile.

The workers are driving in and parking and I'd say at a very slow pace;  not in a hurry to go into the work area and get down to business for the day.  I am laughing as one car drove in, parked, and promptly turned the motor back on and drove out;  um...still in their p.j's...ha..ha.  Most likely decided to back out and go for a latte and wake up slowly. 

I hope your 'today' is going to be something to brag about.   I hope you find things to do and places to go that please you.   Be sure you take a friend along and treat someone you care about to lunch out, relax and enjoy a little down time away from the hustle and bustle of your new day.

Be good, be kind, be gentle, be YOU!!!  Go....find things to do and places to go and have yourself a day to remember.  Hugs to all.

 

Monday All Over Again...

Good Morning!!!It is pitch black out my window;  the night light is still on and the road looks a bit wet, um...maybe we had a bit of a shower or two...if we did I didn't hear anything but then I never do...smile.   Workers are coming in and parking;  heard a horn but only for a second, someone leaned forward..smile!!  My toast is all gone, that didn't last long...delicious with strawberry jam, a good combination leaving a taste for more....My little prayer square is here...Prayer for Serenity: " 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." It only takes a second to say it, so join me this morning and have high hope for a really special day....a good day doing what you do best....good deeds top the list, I bet. 

Yesterday was a good day, all day, and time at the Gallery where folks dropped in to see the new show.   Our artists are doing a very good job of keeping us supplied with professional style paintings and I would hate to have to be a judge and choose one over another.  There is a lot of talent here.

The table had some of those non fattening goodies...ha.ha., now I'll tell one.....you know cakes and cookies that are home baked and so tasty...one is never enough and a second or third make the taste buds stand up and take note.  I would hate to have to vote as to which one is best..let us just say they are all delicious and never last long enough to get stale..smile!!!

So you have a new Monday, a day to make good use of and the idea is to accomplish all you can....start with a good breakfast, get the morning chores done and call a friend to go out and about for awhile.   It is much to early right now so I will put on the television, check out what happened in the wee hours and sit awhile.  Coffee is good and hot...feet up...life is good. 

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

Now It is Saturday Morning

That is what my little calendar says...and it is....early...dark outside my window, one eye open and heading for the kitchen...coffee to be made...aah....then maybe I will open the other eye.  I'll be back....don't go away!!!

AAH!!!!  Hot black coffee....oh my.....our world would be cold and lonely without that first cup of something hot and delicious first thing in the morning.  Pa would have the rocking chair pulled in front of the stove, a big mug of hot coffee at the ready and a new day would begin...ah memories of a time that was special and iffy depending on if you did your homework or not...smile!!!!

It is Saturday all day ...a new day...plans???  Not yet.  I have high hopes that someone will come up with an idea and the day will turn into a special day of loving and learning.   

At this time of the morning, before six a.m, the sky is a lovely deep shade of blue.  The trees are still this morning, not a bit of a breeze out there.   It is silent..car motors are even quiet as the workers come in to park for the day.  No lights on in the hospital wing.   Silence....morning prayer time for a good yesterday and high hopes for a good today.  So, go and get your mug and fill it with your favorite morning libation.   Put on a piece of toast, or...cook something if you are hungry.   There is nothing 'good' in this house...ha, ha...you have heard that before....well, there isn't.  I didn't shop so that will give me a special outing today. So.....today is a new day..Saturday all day....um....think I'll head for my easy chair, watch some television for a bit and then decide what to do with the rest of today....I am sure I will think of something...smile!!!   Go....have yourself a day to remember...doing all of the good deeds and fulfilling wishes that you thought about yesterday.   Be good, be kind, be generous to a fault and put a lot of YOU into TODAY!!!   Hugs to all.

Friday All Day!!!!

AAH!!!!  Good Morning!!!  Just what we need to start our day, the beginning of a new weekend in which to shine.   How are you this morning?   My coffee cup is empty so I am off to refill it...don't go away!!!

I am back, back to blog...about???  Um....can't think of much as I didn't go anywhere or do anything exciting.   I thought about it but just did not motivate.  Some days are like that.   The weather is beautiful, trees colorful, leaves falling and brisk air to breathe.  We are such lucky folks to be healthy, so...we should count our blessings and quit belly aching over nothing.   Who me???  Never!!!!

Friday all day, shopping day I think, groceries disappear off the kitchen cupboards and the refrigerator is empty enough to clean...ha.ha.  but who likes to defrost a refrigerator....don't know of anyone volunteering.   Come to think of it, empty is a good time to clean it and then refill it which is even more fun.   I am thinking I would like an orange this week, haven't had one in some time.  Maybe an apple or two and a few grapes wouldn't hurt....fruit...yeah....you have to eat a fruit to be  a fruit...ha.ha.!!!!

So I am off to check the kitchen out and make a list for grocery shopping.   I bet I add a few more items..ha.ha.  and you know what a department gets my attention. 

Have yourself a good Friday, make your list for shopping and enjoy your day.  Don't forget to be good, be kind, be gracious, be YOU!!!   Have a good one...Hugs to all.

A New Thursday Morning!!

Good Morning.  It is pitch black outside my window, nothing moving, silence inside and out. It is amazing how quiet the car motors are as the workers drive in this early in the morning.  It has to be all of five a.m. if it has even reached that...I'm awake...well the body clock says it is time.  I argue with it all the time but get no where.  Blackness is the color of outdoors this time of the morning.  There is one light on the hospital building and if the birds are up on the roof I cannot see them but it will change and daylight will come and a whole new day opens up.   Thursday is a nice name, heading for that weekend everyone loves. 

I spent time at the Gallery with some really nice folks last evening.   We had delicious pizza and I opt for coffee.  Laughter and conversation flows, busy hands and a lot is accomplished.   The ladies had everything ready and the conversation flows as the hands are busy doing short work of the project for the evening.   It is good for us and fun;  really nice folks, laughter and tales and soon we have accomplished so much more than we thought we would.   There is something special about good company, busy hands, tales to tell and a lot accomplished in a few short hours. 

Right this minute it is pitch black outside with the exception of the outside night light which reflects on the parked car roof top.  I cannot see the tiny birds but I am betting they are there on the roof top waiting for the sun to rise.  A new day...a busy day...a healthy and happy day for all..I hope.   My coffee cup is empty.  Quiet is profound.  A new Thursday morning and I am off for my easy chair and the news on television.  My cup is empty.....I make short work of that first cup of coffee.   My mind is reviewing last evening and the good folks I spent time with at the Gallery.  We did accomplish what we set out to do and are ready for a new session when the call goes out.   Busy hands, busy tongues, satisfying the sweet tooth and all is well....a great way to spend an evening.

So we have a new day to accomplish what we set out to do.  How much, how big, how little is yet to be found out.   I am planning a busy day but have no idea doing what ...as yet...I am sure something will pop up and I'll be busy.  Busy is good.

So, off for a refill of hot black coffee.  There is nothing 'good' in this house...you know I am thinking of a big fat jelly doughnut or a piece of coffee cake;   toast is next best so I'll have that.   I'll put some jelly on it and make believe it is something much sweeter....imagination....ah, a good thing we have one to keep us smiling.   I'm off...well you already know that..but I keep trying and that is half the battle.  Life is what we make it and today is going to be a wonderful day, all day, doing the things we have to do and those we want to do.    Okay, turn the light off, roll over and add a few more 'z's' to your sleep time.  I am up, had my coffee, the blog is about to end..I know you are sighing with relief....smile.....I am on my way to the kitchen and the coffee pot...hunker down in my easy chair, turn on the television and see what has happened in the night. 

Your new day is what you put into it so be sure you do something other than wishful thinking.  Be good, be kind, use your imagination, hug a lot, and what is that old song???"Let a smile be your umbrella on a rainy, rainy day....la, la. ... but pitch blackness out my window and I cannot see what kind of a day we are about to have...I'll soon find out...smile!!!!   Go!!!  Be YOU!!!!  Have a day to remember..  Hugs to all.

Hump Day!!

I wonder where I put the scale?????  Um.........I hope I never find it!!!!

A Favorite picture, the lovely daisy, the sunshine flower, the happy flower that makes you smile.

yep!!! A new day.....um......wonder what is in store for us?    We are about to find out...hope you day is special, just like YOU!!!

Yep, thinking breakfast and would like some left overs but there never are any left over around here.   Well,  toast is good.....then I do fib now and then....think I'll "drop" and egg.

Good Morning!!!  Pitch black outside my window, cars parked, workers already busy, the night light still on and quiet prevails.

I didn't go anywhere, didn't do anything special, so my words are short and sweet this morning.  I wish you a good day, a day with a bit of 'happy' in it and a mind and heart to go out and about and make your day special...just like YOU!!!

I need my coffee and I have to go make a pot full so I will wish you a good day, all day, and hope you find places to go and things to do that make you smile!!!!

Go!!!!  Be You and make today a sunshine day!!!  Hugs to all.

A Tuesday Morning

Good Morning.  The sun is hitting the top of the little tree that is full of beautiful red and green leaves.  The light is making the colors of the leaves shine bright and beautifully.  There is a bank of very tall green trees, some firs, but not sure what the other are.  There is a bit of yellow in one tree but most are mainly green.  They reach for the bright blue sky and are moving in the breeze but not very hard, just a slow swaying and absorbing the sunshine.  A lovely sight, a new day, and the cars and trucks are parked for the day as the workers make sure the patients are taken good care of.   I see a new grey truck, good looking, bet it rides nicely.   So, my coffee cup is empty and that means I am going off to get a refill, sit in my easy chair for at least an hour and watch the news.   Wow,  a NEW van truck just passed by the window...wonder if we will get a ride in it..  The sun is out bright and beautiful, a very  light breeze and it is Tuesday all day...wonder what is in store for each and every one of us....guess we will soon find out...smile!!

Don't forget a morning prayer;  feed a bird or two if they come for a visit.  Our little red bird is on the roof top content to sit in the early morning sunshine.  My cup needs a refill, my chair needs ME and I need IT...ha.ha.   Have yourself a day to remember.  Do something good....a good deed or two...they don't hurt...honest.   Hugs to all.

It is a new Monday Morning!!!

Good Morning......Good Morning!!!!!   I am up.  I finished my first cup and am off for a refill....be right back!!!!  I just looked at the clock, it is after FIVE....oh my......that will never do....what woke me up???  who knows, I don't, the eyes popped open, the feet hit the floor, the coffee pot turned on and the computer...time to blog...about?????who knows...I don't....smile!!!!

So if you will excuse the interruption, I am going to stop for a short while, say good morning to you and go to my big easy chair, feet up on the hassock, tv on, and snooze through another hour or two.....it is just to early to get up and motivate.   

I hope your day is a good one.  Add a little joy to it.    Be good, be kind, be gentle and do your best to be a good friend today as someone you know needs a look, a smile, a hug and a little of your time.

I do...so catch up when you can.    Hugs to all.