the sweetest sound....

outside my window today is the sweetest sound................you know that amazing little tune that a bird will sing.............the one of hope..comfort..joy..peace.........................that tune that gives you the lift you need for the day....the one that cheers you on to better days...................................a few years ago, while caring for my parents, is the first time that i actually noticed birds singing at night..............oh what a comfort at a very difficult time..............................................this postcard is dated 1909~Laura C. has written FORGET ME NOT.........somehow it makes me think back now to those long difficult nights.....i will not forget how God allowed me to notice birds singing in the night..............................i am blessed!

quiet friends.........

just had this thought today..........................you know how there are people in your life, you may not see everyday or even weeks on end.............but none the less those people are special in your life.....they touch your soul, you think of them often, you send up a prayer for them, the very thought of them makes you smile :-).............hopefully it is just for awhile ....they are our quiet friends........................i am blessed!

grow old along with me...

it was a day much like today.........sunshine, a little nip in the air.................a young girl all of twenty, anxious to become a bride....to begin a new life with a husband .................oh how the years have slipped by..........has it really been thirty-nine......it can't be, it seems only yesterday that I gave my hand to a dear sweet man....expecting him to grow old along with me ..............

I am blessed!

tis time to plant...

well it is the time to think of new beginnings......little sprouts, newness across the country, everything clean & fresh...................ahhhhhh new beginnings..........maybe a time for a little mental makeover.....................a time to rethink things................a time to plant some new ideas, rearranging, revamping, regrouping........................oh tis a time to plant................we shall see what sprouts!.............................................i am blessed!

Ohhhhhhh Spring......

no words need be said .......other than welcome spring!

where to start blues.........

well........i am back from a visit with my daughter, we now have the new grandbaby, and it is time to get down to business!............you know the kind of business i mean.....declutter, organize, refresh, spring clean!!!..........time to make new goodes for the shop, time to freshen the gardens, clean the garage (oh my!), lighten things a little, revamp the shop,....... soooooooo what do i do.........I GOT A PEDICURE!......i think this shall brighten my spirits a little and get me past this "where do i start blues"...............................anyway here are a few blues to share with you this day......................................................I am blessed!

babies on my mind.......

as you all know....we recently welcomed a new grand baby into our lives...........a dear friend of mine did as well................................we share Grammy stories, we smile & laugh together, we cry together, we share all our pride and joys of being a Grammy.................I guess I have babies on my mind!.....................................I am blessed!

trash or treasure......

ever have one of those days.......a slow moving vehicle pulls into your path.......oh my gosh, he is moving soooooo slow..........WAIT!........it's an old pick-up with a load of junk!.......I start to hyperventilate......my heart races.......my neck is stretching.....my mind is racing.....should I flag him down, should I flash my lights, should I hurry around him..........OH MY GOSH, THERE MIGHT BE SOME GOOD JUNK IN THERE THAT I NEEEEEED!......................NOPE, I just space myself back.....just in case some of the good junk might happen to fall off his "oh not looking so secure load"...........go on about my business for the day and wonder........"was it trash or a treasure"........................................in either case........I am blessed!

it's the little things.....

don't you just love those unexpected little events that happen in your life..........I stopped by a friend's house this morning, to just drop something off......and the next thing we knew...we were moving bedroom furniture.....this cupboard there .....that table over there.....oh know, I think that looks better over there.........OOOOOOH wait a minute, I have an IDEA!......before long, a room was transformed, and spirits were lifted........it is amazing to me, how the tiniest little things can lift our spirits, give us a whole different perspective on life......and you can share it with a friend.............................I am so blessed!

mothering....

the past few days have been spent helping our daughter & husband adjust to living with a precious new little boy.....much help has been needed with the recovery from a c-section, adapting to new hours of awake time and learning to live with a new normal................this is my third time to watch as a daughter begins to mother her new infant.....oh the joy & memories it brings......all fresh in my mind is the day my mother left me on my own as well, the tears & fear of the reality that "I am now a mother"........but oh the love and pride I am feeling...I have two wonderful daughters, that have become devoted & loving mothers to tiny little miracles..................I am so blessed!