FRIDAYS THIS & THAT- FOR A SNOWY JANUARY DAY

 

I promised a bit of this and that, right?

I wrote this a

while back for a 

Gardening Group

that I used to belong to

and thought I would share it here.

It looks like

January

to me!

The spruce stands in full glory,
A pretty sight to see.
As daybreak catches glimpses,
Of the snow upon this tree.

He lifts his boughs to Heaven,
To give glory and full praise.
He stands in solid tribute,
To the Maker all his days.

He shelters every bird's nest,
He guards it; standing green.
And he beckons to the bunnies
As they hide & remain unseen.

He will stand there oh-so-proudly,
If we will let him grow.
For he's living just as we are
And this is what I know.

A man with all his knowledge,
Cannot create a tree.
He can only guard & keep it,
For the gift of life is free.

Poem by: Nana Diana©

Oh! And just for a bit of THAT-

I scheduled a

MAMMOGRAM

for today....

try NOT to picture THAT!

It ain't pretty!

FRIDAYS THIS & THAT

 I thought to get back into

regular blogging,

I would do a 

FRIDAY FEATURE

called

THIS & THAT!

You never know what you will find here.

Could be my thoughts on-

Why leprechauns are real

or

Why do monkeys seem so human

OR

What is something embarrassing I did

or

Whatever happened to Baby Jane...

OR

It could be something more serious about life

Like-aging, stress, joy, sorrow

or crafting!

You see-Fridays will be

all over the place

but I will TRY to be here every Friday.

Today's This or That is 

THIS!

THIS is what brings me JOY!

                             Scruffy and Coco Chanel

also known as

Thing One & Thing Two.

Thing One weighs 26#

Thing Two weighs 13#

Thing Two can take anything away from

Thing One and get away with it.

She is 

Boss of the World

at least for today.

Next week I will be back with

my thoughts on government issues.

Okay-I lied about that!

I DO NOT DO

politics or controversial issues

on my blog.

Just not my style.

So stop by for

fun, crafting, joy, love

and nonsense.

Big news coming next week!

Have a wonderful weekend.

THE LITTLES ARE GROWN ENOUGH TO CELEBRATE NEW YEARS BUT.....

I REMEMBER-I REMEMBER-I REMEMBER 

 We never really had

fussy eaters in this

family.

They would eat just about

anything put in

front of them.

However, it was

ALWAYS

fun to do a little

SOMETHING SPECIAL

for them for the

Holidays.

The "tradition",

according to the

Bible of Lulu

(when she was 9 years old),

was that every

New Year's Eve they

came to our house to

EAT and then they

got to spend the night,

while Mom and Dad

went out to celebrate.

What?

How did THAT get started?

I guess I was 

EVEN THEN

TOO OLD

to go out to celebrate!

sigh...

Anyway, It was always

best to be prepared for the

LITTLE DARLINGS

with some special snacks.

How about a

Snowman Cheese Ball

to start the night off?

Betty Crocker recipe is here.

Hmmmm..what else did I do?

Leave those

kids alone with me and I

will serve them

SHOTS!

Shots like everyone else had

on New Years!

That'll teach them.

Okay-

Maybe I DID tone it down

a bit.

How about

THIS kind of shot?

I call it

Tomato Soup Shooters!

You find the instructions at Rachel Hollis's site.

And, of course, we must have a few

Ants on a log

(raisins on cream cheese filled celery)

They loved those, too.

Apples cored, sliced sideways,

and topped with peanut butter,

or nutella,

and sprinkled with granola were also a hit.

So..a few snacks,

a few laughs,

a few games,

and a shot of Tequilla

and those kids had a

GREAT

New Year's Eve....

okay...just kidding about

the Tequilla.

sigh... ?

Maybe one for me?

Somedays I wish I drank!

Enjoy your own

New Year's Eve

and I will see you soon!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

WISHING YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

 It has been a long,

strange year for me.

Hubby went into assisted living

and I am still recovering

from the last few years

of caretaking--

which caused my own health problem.

I am doing a lot better.

I baked and cooked for three days

preparing for a 

Girlfriend Party

for all the decorators/undecorators

that helped with 

Christmas at the Clubhouse.

Just a sneak peak at

a few little things around

my house this year.

My grandgirl, Maria,

made good use of the whiteboard.

Later we used it to play

Pictionary.

Here she is with her 

Christmas apron on

waiting for 

the ladies to arrive~

                           Glasses are ready for some

Christmas cheer~

                       My Spode got a good workout~

I have service for 24~

                     The piano was waiting for carols-

Didn't happen-

                            Furniture moved all around

to accommodate all the ladies~

And a sweet little gift

package for them to take home~

                          I had planned lots of pictures

but for some reason

they are not loading properly

and my wording is all over the place~sigh~

So-

Here's wishing you all a very

MERRY CHRISTMAS

and a NEW YEAR

filled with 

HOPE, HEALTH & HAPPINESS.

Thank you for all the years

you have followed me

and been patient with my lack

of posts.

Love you all~

PICK YOUR FAVORITE FALL TABLE RESULTS

PICK YOUR FAVORITE FALL TABLE RESULTS 

FIRST OFF LET ME SAY--

IF I MISSED YOUR NAME FORGIVE ME.

I GOT THE NAMES FROM MY BLOG,

MY FACEBOOK PAGE & MY EMAILS,

SO-IF YOU DON'T SEE YOUR NAME AT A TABLE

LET ME KNOW!

Here we go-please watch out for crazies at your table!

#1-PUMPKIN SOUP~

Denise is here for the serenity (and the booze apparently),

Linda/Life&Linda, Kris-(my neutral lover), Julie,

MA-(she's anxious about who she is sitting with! 

I'm sure she doesn't want to sit with any riff-raff)

Jan/LowCarb, Michele, ColoringOutsideTheLines, 

Linda C, Amalia, Gert, Melanie, Missy, Jeanie, Kim,

Karen, Kathy & Linda

#2-STREAMERS & CHANDELIERS

Debbie (came for the Fall colors-not much color where she lives),

Dawn P, Sheri (says the table says FALL IS HERE), 

Mevely, DebbieDabble, 

Carla, (my Wisconsin neighbor on the other side of WI) & Janie

#3-CANDLES AND CHARGERS

Betsy/Estelle's, Dolly, 

Anonymous-(speak now or forever remain unknown),

Pam (hopes the food is better than just green pumpkins),

Sandi (complaining the table is outside--hmmmpf),

 Patti McD (wants a wingback chair), Gay, Bless,

Ron the Cocktail King- Lauren-(only sitting here because

Ron is here and she likes to drink apparently), 

Rita(bringing bug spray to share but taking pumpkins home with her)

Lady Ella (insists on sitting across from Bless), 

Polly-(Here for the comfort of a chair) & Laurie S

#4-PICNIC PLEASER,

Lori-(Insists on dragging an upholstered chair to the table 

and wants someone to carry it back in for her afterwards)

I don't make this stuff up folks---we just have some of

THOSE PEOPLE (LORI)

Liz, Linda/Georgia, Ann, 

Cindy(liking the simpler things in life) & Marilyn

#5- BURLAP-DO I SEE BURLAP

Pat ( No high decor here-easier to converse),

Ginny, Diane/Lavender Dreams,

Ellen, Sarah (wants a ride home) & Cindy C

#6-GREEN GOBLETS

Pam (sitting here but visiting ALL the tables), Jenn,

Karen C (more room to pass dishes-bet she's bringing a dessert)

Katie Isabella (yep-a cat and her "mom"-both talk A LOT),

Jan, Terri D (old-needs a chair for her back), Donna,

Racheld (wants to have me sit and have others take care of me💕)

A newbie-Margie from Toronto (Yay! Hi!)

and Sweet Sally.

#7- COLOR COLOR COLOR

Cheryl K, Kay (likes the wider seats)

Cecilia (she's all about color-trust me-check for paint under her fingernails)

bobbie-(said she was feeling wild today), Mary Jane,

Jack & Sherry (my travelers) Cindy O &

Sandie/ChattyC.

Jettie- (Looking for handicapped parking but figured she could make it to this table)

Then, of course, we have those that don't like

any of the tables or just don't want to sit with any crazies----

There's my dear old friend, Shirley,

Happy Whisk says Hi,

Shari-will sit wherever I am sitting,

Tete & Mad Snapper

and my friend, Tom, who will take his sandwich elsewhere!

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR PLAYING ALONG!

I hope to be back with another one soon.

Bear with me...learning a new program for

collages & flyers and it took me a bit to 

get the collage done for this post.

Getting old is for the birds....or whatever....

I'M BACK WITH ~ PICK YOUR FAVORITE FALL TABLE

 

 I'm back!

Yes! Indeedy!

It was a short summer 

in so many ways.

I am not making promises about

how often I will be here

so bear with me.

You all seemed to like

the posts where you pick your favorites.

Or...if you didn't like it 
you kept your mouth shut....

your thoughts to yourself

so now

you are stuck with me doing another

PICK YOUR FAVORITE

You can click on any image for the source~

(if I have it)

Ready?

Okay- Here we go!

#1-PUMPKIN SOUP

A harvest table set on a  patio

with an arbor to the side..

Beautiful in whites and neutrals.

#2 STREAMERS AND A CHANDELIER

This one is a bit more rustic with

much more color and 

is under a gazebo.

.

#3 CANDLES AND CHARGERS

How about this tablecloth covered table

in a field of green?

Don't you love those wood chargers?

#4 PICNIC PLEASER

This one is even simpler with a 
painted picnic table and white tableware
and a colorful runner to anchor the food..

#5 BURLAP! DO I SEE BURLAP?

This one sports a heavily ruffled  burlap runner,
candles and bronze colored chargers.

#6 GREEN GOBLETS

A study in greens-green goblets
 paired with yellow plates

#7 COLOR-COLOR-COLOR

Last but not least-
A FUN one-It reminds me of an opened
Crayola box.

So, there you go-
Place your vote for #1 thru #7
and I will tally up the results.

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE~

If you are posting as anonymous because of some blogger glitch, PLEASE, leave at least a first name at the end of your vote so I know who you are.  Thanks so much!

I will fill you in on other things

I have going on in my life

in future posts.

It's a crazy life but someone has to live it!

I have missed you guys!!!! 

JULY UPDATE -GRAB YOUR COFFEE (OR WINE)

  THANK YOU

to all of you that have

reached out to me and stayed connected!

I am going to try to keep everyone updated.

As you all know,

Hubby has been dealing with a lot of health issues.

He has settled into his efficiency unit

in assisted living.

He has all his favorite things there

(well, except for me and the pups).

I try to go every other day and take 

the dogs and we hang out for a bit.

I also take him to all his doctor

appointments and other outings.

He has started a Bible Study

on Wednesday mornings and 

that has been a nice little addition

to how he spends his time.

I had eye surgery last week.

I had a cataract but also have Fuch's Disease.

Always something, right?

Anyway, within an hour of the surgery

I had/now have perfect 20/20 mono-vision.

I have worn glasses/contacts since

I was in 4th grade.

I can buy my first pair of REAL sunglasses now!

A friend and I started a women's group 

(WOW-Women of Webster) last year.

We have a monthly luncheon, card games, 

a book club, etc.

We have put most things on hold

for the summer but I am already

looking forward to September.

My best boy, Scruffy, and little 

Coco Chanel (CocoNUT on her crazy days)

never leave my side.

If you have never had a Cockapoo

you don't know what you are missing.

They are smart and funny and

annoying on a daily basis.

Lost a slipper? One of them has hidden it,

The other one has chewed it.

Left your eyeglasses on the night stand?

Now missing one lens and the opposite 

ear piece.

Need a bathroom break?

Two puddles of fur sit at your feet-

WATCHING.

They can sleep through a thunderstorm

but hear a cheese wrapper from 1/4 mile away.

Begging?

I could put them on a street corner with a sign

and be a rich woman 

without ever lifting a finger.

In other news,

  I need to get after my garden areas because 

they need to be divided and moved

but will probably wait until Fall now

when I can convince $$$ my grandson

to help me. 

After having inflammatory arthritis

(muscles/tendons not bones)

for several months 

EVERYTHING has suffered.

The plants ARE lush and gorgeous though.

I did get most of my flowers in

around the front courtyard.

So, my friends, there you have it.

And, in case you are wondering, 

I still have my wicked sense of humor. 

Thank God for that,

otherwise I might run away from home.

                                  Sometimes, I wish I drank!

I don't know WHAT is going on

with the spacing here. sigh-

NO complaining allowed-thank you~