Hellooooo! How are you? We are having Spring like temperatures. It's really been lovely. The kids are on Winter Break and I've been fortunate to have my grandchild spend a few nights. She even had a friend over to spend the night 2 nights. It was fun listening to them laugh. They carved soap into terrific little pieces of art. 

I've decided I need a new hobby, so I've taken up oil painting. I've been at it for about 3 weeks and don't see a whole lot of progress. There is some but sometimes I feel like I'm going backwards. I think it's because I'm just starting to really see things. This painting needs windows added to the barn. 

The picture had a fence, and I tried but had it falling off the painting so I took it out. I'm not sure if I'll trly to put it back on. 

I hope your days arefilled with fun and adventure. Thanks for stopping by!

SUNRISE

When my granddaughter spends the night I get to see sunrises on the way to taking her to school. Usually I sleep through all that beauty! I love all the pink and purple in the sky. 

Last night was Bible study night. A nice couple picks me up so I don't have to drive in the dark. This was the first time they picked me up in the Volkswagen. Getting me out of the backseat turned into a huge comedy of errors. I could only get one leg out. Charlotte tried to help me but all she did was pull me intoi the floor. We tried and tried and laughed so hard our sides were hurting. Finally her husband came around and he was able to pull me up and out.  Needles to say, I got a ride home with someone else in a nice, great big SUV. Darlene to the rescue!

I hope you're having a great week. It's cold here and we have a nice fire going. 

WINTR WEATHER MISS

 Winter weather surrounded us, but we were free of ice or snow. We were so prepared! We may have ice tomorrow because our temperatures are dropping to 26 tonight. Streets will probably be pretty bad. Schools are closed tomorrow. I feel sorry for the people who have lost their power. That was the main thing I was worried about. Being on a well, we have no water without power. 

We have a nice fire going and had pizza for dinner. I have the makings for Chex Mix, which we'll make tomorsrow. Must say we're doing darn good. 

Hope you are all doing good, too. Looks like a lot of snow fell in some areas. Hopefully you can dig out! 

Thanks so much for stopping by. Take care and keep warm!

POTATOES AND SUCH

 Good Morning! How is everyone doing? I finally got my tree down, but I still have boxes all over the livingroom. I've got to buy a bigger box to put the lights in. I probably  missed my chance to get a rubbermaid at a cheaper price. 

My daughter and I are cooking some fried potatoes. Yum, I can't wait for them to get done. It's our favorite treat. 

I went to sweet Daniel's funeral and it was very poignant. The service was full of soldiers from his old platoon (I'm not sure if that's the correct term). They played Taps which made my eyes water. All the soldiers stood and saluted while Taps was being played, even veterans stood and saluted. That was very moving. 

I hope you're having a good week so far. Our weather people are calling for us to possibly have snow this weekend. I'm really hopeing they are correct! 

 Good morning! Hope all is well in your world today. It's finally turned cold here. First things first, I had my son build me a fire this morning. So nice! I've been pretty lazy lately, ahem, still have my tree up. It only has lights on it. Surely I'll get it down this week. Hopefully today. We'll see. My oranges I bought to decorate the outdoor tree have rotted. Darn it. Perfectly good oranges gone to waste. 

I love the tree in the picture below. I love how all its branches lift upwards. It looks really pretty next to the cloudy sky, which is also pretty! This is in the Chick Fil A drive thru line. I get a look at this pretty tree every time I go for CFA, which is more often than I care to admit.

On a sad note, one of my closest friends son was killed by police the other night. He was having a PTSD episode. Previous times when this happened he thought he was back in Iraq. No one knows for sure, and the outcome was tragic. I don't know how, or even if they can, treat PTSD. I know a lot of veterans suffer from it. I wish mental health was better tended to. 

I hope you are having a great day. Thanks for stopping by.

TOO MUCH LIKE SPRING

 Oh goiodness! I don't like this warm weather we're having here in Georgia. Today we reached a high of 70. Some days we've been close to 80. Daffodils are emerging and today I noticed that my white azalea is sporting buds and a few blooms.

 I like winter. I enjoy having cold weather where I get to have a fire in the fireplace. I like wearing sweaters and knitted hats and gloves. I think it's supposed to turn cold again in a week or so. I'll be happy when that happens.

I hope you're having a good week. Thanks for dropping by.

SPRING IN MY THOUGHTS

Every year after Christmas I start thinking about Spring. This year it's already begun because i noticed daffodils starting to emerge. How exciting is that?! I can't wait to see their sunny faces. Our weather has been so mild I'm thinking we'll have an early Spring. Last year I picked all of my daffodils to make a little arrangement. I failed to plant more like I planned to do. Here are some pictures from last year.

I love this little girl vase. I have a bigger one too. She looks so pretty with her crowning glory.

This Sedum worked well for her hair, I thought. I hope she'll be as pretty this year. I may have to replace the sedum.

This is another of my little vases that I think is so adorable. I love this parrot.

I used to look forward to Spring because of my garden, but as I've gotten older I can no longer tend to it so my gardens have reverted to the wilds. Pots are now my obsession. I'm looking forward to filling a few pots this summer.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you are having a good week. 

A LADY AND A PLANT

Hello!  I can't believe it is already January 4! Time has swift wings. We are unseasonably warm here. High in the 60's lows in the 40's. I'm still in the process of taking the tree down. I'm running on slow energy so it's taking me a while. 

I want to share the cutest little pot that my daughter gave me for Christmas. I planted Sedum, Little Missy in her. She's about 3 or 4 inches tall.

Isn't she just the cutest thing? I absolutely love her. I also got a plant stand and grow light for Christmas. As soon as I get it set up I'll share. I now have TWO plants. 

So far so good on 2026! I hope you have a great week. Thanks for stopping by. 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

Good Morning! I hope everyone made it through the night safe and sound. We had lots of barking dogs. Luckily, most of the fireworks in the neighborhood happened early so midnight was quiet. Thank goodness because I went to bed at 10:00. I admit I'm a party pooper. I tried, I really did. But my eyes were closing on their own and I finally gave up.

Just some clean up planned for today. My son and I cleaned out one of the cabinets in the kitchen. It's practically empty now! He's so nice and tall he could reach all the way to the top shelf. So nice! 

I hope you'll have a restful day. Thanks for stopping by!

BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR

 Hellooooo! Can you believe Christmas Eve was a week ago? Time is going by so fast. I still have two presents under the tree for my grandkids. They were out of town for Christmas, I hope to see the soon. My tree is holding up very well so I've no plans to take it down any time soon. We have rain in the forecast and I want to decorate the tree for the birds so there's no hurry to get it down. 

We had some fog the other day. This is a cattle field. Can't tell if they are out or not.

Here are a few more stockings. 

I wish I had taken a picture of my failed crochet piece, but I took it apart before remembering. I started it off 9 inches wide. It ended up being a whopping 18 inches wide!! I've been told that the yarn I am using is really difficult for newbies, so I have a trip to Hobby Lobby planed for the near future. I've been using the same big fuzzy yarn I used on the bauble garland. Not a good choice. Maybe I'll just make more bauble with it. I hate for it to go to waste, it's not cheap.

I hope you have a fun and safe New Years. My only plan is to try to stay up!!! That's a big deal for me. 

Thanks for stopping by!

A LITTLE BIT MORE CHRISTMAS

I'm not ready for the season to be over, so I thought I would do one last post on Christmas. These days since Christmas have been slow and, honestly, a bit boring. I've tried to learn to crochet a scarf with cataclysmic results. I'll save that for another post. It will give you a good laugh. 

Soon I will be taking the stockings down. I love my stockings. They look like they are needlepoint but they aren't. I had to sew the boots. I just happened to had some dark green velvet. I've had these for almost 40 years. They make me happy every year when I unpack them. 

This is a Spider Plant that i gave myself for Christmas. I want to start growing some plants since my gardening life seems to be over. I've tried to research some easy plants to start off with and this is one of them. I can't wait for it to get babies. They look so cute hanging down from the mother plant. 

I love the way it's both white and cream colored. They say this plant likes coffee grounds! I'm a little nervous about adding that to the soil. 

The New Year is quickly approaching. I have no plans other than trying to stay awake to bring in 2026. That might be a difficult ordeal, lol. With Don not here, I want to stay up with the kids. I hope you have a healthy and happy New Years. Thanks so much for stopping by.

DAY AFTER DOWN TIME

 Hello! I hope you've recupperated from all the merriment yesterday. We had a lovely day, though we were really missing Don. It hit me hard when I onlly set out 3 places for dinner. 

We woke to some fog this morning. I was a little late getting a picture so it's pretty light. But I love the look of fog in our woods. 

My daughter gave her brother the new Jaws Lego kit for Christmas. He spent all day putting it together. He said it was the best time he's ever had on Christmas day! 

The house is a wreck. Hopefully I'll get it back to good today. I'm really looking forward to the new year. Not much good came our of 2025. 

Do you have big plans for New Years Eve? Any parties to attend? I hope this week brings you rest and peace. Thanks for stopping by.

 

That's me at the blackboard. Merry Christmas!

CHRISTMAS EVE GREETINGS

 Christmas Eve greetings. Our morning broke with beautiful blue skies and brilliant sunshine. Our temperatures will be near 70 today. I wish we had colder temps, I want to have a fire and hot chocolate. The cold will be returning next week. At least the kiddos can get outside with their new bikes, or skateboards or other outdoor toys. 

I set up our Christmas Eve table last night. I still need to tweak a few things, but I think it's looking nice. We always have spaghetti, it's the one meal everyone likes, lol. I have picky children. Heck, I'm picky. 

I have a cute story to tell you. Years ago my sweet, favorite aunt called my dad all excited and upset. She had been watching the news and alerted dad that an unidentified flying object had been sighted over Atlanta. She was freaking out, asking what she should do. Dad said, "Nell, that's Santa" to which she sheepishly replied, "Oh!". I love that story. She was such a dear but her fears got the best of her.

I hope you have a lovely Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. I'm just enjoying a nice quiet day. 

GENIUS

 

This is my favorite sculpture. It's called The Veiled Virgin by Giovanni Strazza. He was an Italian sculpture in the 1800's.  I am just amazed how he made this piece of rock look like a veil. Some people are geniuses. I like sculpture in general, but this one really touches my heart.

We're in the big count down now. Not much time left to get those last minute presents and treats. I'm going tomorrow morning to try and finish up. I'm not looking forward to it! I've done all my shopping online this year. But I need stocking stuffers and candy. 

I'm so glad you stopped by. I hope you have a great week!

YOU'D BETTER WATCH OUT YOU BETTER NOT CRY

 Yep, Santa Claus is coming to town. I know we all remember the excitement of thinking about Santa being on his way to our homes. Looking out the window, hoping to see 8 tiny reindeer. It's hard to believe we ever fell asleep. 

Now that I'm older I still get excited over Christmas and Santa Claus. It's such fun to see the excitement in my grandchildren. The last week of school before Christmas break was always lots of fun, too. I think teachers pretty much give up trying to cover anything important this week. 

I've got to get out there and finish up my shopping. I've not got much to do and should be able to complete my shopping in one trip. 

Our temperatures are nice and mild now. Reaching almost 70 degrees this weekend. I like the cold weather, though. I enjoy having those fires. I don't think we'll have any cold weather until after Christmas. 

I'm finishing up today with a photo of the drive up my street. I think it's such a pretty street.

It's super pretty in the snow. Here is a photo from last year. A rare event around here.

I hope you're enjoying your Christmas season. Thanks for stopping by.

MOVIN AND GROOVIN

 I did it! I got out of my chair and into my car for a trip to Hobby Lobby to buy a crochet hook and some yarn. The yarn I bought is a beautiful, soft cream colored yarn. It's  really lovely and feels so good. It was a slow start learning to do the bauble, but I finally got the hang of it and before I knew it, I had quite a bit done. I draped it across the tree just to get a feeling for how it will look next year and I think it will be very pretty. I still have a bunch to do, but it does go quickly. 

I/ll have to drape it prettier next year. I just kind of threw it on today. 

 Tomorrow I have to go to the Social Security office  and take a copy of my marriage certificate. There is just so much to do when a spouse dies. I think I'm doing ok in that area. I've been dealing with SS for some time now and this is the first time they asked for the marriage certificate. I'm beginning to wonder if the right hand knows what the left hand is doing. 

I still have a bit of shopping to do. I probably will not get to it until next week. I really don't want to shop on the weekend. 

I hope you're having a great week. Thanks for stopping by. 

AND AWAY WE GO

 Time is flying by, I hope you are satisfied with where you are in your Christmas preparations. I still have a little shopping to do, nothing too stressful. I should get it done this week, maybe even today. 

This morning I got a steam burn when I tried to remove the coffee filter. The coffee pot had been left on all night and when I stuck my hand in to get the filter, it let out a huge stream oif steam. Ouch! It still hurts and is all red. 

I want to share a picture from Ms. Mustard Seed's blog.

Do you see the crochet bauble garland? It's the one that is draping low. I think it is so cute. It is made using only chain stitch! I think even I can do it. If interested, you can find a tutorial here. I was excited to get started making one but I couldn't find the one crochet hook I have. I'll have to go to Hobby Lobby to pick up one and some nice yarn. That's on my to-do list for today. 

I finally got my wrapping done. So happy about that. I'm still waiting on a few packages to arrive. Hopefully they will get here before Christmas. 

I've been enjoying our fires as I peruse some of my favorite blogs. It's been brutally cold. Low's in the 20's with a stiff breeze. But we will warm up quickly, getting in to the 60's this week. 

I hope you are enjoying your holiday season. Thanks for stopping by!

CHRISTMAS BRUNCH

Hello Friends, I hope your weekend is full of Christmas cheer.  I was invited to a Christmas Brunch today and daughter and I both attended. It was so much fun seeing all the decorated tables and the fabulous ideas the ladies came up with.

This table had a delightful balloon structure. It's centerpiece was a delicious homemade cake.

Here we have a centerpiece of nutcrackers. How adorable!

This is my friends table, which I failed to get a good picture of. But you can see the pretty Holly and Ivy plates and my coffee cup looking all perfect. 

It was such a fun outing and I'm so glad I got to go. 

I hope  you are having a great weekend. Thanks for stopping by.

YULETIDE GREETINGS

Yuletide Greetings! I hope your holiday is moving smoothly along. I feel pretty good about where I am . Just need a few stocking stuffers, but I really need to start wrapping some presents. They are starting to stack up and the tree looks so lonely! 

This is a picture of our little dog Dizzy. He is a cutie pie. He likes to stand in my lap. He is called a "Bug,". He's part Pug and part Boston Terrier. He's like a Mack truck. If he doesn't want to move, he doesn't. No amount of my pushing or pulling moves him. 

What do you have left to do this holiday season? Are you going to any parties? Having family over?  Whatever your plans I hope things go well for you.