2013-----A New Year

The new year  is here and I am making plans.
Since I am not in a mall space anymore,
and am not doing shows anymore, I am
taking January to organize my home/life.
 

This little Munchkin will help, I'm sure. See how
well she keeps the tissue paper in place? 

More time needs to spent in the Potting Shed
this year.  I rarely had time to go out there
and just relax last year. 

And I want time to take some little trips
and have adventures with this young man. :>) 

As I look forward to spring, I will get things
organized, hopefully put another car in the
garage, and in Feb. I hope to get my Esty shop
really up and running.  I think I just needed a
break from all the junking frenzy of having a
space and doing shows......and then I jumped
right into Etsy!  Not a good move for me at the
time.  At 64, I have decided to do only those
things that I want to do, or love to do.  Not
the things I feel I "should" do for some stupid
reason.  So much of what we do just really
doesn't matter in the overall scheme of life.

So there I am.  I hope to have more fun blogging
with my new camera.  Although I had to find out
from Deb  how to upload these pictures to
blogger 'cause the regular way wasn't working.
Thank you Deb for your help!!!

Enough rambling...share your smile,
someone may need it!  :>)

 

 

 

 

 

 



An Early Morning in 2013

Looking out from our front porch. 

Good morning 2013

Great way to start the year   :>)

To the New Year!!

 

 

 

 

How perfectly lovely to have a whole new year ahead.

 

May each of you have a year of wonder, a year of joy,

a year of good health, and a year of peace.

 

 

Thank you for reading and keep those smiles coming   :>)

 

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

 



I've been playing

 My adorable

husband gave me a new camera for

Christmas.  All I asked for was one

that would fit in my pocket or purse

and not weigh it down like the one

I have.  He found a super duper

camera that I am having fun learning

to use.  Here are some shots:

 

One of my mothers' vintage birds. 

My annual ornament from hubby.  Hummer in a flower. 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another of my mothers birds.


Loving this new camera.
Could take a while to figure it
all out but it sure does take
better pictures than the other one.


Smile...someone may be taking your picture  :>)

 



The Best To You

To each of my readers I want to

extend the very best wish for the season.

For me it is Christmas, but

whatever you celebrate, I hope you have

happiness and are safe.  And I wish for

 

PEACE ON EARTH

 

 

Please always share your smile   :>) 

 

Happy Thanksgiving

Image from The Graphics Fairy

 

 

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving to all who read

my blog.  I am grateful you stop by now

and then to visit.

 

This Thanksgiving, may we all hold

good thoughts close to our heart for

those who are less fortunate, those

who are serving our country, those

who need a good thought.

 

 

:>)

Will You Still Need Me??

 

 

Will You Still Feed Me????

 

 

 

When I'm 64!!!!

Yes, today I am 64.  There are two quotes about
birthdays that I like:

"The great thing about getting older is
that you don't lose  all the ages you've been"
                          Madeleine L'Engle


"Her birthdays were always important to her; for,
being born a lover of life, she would always
keep the day of her entrance into it as a
very great festival indeed"
    Elizabeth Goudge

For those who don't know me, I feel I must
mention that I am blessed that my hair is
natural.  It doesn't show in this picture, but
I do have grey mixed in.  Maybe the fact that
I don't have kids has kept my hair from
greying.......really it's my genes.  At 64, I miss my
parents.  I have so many questions I wish I
had asked, so many things for which I would
thank them.  I have the best husband in the world
and the most wonderful friends.  My siblings and
their families, I love!  Same goes for my in-laws.

Life is GOOD!!!!!!