A Happy Valentine Wish For Everyone

 Hello my dear friends,

It is Valentine Day..... Some may think it is just another holiday that is not necessary.  Well I disagree!  I like Valentines Day,  I think it is good to pause our lives to give honor to those who mean so much to us.  

My Sweetheart has been gone for many years. But I feel his presence and his love for me all the time. I pause on Valentines and smile.  I am loved.

I always do something special for my children. And they do the same for me.  One think I know, never take the small gestures of love for granted. 

My Dad gave me a Valentine card every year.  He always called me His Valentine.  He gave me my last Valentine from him the week before he died unexpectedly.  I miss those sweet Valentines from my Daddy.  The tender remembrance of how much he loved me.  

Show you love by simple acts of sweet kindness.....it will never be forgotten.

A Happy Valentine to you from me!

You are loved.

What Will BeThe Next Step For My Blog?

 Hello Friends, if you are still with me!

  It has been almost 3 months since I posted on my blog.

I really don't know what I am doing with my blog.

I don't know what my niche is... I really don't know what direction I want to go in with blogging.  I am just a simple little blogger.

Nothing fancy, no major DIY projects. I have decided all that changing of my decorating is really a lot of unnecessary work.  I like my style, I like what I have on my walls and my tabletops.  I don't want to keep changing out.  I still enjoy decorating for holidays, but.....I don't decorate that much anymore.  I have actually given most of my holiday decorations away.  I like what I have already collected, I don't need more. Even some of my collectables have been given away.

I still like to sew, crochet, needle work, and genealogy.  So I am busy all the time. I liked blogging for many reasons.  But some of those reasons have changed.  I really enjoyed the friendships I have made.  Blogging has really changed over the many years.  I started blogging 12 years ago.  I have learned a lot in those 12 years.  I have enjoyed visiting my favorite blogs. 

I have never made a dime of money with my blogging.  I have never been what I call a "mega blogger." I never had hundreds of followers.  I just did it for the pleasure of showing my humble home and creations. 

So having said all that.... I still don't know what the next step will be.

Stick around if you would like.  Stay in touch if you care to. I will most likely just post here and there with random thoughts.  A few pictures if they are worth viewing.  You can be sure I still like to visit some of my favorite blogs.....I just can't shut down my blog.  Not yet anyway. 

Here are a few pictures of what has gone on in the last few months.

My children all went to Moab, Utah.  They had a blast.  Rafting the mighty Colorado River.  hiking to the beautiful Arches.  Enjoying the beautiful red canyons and hiking the red sandstones.  I was home recovering from a wicked fall.  Not fun for me, but they sure enjoyed their summer adventure.

This cute grandson graduated from high school.  In the midst of a pandemic, school closures, and wearing masks and social distance, life went on.  Senior high school students still graduated.  2020 strong for sure!

My granddaughter Emma got married to Ryan.  A December Bride

Look at the love in their eyes.  Oh my heart! 

2021.  I turned a year older.  I am thankful for that. 

Birthday dinner with my cuties

 A few weeks ago I lost my Step Mother.  She was 88 years old.  She married my Dad when I was 10 years old. It really is a blessing....but grief is still there.

To sum it all up..... Life Goes On.  ....No matter what.... life keeps moving.

#GiveThanks Grandmas

 Day three of  #GiveThanks

Third day for me to share my thanks 

on my Blog and Facebook.

I don't know what I would have done without my

Grandmas, especially my Grandma Dot.

She raised me after the death of my mother

when I was a little girl.

And my Granny was a stable and loving Grandma.

I was loved, I was well taken care of.

I had stability in my life.

I was taught values, Faith in God.

Because my Grandma's were such nobel women

I was able to build my life on

a Firm Foundation.

#GiveThanks#

 #GiveThanks#

Something so simple as giving Thanks.
can heal the wounds of a troubled soul.

And can bring Peace to a decaying and chaotic world.

Gratitude. Thankfulness. Thanks.
" When thou riseth in the morning let thy
heart be full of thanks unto God."
           Alma 37:37

"Ye, must give thanks unto God."
      D&C 46:32

There is so much to be thankful for.
One of the things I am very Thankful for is

Friendships

I have been blessed to be surrounded with 

good people, I call friends.

They enrich my life in many ways.

Many have been with me for a long time,

Some a life time and beyond.

I am thankful today and every day for

Friends!

The blessing of blogging is the wonderful

Friendships I have made.

I may never see them in person, but 

none the less they are my 

Friends

Reflecting

I have been Reflecting 

on the beautiful memories of 

Thanksgiving Pasts!

I love Thanksgiving.... It is much more relaxing

and Counting my Blessings is always so 

Comforting and Peaceful.

Covid 19 has changed many thing in the last year.

Thanksgiving 2020 

will be different for many of us.

There is always something to be

THANKFUL for.

Enjoy you Thanksgiving! 

Reflect upon your many memories

of the beautiful life you are blessed with.

Halloween Fun Decorations

 Hello Friends,

Well, I hope you are holding up ok
during these uncertain times.

It is nice to take my mind off of things
and add a little fun to my home.
Now mind you I do not like "scarey"
Only fun and cute Halloween is allowed in my house.

Only a cute little Black Cat could can be in my living room.

This cutie is over 30 years old.

He made my children happy, so very long ago.

Well, there had to be a "cute" fashionable

Witches Hat.

This is new to the collection of decorations.

Like I needed anymore!

Hey, what is a crafter to do?

I think the Witch's new Hat is cute as could be!

The center of the dining table. . . 

I think this time of year makes my home

feel cozy and comfy.

The colors of the season are so beautiful.

The days have finally cooled down.

I actually had to turn my furnace on this morning.

The sun is setting earlier, and night time falls.

I am in my jammies by 6:00 pm

Snuggled in with the little fur babies watching 

a little t.v. or reading.

Please stay safe.

Even amid trials and illness, and uncertain times

there is still so much to be thankful for.

There is goodness, kindness, and beauty.

Patio Sitter ~ Fall Transition

 Hello, my friends

I sure hope everyone is doing well.

I pray your life is full of blessings.

Isn't it amazing how sometimes we are unable

for whatever reasons, to see how very blessed

we really are.  I think many times we overlook, or take

for granted the beautiful life we have and

how abundantly we are blessed.

I have been thinking about it a lot.

Even in the midst of loss, turmoil, uncertainty

we can pause to give thanks

to the Giver of all gifts.

 

My patio has been a blessing to me.

The summer has been hot but in the evening

after the sun was setting I could go out and sit.

I could see the night sky.  I love watching the stars 

and gazing at the moon. Many early

mornings I would like to sit and listen

to the morning choir. birds singing.

I re-painted this table I have had forever.

I wanted something more "farmhouse" or "county" as

I call it.  Now the weather is cooler as we transition into

Fall/Autumn.  I am enjoying my patio even more.

Even though my brown water can has faux sunflowers

I still like seeing the faux flowers.

I made the arrangement to give a pretty touch 

of color and fall flowers. Live sunflowers just don't 

last long in an arrangement like this.

Besides I like my Faux!

The little green table I also repainted.

The only difference I did not antique.

I just painted the green.  And I don't

remember the name of the color.

This little table I bought many years ago

I remember I paid $5.00 for it.

It has been a handy little table.

I just love it!

My poor flowers really took a beating with the summer heat.

I lost several flowers in the patio pots.

Between being so extremely hot I was laid up with my

damaged leg from my fall in early June.

Some of the heat and drought resistant 

plants made it.  Now that the weather is cool

and I am able to go out and water

a few are coming back.

I will leave you with my chair.  I guess you would call

me a Patio Sitter.  And my chair allows me to sit

and enjoy my beautiful surrounding, 

It's really a blessing.

I hope you are having many more good days.