Mental Health Day....

I woke up to a cold, windy, rainy day.... My foot was hurting, my legs were hurting, my two fingers that I cut were hurtin.... and I just plumb didn't feel like going in and shelving library books today. So I went shopping instead in my favorite little town of Occoquan! Here are some of the treasures I brought home - the "sister" framed needlework will be a gift for my sister; the picture of the little boy pulling the sled with the cat on it went over my bed. I've wanted this picture for the longest time. Today it was on sale (a little bit anyway), so I splurged! The alphabet placque went in my downtairs powder room. I adore samplers with alphabets on them, so this placque was right up my alley! After leaving the little town of shops, I ran over to the needlework shop and was very very bad.... or very very good - depends on how you want to look at it - LOL!

Rainy Monday Smiles...

Driving into work this morning, I saw two geese on the strip of grass on the side of the road.... one was sitting, one was laying down.... they were smack dab in front of the bus stop! Cracked me up!

A little girl today at the library (where I work) running into the children's section - yelling back at her Dad - come on come on COME ON - books books BOOKS!!! Too cute....

What made you smile today?

And I Love....

N - a new stack of magazines on Friday nights

O - warm cookies fresh out of the oven

P - fresh pears and pineapples

Q - quilts - especially the one that was passed down to me

R - the sound of rain - especially when I'm snug in bed

S - reading in the mornings on Sundays

T - a little time alone in the house each day

U - umbrellas - I'm addicted to them!

V - old fashioned valentine cards

W - my walks in the evenings

X - xylophones

Y - yellow roses

Z - zinnias - I've loved them since I was a child

I Love....

A - Crispy Crunchy MacIntosh Apples

B - Watching the big black crows dip their Ritz crackers in the water dish

C - Cross-stitching each evening

D - Driving to Ohio to visit my family - wish it were more often

E - Earrings - especially antique and unique ones

F - French Fries

H - Holding Babies

I - Chocolate Ice Cream

J - My sister Julia

K - Knitting gifts for friends and family

L - My Mom Lois

M - A cold glass of milk

In the Beginning....

I told you all that my husband and I just celebrated our 36th wedding anniversary on February 19th. Well, this is us back in 1972 (or thereabouts), going on one of our dates. I don't think we had been dating long when this was taken. We were going boating, and before we had even gotten very far down the road, we had a flat on the boat trailer. It was fixed, we went on our way and had a good time. Those pants he had on - now that is a whole 'nother conversation - LOL!

Collections Close to My Heart....

I've always loved needlework. As the years have gone by, and I've been slowly putting together a collection made from my own hands, I've also been building a collection of pieces made by others. I would like to share some of them with you today.... I had more pictures taken, but they came out badly. One day I'll get a better camera! All of these items were purchased in shops over the years....

Sun is shining....and no snow is falling....

It is still on the ground though - and piled on the curbs. Me thinks it will be awhile before we see green grass.... But the sun is shining, it is almost forty... it feels good to get out and about again - even if most of the getting out is going to work!

Celebrating my 36th wedding anniversary today.... I'm doing laundry - what does that say about the state of things - tee hee! In all fairness, he did say we could go out for dinner tonight - but I said tomorrow night would do just fine.... I'm too pooped to even move tonight!