Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friends. Show all posts

10 October 2013

My focus was "off" a bit today.....

but that hardly matters...
really.



perhaps my hands were shaking.....


too much "joe"....


perhaps, there was a chill in the air.....


naw.......hot flashes take care of that!


Actually, I think everything might have turned out just as it should.....

A dear friend sent this to me yesterday....


"She Let Go”
She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go.
She let go of the fear. She let go of the judgments.
She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around her head.
She let go of the committee of indecision within her.
She let go of all the ‘right’ reasons. Wholly and completely,
without hesitation or worry, she just let go.
She didn’t ask anyone for advice.
 She didn’t read a book on how to let go.
 She didn’t search the scriptures.
She just let go.
 She let go of all of the memories that held her back.
She let go of all of the anxiety that kept her from moving forward.
She let go of the planning and all of the calculations about how to do it just right.
She didn’t promise to let go. She didn’t journal about it.
She didn’t write the projected date in her Day-Timer.
She made no public announcement and put no ad in the paper.
She didn’t check the weather report or read her daily horoscope.
She just let go.
She didn’t analyze whether she should let go.
She didn’t call her friends to discuss the matter.
She didn’t do a five-step Spiritual Mind Treatment.
She didn’t call the prayer line. She didn’t utter one word.
She just let go.
No one was around when it happened. There was no applause or congratulations.
No one thanked her or praised her.
No one noticed a thing.
Like a leaf falling from a tree,
she just let go.
There was no effort. There was no struggle.
It wasn’t good and it wasn’t bad.
It was what it was, and it is just that.
In the space of letting go, she let it all be.
 A small smile came over her face.
 A light breeze blew through her.
 And the sun and the moon shone
 forevermore.

I am sorry I do not know the author, it was not me obviously...
smiles!


23 December 2012

Oh, my bloggy friends......Merry Christmas to you!

I wish I had that time and the energy to visit each and every 
blog that I cherish....
there are so many of you!

I am honored to have found many women 
who seem to see the world in ways 
that I admire and concur....

So many of you take wonderful images....
I have to admit,
by the time I get around to 
posting or reading blogs
I am weary of my camera.

I have found the iPhone to be the most wonderful of tools.....


This image quickly snapped with said iPhone....


as well as this one.....


When you go to a party and find the food is worth the 
trouble of taking a photo!


don't you love these cute little ornament place card holders?



you simply cannot allow me to sit this close to the cheese.....as you can plainly see....


Oh yes, 
I have friends.....
friends that cook!
and I mean COOK!
I am stuffed better than the turkey this year.


Gratitude.
much gratitude.....
I celebrated a 20 year anniversary this year that reminds me
I am fortunate beyond words....

Thank you all for your words...
I feel privileged to have shared your moments of joy
of fear....
of angst...
of creativity...
of concern...
of patriotism...
and 
most 
importantly,
Love.

of course the greatest of these is love....
thank you.
smiles.

22 July 2012

Somethings are simply unexpected....


Like roses.....
from a friend that appreciates your time...



other times...
the unexpected is 
well
little 
strange.....


like these 
"pillow heads"


have you noticed that 
boys
(and men)
will take the simplest household item
(like a pillow)
and make a hat out of it?

what is that all about?

smiles....

27 December 2011

a review of the holidays....

I discovered that a dear friend is actually 
"Mrs. Claus"
Hence, Christmas-towne in her living room....








Then, to IKEA
my sweetie & I went..




Then home to decorate...


Another dear friend supplied us with a 
Charlie Brown tree...


one of my favorite ornaments....


the only time of the year in which my office is slightly presentable...


Another day, preparations for dinner for 10....




then a visit from
the daughter, who was single, blonde and pet-less last year...


who brought her new husband, dog
and....


RED hair this year!


An ornament to remind us of the V&A in London..



Lovely cards from all over...






These photos were all taken on the run...
mostly with my new iPhone....
I am still in the learning stage with it.
Hope your holidays have been 
interesting, calm and joyous...
smiles

03 June 2011

Emotionally exhausted...the ranting begins....

Please
forgive 
the babble...

It has been a couple of weeks
of emotional stress.
So, all I can manage is the random thoughts 
that have been running through my mind....

-Why do parents use their children to inflict revenge on their "ex"?
-Why would a family of four think that a metal trivet is an appropriate gift for a couple,
who is paying for a wedding and a reception at a country club?
-Who asks their "ex" to dance, while their current spouse is standing right next to them?
-Why do the people that do most of the work rarely get any thanks? or even acknowledgement?
-What is the point of making a wedding the battlefield of your unresolved issues?

Do people ever 
grow up?


On the other hand,
I am so proud
to know professionals
who do their job well......really, very well.
People that unselfishly go beyond what they are paid to do.
The flowers were stunning,
The photographers were patient, and extremely professional.
The minister, co-ordinators and the organist were incredible.
The event manager, wait-staff and DJ's, at the club,  all did their job 
in a timely and smooth way.
Afterward, the wait-staff helped to load the flowers into my car,
so that they could be donated to an "Adult Daycare".
They even helped load the gifts.

I am so grateful for the people I know and love that are 
genuine, kind, generous and loving.
They are the people that went out of their way this week
to help me stay sane.
They brought me gardenias for my home.
They called to make sure I was not frantic.
They waited patiently for me to return calls.
This is real friendship!
I am blessed.


19 March 2011

How many of you make coffee in your dishwasher?

I don't, personally...
but apparently there is precedent for this odd behavior.
Otherwise, why would the manufacturer of my 
coffeemaker place these instructions right inside the top,
for everyone to see as they fill the reservoir with water?


"Not intended for use in dishwasher"

Really?

I don't know about you but I have never even thought about 
putting this thing in the dishwasher to make coffee...
Perhaps 
they are saying that you shouldn't try to clean it in a dishwasher...
But that's not what it says...
right?

Do you suppose that the same guy who answers the phone when 
you call with a technical question regarding your PC.....
moonlights as a coffeemaker instruction writer?
and that he felt particularly inclined to let you know
that this particular coffeemaker can't do the 
hokey pokey in the dishwasher?

What was Cuisinart thinking?
Is this really the depth to which we have sunk?
Maybe they better let us know that this 
coffeemaker doesn't DO dishes either.....



Whew!
That soapbox calls to me, you know!

Well 
on to better things...


I had my posse over for Friday Food night yesterday!
We love mac and cheese,
especially with these fat little boogers...


And a béchamel sauce to get the cheese all smooth and gooey...


And tons of several types of cheeses...


and of course, salt and pepper,
but the Barefoot Contessa turned me onto 
adding bacon!
who  doesn't like bacon??


And, truth be known,
this was turkey bacon, just as a nod to our ever expanding
waistlines....


One dear friend came over early,
and brought the tulips!
They look pinkish here,
but they were actually lavender and luscious...



I had choices for entertainment...
but we opted for one that is hidden under the pile...
we watched
"UP!"


I hope you know how special this little film is...
most of us are mothers of "20-somethings"
and so we hadn't had the occasion to take out little ones to this movie!
We loved it.


I hope your day is splendid!
smiles...