It was beautiful in Texas yesterday. The leaves are slowly turning that wonderful spring green color and the wildflowers are sprouting. But it was so windy!

I went to the garden center for fertilizer and found the most wonderful plants. I was tempted to buy and resisted! The one thing I learned from Larry’s mother was….never plant anything until after Easter. She told me this in 1977 and it has been part of my spring planning since then. (it has always been accurate)

The wind gusts yesterday were very bad. They were rocking the trees all day and rattling the windows at times.

Larry was putting down the fertilizer yesterday around three in the afternoon. Between gusts of wind that is. Then he came in the house asking me to come see…..

He said that he was putting the fertilizer down in the side garden, when the big pecan branch came down almost on his head. He was not hurt just mostly surprised and thankful that it did not hit him. I am thankful too.

It is beautiful again today. I think that while Larry is on his conference call this morning, I will take a health walk. I have walked at least 2 miles every day this week! That is a record since I had the flu last month. After the flu, I did not want to do anything!

Happy, Happy Friday.

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

Please forgive the bad photo, but I promise that this pin cushion is so cute! A mouse made out of batik fabric.

She measures about 3″ X 5″ and is ready to get to work. (a gift for a friend) It was fun making her and I think that I will make a few more of these. I always use 2 pin cushions. One at my ironing board and one at my sewing machine. ( It is because I am to lazy to walk back and forth from my work table to the ironing board)

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Last night, Larry took me out for dinner. I had a chicken Caesar Salad and he had chicken Marsala. We had wine and for dessert we had strawberry shortcake. Cappuccino’s is the name of the restaurant that we went to. It is one of our favorite dinner spots in town. Frank, the owner stayed open during the pandemic with limited seating. Larry and I went there often. During that awful time, it was wonderful having a great restaurant to go to and feel safe at.

The pandemic changed many things, but it did not change the kindness in people who are truly kind. They were kind before the pandemic, kind during and are still kind. I am honored to have a few kind people in my life…they are often a light in a difficult day.

I wish you a bright light in your day today. XOX

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

Yesterday was such a good day. I worked on a new project, I walked over 2 miles and I cooked breakfast for dinner. (I even read for a couple of hours!)

Larry came with me on my health walk at his lunch hour. We walked the “health walk” route in our neighborhood. The Day was sunny and warm and I loved my conversation with Larry. HIs perspective and opinion means so much to me.

Dinner last night was, breakfast. I made potato pancakes out of left over mashed potatoes, fried eggs and heated up left over brats from Sunday dinner. Larry always adds Sriracha to his eggs. (YUCK. Isn’t that like adding ketchup?) But, he loved the dinner and I did too.

The new project is a pin cushion. A mouse pin cushion…..it is only half complete because I really messed it up and had a morning DO-OVER. The do-over included a trip to Joann’s Fabrics that slowed me down tremendously but it was worth it. Look at the cute mouse!

I must put on his eyes, whiskers, tail and fill him up with pin cushion filler. I will post a photo when he is done… he is so cute, I am pleased.

Have you heard of an App called FINCH? My daughter Jamison sent me the link and invitation for friendship. I like the app (it is a calming site) and Jamison is my only friend. If you by chance join, please let me know. I will send you my “friend” Link.

Happy Wednesday. Smile often today. You never know who is looking…..

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

I can hardly believe that it is April 5, 2022 already. Time is speeding by and It is now when we can make a difference. NOW. Our days have been changing since the vaccine. (at least for me it is) I am trying to start moving more and stay in a positive mood. Keeping busy is helping me very much. Larry is a positive soul and he is my champion. I love when he puts on his “Snap Out Of It” face. It helps me a lot. Do you remember? I LOVE this Mary Engelbreit print. It hung in my work room for years.

Yesterday, while I working at my desk, I found a show on Netflix and watched it for two hours while I worked. Then, last night I told Larry about it and showed him the show…and he laughed out loud. If you are having a bad day, this amazing show might help lift your spirits.

The show is called Old Enough and it is on Netflix.

Here at my desk, by my keyboard, a new project is started. I went to JoAnn’s fabrics and bought cheap fat quarters to give the project a “try”…I am not painting today…I am using textiles to make the project.

Fat quarters and pattern…if it turns out, I will post the pattern and information later.

Colors seem to bring me joy….all colors….I bought more fat quarters this morning.

I saw a pillow recently. It said: Never give up on the things that make you smile.

Creating and working with many different mediums makes me smile.

What makes YOU smile?

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

My life was a menagerie this past weekend. A plain old mess of a weekend. So much was going on, that I just had tp pace myself to stay calm. (and I did a good job, if I say so myself)

I am almost finished making #1- evening beach dress. It looks so cute on, but I am thinking that I will need to add a little shirt under it. Sleeveless is not good for women, who have had underarm, lymph nodes removed during beast cancer surgery. Under each of my arms I have a huge crescent scars, many inches long and not attractive at all. But the wonderful dress that I have made, lends itself to a skinny t shirt under. I am happy with it.

It was an extremely long weekend, ending with Sunday, dinner and a movie and then reflexology. Larry took good care of me this weekend….he is amazing.

I AM going to walk today. It will probably be my “health walk” in the neighborhood and not anything to long and taxing. My body and mind need to get outside…..every day and I have not been very good about exercise every day.

Please have a good day, filled with much movement and happy moments.

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

Happy April! Our new normal life is well under way and spring is almost here. I think that I am excited. I can make this new part of my life anything that I want it to be.

On Thursday, I got my second COVID booster. The side effects were like the first booster….and I knew what to expect. (so I stayed home and felt like merde, but tried to stay busy. I feel fine today)

Yesterday as I experienced a COVID BOOSTER haze….I got out my sewing machine and made a dress. It was the perfect thing to stay distracted and feel productive at the same time.

I love this pattern and will make one more vintage dress (out of a charming green fabric I found!)…for evenings at the beach.

It is the first weekend of April. Please be happy?

Be so happy that when others look at you, they become happy too.

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

Yesterday, Larry and I got our dinner from Jersey Mike’s. Cold subs and crisps for their One Day of Giving benefiting The Special Olympics.

We also got our second COVID booster shot at Walgreens.

Larry and I had Champagne with dinner and we “toasted” all of the participants of The Special Olympics.

That darn COVID booster (my second booster) has really kicked my B—. I have a VERY sore left arm, a head ache and upset tummy. I am lethargic and sad…but…I am going to try to get a few things done at my sewing machine before I concede and go back to bed.

Darn it. I absolutely hate when I feel like this….but I would get the booster all over again so that I could live a somewhat normal life.

Will you get the second booster?

Love you beyond the moon.

Me