Granddaughter Kelly Gets Married

It was an amazing weekend, my granddaughter Kelly was married in a lovely beach front wedding in La Jolla, which is just north of San Diego, CA...here are a few pictures of this wonderful event. Here she is with her hubby Brian, my daughter Judy and her hubby Dann.

Her little dog was also in the wedding, she carried the rings.

Lovely music was provided by this group of handsome men.

It was a beach front wedding, weather was perfect and it was just so lovely.

We wish the bride and groom a beautiful life together. Love you both.

My Patio

Hello Everyone, If I knew where time went I would go and get some but I sure don't know, anyway here I am again posting and I hope some of you are still around to read and see my blog. My patio is not the same anymore since my hubby Rick cannot come out and enjoy it like we use to. He is in a hospital bed now, here at home and cannot walk at all. So our table is sad.

I do come out to do a little watering, don't want my plants to die especially my ferns that I like so much.

I also take good care of my little lemon tree, it's in a large pot and gives us lemons every year.

Don't you just love pansies? Purple my favorite color of course.

Well dear friends that should do it for today. I am selling in a nearby gift shop and that also keeps me quite busy. I make several cat gift items among other things. Also like to recover chairs and stools. Thank you for stopping by, talk to you soon....

Getting Patio Ready for Spring/Summer

Welcome friends, Yes, it's time to get motivated and get our patio ready so we can enjoy it all summer. Last summer I decided to decorate it in lavender/purple since it has always been one of my favorite colors. Here are a few photos that I have taken. This is the before:

This is how I painted them...

Painted this chair last summer, will freshen it up again this year.

Painted this mirror which I bought at a Goodwill store and made this curtain for the entrance or exit gate of the patio...

A few blooms.

When I get a few spare moments I like to make items for a shop that I am in now, Country Gifts in Temple City, CA...This is the the small stool I bought...

Here is how I re-covered it. Everyone knows how I love cats and feed homeless cats that gather here. By the way this stool is sold.

Hopefully will have time to post again, as you know I have an invalid husband and not that much spare time. Blessings to all...

Spring is Here

Spring is here, my friends...and here is my first calla lily.

Have been busy not only with taking care of my husband Rick, but now have my wares in a shop fairly close to home. I recovered this little stool among many other things that I have done. The top is heart shaped.

Just enjoying...

Happy Valentine's Day

A day for sweethearts everywhere, love is in the air. Hopefully the love will stay with all of us forever...

Peace and love to everyone...

Wishing everyone a Very Happy New Year 2015.

May it bring us all Happiness and Good Health.

Merry Christmas

Hello and Merry Christmas, This is our rescued dog, we have only had her a few months but she fit right in and it feels like we have had her forever. She is a wonderful girl and we love her. Hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful Christmas day.

Hospital Bed

Hello everyone, I have been so busy with no time to post on my blog. First of all my husband, Rick, is not able to walk at all anymore, not one step. Doctor came to see him and ordered a hospital bed. You can imagine my work now taking care of him, but I do it with plenty of TLC. He had a stroke 14 years ago this month. He has been paralyzed on his left side since then, however, with a brace on his leg he was able to take some steps. Doctor said that his left knee finally gave out, no more muscle at all so he determined that he needed a hospital bed. Our bedroom now has this hospital bed in it and I had to get a twin bed for myself. You can imagine how busy I have been. Then my daughter, Judy's little dog had a bad fall and cracked her skull, she only weights about 4 or 5 lbs. very tiny, she was taken to emergency immediately and is picking up little by little but she has a very long road ahead, months and months. Not certain the extend of brain damage. Here are a couple of pictures of her, first one how she looked at the vet hospital and second picture taken before the accident. She is a little sweetie.

Wishing everyone a Very Happy Thanksgiving Day.

Lost a Friend to Breast Cancer

This is October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Have you had your mammogram yet? I had a very dear blogging friend, her name was Sandra and she lived in northern California. She told me she had breast cancer a couple of years ago and that she would have to sell her home and down size. Time went by and I didn't hear from her, then she posted a very serene picture on her blog, only a chair with a blanket draped over it and in the background water, perhaps a lake. She told me this would be her home now and nothing else.

Again never heard from her, I would post on her blog with no replies and so did other friends. Well a couple of weeks ago I received an email from another blogger, who I don't know and she told me that she had spoken to a neice of Sandra and that she had passed away. I was so very sad and could not believe what I had just read, think I read it about three times before it sunk in. These roses are for you dear Sandra, this is her picture.

She is resting now in Heaven and at peace with no cancer or pain.

Rest in peace dear friend Sandra, I will never forget you...

Life and Love

With the recent release of that tape of the football player hitting his girlfriend on the elevador I decided to write the following:

Their are so many girls and women taking abuse from men. Also men taking abuse from women, did you know that? Well it’s true. Many men suffer daily and just keep it to themselves..why? Probably because they are embarrassed to bring it out into the open and are hoping the gals will change, but it’s very difficult without help. It is well known that many young teen girls are suffering abuse from teen guys. Why do they take it? If they abuse now they most likely always will unless they get help. If you are one of these girls, please discuss this with a parent and the boys parents and try to help him, he may not realize it but you are only trying to help him and his future. If you are married to a man who abuses you emotionally and physically, please get help. Especially if you have young children, they should not witness any of this. I had a very good friend that was abused from her husband and he always drank. When he was drunk is when things got worse, he would lock her out of the house with the children, call her horrible names and beat her. She would always go back to him, this is one thing I could never understand, but she would say, I love him and think he will change. That day never came. It was a sad life, that’s not living. They stayed together till his death. He died of a liver problem due to drinking. Please love one another.

Life and Love As I was sitting in my patio the other day listening to the birds singing and the sound of water in our fountain, I began thinking back to when I was young and life was so much easier in many ways. We were not as advanced as we are today but the important thing is that we truly enjoyed life in a simpler way than today. A date could be simply a ride to the local ice cream parlor for an ice cream cone or a malt. Let me tell you a little funny story, when my husband, Rick and I were dating we went for that special ice cream cone one day . He went in alone to get the cones, I waited in the car. He must of had in mind what he was going to do that's why he told me to wait in the car, well when he came out, guess what? My cone had approximately fifteen or more scoops of ice cream. I could not believe what I was seeing, I had never seen that many scoops before on one cone but of course loved it and thought, what a sweet thing he had done, he just wanted to make me happy. It was one of the best outings we ever had. After that I always went in with him, didn't want a repeat performance. As a child dad always made mom and I happy, he was funny, danced around the house and always telling jokes to make us laugh. I believe we grew up being very close to our parents and family. We had family get togethers almost every weekend and we enjoyed aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, sisters and of course grandparents. That was the thing to do, family get togethers, either at one of the homes, or at the beach or even a park. We must not forget all the good food, mom and my aunts and grandma were all excellent cooks and the food was always so yummy and smelled delicious. Mom never worked, therefore, I grew up very close to her, we were like best friends, despite the difference in our ages. She was 30 when she gave birth to me and lived till the age of 95. Isn't that wonderful? However, I still miss her so very much. Sometimes wish I could talk to her, confide in her like I always did and she would give me excellent advice, so I just talk to her picture and it helps me cope with whatever my situation is. I was so fortunate to learn so much from my mother, Emily was her name and also from my Godmother, Rita. Mom was a very petite lady measuring only 4ft. 11in. She was very intelligent inspite of having gone to school only to the second grade. She was self taught. Mom had a special style for dressing, I remember her always receiving compliments on her clothes. She loved faux furs, always wore hats and gloves and looked great in her suits. Life doesn't have to be how much money we make or what brand of clothes we wear, or the fancy car we drive. Life is about love for one another, life is about helping other folks that have less than we have. Life is about loving Jesus, children and all animals for without love we have nothing and that would be a very sad world. There are folks in the vast universe of ours that have no one, what they would give for a kind smile, a cup of water when thirsty or a place to rest when tired, so lend a helping hand when ever possible. Life is a blessing and if we are so blessed, why not send blessings on to others.

I love Purple

Hello dear friends, Can't believe it's been so long since I posted. Weather has been so wonderful that I have been outside working in my small garden/patio, I was just telling Rick that it's cleaner outside than inside. LOL...Also have done boutiques, sold on line, been busy on orders from home sales. Here are a few pictures of the patio. This chair was brown and since my colors are purple and turquoise in my patio, of course had to paint it purple.

Some of my flowers. I have many purple/lavender flowers right now.

I just put a lavender bed sheet on this and made the pillows.

Picked up this tablecloth with grapes cause of course it was purple.

May the Lord's blessings be with all those folks in the tornado states that lost their homes and everything they had.

Easter Bunnies

Hello Dear Blogging Friends, Well Spring is here and we are all busy once again in our gardens. I have a couple of vegetables growing but need many more, might be going to the nursery this week to get a few. I looked on Pinterest for some bunnies and choose some cute ones for this post. This is a tiny new born baby bunny, is he adorable or what...

Another young one.

Gorgeous Angora rabbit.

I loved this little pig cuddling up to a friend.

This one seems to say "here's looking at you"

"A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues" Thank you for being my friends dear ones...