Stay in the Moment

Trying my best to stay in the moment. 

 Tallulah and Etta are great at keeping me happy in the present.

On Mother's Day spaghetti, brownies, and paper airplanes were favorites.

Watching Tallulah's first dance performance at the Overton Park Shell was extra special. 

Little ones have no past baggage or future concerns. They show us how to live moment by moment.

 

Merry May

It's time to record something about the new month before it's gone in a flash. 

Gardening, thrifting, painting and reading have been some of my May activities.

And I got in a tag making mood. Years ago a good friend encouraged me to make tags. 

 

I have a notebook full of tag examples that were sold to strangers on eBay.

Other sets were given away to friends and family.

I had creative fun again making these two new sets.

Two recent paintings

Thanks for visiting.

If Elaine should drop by, I believe she'll remember those first tags.

Easter Joys

 Feeling blessed by Sunday worship, a shared meal, lovely weather, an Easter egg hunt, and precious granddaughters. Love that these photos reveal an occasion that will be a special memory.

Loving April

The trees are green again.

Flowers are blooming.

No wonder April is a favorite month.

And this is Holy Week.

May you enjoy the blessings of Easter.

 

Four First Alert Weather Days

As I type this the rain is still falling. It has been a weird week with so many weather alerts. Thankfully no tornado activity reached us. However, I feel for those in other places who suffered loss and damage. Disturbing photos told of the awful destruction from such terrible storms. I cannot imagine what it must be like to lose your home and all its contents. With the excessive rain there is now dangerous flooding in many communities. Will be happy when better spring days get here.

Spring Mood

With the great weather the past few days I have been outside more, and my mood has definitely improved. Yesterday I removed leaves from the flowerbeds and noticed there's hope for returning plants.

While I wait for real blooms on the outside, I enjoy these artificial ones inside.

As always I've been rearranging...a never-ending practice that keeps me happy. The two grapevine wreaths are hiding that crazy outlet that's in the wrong place above the mantel.

Some spring decorations are starting to appear. 

Rabbits and eggs are the main attractions.

These polka dot ones are my new favorites.

Happy Spring!

Hard Week

 On Tuesday I had to hug my son Ryan extra hard. He is starting a new chapter in California. He made the decision to leave Pittsburgh and head west. Ryan wanted to return to Oakland, see old friends, and live out there. I have no idea when I'll see him again. All I can do is support his plans, pray for safe travels, and wait out this separation with love in my heart.

I have been cleaning out some of his childhood toys, books, baby clothes, etc. A few other items I've saved for some future time. More than likely he won't keep them. I am having to realize that items that meant so much to me back then don't have the same sentiment for him. That's a hard lesson for this mother to learn.

Little boys become men. And that is good, but sweet little boy memories remain.