Lonely Bits...........................

On my return trip from Madison last month, I stopped and lingered by this abandoned building. It was a raw, rainy and windy day which seemed all that much more appropriate in which to cloak this tired, tattered and lonely structure...............

Morning Blessing

Taking John to work last week, I actually had to pull off the road into the commercial area just west of the Chesterfield/Powhatan county line and take these pics as they simply took my breath away. What dreams are made of...........

Winter Samples........................

Just a few more QA samples for the winter quarter - disappearing nine patch baskets, fractured stars and exploding pineapple, enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!

Leave it to Jenn...................

Couldn't help myself, like I haven't heard THAT already this year, and yes, the lovely Do Not Open Till Christmas ribbon was still very much intact but I just soooooooooooooo needed a Jenn fix and well................... OMG, OMG, OMG - I want to write, send, smile and adore this stationary till I can no longer grasp a pen or conjure a thought, so keep 'em comin' BFF Jenn, you'll never know how you have fed my ever lovin' Scottie heart...................

With gazillions of thanks......................

To my bestest pal Shirley, as between unveiling the 2009 BOM/SOM/Mystery/Design Challenge and my camera pooping out, I am soooooooooooo ever grateful to have HER simply faboo pics of it all to share with everyone!!!!!!!!!!!! I simply couldn't have done it without her and it wouldn't have been nearly as much fun either - WOO-HOO, whata' team and I am SO very proud of how my quilt turned out, BEYOND scrappy, totally whimsical, SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From recycled clothing to joyful fiber quilt, it was quite the ride, enjoy...................

You'd better sit down..................

I am so very proud of myself. There, I said it.
I didn't know if I would even be able to form the words, being so foreign to how I view myself. But the display at the library is up and it looks professional and polished ever so attractive and inventive - GO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And bless delightful, dearheart, darling Deb B. for coming to my aid in completing the paperwork, assigning letter codes and a corresponding inventory - I don't think I could have done it nearly so joyfully without her!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And bless the hearts of the librarians and patrons of the library for all their kind words, it was most greatly appreciated. Sooooooooooooooo, on with the show and just know that there are many, MANY more treasures to come, WOO-HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ever grateful

I found myself out early Monday morning after dropping John off and it was either a home center or Strange's to occupy my time till other peepers were popped, guess which one I chose, DUH! Began to wander the greenhouse and was simply overwhelmed with the grandeur of the season, a virtual sea of poinsettias, and keep in mind after 20+ years in the floral industry, they were NOT my choice for a symbol of the season but this experience made me do a 180, they were simply lovely and oh so very right to lift one's spirit and hold it on high to help buoy it through the ensuing onslaught of holiday high jinxes!!!!!!!!
Given the sentiment o' the day, I am sooooooooo very thankful, sooooooooo ever grateful for ~~~~ A camera that fell short of taking all the images before me, making me revel and cherish the images I was able to capture. Both legs, having been through way too much, that carried me through this experience and all of life's journeys...... Both eyes, still compromised, and yet helping me to realize the beauty of all that God has created. And my life in general, the fact that I have one and choose to celebrate life and all the treasures that combine to make this a wild and wacky, beloved and treasured escapade............. I purely and simply adore each and every one of you reading, forwarding, saving this entry, I wouldn't want to be here without all of you, you make my heart sing and my spirit soar..........

And yes, should I have enough pennies and fingers crossed it will still be there, I so very much want to bring home the Scottie/Westie mat, but should I not be able to make it mine, the wondrous option is that I can always create one myself, how groovy cool is that????? WOW, whata' ride, love it soooooooooooooooo very much and then some!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happiest of Thanksgiving everyone, love you more than you'll ever realize................