365 Days

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Pretty Food is More Fun to Eat

Mac Kisses-Life Gets Better and Better!

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

I got this little souvenir in January when I went to Hawaii. A mini beach scene - black sand beach. Not quite the same thing as hearing the ocean and feeling the sand between my toes, but it's a good memory of warmer days. And isn't that what souvenirs are for-to remember were you where when you got the trinket? They are a tangible photo, sort of speak. Over the years I have collected this and that, items to remember moments in time. The novelty of souvenirs is becoming less appealing to me as the years go by. When I was very young, I collected the 12-inch pencils that were about an inch thick with pictures of a state's bird, flower, capital city and some landmark the state was famous for. I remember I had a pink one from Minden, Nebraska when we visited Pioneer Village, and a yellow one from Mount Rushmore. One of my friends had a grandmother that collected spoons for her. She also had a spoon holder case to display them. Another friend collected cups and saucers. My mom collected plates. If what you collect tells something about you - I wonder what pencils would say about me? Or kaleidoscopes? I have several of those. For now, I'll stick with my mini beach - tells me I'm wanting warmer weather.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

I'm a Little Teapot, Short and Stout

I'm a little teapot, short and stout. Here is my handle, and here is my spout.

Almost every time I see a teapot, I think of that song - my mom used to sing it to me. Along with other songs you rarely hear, like "I love you, a bushel and a peck, a bushel and a peck and a hug around your neck." Of course if you sang that to a child now, they would be asking what a peck was....

Monday, February 24, 2014

My Kind of Plant!

6 ice cubes once a week. Easy. We'll see.

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Simple Pleasures

Cuddles likes jerky. It makes her extremely happy. Long walks, scratching behind her ears, petting her head and giving her a tummy rub also makes her extremely happy. Talking to her makes her tail wag frantically, picking up her squeaky toy and throwing it so she can run and bring it back to you delights her to no end. And I mean no end - she could play the toss and retrieve game for hours! It doesn't take much for her to think you're the next best thing since sliced bread...or jerky. I think that's why I love dogs so much. They just give back that unconditional love, they listen to you and actually look you in the eye when you talk to them directly. They follow you around, afraid to miss one moment of your companionship. You can look like death warmed over, and it doesn't matter to them. They don't care you have morning breath or you're sweaty from a workout. They don't care who you know, where you live, or what kind of car you drive. They still look at you as though you're a king or queen. And that's why I think Cuddles is pretty special, too. If only humans could learn to love unconditionally as a dog does, and enjoy the simple pleasures of life, we'd all be a lot happier. And the Jerky makers of the world would be a lot richer, too.

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Japanese Soup - With Picture Instructions!

My sister-in-law's sister-in-law is Japanese. She sent me some soup in these cute little packages. She wrote out the instructions - heat 1/2 cup water and pour over "cake" - which dissolves and inside is flavoring, a couple of different kinds of mushrooms, onions and other unknown veggies. It was really good! I'd get them for my lunches if I could find them in Kansas. :)

Friday, February 21, 2014

Work In Progress

This was a project I intended to finish for 2013 Christmas. Hopefully 2014 will find it finished. I'll probably be making my progress on this stocking as my picture of the day for a while. During the winter days of hardly any sunshine when I'm not at work; and long days at work makes Kodak moments few and far between!