Sunday, January 17, 2010
PARTYTIME!
I did it again, another year has gone by without my sending birthday greetings on time to those I hold near and dear. So I am going to take a lesson from the Mad Hatter in "Alice In Wonderland" and have an unbirthday party all by myself. I'll bake a cake, which David will eat, but I won't put candles on it 'cause there would be too many and I don't want to burn the house down and I will sing "A Very Happy Unbirthday To You" to each one of you! Maybe I'll start sending unbirthday cards, that way I'll have 364 days of the year to get it right instead of just one. I really do think of you and say a little prayer for you when I do. Just listen close and you will be able to here me shout "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" on your special day. I really do do it!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
SHADES OF YESTERYEAR
In many ways David and I are much alike, but every once in a while something will crop up that will show our differences in age and backgound, and likes and dislikes. Most of the time we enjoy these differences, sometimes we simply tolerate them, but occasionally we get a good laugh out of them. For instance---
We have two different kinds of phones in our house: the old fashioned plugged in princess style and then a set of three cordless walk around kind that was given to us. That's as high tec as we are right now. James set up the cordless ones for us and we have learned to enjoy being able to pick them up and walk around (when we remember we can take them with us when working in a room without a phone!). I finally remembered to have James imput the right date and time into the system last month. He was sitting there fiddling with it for a while when I heard music coming from it--different tunes--and only then realized that we could have it play a tune when someone called instead of just ringing. He was playing through the choices when suddenly I laughed and said "that's the one"! So now when the phone rings we hear a continual round because they do not all ring at the same time: first the old phone in my sewing room, then the newer ones in our bedroom and by the desk, then the musical one by my chair in the living room, then the old, then the new, then the music, and so on until one of us answers it.
What's this have to do with our differences? Simple. David does not always appreciate my choice of music. Usually I try to enjoy it when he isn't here or choose one that he can appreciate when he is home or we are both in the car. But the phone doesn't ring by that rule. When he is home I let him answer because 99.9% of the calls are for him. Well, the other day it rang and he was in the dining room and couldn't get to the phone before the music was in it's second round and he came through the living room muttering "I'm going to have James change that !" while I'm sitting there with a big grin on my face wanting to stand up and start reciting "In the thrilling days of yesteryear---". Know what the song is? When I was a girl in school (before the days of television) if I had my chores done and didn't play it too loud I could listen to the after school kids shows. There were three that I liked: Jack Armstrong, Sky King and my favorite, The Lone Ranger. I had the whole opening spiel memorized and would recite it with the announcer while the theme song was playing in the background. To this day when I hear the William Tell Overture I want to stand up and shout "The Lone Ranger rides again!". I kid David and tell him he had a deprived childhood because he didn't get to experience some of the things I did.
Differences keep life interesting. Wouldn't it be boring if we were all exactly alike? I am personally glad that the good Lord had fun and created such a variety when He made this world. We may not always like everything in it but the wondrous variety and beauty of it is a continual joy to me. Just this morning every tree, bush and even the fence arould the dog pen was coated with sparkling frost. Tried to get some pictures but don't know yet how good they are until one of my computer guys check them out for me as I haven't yet learned how to do that. Take time to enjoy the little things.
P.S. Hooray! Here are two: the first of the juniper tree in Poocharoo's pen and the second of our little pear tree on our side of the street blending into the big elm in front of James' house across the street. They look almost like they are in bloom. Gorgeous!!
Heard a gospel song ths morning that I liked. It had a new turn on an old saying: "I'll be there be the good Lord willing and the church don't rise!" Take care and God bless!
We have two different kinds of phones in our house: the old fashioned plugged in princess style and then a set of three cordless walk around kind that was given to us. That's as high tec as we are right now. James set up the cordless ones for us and we have learned to enjoy being able to pick them up and walk around (when we remember we can take them with us when working in a room without a phone!). I finally remembered to have James imput the right date and time into the system last month. He was sitting there fiddling with it for a while when I heard music coming from it--different tunes--and only then realized that we could have it play a tune when someone called instead of just ringing. He was playing through the choices when suddenly I laughed and said "that's the one"! So now when the phone rings we hear a continual round because they do not all ring at the same time: first the old phone in my sewing room, then the newer ones in our bedroom and by the desk, then the musical one by my chair in the living room, then the old, then the new, then the music, and so on until one of us answers it.
What's this have to do with our differences? Simple. David does not always appreciate my choice of music. Usually I try to enjoy it when he isn't here or choose one that he can appreciate when he is home or we are both in the car. But the phone doesn't ring by that rule. When he is home I let him answer because 99.9% of the calls are for him. Well, the other day it rang and he was in the dining room and couldn't get to the phone before the music was in it's second round and he came through the living room muttering "I'm going to have James change that !" while I'm sitting there with a big grin on my face wanting to stand up and start reciting "In the thrilling days of yesteryear---". Know what the song is? When I was a girl in school (before the days of television) if I had my chores done and didn't play it too loud I could listen to the after school kids shows. There were three that I liked: Jack Armstrong, Sky King and my favorite, The Lone Ranger. I had the whole opening spiel memorized and would recite it with the announcer while the theme song was playing in the background. To this day when I hear the William Tell Overture I want to stand up and shout "The Lone Ranger rides again!". I kid David and tell him he had a deprived childhood because he didn't get to experience some of the things I did.
Differences keep life interesting. Wouldn't it be boring if we were all exactly alike? I am personally glad that the good Lord had fun and created such a variety when He made this world. We may not always like everything in it but the wondrous variety and beauty of it is a continual joy to me. Just this morning every tree, bush and even the fence arould the dog pen was coated with sparkling frost. Tried to get some pictures but don't know yet how good they are until one of my computer guys check them out for me as I haven't yet learned how to do that. Take time to enjoy the little things.
P.S. Hooray! Here are two: the first of the juniper tree in Poocharoo's pen and the second of our little pear tree on our side of the street blending into the big elm in front of James' house across the street. They look almost like they are in bloom. Gorgeous!!
Heard a gospel song ths morning that I liked. It had a new turn on an old saying: "I'll be there be the good Lord willing and the church don't rise!" Take care and God bless!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
GERANIUMS, TURNIPS AND CANDLES
Late last fall David and James brought in a long low cupboard that just fits under the dining room windows that gives us another place to stow some of our accumulated stuff and junk. It also gave me a place to put my big planters to get them through the winter instead of taking them down to the basement with a grow light. One of them surprised me by blooming! I had a red geranium in bloom for Thanksgiving. My philodendrom(?) is in a 5 gal. pickle bucket in my big crock with a tomato cage to climb and wasn't looking too hot at first but is doing just dandy now. We hoisted it up also in front of the middle window so that the crock is in front of the air conditioner and the leaves get the morning sun through the glass above. At least I can get at it ot keep it watered this winter.
Turnips? Somebody had a real good crop and left a big boxful at a local farm store for people to help themselves, so I brought home a bagful to put in the freezer for soups this winter. As I was preparing them I was reminded of planting the tops of carrots for a green winter plant as a kid and decided to try turnip tops. For a couple months I had a nice lush green planter, only thing is that they take a lot more water than the others did and my green thumb turned brown! But they sure were pretty while they lasted!
I have always admired those electric candles in the windows at Christmas but never had a house with the windows to put them in until now. Last fall Doris, our eldery neighbor to the east, was going through things with the help of her family (downsizing). One thing they decided to get rid of was a big boxfull of them and asked it we would like to have them. Of course I said yes! We were able to find replacment bulbs at Menards and Walmart. There were enough that I had candles in every downstairs room. With the colored icicle lights around the front porch and the candles in the windows our house looked quite feative for Christmas and I loved it! Most years we do good to get the tree up. It was up this year in the front living room window and had all of three decorations on it when we got busy on a Christmas gift project for our nine grandchildren and never got the rest of the decorations out and up. Oh well, maybe next year we can get all of the decorations unpacked and on display.
Hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving and Christmas and that your new year is filled with joy, love and laughter!
Turnips? Somebody had a real good crop and left a big boxful at a local farm store for people to help themselves, so I brought home a bagful to put in the freezer for soups this winter. As I was preparing them I was reminded of planting the tops of carrots for a green winter plant as a kid and decided to try turnip tops. For a couple months I had a nice lush green planter, only thing is that they take a lot more water than the others did and my green thumb turned brown! But they sure were pretty while they lasted!
I have always admired those electric candles in the windows at Christmas but never had a house with the windows to put them in until now. Last fall Doris, our eldery neighbor to the east, was going through things with the help of her family (downsizing). One thing they decided to get rid of was a big boxfull of them and asked it we would like to have them. Of course I said yes! We were able to find replacment bulbs at Menards and Walmart. There were enough that I had candles in every downstairs room. With the colored icicle lights around the front porch and the candles in the windows our house looked quite feative for Christmas and I loved it! Most years we do good to get the tree up. It was up this year in the front living room window and had all of three decorations on it when we got busy on a Christmas gift project for our nine grandchildren and never got the rest of the decorations out and up. Oh well, maybe next year we can get all of the decorations unpacked and on display.
Hope you all had a happy Thanksgiving and Christmas and that your new year is filled with joy, love and laughter!
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