tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3129909202240001532024-03-05T15:44:57.152-06:00My Listening HeartVera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.comBlogger346125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-85137835249606548322012-06-23T07:20:00.003-05:002012-06-23T07:20:51.606-05:00FOR TODAY - SATURDAY - JUNE 23 - 2012<br />
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<b>I AM GOING</b>. . .to do laundry, pack, repack,tidy the house, make some salsa to use up some of that produce and to have here for hubby while I'm gone.<br />
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<b>I AM READING</b> . . .Bragg's book about apple cider vinegar. Hubby and I took it in the 70s and I don't know why we stopped. The stuff comes close to being miraculous!<br />
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<b>I AM HOPING</b> . . to stay calm while readying for my trip.</div>
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<b>I AM HEARING</b> . . . leftover raindrops falling from the trees onto the metal roof. And Atticus snoring.</div>
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<b>I AM WEARING </b>. . . a blue nightshirt and white socks. Yes - I'm stylin'!</div>
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<b>I AM THINKING</b>. . . that I'm like a little kid about traveling. I get so excited that I can't sleep!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><b>I AM WONDERING</b> . . . if my hubby is going to try to take down that tall tree by himself. He's 61 and still acts as if he's invincible. There is a dead tree that has to be felled just right. On one side is a fence. On the other side is the electric line! Trees on the other two sides. It's gonna' be tricky, but I don't think that will keep by husband from trying! :(</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><b>ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS</b></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">. . . my home. There is no place I'd rather be than at home.</span></div>
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<b>SOMETHING YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT ME</b>. . . even thought I get excited like a kids about taking a trip - I don't like traveling. Home is where I prefer. So no matter how exciting the trip may be; no matter how much I may like my traveling companion; no matter how much I want to go. I prefer to be home. </div>
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And runs and fetches and plays keep-away as if his very life depends on it!<br />
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<span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b>I Am Thinking</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">. . .that I need to fix a cup of chamomile tea and go to bed soon.</span></div>
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<b>In The Kitchen</b> . . . are about 5 different types of squash; eggplants; green beans; peppers; onions; tomatoes; several different kinds of peppers; fresh corn; chard and freshly baked bread. Some of the veggies are from the local<a href="http://www.localharvest.org/csa/"> CSA</a> (Community Supported Agriculture) but most of it came from a young friend who has been gardening with her grandpa. And has a most generous heart!</div>
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<b>I Am Going</b>. . .to go to bed soon. Last night I stayed up until after 3 a.m. and got up at 6 a.m. I managed to have a productive day today, but dozed off at about 5:30 and "napped" until 8:30. . . this is not good!<br />
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<b>I Am Reading</b> . . .everything by <a href="http://taradillard.com/">Tara Dillard</a>. She is one of my favorite landscape designers and I have all her books and follow her blog, interacting with her and getting a great education in the process!<br />
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<b>I Am Hoping</b> . . to impart order and serenity into the Nature Room tomorrow. We had electrical work done and it is in high-alert disarray in there!</div>
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<b>I Am Hearing</b> . . . the window A/C as it cools the house.</div>
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<b>Around The House</b> . . .is mainly orderliness and comfort...except for the Nature Room.</div>
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<b>I Am Wearing</b>. . . white capri, turquoise 3/4 sleeve t-shirt & brown sandals.</div>
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<b>I Am Thinking</b>. . . that I really, really need to get up, put on the tea kettle, make my chamomile tea and go on to bed.<br />
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<b>I Am Wondering</b> . . . how I ended up with 544 followers on Pinterest!<br />
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<b>One Of My Favorite Things</b>. . . Simplicity. And orderliness. And calm, natural beauty.</div>
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<b>Something You May Not Know About Me</b>. . . I like starting things more than completing them</div>
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<b>About Today's Photo</b>. . . My husband taking a brief rest from laying a flagstone path<span style="font-size: 13px;">.</span></div>
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I'll use the method found </span></span><a href="http://moneysavingmom.com/2011/01/homemade-crock-pot-pear-sauce-or-applesauce.html" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; color: rgb(52, 82, 104); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; "><i><b>here</b></i></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">.</span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><b>I Am Grateful. . . </b>that I've run into my daughter twice in two days - all very </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; ">serendipitous</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; ">. She always brightens my day. </span></span></p><p style="color: rgb(52, 82, 104); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>In The Kitchen</b> . . . is a 5 gallon bucket of pears given to us. . . that's why I need to get busy making pear sauce and maybe a pear pie.</p><p style="color: rgb(52, 82, 104); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>I Am Going</b>. . .to upset the cat when I move her from my denim jacket, which is on the bed. She looks so cute and picturesque. If it were daylight in here, I'd be taking pix of her. . . all so cozy and snug on the denim jacket w/black collar. In spite of that she must move or I'll be wearing that jacket all covered w/fur!<br /><br /><b>I Am Reading</b> . . .everything by <a href="http://drleaf.com/"><i><b>Dr. Caroline Leaf</b></i></a> about how the brain works and affects (effects?) our health. Fascinating stuff.<br /><br /><b>I Am Hoping</b> . . .that my youngest son has a successful move. He and his wife are moving into a ginormous house in Norway. Moving is such a chore and they both have serious health issues. </p><p style="color: rgb(52, 82, 104); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>I Am Hearing</b> . . .the bawling calf. He is <b>really</b> missing his mama!</p><p style="color: rgb(52, 82, 104); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>Around The House</b> . . .of course those pears I've mentioned several times. </p><p style="color: rgb(52, 82, 104); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">40 paperwhite bulbs, waiting for me to plant them. </p><p style="color: rgb(52, 82, 104); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">A $1 bamboo steamer I bought at Goodwill</p><p style="color: rgb(52, 82, 104); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">and gobs of other stuff.</p><p style="color: rgb(52, 82, 104); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>I Am Wearing</b>. . . an oversized man's blue shirt. Blue flannel pajama bottoms and bare feet. It's suppose to get chilly tonight and I want to go barefooted one more time before socks/shoes are necessary! </p><p style="color: rgb(52, 82, 104); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>I Am Thinking</b>. . . that I wish I'd been blogging more. I've been very negligent indeed.<br /><br /><b>I Am Wondering</b> . . . if my van will need any serious repairs. The "check engine" light keeps coming on so we're taking it to our favorite mechanic in the morning.<br /><br /><b>One Of My Favorite Things</b>. . . the sound of silence! Not all the time, of course; there is a time for everything. But sometimes at the end of the day it is nice to enjoy the quietness.</p><p style="color: rgb(52, 82, 104); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>Something You May Not Know About Me</b>. . . I wear jeggings! Yep - in my 60s and wearing jeggings! </p><p style="color: rgb(52, 82, 104); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; text-align: -webkit-auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>About Today's Photo</b>. . . it speaks for itself!</p><p style="text-align: center;color: rgb(52, 82, 104); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNgip8KDsXgH0p7PbA2WU4Y3-7JNGW4QMtqHtGAL9rV89F7ozg4q0z69os0MTnBuKAWu9VMQqmuax9kPU8pHajBAeB0AQ7d7nS4MsJjjBzbijC4umD-G-Sk5OmuolhMhbKJB9X4BKB-f8/s400/autumn.jpg" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; " /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;color: rgb(52, 82, 104); font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, FreeMono, monospace; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><a href="http://s367.photobucket.com/albums/oo114/americkson/?action=view&current=mlhsignature.png" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(52, 82, 104); "><img src="http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo114/americkson/mlhsignature.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket" style="border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; position: relative; padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-bottom: 1px; padding-left: 1px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-color: transparent; border-right-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: transparent; border-left-color: transparent; " /></a></p></div><div><br /></div>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-339037872434739592011-08-24T17:42:00.004-05:002011-08-31T19:47:17.419-05:00For Today - Wednesday - August 24, 2011<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mylisteningheart/4343165739/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4343165739_8fcb6cafac.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a></div></div><p><b>Outside My Window</b>. . .it is 79 degrees with straight-line winds, rain and cloud to ground lightning.
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<br /><b>I Am Thinking</b>. . .I'll shouldn't have swept, vacuumed and mopped the floors today! I didn't get to finish vacuuming though; the belt broke and I don't have another one and WalMart doesn't have any either :(
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<br />I Am Grateful</b> . . .that several years ago we bought a generator so we have electricity to operate some of the more necessary things!</p><p>And oh so<b> grateful</b> that the birth certificate finally arrived to my son in Norway.</p><p><b>In The Kitchen</b> . . . are lots of lemons, maple syrup and cayenne pepper. Yep - I'm doing the<a href="http://http//themastercleanse.org/"> Master Cleanse</a>. I'm on day 3 of the 10 day cleanse/fast. So far I've felt<b> great</b>!</p><p><b>I Am Going</b>. . .to take a shower. Hubby rigged up an utility light in the bathroom!
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<br /><b>I Am Reading</b> . . .everything I can get my hands on by Bob Burg.
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<br /><b>I Am Hoping</b> . . .that the electricity soon comes back on. There are thousands, in 9 counties in east TX, without electricity.
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<br />I Am Hearing</b> . . .the generator roaring! It is a lovely sound. For real - I'm not being sarcastic.</p><p>And thunder.
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<br /><b>Around The House</b> . . .are lots and lots of electrical cords! And flashlights and lanterns!
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<br /><b>I Am Wearing</b>. . . white shorts and blue chambray shirt.
<br /></p><p><b>I Am Thinking</b>. . . I need to get into the tub while there is still some warm water!
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<br /><b>I Am Wondering</b> . . . what the impact of Hurricane Irene will be. The east coast doesn't normally have to deal with hurricanes.
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<br /><b>One Of My Favorite Things</b>. . . having air conditioning.
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<br /><b>Something You May Not Know About Me</b>. . . I mop floors barefoot; never wearing shoes. How else can I tell if they're<b> really</b> clean? Bare feet don't lie!
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<br /><b>About Today's Photo</b>. . .I think there is no explanation necessary!</p><p><a href="http://s367.photobucket.com/albums/oo114/americkson/?action=view&current=mlhsignature.png" target="_blank"><img src="http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo114/americkson/mlhsignature.png" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></p>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-50019604332835848372011-08-22T08:45:00.008-05:002011-08-22T10:17:18.168-05:00For Today - Monday - August 22, 2011<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Outside My Window</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; ">. . . It is 79 degrees and sunny. Today's forecast is the same as its been for over 50 days: Over 100 degrees and no rain. Texas is in the worst heatwave and drought in over 100 years.</span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; ">
<br /></span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "><span style="font-weight: bold; ">I Am Thinking.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; ">. .that most people are hypocritical and judgmental. Sorry - that's just how it appears to me right now.</span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "><span style="font-weight: bold; ">
<br />I Am Grateful</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; ">. . . that Tim, of <a href="http://weareblessedbygod.blogspot.com/">Tim and Christiy </a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; ">fame, helped my hubby get the HUGE branch off the roof. We had a freak little storm come through Friday with lots of wind and very little rain. For a while the strong winds came from one side of the house and then they came from the other side. Looking at the damage and stuff that got blown around in the area we're thinking it was a little twister, though thankfully not a full-blown tornado. </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; ">
<br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; ">We </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "> have a metal roof and when that branch came down it made quite a lot of noise! The dog and cat got very nervous and I went outside to make sure it hadn't come down on a power line. It has been so very dry and I wanted to make sure there were no sparks. And blessedly nothing like that happened, although we were without electricity for about 3 hours. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I guess that's another thing I'm grateful for: the generator and hubby who hooked up so we could have cool air!!!!!
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<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "><span style="font-weight: bold; ">In The Kitchen</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; ">. . . is a refrigerator full of produce and here I am - deciding to go on a fast. I hope hubby will eat a lot of it!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; ">
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<br /></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "><span style="font-weight: bold; ">I Am Going</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; ">. . . into town to check GS post office box for mail and make bank deposits. When I get home I'm going to tidy and clean house. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; ">
<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "><span style="font-weight: bold; ">I Am Reading</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; ">. . .The<i> Master Cleanse </i>by Tom Woloshyn</span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div style="font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; ">
<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; "><span style="font-weight: bold; ">I Am Hoping </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; ">. . . that my youngest son very soon receives the Birth Certificate I mailed him. He needs it very badly!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; ">
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<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; "><span style="font-weight: bold; ">I Am Hearing</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; ">. . .The water distiller and the A/C humming.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; ">
<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; "><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Around The House</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">. . . </span><span class="Apple-style-span">is paperwork to file; and a tray full of red potatoes. Don't ask!</span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; ">
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<br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "><span style="font-weight: bold; ">I Am Thinking</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; ">. . . that I get to spend most of the day at home.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; ">
<br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "><span style="font-weight: bold; ">I Am Wondering</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; ">. . .that some people either think way too highly of themselves or else they don't think at all. Maybe at the same time?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; ">
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; ">Participating in<a href="http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/"> The Simple Woman's Daybook</a></div></div></span></div>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-21938372196412018272011-07-09T19:31:00.003-05:002011-07-09T19:43:49.513-05:00For Today - Saturday - July 9, 2011<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">. . . that my hubby got to visit his dearest of guy friends, Aqeel. They don't get to visit with one another nearly often enough. . . </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">In The Kitchen</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . . there are LOTS of Zipper peas in the fridge. Hubby picked a bushel full and BL shelled them for free!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mylisteningheart/5919862603/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" height="335" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6134/5919862603_f5f212ee16.jpg" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 2px; border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 2px; border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 2px;" width="400" /></a><br />
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Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-58138483659789048842011-07-03T16:31:00.001-05:002011-07-03T16:33:08.763-05:00For Today - Sunday - July 3, 2011<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside My Window</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">. . . It is hot and sunny. The new hydrangeas and double impatiens are doing well. They are in deep shade and are surviving the heat wave.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. .many folks don't understand the meaning of Independence Day. You can read the Declaration of Independence here <a href="http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html">http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html</a>. . . . Powerful words. Even more powerful ideas!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">. . . that my 90 year old mama spent the night with us last night.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">In The Kitchen</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . . it's all neat and tidy after making a big breakfast this morning. Mom is used to big breakfasts. Hubby is not. He was glad she was here!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Creating</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">. . . nada. I'm not feeling creative at all. No current projects I'm working on.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Going</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . . to take a Sunday afternoon nap.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Reading</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">. . . everything at</span><a href="http://drmcdougall.com/"> <span class="Apple-style-span">Dr. McDougall's</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> website.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hoping </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . . .to relax this afternoon.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hearing</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . .A fan humming and the TV in the background. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Around The House</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">. . . is a sense of orderliness. Yes, floors need mopping and furniture needs dusting. . . but all is n order.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wearing.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">. . white capri pants and a red v-neck tee shirt. And bare feet.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . . how much I enjoy serendipity. Hubby and I went to the movie yesterday. We hadn't been to a movie since Christmas Day. And we sat down right in front of old friends whom we later had dinner with! What joy!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wondering</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . . what news youngest son will get when he goes for doctor follow-up this week.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">One Of My Favorite Things</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . .Quiet Sunday afternoons!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Something You May Not Know About Me</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">. . .Aw - I don't think there is anything!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b>About Today's Photo..</b>. My90 year old mother's residence lost electricity yesterday. After 6 hours without air conditioning, hubby brought her home to spend the night with us. She did well. . . . considering we called her about 10 PM! She was already asleep, but was VERY hot. This is a picture of her loving on youngest son's cat. They really enjoyed each other's company. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pIUfGzhfuQEJS013UBFnHbRAOWS6fa05cWIE49HClRRn0H_nfozK5Eb5kSnCgTLnz9SfDSUjQifSpgY3cuKuVN5JggnrQYR-qsPggykjgFqLUPGmK5cBbLWigWWJOmLVZwKWmFxAwFQ/s1600/Mom%252C+cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pIUfGzhfuQEJS013UBFnHbRAOWS6fa05cWIE49HClRRn0H_nfozK5Eb5kSnCgTLnz9SfDSUjQifSpgY3cuKuVN5JggnrQYR-qsPggykjgFqLUPGmK5cBbLWigWWJOmLVZwKWmFxAwFQ/s640/Mom%252C+cat.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; 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line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; 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margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 19px; font-size: xx-small; ">photo take w/ce</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;">ll phone, w/out flash</span></span></div></div>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-52012379891457953702011-07-01T15:15:00.003-05:002011-07-01T16:09:30.117-05:00I Choose. . . . .<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZZO9nhkHmbgBMKT-00Z-nfShPwVFALya7c9V9XbBy0r7cuRuSmDUDRaADms-UNznXbeupZyFSDDgjdcsITWLC8dKpcIiaaNBo8Awy_wc9ZPO0-jyknpGXSPuD5TMwGt423UgQHoMCy0/s1600/5891550267_cdb115c5e4_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZZO9nhkHmbgBMKT-00Z-nfShPwVFALya7c9V9XbBy0r7cuRuSmDUDRaADms-UNznXbeupZyFSDDgjdcsITWLC8dKpcIiaaNBo8Awy_wc9ZPO0-jyknpGXSPuD5TMwGt423UgQHoMCy0/s400/5891550267_cdb115c5e4_z.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><i><b>I Choose Love</b></i>. . . No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness. I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.<br /><br /><b><i>I Choose Joy</i></b>. . . I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical, the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.<br /><br /><b><i>I Choose Peace</i></b>. . . I will live forgiven. I will forgive so that I may live.<br /><br /><b><i>I Choose Patience</i></b> . . . I will overlook the inconveniences of the world. Instead of cursing the one who takes my place, I'll invite him to do so. Rather than complain that the wait is too long, I will thank God for a moment to pray. Instead of clinching my fist at new assignments, I will face them with joy and courage.<br /><br /><b><i>I Choose Kindness </i></b>. . . I will be kind to the poor, for they are alone. Kind to the right, for they are afraid. And kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me.<br /><br /><b><i>I Choose Goodness</i></b>. . . I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I will accuse, I choose goodness.<br /><br /><b><i>I Choose Faithfulness</i></b> . . . Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My husband will not question my love. And my children will not fear their Mother will not come home.<br /><br /><b><i>I Choose Gentleness</i></b> . . . Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it only be in praise. If I clench my fist, may it only be in prayer. If I make a demand, may it only be of myself.<br /><br /><b><i>I Choose Self-Control</i></b> . . .I am a spiritual being. After this body is dead, my spirit will soar. I refuse to let what will rot, rule the eternal. I choose self-control. I will be drunk only by joy. I will be impassioned only by my faith. I will be influenced only by God. I will be taught only by Christ. I choose self-control.<br /><br />Love,joy, peace, patience,kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,, and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek His grace. And then, when the day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest.<br /><br />Max Lucado from <i>When God Whispers Your Name. </i><div><i><br /></i></div><div>Please note. . . none of these are attributes I posses. . . but they are what I wish to choose. . .<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-70830794963934942722011-07-01T12:16:00.002-05:002011-07-01T19:40:02.652-05:00For Today - Friday - July 1, 2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside My Window</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . . There are two new hydrangeas and a pink double impatien along the wooded edge. . . .</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. .that since our County has issued a Fire Ban, it makes no sense to allow fireworks.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span">. . . to have this day to piddle around the house.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">In The Kitchen</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . .3 quarts of fresh Purple Hull Peas simmering on the stove and new red potatoes waiting for me to do something with them. . . . hubby is hoping for hash browns. I'm leaning toward potato salad.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Creating</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">. . . a pretty photographic outdoor spot with the hydrangeas, impatiens, bench and "English Conservatory". I have no idea what it's called. . . but it's pretty. I guess I need to take photos!</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Going</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . . to check on the hydrangeas and give them a good, long drink of water.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Reading</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">. . . everything at</span><a href="http://drmcdougall.com/"> <span class="Apple-style-span">Dr. McDougall's</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> website. </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hoping </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . . .to rewrite some notes, rearrange my tiny home office which is now in the Nature Room and edit some photos.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hearing</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . .The air conditioner humming; the peas simmering; the clock ticking and a ceiling fan going around!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Around The House</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">. . . there is lots of dog hairs. We dog-sat for </span><a href="http://daeofourlives.blogspot.com/2011/06/summer-vacation-2011-chicago.html"><span class="Apple-style-span">dear daughter</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"> while she was on vacation. Our big Golden Retriever, plus hers and her Black Lab. They all shed. . . . it's a hot summer in TX, and I can't blame them!</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wearing.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">. . white capri pants and a cantaloupe colored sleeveless Tee-shirt</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . .my life is so very, very blessed.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wondering</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . . if hubby and I will feel up to rearranging our bedroom this weekend.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">One Of My Favorite Things</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">. . . fresh fruit and veggies. Many recent suppers have consisted of Purple Hull Peas and FRESH corn on the cob! Very lip smacking good!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Something You May Not Know About Me</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">. . .I've lost 8 pounds in 8 days, following </span><a href="http://drmcdougall.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Dr. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">John McDougall's</span> </a><span class="Apple-style-span">plan!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b>About Today's Photo..</b>.This is a huge original painting that is one of many displayed on the courthouse square at Christmas! All are painted by inmates. . . . </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyxz_tpH21b4cCHgE-cVW-8QqbfWW4F5EGAQv_6dAhgVRwLMIsH8_1pmd1hBB53W5g1nzBiZvHQVUOpWxLI0kh4hYJVIUWu2M0-h53aj7zsrbY8YF9YOeP3pFrWrIAtlKCBQiWsbLNd4/s1600/5890943119_f013516c25_o+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyxz_tpH21b4cCHgE-cVW-8QqbfWW4F5EGAQv_6dAhgVRwLMIsH8_1pmd1hBB53W5g1nzBiZvHQVUOpWxLI0kh4hYJVIUWu2M0-h53aj7zsrbY8YF9YOeP3pFrWrIAtlKCBQiWsbLNd4/s400/5890943119_f013516c25_o+%25281%2529.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Linking to<a href="http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/2011/07/july-issue-of-simple-womans-daybook.html"> The Simple Woman's Daybook</a>. . .</span></span></div>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-29251139231828664982011-05-24T10:40:00.001-05:002011-05-24T10:40:46.611-05:00Some Mornings. . . .<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mylisteningheart/5755281916/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3044/5755281916_cc4eeb2399.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mylisteningheart/5755281916/">Some Mornings. . . .</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mylisteningheart/">Vera*Smith</a>.</span></div><p>The lighting is so vibrant and soft and dreamy all at the same time.<br /><br />Always new.<br /><br />Always illusive.<br /><br />This is the most recent attempt to capture it. . . .<br /><br />One day I will.</p>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-42044095212010917512011-03-21T11:20:00.002-05:002011-03-21T11:23:03.697-05:00For Today - Monday - March 21, 2011<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside My Window</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">. . . There is the smell of smoke, from all the leaf burning on Saturday & Sunday. Redbud trees are blooming. Dogwoods are, too. Most of the trees have budded out. And the funny old oak trees are pushing out the last of their dried, brown leaves in preparation for the new buds!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">. . H</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; ">ow very much I love Spring! And how very much I love having the windows open. I wish east TX climate was such t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">hat we could keep them open year round.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span">. . </span><span class="Apple-style-span">.that my husband is not suffering from allergies this Spring. He usually does a lot of sneezing, especially when the everything is covered in that yellow pine pollen. But not this year. We figured it's because he has a nightly ritual of rubbing <a href="http://vera.vibrantscents.com/">therapeutic grade lavender</a> in/around his nostrils every night to keep him from snoring. And it works like a charm - no more snoring!!!! We didn't realize, though, that one of the <b>positive</b> side effects would be no allergy symptoms! But since lavender is a natural anti-histamine, it makes perfect sense! </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; "><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">In The Kitchen</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">. . .Fruit, veggies, a dishes in the sink, waiting to be washed. And within the hour my hubby. He gets to come home every day for lunch. Again - almost heaven!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Creating</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">. . . .a very aromatic home! Diffusing a blend which includes spearmint, sage, geranium, myrtle, chamomile, nutmeg, orange, tangerine, jasmine, ylang ylang, sandalwood, spruce, lemongrass and neroli. Fantastic! Great, great, uplifting aromas that also disinfect the air. . . </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Going</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">. . . to check the load of jeans and wash a load of whites. Then I need to sweep/vacuum and mop the floors. It's a busy day of blessing my home!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Reading</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">. . . oh my. . . . several books. . . and too lazy to get up to get the correct titles!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hoping </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">. . . .to get home blessing done and then play w/my camera. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hearing</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">. . . Birds. Probably 8 -9 species of birds. A mild day in east TX w/the windows opened, birds calling, and sweet, sweet smell of natural fragrances in about as close to heaven as I can get.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Around The House</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">. . . Yellow pine pollen and dog hair. Yep - the furniture needs dusting and the floors need cleaning!</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">And Shiloh needs a haircut!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wearing.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">. . plaid pajama pants, gray t-shirt & walking shoes! It's a comfy, stay-at-home look!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">. . .my life is so very, very blessed.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wondering</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">. . . when we're <b>REALLY</b> going to start landscaping. We still don't have any ideas about this piece of land.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">One Of My Favorite Things</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">. . .not having to get dressed and leave the house!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Something You May Not Know About Me</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">. . . my youngest son got married on March 14!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><b>About Today's Photo...</b>Youngest son & his bride, a few months before getting married.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b></b></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtnRZZeklXbEQNmGINmfeitpV7mxbn4aSgh3fjAgaI2GevvB4j4BsfK4xyvfOydPvbZjLZMAr93FMoX1anRiIJMxUzPdrqKoopXfx7LvGMlyfe-9NfWkD85PcfNF_U6BJOjgx_9JrOGA/s1600/5411355471_c665a83346_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtnRZZeklXbEQNmGINmfeitpV7mxbn4aSgh3fjAgaI2GevvB4j4BsfK4xyvfOydPvbZjLZMAr93FMoX1anRiIJMxUzPdrqKoopXfx7LvGMlyfe-9NfWkD85PcfNF_U6BJOjgx_9JrOGA/s320/5411355471_c665a83346_b.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-69385159053981756922010-12-19T08:26:00.011-06:002010-12-19T15:20:02.704-06:00Daily Journal - Special Christmas EditionYesterday was a simply wonderful day. It started off with a quick trip to pick up a couple of gift cards, but not any old gift cards! These gift cards are each worth a one hour massage from our favorite therapist, Renita! <a href="http://daeofourlives.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Dearest daughter</span> </a>because of her back injury 7 years ago, can really use a massage every now and again. Her hubby, who is trying to beat a PhD deadline, is sometimes stressed & he too can really use an hour of pampering. So - one hour massages are the perfect gifts that don't add clutter to their lives!<br /><br />After getting the cards I picked up my 89 year old mama. Yep - I'm 60. She's 89. I still call her mama! I'm a southern girl. Yes, I am.<br /><br />Anyway - back to my story & why it deserves a special edition of its own. My daughter had us & her older brother & his family over for dinner yesterday because it's gonna' be impossible to all get together on Christmas day. She had a wonderful lunch of meatballs, mashed potatoes, green beans & cranberry sauce. I brought Maxine's fabulous homemade sourdough bread & my son brought two yummy desserts. {note to self: the family's favorite seems to be cheesecake!} Afterward we watched, "While You Were Sleeping". . . actually only some of us watched it & some of us napped! :) When it was over, shortly after 4, there was a hustle & bustle of son's family getting coats on, gathering things & hopping into their vehicle, to make a 4:30 appointment with the Realtor to look at the land that's for sale across the street from us!<br /><br />Now - I could write an entire blog completely devoted to the wonderfulness of having my son & his wife willing and eager to live across the street from his dad & me. It really does humble us. First Amanda & David moved just 15 minutes away from us & now our son is considering moving nearby. We are blessed. . . & we know it. These are the things we ponder in our hearts. These are reasons we live lives of gratefulness and joy.<br /><br />Back to the story. Hubby & I & mama tagged behind a bit, but we showed up in time for me to walk to the back of the 10 acres & admire the gorgeous piece of property. Mama & hubby stayed across the street in our<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> </span><a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://cozylittlecabin.blogspot.com/">cozy little cabin</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">.</span><br /><br />Once they were through looking, no decisions nor offers were made but it sure would be nice if there was some clear indication this is what God has next for them. . . (<a style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" href="http://cozylittlecabin.blogspot.com/search/label/Cozy%20Little%20Cabin%3A%20Discovering%20The%20Cozy%20Little%20Cabin">just as he did for us</a>) - we gathered at the cozy little cabin for a campfire & wienie roast. Boy! What a run-on sentence! Oh - never mind!<br /><br />The campfire area is really beautiful. . . hubby has stacked rocks around it & there's a concrete bench near it along with several outdoor chairs. The fire area is really lovely & I really am sorry I don't have any pics of it! We deliberately built it in a relatively cleared area outside the viewing area of the dining room, which is mostly windows! This was done so my my mom & other friends & family who may not want to get into the actual camping area, have a chance to watch the fire from the cozy inside!<br /><br />While sitting in there, watching the campfire getting lit, mama asked if I thought she could go out there. I explained we'd have to go around the house, because the steps from the kitchen are <a style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);" href="http://cozylittlecabin.blogspot.com/search/label/Cozy%20Little%20Cabin%3A%20Outside%20-%20Gray%20Hair%20Edition">way too steep</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">.</span> Instead of her cashmere dress coat we put her in one of hubby's heavy work jackets. And a pink hat to keep her ears warm. And a hand-knitted scarf tucked in around her neck. She was READY!<br /><br />I had a flashlight with us & carefully held on to her hand. While walking to the back of the cabin we admired the moon, which was almost full, & her face lit up as we approached the roaring campfire! My son gave up his seat for her & we got her settled in. She looked around at everyone. . . . my hubby, her great grandchildren (ages 8-19) & their friend, her grandson & his wife, her grandson-in-law, etc.<br /><br />And she. . . .<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:large;"><b>Smiled! </b></span></div><br /><br />And.<br /><br />She.<br /><br />Said.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:large;"><b>"I Don't Feel 89!"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:small;">I almost started crying. What better Christmas gift could she receive than to feel younger than her almost 9 decades of life? She ate a hot-dog & chips & even ate a roasted/toasted marshmallow & she basked in the warmth of the fire & the warmth of her family. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:small;">Is her life perfect? No. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:small;">Are our lives perfect? No. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:small;">But</span> for a little while mama seemed to be completely at ease. You see, she has macular degeneration & doesn't see well at all. She's completely deaf in her right ear & has very little hearing in her left. Even with a lot of people around she lives a life of isolation. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">But none of that mattered around the campfire: she <b>could s</b>ee that! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And while she couldn't understand any of the conversations going on, <b>she could hear </b>they were <b>happy</b> ones without any arguing or politicking or snarkiness. Just her family laughing & having a good time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbG6EoE3LnaB3gBbOl5gzAlKnm-6s1QV6t628U-ytht4a3ja5hvLkkiRyf_p5HIrakY9TCTDOgIqzq9jl6aazMLwGUYLqD-hUAlYmkujWgqFelj7xiZn66RBLyKXVIxJTowlzr1lEKBU/s1600/this+is+it.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKbG6EoE3LnaB3gBbOl5gzAlKnm-6s1QV6t628U-ytht4a3ja5hvLkkiRyf_p5HIrakY9TCTDOgIqzq9jl6aazMLwGUYLqD-hUAlYmkujWgqFelj7xiZn66RBLyKXVIxJTowlzr1lEKBU/s400/this+is+it.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552406255710592562" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >The best Christmas of all is the presence of a happy family</span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" > all wrapped up with one another.</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><br /></div>So Merry Christmas, Mama. I'm guessing that soft, fuzzy fleece blanket I got you isn't going to compare at all to feeling younger for a couple of hours!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>With love & gratefulness,</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Merry Christmas to all!</b></div>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-76066967841984144332010-12-19T07:27:00.000-06:002010-12-19T07:27:40.740-06:00For Today - December 20, 2010<span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside My Window</span>. . . it is getting light outside. I've been up since 6AM. . . snapped some pix of the Christmas tree, etc., before camera battery went dead. It is also very chilly - but that is okay. After all, it's almost winter!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking.</span> . . that unintended consequences oftentimes turn out simply wonderful!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span>. . .that I got to spend yesterday w/most of my family.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">In The Kitchen</span> . . . is a bag of marshmallows & bags of chips. Something that doesn't appear too often in my kitchen unless kids/grand-kids are expected!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Creating</span>. . . .a special posting about my mama.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Going</span>. . . to church, then make a quick visit to a dear friend before he departs for an overseas trip.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Reading</span> . . .nada.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hoping </span>. . . .for an uneventful day.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hearing</span> . . . the EdenPURE humming & Shiloh snoring. And a bird chirping outside. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Around The House</span> . . . are leaves on the floor & throws waiting to be folded on backs of couches & chairs. Evidence there were people here. People snuggling on couches. :)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wearing.</span> . .flannel pajamas & a deep red maroon robe.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span> . . . that my mama received the best Christmas present she could ever have!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wondering</span> . . .if my oldest son & his family made it safely home. No matter how old they are (40), I still wonder.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">One Of My Favorite Things</span>. . .Getting together w/family w/o a lot of *agenda*. I'm not overly fond of having every moment of a gathering choreographed & scheduled. I like impromptu!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Something You May Not Know About Me</span>. . .Christmas is one of my least favorite holidays. I'm not Scrooge about it. . . . but I'm happy to have others take over the dinners & plays & holiday merry-making.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSazoL3rRrlBtQkECPvb854kCr04eYp1Nljff3sLnKhcrEdDaShAgb-zBixyr2AfMOYpqjqIgPtnCg3gzOdTTeKtkKLGmV5wVoUqrCON6r51lUVgNXr-kqI-GETAZ8O_WKWSDndtZD6E/s1600/2010+12+18+044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">About Today's Photo</span>. . .Mama - <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSazoL3rRrlBtQkECPvb854kCr04eYp1Nljff3sLnKhcrEdDaShAgb-zBixyr2AfMOYpqjqIgPtnCg3gzOdTTeKtkKLGmV5wVoUqrCON6r51lUVgNXr-kqI-GETAZ8O_WKWSDndtZD6E/s1600/2010+12+18+044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSazoL3rRrlBtQkECPvb854kCr04eYp1Nljff3sLnKhcrEdDaShAgb-zBixyr2AfMOYpqjqIgPtnCg3gzOdTTeKtkKLGmV5wVoUqrCON6r51lUVgNXr-kqI-GETAZ8O_WKWSDndtZD6E/s320/2010+12+18+044.jpg" width="320" /></a>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-33565348993618650902010-12-09T07:29:00.000-06:002010-12-09T07:29:11.745-06:00For Today - December 9, 2010<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFnKPHKxD1XsHE6GUJNyLUol55V6Z1RcnwN1j8WWPB0pNhITXi2qv-qJCuhFNGtGQ3pHUrBhCaZCiiTX5fgdgGJENRNZD3B_wERL5h1b6rAIjTsRACTcbiDPsJmBDq31-YOLxxvDACyo/s1600/Kevin+3+2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside My Window</span>. . . It is just getting light. . . . and it is cold! But not as cold as Oslo, Norway, where my youngest son is visiting until the end of January!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking.</span> . . I need to tidy up the house. I've been gone since Monday, getting home last evening. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span>. . .that I got to spend the last couple of days w/my daughter-in-law & grand-kids. They are <span style="font-size: large;"><b>the best</b></span>! I'm also grateful for having much of the Christmas shopping done.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">In The Kitchen</span> . . . I am smelling meat pies and franincense! I bet that is indeed an original sentence. . . one arethat's not been spoken before! LOL <br />
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Meat are pies in the oven for breakfast because there are no eggs nor oatmeal. Nothing else<b> hot to eat</b>!!!! So out from the freezer came a meat pie from <a href="http://www.lasyones.com/">Lasyone's Meat Pie Restaurant </a>in <span align="left" valign="top"> Natchitoches</span>, Louisiana. Hubby made a run there not too long ago to buy some to have for Christmas. He bought enough to have a few extra ahead of time! The kitchen is getting warm from heating them up in the oven!<br />
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There is also the aroma of frankincense. I bought some resin & burned some in the kitchen this morning. A wonderful, wonderful fragrance!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Creating</span>. . . .a place I like to be! I love being at home. I love tweaking the decor. I love cooking & baking & laughing & loving here in this little home!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Going</span>. . . to call mama, do some laundry, tidy house, & vacuum. And have the 7th of 8th Bible study sessions here today.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Reading</span> . . . my Bible lesson.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hoping </span>. . . .my son can survive the Oslo winter! Current time there: 2 PM. Current temps: 5 degrees F.! <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hearing</span> . . . the EdenPURE humming & the oven cycling on/off as it heats my breakfast.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Around The House</span> . . . Frankincense, Christmas decor, and a cat. We're cat-sitting for youngest son. She is the sweetest cat there ever was. Content to travel across country w/son, she seems to be adapting well to the cozy little cabin. This is not her home of origin - the old house was - but she seems to be just fine. Even w/our bear of a dog: Shiloh!<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wearing.</span> . . two pairs of socks, Cuddle Duds, velour pants, turtleneck & velour robe. It's chilly in here!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span> . . . there's no place like home!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wondering</span> . . . how son is enjoying Norway in winter!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">One Of My Favorite Things</span>. . .Getting & staying warm! I don't like it hot - I don't like it cold. Warm/cool work best for me!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Something You May Not Know About Me</span>. . . My least favorite Christmas song is "Frosty the Snowman". I think I was hearing it in stores/restaurants while it was still October!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">About Today's Photo</span>. . .My son after a whirlwind drive from Oregon to Texas; a quick shower, 1.5 hour nap, and on the way to the airport, 3 hours away! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFnKPHKxD1XsHE6GUJNyLUol55V6Z1RcnwN1j8WWPB0pNhITXi2qv-qJCuhFNGtGQ3pHUrBhCaZCiiTX5fgdgGJENRNZD3B_wERL5h1b6rAIjTsRACTcbiDPsJmBDq31-YOLxxvDACyo/s1600/Kevin+3+2010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNFnKPHKxD1XsHE6GUJNyLUol55V6Z1RcnwN1j8WWPB0pNhITXi2qv-qJCuhFNGtGQ3pHUrBhCaZCiiTX5fgdgGJENRNZD3B_wERL5h1b6rAIjTsRACTcbiDPsJmBDq31-YOLxxvDACyo/s400/Kevin+3+2010.jpg" width="400" /></a>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-22923141366025430972010-11-28T23:50:00.002-06:002010-11-28T23:59:56.884-06:00For Today - November 28, 2010 - Sunday<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside My Window</span>. . . It is dark. I usually blog in the morning but I'm waiting to do a wee bit of Cyber Monday shopping. I would have thought it would be 11 PM Central time. . . . but I think I'm wrong.<br /><br />Anyway - it's dark outside & it's been cold. It seems to me we have an entirely too long summer and way too short autumn. Sometimes it seems as if we go straight from summer to winter!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking.</span> . . that it's been a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend with lots of family here.<br /><br />The little cabin did just fine with a total of 13 folks here. That's not as many as we've had in the past, but since this was our first year here, I guess that's a good thing.<br /><br />Setting up the buffet in the Nature Room was a good idea. . . . I think it worked out just fine.<br /><br />Setting up a card table in the dining room wasn't such a good idea. With wing-backed chairs it was too crowded . . . . . & the chairs sat way too low. Next year we'll have tray tables for in there & move the card table to the living room.<br /><br />But all-in-all it worked out fine. . . . with a delicious dinner consisting of fried turkey (great job, Simon!), ham, mashed potatoes, homemade mac/cheese, dressing, broccoli/rice casserole, Maxine's homemade bread!, green bean casserole, cranberries and, are you ready for this? A steady supply of HIPPIE TEA! I don't know all what is in it, but it seems that Hibiscus flowers are a main ingredient. My son & several grandchildren really like it! And of course DESSERTS! Lots of yummy desserts. Friends joined us in the evening & brought lots of desserts, too. I think I've had enough sweets for quite a while!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span>. . . that my daughter & daughter-in-law convinced our friends to leave their twin boys with us for the evening. I was taking my mom back home when our friends from west Africa stopped by. Unfortunately they had to leave before I got back, but like I said, were convinced to leave the boys at our house! Oh - they are so much fun, although they pretty much wore out the 8 adults who watched them! LOL<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">In The Kitchen</span> . . . lots of turkey, broth & soup! Come over - I'll share some with you!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Creating</span>. . . .a December calendar..<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Going</span>. . . to bed as soon as I make my online purchase. This is late for me!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Reading</span> . . . nada.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hoping </span>. . . .my daughter & her beloved dog, Promise both start feeling better. Daughter is run down w/a cold & sore throat & Promise had surgery for a twisted stomach. She is 13 & the best of companions & came through the surgery just fine. . . . I'm hoping she makes a quick & complete recovery.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hearing</span> . . . the EdenPURE humming. It's a wonderful little heater. . . .<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Around The House</span> . . .it's just me. Hubby goes to work tomorrow so he's already in bed. It's just me & the dog in the computer room.<br /><br />But speaking of my dog - - - - he ate some of my son's dog's dog food...dog food that was spilled onto the pea gravel path. Apparently my dog does <span style="font-weight: bold;">NOT</span> chew his food as he hurled up almost 1/2 cup of gravel! HE's the one who should have a twisted stomach!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wearing.</span> . . black velour pants & a red turtleneck.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span> . . .that the 10 foot, 3 inch church pew is the very best curbside find I've ever made!<br /></p><p>I went to pick up mama Thanksgiving morning & bring her to our house. As I drove through town I saw it sitting on the curb, next to a giant trash can & two bags of trash: an old, long church pew! A perfectly wonderful church pew! A real treasure of a church pew. A really, really long church pew!<br /><br />As soon as I got home, hubby went back into town to see if it would fit in our van = nope, not a chance. And not in any of the other vehicles that were already here. I called my daughter, but they had already left their house and were NOT in the truck.<br /><br />Well, there was no use crying over it & I quickly got side-tracked with all the last minute preparations. <br /><br />Later in the evening when I came back from taking mama back home, my son-in-law was leaving to go back to his house to get the truck to bring me the pew! Isn't he just the best? I didn't have to ask him again to do it - - - apparently he remembered on his own! Once he arrived in town with the truck my hubby & grandson joined him to help load it up.<br /><br />That pew already has some very good memories to it. . . . a fabulous <span style="font-weight: bold;">*find*, </span>my daughter's fabulous hubby going after it for me & my hubby & grandson going out in the bad weather to help load it up! What a treasure!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wondering</span> . . . if my daughter is getting a good night's sleep & if my coupon code will work 13 minutes from now!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">One Of My Favorite Things</span>. . .Finding great stuff on the side of the road!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Something You May Not Know About Me</span>. . . It's November 28 & I heard "Frosty the Snowman" twice while at lunch today. I do not particularly care for that song. I especially don't care for it when it's still November.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About Today's Photo</span>. . .My husband & one of the twins. Aren't they both adorable?<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mylisteningheart/5212174068/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5001/5212174068_2572a9047f.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); width: 504px; height: 379px;" alt="" /></a></p><div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"> <span style="margin-top: 0px; font-weight: bold;font-size:0.8em;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mylisteningheart/5212174068/">179/365 ~ The Two of Them</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mylisteningheart/">Vera*Smith</a>.</span></div>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-47722638943513053742010-11-24T14:28:00.000-06:002010-11-24T14:28:02.035-06:00For Today - November 24, 2010 - Wednesday<h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <a href="http://mylisteningheart.blogspot.com/2010/11/for-today-november-16-2010-tuesday.html"></a> </h3><div class="post-header"> </div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside My Window</span>. . . It is cool & breezy & the leaves of autumn are falling & swirling & piling up on the ground. It s perfect.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span>. . . I have never been this content in any home, at least not the day before Thanksgiving. You see, the other house had flowers. Lots of flowers. Oh how I have mourned not having any perennials or roses at this house. Something was blooming almost year round. But usually nothing on Thanksgiving Day. Why? Because we most often had a frost w/in the Thanksgiving week & the beautiful gardens turned to mush. They usually looked just horrible. <br />
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But that's not a problem here because there are very blessed few flowers! Just a scraggly lantana & ruellia. I'm not certain if the azaleas & hydrangeas we planted survived the summer. They sure don't look like they have! NOTE TO SELF: Never do any landscaping until you've been in a place for at least one year! <br />
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The point being is that there is no fear of the flowers being ruined at Thanksgiving.<br />
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There is something <b>better </b>at this house than autumn flowers. Oh yes - I've bought some mums & pansies - but the real stars of the show are the trees! Sweet gums, winged oak, sassafras & I don't know all what else!<br />
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I may miss the flowers again next summer . . . . but not at all this autumn. The trees are enough. They are more than enough. They are beautiful.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span>. . . that I took the time to go on a short walk this morning. I had my clippers with me just in case the Yaupon Holly was still holding on to its bright red berries as I wanted to bring some more into the house to use in a table arrangement along w/some branches of colorful leaves.<br />
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As I said earlier the air was crisp & cool & breezy. The side road next to our house is covered w/colorful leaves. Covered! Instead of a wintry day blanket of snow it's a blanket of leaves! An old red pickup truck came by, kicking up the leaves behind it just like you see in a car commercial!<br />
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I was so enjoying the falling leaves & the breeze & the birds singing when spied the holly & yes!, the red berries are still covering it! I impulsively threw my arms out into the air & spun around! Yes! Like a child I spun around w/glee! <br />
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And then it hit me . . . I haven't felt that sort of freedom since I was a little girl. I ran to the holly w/my arms outstretched like a kid pretending to be an airplane! Like seeing an old friend! <br />
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And I was overwhelmed with such contentment. And joy.<br />
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Now don't get me wrong. . . . I am most often very contented: sleeping on my husband's chest; spending time w/my children & grandchildren; having God reveal something to me through His word. Contentment is a regular part of my life. But there are lots of ways to experience contentment.<br />
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At the old house I experienced it outdoors with my flowers & today I experienced it outdoors w/the trees & berries & leaves! And the birds chirping! It was like Disney movie, except so much better! It was real!<br />
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Ah - I've been glowing ever since! It's a very nice day.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">From The Kitchen</span> . . . pumpkin seeds roasting; & all the ingredients to make pecan tarts & broccoli/rice casserole. Oh! And 4 loaves of Maxine's fabulous sourdough bread!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Creating</span>. . . .an abundant life. An abundant life filled with love.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Going</span>. . . . .to get off the computer & more progress on my to-do list.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Reading</span> . . . my to-do list! ;)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hoping</span> . . . . to hold on to this sublime feeling.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hearing</span> . . . the wind through the trees. A car passing by. And those acorns hitting the roof!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Around The House</span> . . .Busy-ness. The busy-ness of getting ready for a holiday. Since Thanksgiving is my all-time favorite holiday I don't mind it at all!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wearing</span>. . . Capris, lightweight denim shirt & walking shoes.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span> . . .if I make it through my list I <b>must</b> go out & take picture this evening. Before I know it <b>all </b>the leaves will be off the trees!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wondering</span> . . . about nothing. Not really. All of life is wonder-ful. So either I'm wondering about nothing. Or else about everything!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">One Of My Favorite Things</span>. . .Sublime contentment!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Something You May Not Know About Me</span>. . . My given middle name is Mae.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">About Today's Photo.</span> . .Isn't this a crazy way to make a to-do list? Does yours look so "mappy"? <br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4qVrccs8CwBWK9NMNaPZSYhVbzS0N4d4FqwvJaUu2KQjB3so-KLaNHfJUJqghTHO1f4IT4gz0uIPZVXNnn4aVXHJ2xZJNZemamGMkXyToSdL3GAbTdA9hWcYsDQY3ouoUhuYXEedfBk/s1600/to+do+list.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4qVrccs8CwBWK9NMNaPZSYhVbzS0N4d4FqwvJaUu2KQjB3so-KLaNHfJUJqghTHO1f4IT4gz0uIPZVXNnn4aVXHJ2xZJNZemamGMkXyToSdL3GAbTdA9hWcYsDQY3ouoUhuYXEedfBk/s320/to+do+list.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I am happy to say that a great many of the jobs have been checked off the list!</div>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-60648130814966027012010-11-17T07:10:00.000-06:002010-11-17T07:10:04.356-06:00For Today - November 17, 2010 - Wednesday<h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIIntentionalStory_Names" data-ft="{"type":"name"}"> </span><span class="UIStory_Message">Please pray for the family of of Michael Loua. A former student at Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary in Jacksonville, TX and dedicated missionary, Michael chose the service of his Lord over the things of this world. Sunday, November 14, he paid the ultimate price for spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Pray that God will raise up others to take his place.</span></h3><h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}"><span class="UIStory_Message">He leaves behind a wife, 8 months pregnant, & 3 children. Please pray for them & all involved.</span></h3><br />
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM7CslYfNGkVera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-77049083870193264462010-11-16T09:37:00.000-06:002010-11-16T09:37:20.181-06:00For Today - November 16, 2010 - Tuesday<span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside My Window</span>. . . Cool! Sunny! Crisp leaves! Lots of little acorns!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span>. . . .I know how to make inexpensive meals. For instance, when I bake potatoes, I bake extra & store in the refrigerator (not in the foil, though. My friend told me not to). Then when I need a quick meal I dice them, toss into iron skillet with a bit of heated olive oil or butter, add some minced onion & there you have it: homemade hash-browns! Poach a couple of eggs & there you have it: an easy, peasy breakfast or as it will be tonight: breakfast for dinner!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span>. . . that yesterday was a very lazy day for me. The last several weeks have been go, go, go & it was nice to have a lazy day.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">From The Kitchen</span> . . . A teapot on the stove. I love my hot tea! <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Creating</span>. . . .a neat house . . . didn't do it yesterday.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Going</span>. . . . .to get mama & then we'll both get our hair cut. I'm in the process of growing it out. . . . I can't stand it on my neck in the summer & keep it short. . . . in the winter I can't stand cold air on my neck & need it longer. So. . . . it's at that awkward stage.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Reading</span> . . .<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-Essential-Oils-Made-Simple/dp/0934426996/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289841519&sr=8-2-spell" style="color: #000066; font-weight: bold;">Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple: God's Love Manifest in Molecules by Dr. David Stewart.</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hoping</span> . . . . to speed through the household chores.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hearing</span> . . . clocks ticking & the<a href="http://http//www.edenpure.com/safety/" style="color: #660000; font-weight: bold;"> Eden Pure</a><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span>humming, the washing machine spinning & acorns & branches falling on the metal roof. I don't worry about it, though. The metal is tough & the walls are even tougher. I think I've mentioned that the walls appear to be petrified. For real. Isn't that something?<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Around The House</span> . . .A bed to make, dishes to put away & dog hair to eliminate!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wearing</span>. . . Oh. You don't want to know. Really. You don't.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span> . . .today might be a good day to take pix of the beautiful foliage.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wondering</span> . . . if I should take pix or clean house!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">One Of My Favorite Things</span>. . .Cool, crisp, sunny days.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Something You May Not Know About Me</span>. . . I used to love lots of color. The other house had red walls, gold walls & gray walls. This house has more neutral walls. And I've removed most of the colored dishes from the open upper kitchen cabinets & replaced them with white ironstone. There is still plenty of color - - - don't get me wrong! Not at all minimalist or completely neutral. I's just now I'd rather see the light & its effect on neutral surfaces. Light & shadows are taking a more important role than color. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-56430001786566834362010-11-15T10:54:00.007-06:002010-11-15T15:26:10.545-06:00For Today - November 15, 2010 - Monday<span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside My Window</span>. . . Cool, damp & cloudy. The lighting has been horrible for the last 3 days, with the sun peeking out very infrequently. Even though the autumn foliage is the best it has been in years. . . . I haven't taken any shots yet. I'm waiting for the sun & camera to have to have a convergence! :)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span>. . . .My mama is happiest going to the doctor every 2 or 3 months. . . apparently just to have him tell her she's doing fine. She's 89 & gets around on her own, so I guess it's a plan that works for her!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span>. . . for a very blessed Sunday. <a href="http://daeofourlives.blogspot.com/2010/11/year-older-but-not-old.html">Yesterday was son-in-law's birthday</a>. My daughter made his favorite, White Chili & a scrumptious cake! Friends were there to celebrate & we ate, David opened presents, we halfheartedly watched football & played a rousing game of Uno!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">From The Kitchen</span> . . . A couple of leftover baked potatoes, a pan of cornbread, some chili brought home from my daughter's. Supper is going to be easy tonight!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Creating</span>. . . .a plan for this week that includes a trip to mama's doctor.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Going</span>. . . . .to hang shutters, sweep/vacuum & do a bit of laundry.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Reading</span> . . .<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-Essential-Oils-Made-Simple/dp/0934426996/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289841519&sr=8-2-spell" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); font-weight: bold;">Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple: God's Love Manifest in Molecules by Dr. David Stewart.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hoping</span> . . . . To edit a few photos.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hearing</span> . . . clocks ticking & the<a href="http://http//www.edenpure.com/safety/" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> Eden Pure</a><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"> </span>humming.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Around The House</span> . . .A tiny bit of tidying up. . . . main culprit being dog hairs!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wearing</span>. . . Oh. My. Now you must remember - one of my most favorite things is to be able to stay home & not get dressed, etc. So - at 10:38 I'm still in quite a get-up. Plaid flannel sleep pants, a black turtleneck, gray sweatshirt, hot pink leg warmers (but you can't see them unless I pull up the pant legs!) & big & thick house socks! I am a sight! But I'm toasty warm & oh-so-very-comfortable!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span> . . . I really want a pistol. And Concealed Handgun classes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wondering</span> . . . why, even though mama's test came back negative for an UTI, her doctor wrote her a prescription for an antibiotic? This really frustrates & irritates me. Antibiotics are wonderful life saving drugs when not misused!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">One Of My Favorite Things</span>. . .Apparently staying home & looking completely tacky!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Something You May Not Know About Me</span>. . . I am a huge Big Bang Theory fan. Those boys make me laugh!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">About Today's Photo.</span> . . Amanda & A# with the delicious Heat Bar Cake! I've tried adding some more pix, but blogger will post them only on their side, even though I've saved them right-side-up. If anyone can tell me how to correct this, I'll post them.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mylisteningheart/5178521931/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1324/5178521931_3cc81971c8.jpg" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a></div><div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;"><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.8em;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mylisteningheart/5178521931/">2010 11 14 018</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mylisteningheart/">Vera*Smith</a>.<br /><br /><br /></span></div>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-39244515630463724642010-11-10T11:04:00.003-06:002010-11-12T05:46:39.430-06:00For Today - November 10, 2010 - Wednesday<span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside My Window</span>. . . bright sunshine, & very moderate temps, with a predicted high of 75 degrees. And those acorns are still falling from the trees, onto the metal roof.<br /><br /><b>I Am Thinking</b>. . . .I've done a lot of blogging these last two days!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span>. . . for a very blessed evening last night. <a href="http://daeofourlives.blogspot.com/" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">Daughter & hubby</a>, & <a href="http://weareblessedbygod.blogspot.com/" style="color: blue;">Christy & hubby</a>, both who need to update <b>their</b> blogs, came over for a lasagna dinner, which was followed up with me giving the girls Raindrop massages.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">From The Kitchen</span> . . . Leftover lasagna, and lots of organic fruit & veggies.<br /><br /><b>I Am Creating</b>. . . .my November & December schedule/calendar. It fills up so fast!<br /><br /><b>I Am Going.</b> . . . .to wash massage linens and towels.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading</span> . . This will stay the same for quite a long while . . . <a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-Essential-Oils-Made-Simple/dp/0934426996"><i>Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple: God's Love Manifest in Molecules</i> </a>by Dr. David Stewart. And <span style="font-weight: bold;">"</span><a style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" href="http://godsforgottengift.com/">Healing, God's Forgotten Gift</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">"</span> for tomorrow's Bible study<br /><br /><b>I Am Hoping</b> . . . . Mama's doctor will just write her a script for antibiotics.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hearing</span> . . . two clocks ticking. . .<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Around The House</span> . . .The aroma of last night's massages.<br /><br /><b>I Am Wearing</b>. . . That poor, pitiful chenille robe. It really now qualifies as a rag!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span> . . . I need to continue on w/the laundry.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wondering</span> . . . when her doctor will call?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> One Of My Favorite Things</span>. . .Autumn. Especially when it feels like autumn. But 75 is definitely much better than 95 or 105 degrees!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Something You May Not Know About Me</span>. . I have <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:large;" ><a href="http://cozylittlecabin.blogspot.com/2010/11/bedroom-corner.html" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><b>NO</b> family photos</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> </span></span>in our bedroom except for hubby & me.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About Today's Photo</span>. ..<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHjLOvIsNw4__IwgF8Z8mhB1VyDuLQYxyQZIil_p3pGvJivtJI3AsSW-SWyD11iu2C-qVLh_1ZzQACf8wHWHGBHSigCpc0w_jT0LTbYAKKctqvGOTomCFPN8TZ-0c3cMKNpOKVnCEX4s/s1600/Tea+in+Dining+Room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGHjLOvIsNw4__IwgF8Z8mhB1VyDuLQYxyQZIil_p3pGvJivtJI3AsSW-SWyD11iu2C-qVLh_1ZzQACf8wHWHGBHSigCpc0w_jT0LTbYAKKctqvGOTomCFPN8TZ-0c3cMKNpOKVnCEX4s/s320/Tea+in+Dining+Room.jpg" border="0" height="241" width="320" /></a></div>I don't drink coffee. It's tea for me: Earl Grey, Lemon Ginger, Jasmine. . . . always tea. . . . haven't drank coffee for months & months.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-6581657158255158102010-11-09T11:04:00.000-06:002010-11-09T11:04:50.867-06:00For Today - November 9, 2010 - Monday<a href="http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SIMPLE WOMAN'S DAYBOOK</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside My Window</span>. . . bright sunshine, & very moderate temps. <br />
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Acorns falling onto the tin roof. Oh my! What wonderful noise!<br />
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<b>I Am Thinking</b>. . . .I am glad I'm through with today's errands: dry cleaning dropped off; loaf of bread bought to make garlic bread tonight; my bank deposit; Good Sam's bank deposit; Good Sam board meeting; Post Office visit; & picked up pattern flier from Rachel on way home; stopped by by the CPA's office <b>AND</b> made several phone calls. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span>. . . for a very productive morning.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">From The Kitchen</span> . . . All the fixins' for a lasagna dinner tonight to celebrate <a href="http://weareblessedbygod.blogspot.com/">Tim's</a> birthday (since I wasn't here Friday when they all celebrated) & to celebrate his new position at one of the Baptist churches in our town.<br />
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<b>I Am Creating</b>. . . .order in my house. I was out of town this past weekend, did lots of computer work yesterday, & want to catch up today.<br />
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<b>I Am Going.</b> . . . .finish laundry, tidy house, vacuum/sweep floors & make fabulous lasagna!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading</span> . . . <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chemistry-Essential-Oils-Made-Simple/dp/0934426996"><b><i>Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple: God's Love Manifest in Molecules</i></b> </a>by Dr. David Stewart. It is AMAZING!<b> </b><br />
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<b>I Am Hoping</b> . . . . to make quick progress w/the house!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hearing</span> . . . acorns falling on the metal roof, a clock ticking & some type of heavy machinery.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Around The House</span> . . .Lots of fresh produce. Dog hair. And an unmade bed.<br />
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<b>I Am Wearing</b>. . . Khaki cargo pants; turquoise 3/4 sleeve, V-neck t-shirt; brown suede-like jacket; wondrful scarf I bough ages ago from a thrift store: made in Italy...beautiful colors & soft as can be.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span> . . I need to start browning veggies & ground beef for the lasagna sauce. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wondering</span> . . . if I have water. Some of the noise I'm hearing is coming from across the street where there was a Water Dept truck.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"> One Of My Favorite Things</span>. . .The house all opened up. . . . fresh air. . . . a breeze. . . . birds chirping. . . cattle mooing. . . . It's the best<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Something You May Not Know About Me</span>. . .I almost never set down my glasses where they can be stepped on or sat upon! <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">About Today's Photo</span>. . .An updated, albeit blurry, photo of me!<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5spN1BRPiCK0H25yEx7yNkGql19pYVdtePm4LPbCOTJGQBDzeV5XeyQZUT8bIsbI6ewSzRcasVAkaD5wc7hEEo6h94ninIqlnvD7-OCxqEvevPNxHIaV81k7Da7TFNMuvk_8oQJ-bIbo/s1600/me2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5spN1BRPiCK0H25yEx7yNkGql19pYVdtePm4LPbCOTJGQBDzeV5XeyQZUT8bIsbI6ewSzRcasVAkaD5wc7hEEo6h94ninIqlnvD7-OCxqEvevPNxHIaV81k7Da7TFNMuvk_8oQJ-bIbo/s400/me2.jpg" width="400" /></a>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-29014948868979566042010-11-01T10:04:00.007-05:002010-11-01T15:36:21.889-05:00For Today - November 1, 2010 - Monday<a href="http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SIMPLE WOMAN'S DAYBOOK</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside My Window</span>. . .it is warm & muggy & foggy.<br /><br /><b>I Am Thinking</b>. . . .I am the <strike>luckiest</strike> most blessed woman I know!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span>. . . for a safe trip yesterday & the chance to visit w/both my hubby & sweetest of all daughters while on the road.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">From The Kitchen</span> . . . Cinnamon Toast. And dishes that need to be washed!<br /><br /><b>I Am Creating</b>. . . . a life that I love, love, love!<br /><br /><b>I Am Going.</b> . . . .to make a bank deposit, stop by Good Samaritan & take a check to John, to buy cases of oil to hand out to our clients.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading</span> . . . the bright pink booklet, explaining how to work the polls.<br /><br /><b>I Am Hoping</b> . . . . to get the house into shape & start on my Project Display. I ended up not working on it at all this past weekend as hubby & I were asked to walk in a parade & toss<strike> poison</strike> candy to the children.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hearing</span> . . . acorns falling on the metal roof & the washing machine spinning.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Around The House</span> . . . Stuff. . . . just ordinary weekend stuff to be put away & tidy up. Nothing remarkably messy. . . .<br /><br /><b>I Am Wearing</b>. . . Oh - you're not going to believe this! Turquoise 3/4 sleeved v-neck T, walking shoes AND red plaid flannel pajama pants! Yep - you heard right! I am SO stylin' this morning!<br /><br />Hubby, daughter & I made a quick day-trip yesterday & I ended up spending the night @ DD's house. I didn't have pajamas w/me so I borrowed the plaid pajama pants. We had to hit the road very early this morning & I didn't feel like putting my khakis back on, so she drove me home in this outrageous combo!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span> . . that the load of whites is probably ready to go into the dryer.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wondering</span> . . . how productive today will be. I'm not a big fan of cloudy weather. Not when I need to get things done.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> One Of My Favorite Things</span>. . .A clean kitchen. And I was happy to bless my daughter & wash, dry & put away all her dishes & have her start her week w/a relatively clean kitchen.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Something You May Not Know About Me</span>. . .When it's hubby, daughter & myself traveling. . . . I let my daughter ride in the front with my husband. I use the excuse of her bad back. . . . but really it's because they don't get to spend as much time together as she & I do, & I know they especially enjoy the time together in the front!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About Today's Photo</span>. . . Sweetest & youngest granddaughter in the prairie costume I made her. Isn't she adorable? This fantastic photo was taken by <a href="http://saintdepraved.com">my son</a> (on his cell phone, no less!) - edited by me.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NnCqIbUAJIa6HgbP75X7HexsxuRFOkvmrfVsadz-DX7P6Ca88REsay70BFV0VkfT2pHtfpZ0Jh9_qkeqNF3QwHH46sbWEiZC8kuoJREmaCRglzk6vV65de0dNgPgP6CLZjfVSeGkU80/s1600/chloecropped.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NnCqIbUAJIa6HgbP75X7HexsxuRFOkvmrfVsadz-DX7P6Ca88REsay70BFV0VkfT2pHtfpZ0Jh9_qkeqNF3QwHH46sbWEiZC8kuoJREmaCRglzk6vV65de0dNgPgP6CLZjfVSeGkU80/s400/chloecropped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534682461635113378" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATyZvWGZYrDtEO9Qx28k7pgla7xwS85UhnGtqzf-eEL3yXKSMr7w0QhZ9kwpXYT0BK9Twr0HeYpqGFfI-FMD0XrBQjLe6wRBCqo-cl1dzd2-Hgcj9EfJ659s3HmEpFL4s4TQMj1-nBCE/s1600/chloe+edited.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgATyZvWGZYrDtEO9Qx28k7pgla7xwS85UhnGtqzf-eEL3yXKSMr7w0QhZ9kwpXYT0BK9Twr0HeYpqGFfI-FMD0XrBQjLe6wRBCqo-cl1dzd2-Hgcj9EfJ659s3HmEpFL4s4TQMj1-nBCE/s1600/chloe+edited.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-91553693179690754772010-10-30T18:36:00.000-05:002010-10-30T18:36:32.174-05:00For Today - October 30, 2010 - Saturday<span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside My Window</span>. . .It's chilly & the sun has almost completely set. Bright yellow mums are watered. A few of the brightly colored leaves & acorns are swept from the sidewalk. The rug has been shaken out & is back down in front of the door.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hearing</span> . . . the football game that my hubby is watching in the next room.<br />
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<b>I Am Wearing</b>. . . white jeans, red turtleneck, black fleece vest & walking shoes.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span> . . that I need to go wash dishes & tidy the kitchen<b> before</b> making supper!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wondering</span> . . . how much I will get done tonight. There is *stuff* on the dining room table. *Stuff* I need to work on a project. I was *suppose* to work on that project today, but instead I walked in a parade w/my hubby throwing out candy to the kidlets & then visited w/my daughter for longer than I intended. But my hubby wasn't going to be home & her hubby was gone, so it was just us two girls & we had a great, great visit.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span>. . . for a fun & low-key kind of day.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">From The Kitchen</span> . . . Since we had Mexican food for lunch, supper is going to be meager: Chicken Soup.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading</span> . . . The bright pink booklet, explaining how to work the polls.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hoping</span>. . .to get ideas for my project so I can work on them Monday morning. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Around The House</span> . . . Really nothing much except a project in progress & a few dishes to wash.<br />
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One Of My Favorite Things</span>. . .Hearing my hubby relaxing in the next room. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Something You May Not Know About Me</span>. . .I once was an Election Judge. . . . maybe you didn't know that.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">About Today's Photo</span>. . . Me. . . . this is about as *costumed* as I get! :)<span></span><br />
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</span>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-25349745900254285762010-10-29T08:08:00.001-05:002010-10-29T08:18:17.593-05:00For Today - October 29, 2010 - Friday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Gt65LFL_8OGehK5M38px1IR-ZKGSzb1zBil7Bw_fJzLDMLHx8gh9QR5AYYbo97LJxp9E4rW_9Of3VyzVA7jC-ymOe_8GbcgpXZlBD_cJnCgNg4a_vdlsCOhhNCkFn_PupHtwkYoirEc/s1600/Cows.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside My Window</span>. . .Chilly willy outside! Very cool. . . almost cold. . . . but it's suppose to get up to 70 so I'm a-okay. Still lots of acorns & Sweet-gum balls on the ground. . . .And bright yellow mums near the porch! Yay for sun-shiny, yellow mums!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hearing</span> . . . a car in the distance, crows caw-ing, & a clock ticking.<br /><br /><b>I Am Wearing</b>. . . the softest blue plaid knit sleep pants & a sweat shirt!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span> . . we're<a href="http://cozylittlecabin.blogspot.com/2010/10/not-looking-too-promising.html" style="background-color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> not getting new flooring</a><span style="background-color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"> </span>any time soon in the dining room. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wondering</span> . . .What we're doing this weekend. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span>. . . for my health. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">From The Kitchen</span> . . . Old-fashioned oatmeal w/chopped organic apples & cinnamon & Lemon - Ginger tea.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading</span> . . . Nothing much at all.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hoping</span>. . .to take my sewing machine to the repair shop. The man on the phone said they can fix anything that sews. Mine is a Swiss made Elna hubby bought for me about 36 years ago. We paid $1200 for it in 1974 & according to an<a href="http://www.westegg.com/inflation/"> inflation calculator</a> it would be worth <span><strong>$5162.42</strong></span> in 2009. Since it's had only one tune-up in all these years, I think I'm gonna' keep it!!!!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Around The House</span> . . .It's cool & the house is clean & the dining/computer/sitting room is full of morning sunlight! Anyone want to come over to have their pix taken? It's the perfect time of day for natural light photography!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />One Of My Favorite Things</span>. . .Crunchy leaves. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Something You May Not Know About Me</span>. . .Hmmm? Have I told you I hate dusting & dusty furniture doesn't really bother me. I think it probably <b><u>should</u></b> bother me. . . .but it really doesn't. Clutter drives me batty & I'm usually pretty good about putting things back where they belong. But dust? It's a-okay w/me! Shameful, I know. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About Today's Photo</span>. . . <span jsid="text">The little cabin is on a corner, surrounded by cattle, pastures & woods. This was seen on the little side road while walking the dog yesterday. . .</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Gt65LFL_8OGehK5M38px1IR-ZKGSzb1zBil7Bw_fJzLDMLHx8gh9QR5AYYbo97LJxp9E4rW_9Of3VyzVA7jC-ymOe_8GbcgpXZlBD_cJnCgNg4a_vdlsCOhhNCkFn_PupHtwkYoirEc/s1600/Cows.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Gt65LFL_8OGehK5M38px1IR-ZKGSzb1zBil7Bw_fJzLDMLHx8gh9QR5AYYbo97LJxp9E4rW_9Of3VyzVA7jC-ymOe_8GbcgpXZlBD_cJnCgNg4a_vdlsCOhhNCkFn_PupHtwkYoirEc/s400/Cows.jpg" border="0" height="300" width="400" /></a>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-312990920224000153.post-77100234900841456392010-10-26T07:17:00.001-05:002010-10-26T07:19:24.875-05:00For Today - October 26, 2010 - Tuesday<span style="font-weight: bold;">Outside My Window</span>. . .It's cool, damp & breezy w/a chance of rain this morning. Last chance for this week.<br /><br />Lots of acorns & Sweet-gum balls on the ground. . . .<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hearing</span> . . . the wind blowing, crickets chirping & Shiloh snoring.<br /><br /><b>I Am Wearing</b>. . . the softest blue plaid knit sleep pants & a T-shirt<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Thinking</span> . . that as much as I want new flooring in the dining room, it's a bit of an undertaking to have it done by Thanksgiving. Hubby will do the job himself. . . . he's just that kind of guy. . . and more than capable. . . . but a lot to do before Thanksgiving.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Wondering</span> . . .if we'll be able to do a controlled burn this weekend, as planned. I need to call the Fire Station today & find out if they think it's safe enough. I'm guessing the answer will be "no".<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Grateful</span>. . . that the house is clean.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">From The Kitchen</span> . . . organic banana & pear. Planning to have a super protein drink for breakfast 'cause I'm not really hungry for anything else. And it's still warm enough for smoothies. I don't care for them during cold weather, so might as well enjoy while I can!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading</span> . . . current issue of <a style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);" href="http://www.texasmonthly.com/">Texas Monthly</a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I Am Hoping</span>. . .to buy some pumpkins and mums!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Around The House</span> . . .Clean sheets with that wonderful clean smell! Freshly swept & vacuumed floors. Tidiness abounds!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />One Of My Favorite Things</span>. . .is a house that doesn't need much work done to it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Something You May Not Know About Me</span>. . .I am usually reading several books at one time. And I don't read fiction. I used to. But now I find it much more interesting to read up about photography or Essential Oils or gardening or. . . . .<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About Today's Photo</span>. . . Grandson & <b>Anolis Carolinensis</b> @ Texas Fresh Water Fisheries.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaTgwPy4rHOJCCy3PkabwzdLalEhnmyUH7oY3ZIqw5lVclovWuzq2_aKvLGtKi3FvmDCEubyF-9YhuXZ2UwudEqmiW-W0Z3rg6K6ypooRpVc1P3nJV7Y96ZKYtp4nQabet9VNzfgyjAA/s1600/anole.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaTgwPy4rHOJCCy3PkabwzdLalEhnmyUH7oY3ZIqw5lVclovWuzq2_aKvLGtKi3FvmDCEubyF-9YhuXZ2UwudEqmiW-W0Z3rg6K6ypooRpVc1P3nJV7Y96ZKYtp4nQabet9VNzfgyjAA/s400/anole.jpg" border="0" height="400" width="400" /></a></div>Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.com0