There is. . .

always. . .

always. . .

always. . .

something to be thankful for. . .With a thankful heart, I am wishing you a very happy day, dear friends.  Through all of life's ups and downs there is always something for which we can be truly grateful!  I am especially thankful for each of you today!

What a blessing and a privilege. . .

to love and be loved by my precious children and grandchildren. . .

there is nothing sweeter in life than to have small arms around my neck and a sweet voice saying to me, "I love you, Gee!"

my cup runs over when my fourteen year old grandson calls me just because he wants to tell me what is going on in his life. . .

to be able to read them a bedtime story is perfect. . .

and to buy them that birthday present they have been longing for makes me smile. . .

"You ask how much I love you

I'll tell you true
Until the twelfth of never

I'll still be loving you!"~lyrics to "The Twelfth of Never"

Sending you, dear friends, all my love and wishing much happiness for you and your loved ones.

Hurry, autumn, hurry. . .

I decorated the front door and entranceway to my little apartment cottage for autumn. . .

Autumn is my favorite season and so I put out pumpkins and autumn flowers to celebrate the season. . .

My neighbors may think I have completely lost it. . .decorating for autumn when it is one hundred degrees outside. . .I will let you in on a little secret. . .I don't worry so much what anyone else thinks about me now that I am entering my "autumn season" of life. . .If it makes me happy, then I do it!!!

"Youth is like spring, an over praised season more remarkable for biting winds than genial breezes. Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers, we more than gain in fruits."~Samuel Butler