05 December 2009

I simply cannot express....


how blessed I feel....

My sweetie
(and I mean sweet)
brought me roses
today
for no apparent reason.

Now,
 before you roll those eyes
and think....
Yeah, right.....
no apparent reason...
wonder what he is up to....
smirk..

I would think the same thing,
if
I was younger.....
less aware.....
naive...
or
stupid....

You see
me and my sweetie...
well,
we weren't born
yesterday...
in fact
we have driven
 around this block
many times before....

He has been
single....
married....
widowed...
married a bit more
and
divorced...
and 
then
he
was
found....



by
me.

That's it.

And
me...
well
let's just say
my story is not that different
from his.


We
have experienced
a lot of heartache...
caused a bit...
and
are healing.
together.


So you see
these roses
are not
to make up...
ward off anger...
soothe feelings....
or even
divert attention...


Nope,
they are from one old soul
to another.
smiles.


03 December 2009

Fushia Flower Power....


I know...
it's a little out of season...
but I love the color.

Thanksgiving was a blast.
I enjoyed the conversations...
the food...
the colors...
the lights....
the parades...
the football even...

But I need just a breath of spring...
I am full bore...
working all day each day on
Christmas Gifts.
I love to do it.
Most years I simply do not have the time.
This year,
I have much more time than money....
so when I thought of writing today..
all I could think about was

(is that Dobie Gillis?)

So this is the image for me today...
Hmmmm.
I think I'll sing just a bit now...
smiles.

Opps....
I'm sorry...

I didn't mean to leave you out....

"Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,



Everything that's wonderful is what I feel when we're together,


Brighter than a lucky penny,


When you're near the rain cloud disappears, dear,.....

And I feel so fine just to know that you are mine.

29 November 2009

Safe and protected....


that's how I feel when I look at this shot of the
Live Oaks at Brookgreen gardens.
Their long limbs reaching out to enclose
and enfold...
protective...
nurturing
safe,
familiar,
maternal,
Mother Earth..
good.