Awards gladly accepted.....

I love surprises...

and so today as I checked in to see what was 

happenin' in bloggin' land...

I was pleasantly surprised to see that 

MICHELLE My Belle

at the 

"Ramblings of a Peacock"

had left me a 

unexpected treat....

I have done 

not a single thing to 

be worthy...

But I like it anyway....

I am to pass it along to 15 

"newly discovered"

blogs....

Whoa!

that meant I needed to put on my 

reading glasses and 

hike around blogland for some 

undiscovered treasures...

So, off I've gone...

and come back with the 

goods...

1. WindLost

2. Wanna Buy A Duck?

3. Yeah, But Houdini didn't have these hips.

4. The World According to Isa

5. The Second Half of My Life

6. The Pink Peony of Le Jardin

7. The Paris Market

8. The Fifty Factor

9. Stuff No One Told Me (but I learned anyway)

10. Seens from the backs of my eyelids

11. Recycled Interiors

12. Older and Wisor

13. Inventing Weddings

14. Dwellers Without Decorators

15. Bless Their Hearts Mom

Admittedly,

there are some of my faves that I have been following 

for quite awhile....not really newly discovered, but 

honestly, as I went through the list I just couldn't 

pass them by....love them all...

hope I'm forgiven...

Go by and check them out!

All are worth the effort and you might just be surprised too!

smiles

Lonny love...

I admit...

I am a nut for online magazines....

Not that I can give up my 

hard copies...

sorry, no way Jose!

However 

I love 

the

way

Online versions 

can 

amaze me....

Check out 

Lonny's online magazine!

HERE

and 

scroll thru

to page

41!

The Waverly ad on that page

surprises and delights...

(maybe I am easily amused)

I think you will enjoy it 

even it you are not a mag-addict like me...

Happy Weekend!

smiles

Where did the time go....?

As I sat out on my back deck today,

in the sunshine,

wearing a sleeveless shirt,

face turning pink,

legs hopelessly pale...

I thought

"Where the heck did the summer go?"

I mean,

really!

Seems like just yesterday I was putting a load 

of sweaters away in the cedar chest....

And,

Holy Cow,

Halloween is over,

and Day light savings time

(does it really save anything?)

will be gone this weekend, right?

Well,

get ready...

here comes

the rain...

and the fog

and the snow...

But 

for 

today....

I have a 

pink face,

and a warm body...

smiles

Can we talk?

Do you have children?

Do they drive you around the bend?

Are you just about over them?

Are they living with you?

Are they in their sweet little Halloween costumes right now?

Are you going out tonight with dread?

DON'T...

be dreadful...

I promise that this is the very best time of your relationship with them....

some day in the near future,

they will be young adults

 (old children, actually)

and I mean that sincerely...

the relationship will be getting old,

and 

they will still be acting like children.

You will wish for the day that they come to you and say

"I AM MOVING OUT!"

with a huff and a puff 

they will want to knock your house down,

but they won't,

and 

you 

will 

be 

glad 

to see them out the door....

for nature, in it's infinite wisdom,

makes these old children.....

well, let's just say....

irritating as hell.....

really.

not kidding....

So, those of you who are heading out into the cold evening

with sweet little, excited children...ENJOY!

I mean it....do it while you can,

because they are aging too....

and will soon be scarier than 

the hobblin gobblins you see tonight

they will be the 

OLD CHILDREN!

Bwahaaaa!

smiles