Extra arty update.

I have been painting a mural in a friends show house. The room is an attic space that is 33 feet long. I'm painting a total of 875 square feet. I've driven up 3 weekends in a row, and will be up many more. I love how it is starting to look. Dad, thank goodness, helped me with blocking in the main colors the first time I was up. That took forever!
So, here are the basic pictures so far of the end I am working on. I want to finish that next weekend and get the fishy end started!

Sunny morning drive.

This is what my drives into work have been looking like with all this good weather. This was taken about 6:30 am. Pale blue sky, mist on the fields, cool air. Been driving with the window down and the radio off. I love my commute!

Soon I will be on my way.

I head to Seattle again this morning to paint the mural at Tom's house. I am excited, but craving a quiet weekend at home. I am looking forward to rolling out of bed next Saturday when I please, not when the alarm wakes me. I am looking forward to painting, yard work and sitting around with a good book or magazine. I am looking forward to a weekend of motion that doesn't involve 350 plus miles of driving.

Whine whine whine.

Crafting goodness!

This is my collection of little inchies, all ready to fid new homes.

While Mom and Dad were here, Dad put in a screen door for me. It's the last big project I have wanted to do to my little place. Every time I let a cat in or out, I would let a few flies in. There seem to be quite a few hanging about this area. They make me feel like white trash when they swarm around my house. It makes me want to wash everything down with acid or bleach or something that screams 'disinfected!!!' I know it won't get rid of the flies, be cause dirt isn't the problem. However, the association with flies and poor sanitation is impossible for me to shake.

Pug was very excited about the visit of two strangers already, but watching Dad put in the door was extra exciting for him. Dad and I put a small wood bar across the bottom to make it possible for me to cut a cat door in the screening. This has practically solved my fly problem. I was wondering how to get Pug used to the new little cat door. My solution was to simply reach through it and pull him into the house. It worked quite well after he got over the shock of the whole experience. He has used the door with no issues (except for bad aim, which is hilarious to watch!) and it's been a great addition to my little place. Thanks Dad!

The visit.

Mom and Dad came to visit this last weekend. We had a such great time! They met me at work Friday and we headed over to the Hollywood district to find 'Cafe Hibiscus'; a little Swiss restaurant they found a review for in a magazine. Bless the owner's heart, she was booked solid for the night, but squeezed us in when she heard Mom and Dad had driven from Seattle to eat there. I am so glad she did because it was truly like eating in Switzerland! Amazing food. Just amazing! I had (of course) the wurstsalad, and I will be going back for more. The dressing they used was just like the stuff you get in Switzerland, and I tell ya, we can't find that here. Except....(drumroll)...now we can because they make it and sell it. Oh heaven on earth! I think I will build a shack behind this restaurant and live there so I can be close to the wursties. Very, very close.

We drove around a bit before dinner and stumbled upon one of the McMenimen pubs and hotels. This one was the Kennedy School, which I have been to before. The owners buy old buildings, and them renovate them. They decorate them up and theme the rooms. It's amazing and quite beautiful. I think they own 8 buildings in all, and I'd love to spend a night in each one. Anyways, I showed them around. I have been to this one a few times, so know where the really cool rooms were. The have one bar called The Boiler Room which is done up with a lot of creative pipework. It is my favorite room there. Here are 2 pictures. The hall is a good taste of the decorations throughout the entire building, the second is of the bar I like.

Well, more later. Need to get ready for work.

A Memorial Monday.

So, I actually arose from bed early enough to write in my journal, and it felt great! Unfortunately, the day went downhill from there. Minutes after I was done I received a phone call. My phone does not ring at 5 am, so I knew it wasn't good. Thank gods it was only Jason (my partner at work, or as I like to call him; my work husband) telling me he was sick and not coming in. Okay. Guess I'd rather know as soon as possible. The dilemma: I cannot enter the work place alone. It is corporate rules. They like to say it's for safety, but really it's because they don't want me stealing anything. SO, now I have to wake up Boss Maria and find out if anyone else was scheduled in at the same time Jason and I were. I don't have online access to anyone else’s schedule, so I have no way of knowing this. Thank god the answer was yes. Unfortunately, by the time I was done with the calls and getting dressed for work, I didn't have time for breakfast. So, hungry Silly gets behind the wheel of the car and drives an hour, thankful no one else is on the road due to holiday-ness. I end up having time to swing thru Burger Thing (which I hate but it's the only 24 hour drive thru close to work) and pick up a yummy sausage biscuit meal deal. Oh, but they are out of tater tots, so am I okay with fries? Well...I guess. Oh, and we are not only going to give you burned tasting coffee, but the completely wrong order, too. However, you won't know this cuz you need to be somewhere fast, and don't have time to check the order until you get far, far away and cannot do anything about it. Oh, but here's some extra sugar and creamer for the burned coffee, though. We find that helps with the whole burnt flavor thing.Ugh.I get to work to find some uncaring truck driver has blocked all the safe employee parking spaces with his big fat rig, so I have to park my car in the criminal zone. Break-ins have occurred here. I don't like my little Kiwi parked there. Not much I can do about it, though. I have managed to arrive at work just in time to let the people in with enough time to get to the time clock. Oh, wait. I left my keys at home in my other jacket. Crap! Now I have to call poor Kay, get her out of bed to come down and let us in. She has to give me her key to the store before heading back home because the spare set we keep in the office doesn't actually work on any of the building's outter wall doors, including the one to the compactor. Great. I can, however, get into the office and cash office, so if I wanted to steal some money or a really crappy computer, I could. I just couldn't get OUT of the building with it. Whatever.There are no work lists left for me, giving me or my team any direction, and all of the freight that we didn't get put out from last Wednesdays truck is still in the back, waiting. Funny how getting it out in one day never seems to work like it's supposed to according to the brains at corporate headquaters in Area 51. Anyhow.. we start in on that. After we open, I spend the rest of the day answering questions, helping customers and battling tears because I am helpless without my keys and getting nowhere with the freight. I am also getting angry because I am tired of the truck crew not busting a move and getting it done the day it comes in. Oh, and I am feeling postal because of all the days of missed meds I have had lately. Oh, and the boyfriend break up. And stress dreams. Did I mention those? No? My bad. Sorry.Enter lunch. Yummy lunch. Forgot the silverware. I search for stray plastic utensils everywhere. Nothing. Thus, lunch with fingers. Makes it hard to escape into Sudoku for half an hour when you have lunch fingers.Enter rest of day. Crazy. That sums it up. People with 3-day weekends love to shop at Michaels. For three days, apparently. Heard lots of "I was here yesterday, and you still had---" Really? Would you like a job application? I mean, if you are here that much anyways, might as well put ya ta werk. Seriously.
Needless to say, I had the opportunity to stay extra hours because Jason was never replaced. No one would come in on Memorial Day. Go figure. Did I pick up extra hours? No WAY! I flew out of there as fast as my tired little feet would carry me (which is pretty darn fast when properly motivated) and pointed Kiwi for the homestead. I plowed thru my list of 'have tos', laced it with a few episodes of 'Bones' and a huuuuuge plate of nachos. Now I shall snuggle with pug in my bed and hope tomorrow is, um, better.Oh, and I did put my work keys into the correct jacket, just so ya know.

my front garden

an awe moment

swappy goodness

This is my latest creation for a bookmark swap. My swap partner loves bookmarks, so what better than a book mark of bookmarks, drawn to look like things listed on her "Likes" list in her profile.

Loki at the Beach

Some cute puppy pictures. I don't think Loki has been so exhausted in his life! Almost every time we went back to the hotel room, he would throw himself down and fall asleep instantly.

Weekend at the beach

Went to the beach two weekends ago. It was my last trip with a boyfriend. I am back in the realm of single again. My choice. Healthy choice. I was having a moment of weakness yesterday, but life always has a way of reminding you why you made your choices, good or bad as they might have been.

However, I did have a good time at the beach. It was Loki's first visit, and he figured out how to dig, chase birds and get wet in the ocean in a very short time! Quick learning curve that little guy has. Of course I have a few pictures to share, as always. Seems I am rarely without my camera now. I really love it! I think the hardest part is coming home and trying not to post every picture I take. However, I will be posting pics of the beach trip, starting now!

Updatey goodness.

Well, I have another weekend before me. I will be doing a few more garden things today, and I should be done. Putting the fence up, getting the compost bin in, a quick weeding, and planting a tomato. Other things will be done, but doing this gets me caught up on home stuff. Then I can sit down with my list and refocus myself.

It's cold and drizzling out, but I have all the drapes open and am flooding myself with wonderful bright outdoor light. Smudge is snoozing on my bed, enjoying the soft and warm. I have a new pot of coffee brewing, and quiet music playing in the background. I will spend my morning catching up on my friends posts as well as mine. I will gather my notes for the huge mural I am painting for a friend and review them. Tomorrow I meet up with a coworker that has experience painting stage sets. I will split the money from this endeavor with him. I am sure he has a lot of useful information in his head I could benefit from. I think it will be a mutually satisfying joint effort! I'll head home next weekend to get supplies and lay the base coats down. Then I will plan another weekend visit for when my painting partner can join me. I am excited to see if we can get this banged out quickly and well. Like the challenge.

I promise!

I promise I'll get to posting some pictures and updates this weekend. I am just getting my groove back, and there are some other things I need to take care of. I figure I'll save the fun for a weekend reward.

Besides, I need to make lunch, and Pug wants some playing with before I head to work. Le sigh! Work is both overwhelming and amazingly good right now. I am learning so much that it's overwhelming and confusing at best. I love it, though. I am slowly getting used to the idea that I am in charge and it's okay to act that way. I also have discovered that Maria is mot afraid of being wrong, and admits that occasionally she gives you the wrong answer or contradicts herself. It's nice to have a real boss this way.

Anyhow, I need to get going so I can head into work.

I had such a good weekend. I needed the time alone, and accomplished many tasks and played around as well. By Sunday afternoon I was missing my man, so I headed into town and spent the evening with him. My weekend felt full and well balanced. Monday I went to the Fire Station right after work and hung out with Mary Lou. I helped her fill the planter with flowers and then attended the monthly 'Helping Circle' meeting.

I haven' spent time with Mary Lou since I stayed in her place for a few weeks last year. It was nice to chit chat and play in the dirt. I found this guy on the walkway behind some things, and moved him to a tree. He was as big as half my hand, and very sleepy. I could feel his feet gripping tightly to my skin.

So beautiful! Also found a bright green tree frog, and on my way home I passed a horned owl sitting on a low, open branch. Would have loved to find a place to pull over and look at him for a while. They are such beautiful creatures.

Hard to believe my week is half over. Where does the time go?

Such an absolutely gorgeous and beautiful sunny day!

Yesterday was partly sunny with occasional showers. I had a wonderful time crafting at the fire station. I had a productive evening at home. I pulled weeds at Ruth's, vacuumed and reorganized my little space, started a garage sale box, petted many a kitty, aired out my house, did a little deep cleaning in the bathroom, and watched a bunch of 'Farscape' episodes while doing dishes and other things. I finished and packed my Mothers Day prezzie to mail Monday. It is late, but it is awesome! I am now going to turn on some music and futz around home. I am waiting for Mary Lou to show up. She is giving me a bicycle she has that is brand new! It just needs to be cleaned up and oiled, and probably taken in to have a once over by a professional. I will now have a bike to ride the paved Banks/Vernonia trail with! Yeah!!!!!

Well, I am off to get my laundry and get my behind outside.

It's official!

okay, I am officially a crazy cat lady. Willma from the Fcco filled my trunk with catfood for Ruth, who spends $200 plus a month feeding the strays and ferals we are getting fixed. I was grinning so hard when I delivered the food to Ruth! Pug thinks the door to heaven is through my cars' trunk!

I went to bed last night to the roll of thunder. It was right overhead, and each beautiful musical short lasted about 23 second. I opened all my windows and laid down on the bed and just listened. It's been a long time since I let myself be still. I think I am afraid to be still right now. Every time I am, I think of Michael and my stupidity and get all angry and hatey. Last night the thunder kept all that at bay. It was good.
Today I will scrap book at the firestation with the ladies, plant flowers in the flower boxes there, and do whatever I want. I have a loooong list, but I am going to go with the gut and see where it takes me. Who knows, maybe we will have another thunder storm.

Cinco de I-don't-remember- much.

Had an annoying day Wednesday, so went out and celebrated at a local Mexican restaurant. I am such a light weight when it comes to drinking. I am proud of that because it means I don't overindulge. It only took 2 Cadillac margaritas on a full belly during a 2.5 hour dinner to make me super happy. So, off for a nice sobering walk I went, where I had many adventures, such as trespassing on metro property (there were ducks, I couldn't help it!), crawling under fences, and take tons of super-happy person shots of me and the people/stuff around me. Enjoy!

Dinner

Dessert

all followed by silly pictures taken by a very happy photographer.

My garden is in!

The beautiful weather this weekend allowed for some garden planting. I planted collard greens, bib lettuce, kolrabi, carrots, corn and onions. Once I get a fence up I can plant a tomatoe. When the corn is 4" tall, I'll plant beans and a zuchini squash.

And now for the silly pictures!

Camera videos

I have been taking short videos with my super-duper Christmas gift camera Dave and Beth gave me this year. I tried to edit one, and found only one program that would open it. Then half way through the opening of/converting of, I was informed that I did not have enough memory.

Looks like this girl will be cleaning up her computer next.

In other computer related news, my computer printer is not getting any power. I quickly checked connections, but a thorough "lookin' at" will have to wait until tomorrow.

Other things around the house and such.

Spring is exploding everywhere. Just when we look like we have hit the end and headed into summer, some batch of trees somewhere realizes it has not been keeping up with the Jones. It bursts into bloom and flaunts it's colors. It's been very nice indeed.

Went to the Portland Market a few weekends ago. It was quite lovely. Loki had his fist Max ride, and did quite well. We were mobbed by squeeling girls who wanted to pet the puppy, and we had beautiful sunny weather to top it all off!

Here are some pictures of this event.

So much in so little time!

I am glad I do not lead a boring life. I don't know that I would know what to do with boring. However, I do know what I would do with a little extra free time. Le sigh!

So, our boss at work "retired". a little over 2 weeks ago. We now have the manager from the Jantzen Beach store, and she is quite an amazing manager at that! I wasn't very hopeful, but things are getting done, and that makes me happy. Yesterday was the first day in months I can remember being excited about going to work! Yeah me!

I have learned that there were a lot of things being done poorly, not done at all, or done by the wrong people in the store, which is why it wasn't running smoothly. I have been informed as to what my job really is, given a helper (which I was supposed to have from the start) to do some of the grunt work for me, and they are starting to let the other managers an employees know that I am a REAL manager, and should be listened to, obeyed and all that stuff.
This, gentle readers, should make my job a lot easier in the long run.

Maria (new boss lady) has been gathering info on employees so she can work with them to make them happier and to get the store running the way it should be. But the best thing ever??! She spent the last 2 days with Jason and I, on her hands and knees like us, moving stock, getting merchandise out, and working hard.

Wow!

I am excited! I know, it takes so little.

Of course, we have a new District manager as well, and I worked with her in the Seattle area. She is a tough lady, but fair. She understands the way things really work, and doesn't get on you for the little stuff. It looks like my dream management team has a possibility of becoming a reality. Again, wow!

It's snowing.
How evil is THAT?!!!?
Esh!

I joined an online community many years ago called Freecycle.org. It is a place where people give the things they no longer want (but are still in decent shape and working) away for free to whoever wants it. Recently I was able to obtain a bunch of Carrhart jeans and a pair of bib overalls. This week I scored a new toaster (no more blue sparks!!!) and a bag of about 25 National Geographic magazines.

I feel so wealthy!

One of two paintings.

I was recently hired by an old client to paint the names of her children to hang in their rooms. I have been wanting to post pictures of the final pieces, just haven't had time. Of course, now I can only find the finished painting for the boys room. If I find the other, I'll put it up as well.

Sunday.

Ruth and I took 3 cats to the Spay/Neuter Clinic. We then went to a wonderful little restaurant called Sweet Tomato and had an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. It was wonderful! I enjoy Ruth and hearing about her life, and she enjoys getting out and about a little. This works out well for both of us.
Next, we went to the Goodwill and spent time wandering the aisles. Ruth resisted the pull of all the little treasures. I, however, did not. I purchased a new pair of tennis shoes, slippers, and a fun little plate. I also splurged and bought a $.99 elephant figurine for a friend of mine who likes elephants. It was a good shopping trip.
Richard joined us for breakfast and the shopping. Then we took him home and introduced Ruth to Loki, his new puppy. She was immediately smitten, and Loki proceeded to show his adoration of her smitten-ness by trying to lick her face off. She had a HUGE smile on her face and was all in love with him. Then the phone rang, letting me know it was time to fetch the cats from the clinic and whisk them home to a quiet environment where they could sleep it all off.

All in all a good Sunday.

Sidetracked.

Pug knocked a plant over and made a mess. Strangely, this started a chain reaction of half finished projects. You can literally look at my home and follow the path I made. I started cleaning up the plant mess, and knocked over a stack of CDs I have been meaning to check to see what is on them. So I started this, and had to clean up my computer drive to get my computer to run faster. As this was going on, I plugged in my glue gun to do a little quick decorating of a vase, and after gathering the materials, noted that I was hungry. I made a salad and had consumed part of it when the phone rang. As I was chatting, I started pulling foam core out to cut to size for another project, abandoning the glue gun and salad.

You get the picture.

I am now backtracking, and have finished all the little things I started. I will now get out of my pajamas and head down to the post office and then down the path for a walk while the sun is still out. That is, unless I get sidetracked

Size of pictures

Hey, If you think my pictures should be bigger, let me know. I make them small to speed up load time, but some of the details might be hard to see.

The old mill

Emily and I explored the old mill while she was here. The inside felt very much like a church with the cement blocks on the ground all evenly spaced in two rows, like pews, and the height of the walls. I loved the trees and the graffiti was as wonderful as traditional stained glass windows!

Art Journaling

Before Emily moved, she showed me how to make a beautiful art journal with a hand stitched binding. I have been wanting to use it, but haven't had time. When she came to visit, she brought hers, so we sat down, opened a few malted beverages, and started gluing, painting, drawing and writing. I had a great time, and now that I have started, I don't want to stop! I have a long way to go in developing a technique and style, but I love the fun little pages I have made so far.

Behold! My first Art Journal pages!

This one really made me giggle. I am not sure why I picked paper full of little hearts. I am not really a heart person. As I looked at it, I thought "Geez! That's a lot of hearts! Hey! I wonder what would happen if you put all the hearts in the world end to end?You would have a lot of dead people with no hearts."

Then I laughed, because, really, what else can you do when you have a weird thought like that? Then I made the page.What it says is "If you lined all the hearts in the world end to end, you would have a lot of dead people with no hearts." Under it, amongst the black hearts, I wrote, "Her heart unraveled at the site of him." The flowery decoration is a big sticker I had. The rest is paper cut outs, pen, and a little white paint.

I have a bunch of old lottery tickets I have saved, thinking I could use them for something. Now I have! This page says "Fold your luck carefully or it won't fly where you aim."

I was inspired by the little paper airplanes on the page, and my belief that luck is not all random. You can direct it a bit with what you do .And then there is the Swiss cow I have been saving since my first trip back to Switzerland in 1998. I decided she needed a trip to the beach, so I did a vacation memory page for dear Bessy. Plain and simple silliness here!

The first of a few little updates.

So, On my way to work this week, My car's transmission ate itself up. I barely made it to work, and spent the day getting my ducks in order to have my little kiwi taken to the car doctor. I had help from a friend that was home, which made it all easier. They looked up information for me so all I had to do was place a couple calls. I am still amazed at how long it all took.
So, I had the car towed to the Ford dealership, in case it was still under warranty. However, I did not get my hopes up. Lets face it, my luck with cars has been mediocre at best. I was able to get it towed to a dealership that had rentals, and not only did AAA cover the little extra distance on the tow (because I was a first time user), but I am comfortably driving a 2009 Ford Focus, so it is familiar in layout and handling.

The entire break down could have been so much worse. I made it to work. I could have been stuck between Vernonia and hwy 26, with miles to hike in the dark to get help. It could have been raining. I could have had to pay for the tow. So, when I went to the dealership, they all commented on how well I was taking this. My reply? "Could have been so much worse, and I can't do anything about it anyways, so I'm not going to worry about it."

This, dear readers, is my wonderful anti-anxiety medication talking. If I was not on it, I would have had a meltdown that would have lasted weeks. Honest.

Well, I received a call the next morning from Ford that I was NOT expecting. I had an extended warranty on my transmission, and so 5 days of my rental car will be free, and they will replace the entire transmission. Yeah! As much as I SAID I wasn't going to worry, I still was worried a bit. I feel so much better now, and am chatting with the mechanic about getting any other maintenance done that might need it while the car is pulled apart. Might as well save myself a trip down the road and labor costs.

SO, that is my first update. The next will be more picture filled and shorter. Off to edit some photos I took while during my Emily visit.

Quickie before work.

Had a wonderful weekend with Emily. She took the train down from Tacoma Saturday morning, and stayed the night at my place. We visited a friend at Michaels, and then went for a walk around Mill Pond in Vernonia. I have been itching to do this for some time. The weather was gorgeous and warm, and we spent part of the evening outside reading craft magazines and being accosted by the local troop of stray cats. When the sun set and it became to cool out, we moved the party indoors for home made pizza and tipsy crafting. Then we watched a movie and went to bed.

Sunday we had a quiet morning, and then drove north to Centrailia so I could drop off 2 paintings I did for a client, and to browse the antique stores. Emily's boyfriend drove down and met us, and then we headed back to our homes to rest from a busy weekend.

Now I must pour a cup of coffee and head into work.

A post with some meat on it.

So, I bet you all wonder what I have been up to here in the lovely town of Vernonia. My life has been busy and full. I like both. . I need a little more 'fun' busy, though. I have spent the last several months in a relationship which ended yesterday from a misunderstanding. It is one that could be solved with a little talk, and trust on his side, but that won't happen.

So, I have decided that I need to give myself a year to be alone and regroup. Nicely enough, this decision has fallen on Spring Equinox, a time of rebirth, so it seems pretty fitting. There will be tons of candles tonight and a little ceremony (which I have yet to figure out) and I will step into this new set of seasons with just me.

As for the work place, it has not been great, but it could be worse. My right hand man is very slow in picking up some of the basics, but he is patient with my irritation, and I try very hard to remind myself I have been with the company far longer than he. He has turned out to be a good friend, and I am looking forward to spending time with him and his wife in the future.

I have been invited to my assistant manager house to play Wii and hang, so I plan on taking her up on that soon. She transferred up from Arizona, and I absolutely adore her candid personality. She is someone I need to watch and learn from.

I am itching for a vacation. I have 2 dates I will be putting time into. One in September when my Uncle Peter and Ursi come to visit. The other will be in New York, in July I believe, with my dear friend Diana. I went last year, and plan to stay much longer this year. This leaves me a little less than a week to fiddle with. I am hoping to stick individual days onto weekends and do some trips home. Need to look into the August 1St party at the cabin, and maybe the 42nd of July party. Lots to do, lots of friends to visit.

Ruth, my fabulous cat friend, is ready to start spaying/neutering the strays she is feeling. I will pick up traps this next week and set up an appointment. Time to get these poor little guys taken care of so they don't have any more babies.

I had a tune up done on my car. After 3 years and 60,000 miles, it was starting to need it. It hurt in the pocket book, but my federal tax return will cover most of it. Now if I would just get the tax return...

Went scrap booking at the fire station last Saturday. I really enjoy this time. It makes me happy to talk crafts with people who are not customers, and with people who I am becoming friends with. It is very different than work. Very different indeed.

I am healthy and happy, and I need to wrap up this fine post and get my house in order. A friend of mine is taking the train down, and will be here at 11am. I need to get moving so I can head out at 10am and pick her up. I love when friends come to visit!

Is it really you Spring?

Seems like spring has finally sprung. I have been snapping pictures with my fabulous little camera, and wnated to share the spring love with you on this fabulous Spring Equinox day! I made the images small so they would load a little fastr. Enjoy everyone!

Oh, the cuteness!

First big felting project!

Beth creates all these lovely works of art with a needle and thread. I have always admired them. It is both a skill and a talent that she has enjoyed and worked hard at for years. I was inspired to create her a birthday gift that would compliment her works of art, so I came up with the idea of making a felted sampler. I am actually pretty proud of the way it turned out, especially since it is my first big felt project.

I used little cookie cutters like stencils. This made felting the letters much easier, and gave them a cleaner edge. I need to work on controlling the amount of wool I use in them so they are more uniform and legible. The kitty turned out quite nicely. I love the sewn on bead eyes! I am already anxious to try my hand at another felted sampler, but I need to first accomplish a few other tasks before doing so.

Spring accessories.

Took these two pictures in a park somewhere in Beaverton. I am in love with spring this year, and all her colors and sunshine and warm weather.

New addition to my household

I have a comfy chair now! It is in great shape and I bought it at a local rumage sale for $25. Some nice lady there offered to let me load it into her truck so she could deliver it to my home. I love small towns! The people are so friendly. Now I can snuggle with the kitty, watch Netflix or simply sit and stare out the window (like I have been doing for a bit this morning). It's nice!

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