On Geezerhood...

I have a constant struggle with my husband because he refuses to admit that he is old.

I do not have such misgivings - I have considered myself an old woman since I was in my 20's.  (Long story)  Don't call me middle aged, because that is just a LIE.  I refuse to even entertain the notion that I will live to be 120!

I embrace my geezerhood, and am determined to take full advantage of it - senior citizen discounts?  Love it! - Handicapped parking? - Perfect!  I can say whatever I want, and I'm just considered colorful - I can wear what I want - fads mean nothing to me.  Do I look wrinkled and ugly to you? - Who cares, no one looks at me anymore anyway!

Am I over the hill - I sure hope so.  Have you ever been on a roller coaster?  The ride up is boring - the chugging and dragging and anxiety are unbearable - but when you get to the downward side - that's when all the fun happens!  

Who wants to deal with the agony of climbing to the top all of their lives?  Let's have some heart stopping, grin inducing action!  ...And if we slobber or wet ourselves on the way down - well, that's just one more thing to laugh about.

Grand Children Are a Gift...

I just spent a couple of weeks with my three grand daughters.  I love these girls!  They are each so unique and full of life and fun!

My oldest daughter has been most helpful - sending me lots of craft ideas that I could do with them during our time together (they love to create things.)
One of those ideas was fairy houses.

(via Etsy)

JoAnn's, Michael's, and even Walmart has some very inexpensive unfinished wood bird houses that were perfect for this project.

(via rockartist.hubpages.com)

(via inspirationgreen.com)

 We had so much fun - they mostly just painted theirs, but they had a great time anyway.









I have a tip now that I've done it once - if you're going to use pinecones for your shingles like in that center one - find pinecones that have been on the ground a while, and have started to decay a bit - otherwise, they are a bear to get to break apart!



Here's how mine turned out:

Hello

...And welcome to my new space.

I have grown so weary of all the negativity on Facebook, and am bored with other social sites, so I am wishing to create a more peaceful friendly space where I can just share my thoughts, interests, and passions - hopefully interspersed with a little humor (because a day without laughter is a wasted day indeed!)

I am excited to embark on this new journey, where I hope to share my love of books, gardening, crafts, decorating, food and all things that I have or do love about living in this country...

So, LET'S DO THIS!  :-)

Can I start off with a book review?

I just finished The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley.  I've been reading my way through all of Susanna's books - she weaves tales that take place in the past and the future consecutively, through some kind of magical time travel.  This one begins in Scotland, but ends up in Russia.  It's a complicated story, but beautifully woven with rich detail.

That being said, I can't say that this one will go down as one of my favorites (still voting for Winter Sea and The Shadowy Horses as favorites,)  But I did enjoy it immensely.