Reflections

Fireplace

2012-01-13T23:30:00.000-08:00

If there are no fireplaces at home the best place is another

one in someone elses home or possible a mall with a hot

chocolate or coffee before stores open and customers arrive.

Newspaper or book in hand spending a few moments of

quiet ans rest before the day begins.

Drawing

2011-02-05T22:48:00.000-08:00

As I was going through some things in a small box over the last few days I came across this picture that I drawn some years ago. From what I remember I was only about 11 or 12 when it was drawn. It is fun to look back on what one has done when we were young. I'm not sure why I drew the picture other than for fun. It wasn't a school project that I know of or remember. It brings back many memories of the place where one lived and went to school at the time.

Drafts

2011-01-23T12:40:00.000-08:00

Have you ever had the feeling that something wasn't quite right. And then you realize too late that it was a little cool, cooler than it should be. It can so easily happen. Never leave home without checking in the mirror first. Thinking back to working in retail, in a store with womans clothing store there were many things that happened. And this could often happen to customers (and it did) by accident. Good thing for mirrors. And also giving one quick check before leaving the home or someone (staff) kindly helping out in a store.

His eye on the sparrow

2009-01-04T19:49:00.000-08:00

Last summer as I glanced out the window from working at some recipes that I'd been working at for the cookbook of Moms recipes, I noticed a tiny little bird (a sparrow I think) drinking water from the little pools of water left on the railing from the rain. As I watched it went to rest for a little while on the bottom rail of my balcony. Over the last months as I have looked back at this picture I am reminded of how God's eye is on the sparrow, looking after its ever need. Just a few days over three weeks after taking the picture Mom passed away and I am reminded over the days, the weeks and months of how Gods eye is on the sparrow and how much more so is His eye is on us meeting our every need!

2009-01-01T11:45:00.000-08:00

A full year has come to a close. Each day a page was written on. Some sad and others joyful. With the old year closing a new year has begun with each day a new page. Clean and fresh waiting to be written on. Leaning and trusting in the Lord for each day.

2008-10-12T21:08:00.000-07:00

Fall is in the air. The leaves on the trees and bushes have turned beautiful colors. The air outside this Thanksgiving weekend sunday was freezing. Ones breath hung in the air. With the weather getting cooler as we near the winter months the fireplace in the main picture of this blog looks welcoming. To be able relax by the fire and find a good book to read with a hot cup soup or tea or hot chocolate and get comfortable in a big old easy chair for the evening!

Rainbows

2008-07-06T20:40:00.000-07:00

Here it is almost the middle of July already! We have had some warm weather and near the end of some of these days we have had some refreshing rain showers along with the displays of lightening and thunder to follow! Following these little outbursts of showers comes a rainbow along with the sun shining again so brightly. As I sit here this evening looking out my living room window after the rain, it is too late for a rainbow. But I listen to the birds, or maybe it is just one, softly singing their lullibies as the evening draws to a close.

Rainy Days

2008-05-22T16:23:00.000-07:00

Sitting near the window watching a gentle shower coming down, washing the leaves of the trees and grass of any dust, making everything so green. Flowers reaching up for a drink. A gentle breeze blowing tree branches lightly. Wishing for a fireplace to warm up to and take a little bit a chill off the room. Getting something hot to drink. A hot apple cyder or hot chocolate maybe!? Lighting a few candles and then with a good book and wishing for that fireplace to taking the chill off the air...sinking into a large easy chair and reading into the evening. Occasionally looking up to watch the rain splash off the outside chair. A tiny bird taking cover in a tree nearby! The stream in the back lane making it's way to the street but not before going through a large puddle! Relaxing.

Sunshine!

2008-04-25T16:28:00.000-07:00

At last! Sunshine! Amazing! The snow is melting! Only a few flakes of snow falling late in the afternoon as the sun shone for a little while with a temperature around the freezing point! Could there possibly be a heat wave coming of normal temperatures! Smile! Flowers coming soon from under that blanket of snow with more of the sunshine coming! Whew!

Is it spring yet?

2008-04-20T19:40:00.000-07:00

As I sit here looking out onto a winter wonderland.... Oh no, thats right, it is spring! If it wasn't so bright out this late in the evening one could very easily think it was still winter out there with the windchill especially! Is spring really out there somewhere?!!

Baking

2008-04-12T11:43:00.000-07:00

Baking! Some of the baking done at Easter time. There was always the smell of fresh baking around special holidays in the year! Thinking of all those times an idea came to mind to try to put as many of those recipes together somehow as possible. In doing so, many memories have come to mind. Memories of walking home from work, coming in from the cold to the smell of some kind of cookies, pies or buns that Mom had been baking for the Christmas season. Evenings spent in helping to put icing on the cookies. What a variety of baking to choose from! As I go through the recipes now I think of another and then there is that other recipe I don't want to forget! What fun to do this and hope that it will all work out for others to enjoy too!

Winter wonderland

2008-04-11T21:28:00.000-07:00

How does the saying go? April showers bring forth May flowers! Although the snow yesterday was pretty as the flakes fell, it looked like the May flowers would never come even though spring had already arrived! Now with the snow basically gone the anticipation of those May flowers returns!

Frazzled?

2008-04-05T20:42:00.000-07:00

This little character reminds me of some days that a person may have! That of feeling a bit frazzled at the end of a work day, or maybe just at the end of a 'work day at home.' Have you ever had those days? Whatever the case, having that cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate after getting home to enjoy! Being able to sit and relax with either a good book, maybe just some quiet music in the background? A time of some kind to gather our thoughts together in one way or another.

A thousand words!

2008-04-04T16:01:00.000-07:00

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words. As I am not as talkative, I have become more talkative through the pictures I have taken! As I go through my pictures each one has a story in itself. For those of you looking at them, you will either see the same thing that I do or something that is totally different. As you go through the different sites of pictures, feel free to comment on them if you like.
Going through my pictures as I sit by the warmth of the "fireplace", a cup of hot chocolate at my side and enjoy the many stories before me!