A Suprise For My Son-in-Law

Painted on an old Bible........a portrait of my son-in-law's beloved pit bull "Bobo".

I must have at least a half a dozen old bibles on my bookshelf. They make a perfect canvas for a small painting. I can't wait to see the look on his face.

Have a Wonderful Creative Day.

Laraine

The Joys Of Thrifting

Just a few of the lovely things I found while thrifting last week. The atomic snowflake pink glasses came in a set of 10 for 25 cents each. The little silver scallop dish reminds me of the trophy Dara won while she was taking English horseback riding lessons. The two tier rattan pie or treat stand might make it up to Dara's house for the holidays. The linen towel from 1973 was one of two I was able to find. I love linen towels in the kitchen. I simply could not resist the two yellow enamal sause pans, the small seashell vase and the large "Pyrex" glass measuring cup.

Have a great day finding treasures

Laraine

A Quiet and Reflective New Year with Chocolate

I spent a quiet and reflective New Year here in my little cottage with my little pups. I fortified myself with chocolate covered pretzels that were fabulous. I pampered myself and my dogs because I am grateful for their presence in my life. They tolerate me dressing them up in funny hats so who could ask for more.

Be grateful for your many blessings in this life and whenever possible reward yourself with chocolate.

Have a great day.

Laraine

Prometheus...the prequel to Alien

Who does not remember the large alien with his chest blown out on the crashed alien ship on LV426. Apparently the film "Prometheus" takes place long before the "Space Jockey" crashed his ship.

Early reports are that the film will be PG 13 and in 3D. In the early moments of the trailer we hear a womans voice say "I was so wrong.....I'm sorry". The movie comes out in June 2012 and I'm sure we will see more trailers.

Looking forward to June.

Laraine

Awesome !!!

Over the holidays my next door neighbor and friend Kathy, better known as Ms. Fixit came over to install new lighting fixtures to my master bath and second bath. Kathy works odd jobs in our small town. She was able to purchase several styles of high end lighting at auction and was more than happy to sell them to me, with her doing the install. I must admit, I love the result. Totally awesome!

Christmas Wishes

Have a Wonderful, Peaceful, Blessed Christmas.

Laraine

Missing You "Tuffy" So Very Much

He was "just" a dog............just a dog.

My sweet little man....you do not know how much you are missed. I miss your demanding little bark for a treat when you came in from outside after doing your business.

I miss the way you barked at the cat at sunset.....letting me know it was time to put the cat out and get ready for bed. You were impatient for me to den us up in my room because you knew I could deny you nothing. You would stand at the foot of my bed and with a sharp bark, you asked for one more treat.

Why are little dog hearts programed to beat for a set amount of time. It's not fair. I am reminded of the song lyrics....."all your money will not another moment buy."

I miss you so much it hurts.

Laraine