Love to Last a Lifetime

In, what I like to call, my former life, I had a interior designer and a mural artist.
The mural artist, Carol Cartwright, introduced me to the interior designer.
I was probably 27 years old living a privileged but empty existence.   

The interior designer had been a nurse, in her former life.
In retrospective, she may have recognized her younger self
in me.

She had been married for over 20 years and raised a family. 
The marriage was shallow and eventually ended in divorce.

While she was a nurse, she fell in love with a cardiac patient.
They married and united their grown children and ex-spouses
into a large extended family.  They celebrated holidays and even
sailed together. 

Her beloved husband passed seven years into their enchanted marriage. 
What is lucid in my recollection is her sharing:  "Those seven years filled
me like the 20 years never could."

Recognize the light bulbs of your life.
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Hall of Jeweled Doors

Thanksgiving 2011, Joe painted the upstairs hallway and ceiling.
Last spring Mr. Lee started painting the hallway doors.
Each door will be painted a different color.
Each will have a crystal door knob.


The office door has a special pet door.
To allow Clovis, our kitty, to enter but hopefully not allow
a future pup to enter.

 

All things are possible

Just recouping from a bit of oral surgery.
Whenever my body is under stress,
inflammation flares resulting in
sharp pain in the joints of my right leg.

It is my body's way of communicating...
Slow down.
Relax.
Be gentle.

A good reminder for all of us.
Happy Saturday.

Vintage Easter

A blessed Easter to you and yours. 


Every holiday seems to take me back to my childhood.
To my siblings, my mother's cooking and holiday traditions. 


Our day started at the farmers' market.

  

















Vintage goodness.

Easter flowers.

Yo Yo Tree Tote Design

Inspiration for this weekend.   I have all the necessary materials.
Will embellish my existing green tote.  Can't wait to share my vision.

We will be painting thrift treasures, too. Lots of craftiness to look forward to.

Jesus Visits

Mr. Lee drives down the road. 
My mother's rosary falls from the rear view mirror.

I say, "It broken?"
Mr. Lee: "Probably."

I retrieve the rosary but it's not broken.
It's a signal.


We drive on.
At the next red light, a lady signals me to roll
down my window.
She hands me a $5 dollar and asks me to pass it
to the guy with a cardboard sign.

Mr. Lee hands the bill to the man.
Mr. Lee says, "It's not from us it is from the ladies in the
car next to us."

The lady says, "Say it is from Jesus."

The man, without hearing the lady,
says, "God bless you."

He is among us.

  

Ceramic Joy

A few weeks ago, without a plan, we stumbled into
a ceramic store.

Wild eyed with excitement we picked our
items and paint colors.  I highly recommend this
little adventure for the crafty family.

It is a bit pricey, but the memories and giggles are
well worth the splurge.

The colors will be vibrant after firing.


Have a lovely day my dear readers.