Lift Your Mood and Let Optimism Rule!

Drink your tea slowly

and

reverently,

as it is

the axis on which

the world earth

revolves -

slowly,

evenly, 

without rushing

toward the future.

~Thich Nat Hahn

The most important thing

is to enjoy your life -

to be happy -

it's all that matters. 

~ Audrey Hepburn

Life your mood and let optimism rule!

Here's to your health!  

I would like to join Martha and Terri for tea. 

Here's a Few Words

Here's a few words I can use to sum up

EVERYTHING

I've learned about life:

It Is What It Is

and it goes on...

   

I enjoy my granddaughters very much.

I would like to join Mary for Mosaic Monday.

Here's to your health!!

Had an awesome breakfast this morning.

Hit up the ole Nutri Bullet

with some frozen mixed berries

and a big scoop of Rich Chocolate Protein Powder.

So rich and creamy!!

You know, you can also put this

in a glass container

(as opposed to plastic)

and put it in the freezer

for a snack later on.

 

But I couldn't wait.

POWER UP!!

Here's to your health!



Fall - Pink Saturday

Fall is my favorite time of year,

but by living in the South

we don't have the "blessings"

of seeing the trees turn their

amazing colors.

WE DO, however,

continue to have AWESOME

Spring like weather, (but some days
there is still too much humidity),

so I will be sharing some

of the South's Fall colors.

Some beautiful little roses are still in bloom.

A leaf now and then, falls.

Acorns have fallen and are ready for the squirrels.

I found these on the ground all grouped together.

The lantana (did I spell that right) is bloom beautifully.

Even honey bees are enjoying this weather!

And who wouldn't appreciate this beautiful color!!

I also enjoyed seeing the butterflies having a pleasent time.

Here's a tidbit for you:

Traditionally in most (all?) cultures

men prefer blue and women, red shades.

Interesting enough,  these preferences are not taught,

but built in. (various studies prove that.)

In the ancient knowledge of Yoga,

the right energy channel of a human body  

is said to be yellow(can get red).

It contains heat and generally stands

for the Sun and masculine principle.

The left energy channel is of a blue colour

and stands for the Moon and the female principle.

By the way, the same works for

Yin and Yan in the Chinese philosophy.

Thus, men prefer blue because it balances their yellow/red energy,

 and women prefer red (pink, orange, etc.) because it balances their blue!

 

I love this time of year. It's a time when we Southern's

get a break from the humidity....most days.

I'm joining Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday.

Why don't you join in?

Here's to your health!

 

PUMPKINS, no Carving...

Well, the granddaughters wanted to try their hand at painting pumpkins.

So off to Walmart we go.

Got some acrylic paints, brushes, and some small pumpkins.

Little Bit decided to paint her pumpkins blue and pink.
This just happens to be her's and her sister's favorite colors.



Doodles decided that one pumpkin would be white,

but hadn't made up her mind what color to do for the other.

Little Bit has a pretty good start on hers. The Pink and the Blue

are really pretty colors.

The project is coming along really nice. It just takes time...

Doodles dolls are standing close by to watch the progress.

Little Bit is helping her pumpkins to dry.

Will this project EVER get done?

Actually, you wouldn't have to paint the bottoms since

you don't really see that part when you set them around.

But we were having fun and decided to paint the whole thing.

Can you believe it! They are done!!

Don't you just love Little Bit's one-eyed pumpkins!

The girls had some pink beads and little flowers, so I

decided I'd super glue some on this pumpkin.

Doodles decided that her other pumpkin would be Rainbow colors.

Doodles said that she didn't want to paint the stem for THAT
was the best part of the pumpkin.  Well, I think the colors are AWESOME!

Each pumpkin gets a special place in the house.

That was so much fun! The best part was just being
with my granddaughters and listening to them talk
about school and their friends; Listening to them laugh;
Being excited about their pumpkins...

Yea, I'm blessed indeed.

I'm linking with Chubskulit Rose
Color Connection!

Here's to your health!

Pink Saturday with PUMPKINS

Welcome to Pink Saturday

I'll be joining Beverly at How Sweet the Sound

for this Pink Saturday, where she brings

excitement to all bloggers

for the upcoming holidays.

This Saturday's theme is

Pumpkins & More Pumpkins 

 

Which is a GREAT theme, for 'Tis the Season!'

Getting away from the carving and mess...

I do love the simplicity of these designs

by using acrylic paint and painter's tape and 

using foam brushes to cover one section

of your pumpkin with two coats of acrylic paint.

Please allow 30 minutes of drying time per coat.

You get the idea!!

This is very creative and elegant! 

These are called "Veiled Beauties;"

The effect of black lace on painted pumpkins.

Begin by painting the pumpkin (shown is

Farrow & Ball's Green Blue).

Cut out pieces of lace, brush matte Mod Podge

onto the back sides, and adhere to your pumpkins.

Finish by sealing each with a topcoat of Mod Podge.

BEAUTIFUL!

I do LOVE these!

You start off by brushing the entire pumpkin white

flat acrylic craft paint; let dry 20 minutes.

For the Spiderweb, use a fine-tip paint pen. 

Draw the circles all the way around, then 

strip down the grooves. Let dry for 30 minutes.

Then place one or two plastic spiders.

For the Beetle, you can print a template

and resize if needed. Cut out the stencil

and center it on the pumpkin

using stencil adhesive.

Paint the beetle within the stencil using

three coats of black flat acrylic craft paint.

Let dry 30 minutes and remove stencil.

Now for the Wood Grain! You need to 

mix a small amount of clear glaze with black

flat acrylic craft paint.

Using a fine-tip brush and the photo as a guide

begin painting several irregular circles around 

the pumpkin, spacing them at varying heights.

To complete the pattern, fill the rest of the pumpkin's

surface with curving lines. Let the paint dry for

30 minutes.

THERE! Now you should have some lovely pumpkins

for the holidays! They are not only beautiful for October,

but will look stunning for November also.

And for Pink Saturday...

Get your pink on!!

Here's to your health!

 

I Think It's TUESDAY, Right?

It has been 3 weeks since I have had time to catch up on the latest with my tea drinkers and many other lady friends! I can't believe how the time has gone by. Sometimes I don't know in which way to turn!

Then I remember there is only ONE to turn to, Our Father in Heaven!

We had received bad news that my cousin, Kathy, had passed away.

This photo was taken just three years ago.

She was a happy go lucky kind of gal.

She was never afraid of anything and she was always daring.

She is pictured here with her two brothers.

I can't TELL you how many times listening to her

has gotten us into trouble. But I think my life would

have been a little more boring if I hadn't.

I would never have had the nerve to do those things on my own,

let alone think up some of the things we did.

Yes, Kathy was an adventurist kind of person.

Here she is with two of her three children.

Here she is with me and one of our other cousins that we

hadn't seen since he was very young.

This family reunion was very special.

There were many of us that got together and it had

been many years since we had seen each other.

Here are several of us together. Not everyone got to show up.

That is my oldest brother on the right.

My younger brother didn't make it that year. I don't know why.

He lives rather close, but I think he forgot. They say the mind

is the first thing to go...lol.

My nephews entertained everyone with some Gospel music and 

some wonderful Blue Grass.

Kathy also is survived by her two grandchildren.

Her son is on the left and that's my wonderful mother holding

Kathy's hand.

Me, Kathy, and Robin.

We are the only girl cousins. All the rest are boys.

We are all going to dearly miss her.

RIP, Kathy.

Kathy had been dealing with kidney problems,

having to be on dialysis. It finally got the best of her.

I can reflect and have good thoughts about Kathy.

She loved her children and grandchildren dearly.

Here's to your health!