Thursday, March 6, 2008

Golden Barrel


This was once a small little golden barrel cactus that we gave to my husbands parents when they retired and moved into the desert that was many years ago. when we were there for the Thanksgiving holiday I took a look at them ( we gave them two) and I could not believe how fast and how big they grew. my Mother in Law says that they bloom such pretty flower.
as I said in a previous blog when we visit my family in the desert it is a place of solitude for me, one of my joys there is to walk the property and enjoy looking at all the beauty of the desert nature. and of course my mom has planted beautiful roses that seem to thrive well. there are many places in nature that I enjoy and certain things that always seem to take my breath away when I am in that environment. I enjoy these places of nature. The Mountains because
I always feel the air I breathe up there is cool, clean, my favorite Mtn place is Yosemite National
park for many reasons because I lived and worked and met my husband there, then I of course like the ocean. to stand and listen to the roar of the waves the sound of the wind to me it is a different sound than the wind of the desert. but they both make a beautiful noise. I guess it depends what my soul aches for but when I need the fill of these places I always seem to come back with a peaceful feeling that sustains me till the next time.

There


There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world and that is an idea who's time has come


Victor Hugo

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Words


"Words are the most powerful drug
used by mankind"

Kipling

Friday, February 29, 2008

sail


To always reach my destination
I can't change the direction of the wind
but I can adjust my sails

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

cosmetics


This last Saturday
My daughter and I went
shopping for her she needed
new make up and skin care line
as she wanted to try something new
so we went into several cosmetic stores
they tried many different items and I gave her my opinion( which she let me know
plainly that my opinion was no help to her!)
after all the different cosmetic lines she tried we ended up
going to one store that specializes in just cosmetics and what I thought
would be a run in there and get what you want now that you tried them all
turned into a few more hours of decisions ( only to end up with the one
she started with!!!) maybe I am out of the loop but when did choosing the
right kind of cosmetics become such a chore! granted I wanted her to
have fun choosing and really get something that she liked but seriously I was not
planning on it being an all day thing. well at least I am grateful that after the 6 plus hours
it took her we had a pleasant dinner and she has been really happy with it!!!

Sunday she and I went to the movies ( she is my chick flick buddy!)we
saw Definitely Maybe it is such a cute movie!) in fact we decided if we can't find
another new one to see next Sunday we may go see this one again she liked it that much!
well all in all it was a great memory for me ( as much as I was grumpy about her taking forever
to decide I would not have traded that day for anything I am glad that she enjoys doing things with me.
she did let me know that one day soon we need to go cosmetic shopping for me
I am not sure I am quite ready for that yet!!!

Monday, February 25, 2008

the game

SCATTERGORIES" ...It's harder than it looks! Copy and paste into your blog and try it!
**Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following --they have to be real places, names, things ...nothing made up! You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

What is your name...........................Debbie
4 Letter word....................................Darn
Vehicle................................................dodge
City......................................................Denver, Co
Boy Name...........................................Dave
Girl Name...........................................Dina
Alcoholic Drink...................................Dandelion & Burdock
Occupation......................................... DR
Something you wear..........................Dress
Celebrity..............................................Doris Day
Food......................................................donut
Something found in a bathroom........disposable wipes
Reason for being late...........................Dr. Appt
Cartoon Character...............................Daisy Duck
Something you shout...........................DUH
Animal....................................................Dog
Body part...............................................digit ( medical term for finger or toe)
Word to describe you........................... daffy

I saw the challenge to play this game on Brushstrokesfromtheheart so I thought I would
give it a try!!