Martha Stewart

This is a picture I drew of Martha Stewart. Does it look like her?

Miniature World

This is a museum in Canada. Check it out.

http://www.miniatureworld.com/index.html

Typoclycemia

Believe it or not you can read this!

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. But beuasce of the phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid (aoccdrnig to a rscheearch taem at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy) it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are witrten, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Such a cdonition is arppoiately cllaed Typoglycemia. Amzanig huh? Yaeh and yuo awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt.

Winter snow

This is what winter looks like from my kitchen window. I live in a basement apartment.

Vase

This is the new vase I bought at the Home and Garden Show. Can you tell I like pretty things?

This is me and my Hammond organ several years ago.

I gave the keyboard to my daughter, Sharon, because my hands hurt to play it. This is my grandson, Gabey, playing it.

Cross Stitch Bears

I made these cross stitch bears for my girls. I gave my daughter Christine the one cuddled up in a quilt. I knew she would like to do that. I gave my daughter Sharon the one at the fence because she loves her back yard. I gave our dear friend (she's like one of the familiy) Michelle the one with the flowers and big hat because she loves to garden and I think she would look great in the hat.

Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell

Purple violet and poinsettia

I love violets, so I got a new one at the Home and Garden show. It's doing very well. Next to it is my new poinsettia I got this Christmas.

Home and garden show

Laughing babies

Tissue paper carnations

These are my new tissue paper carnations. I've started making flowers again.

Mailbox flowers

If you like flowers, why not have them sent right to your mailbox. Just sign up for daily newsletters from one of these: Burpee, Wayside Gardens, White Flower Farm, Michigan Bulb, Park Trees & Shrubs. They will give you a daily pick-me-up! (and maybe some ideas for your own garden)

Parenthood

There is a little hand to hold,
A fresh new life to shield
From fear of darkness and the cold
The march of time may yield.

There is a little mind to train
And eyes to keep from tears.
There is a pathway to make plain
That winds through sunlit years.

There is a little heart to pack
With goodness, warmth, and pride,
And little feet that will run back
To the childhood we supplied.
from Bible Pathway

Happy New Year!

2007 was a mixed up year. Some bad things happened, but some good things happened, too.
My daughter had Baby Gideon!

A good resolution for this year would be to remember to count our blessings every day.

I pray that 2008 will be a healthy, and happy year for all of us. God bless us, everyone.

Miss Potter

I've just watched the movie "Miss Potter" that I borrowed from the library. It is the story of Beatrix Potter, who wrote "Peter Rabbit". I rarely buy movies, but I will buy this one. It is such a beautiful and well done movie. The animation is adorable. The scenery is breathtaking. If you can borrow or buy the movie, I'm sure you will like it, too.

Cheerleader purses

These are the cheerleader purses I made for my daughter Chris' cheerleading squad. She asked me to make them. She is their coach and she really loves her girls, so I was happy to make them for her. I don't think they turned out as well as I wanted, but I hope they like them.

Digital Cameras

Aren't digital cameras great! You can take hundreds of pictures and develop only the ones you want. Then you can delete the ones you don't want. Fantastic! I wish my life was like that. I wish I could delete a lot of the things I've said and done. I would go back over my life bit by bit---oh, I shouldn't have said that - delete, I shouldn't have done that - delete. Delete, delete, delete,...... So many dumb, stupid things, ugh, delete them all. I wonder what my life would be like if I had not said or done those things in the first place. I'm just human after all. I've made a lot of mistakes. I'm not perfect. I am so looking forward to going to heaven so that all those dumb, stupid things will be erased. I certainly don't want to remember them for all eternity. Jesus took all my sins away so that I could go to heaven. The biggest mistake would have been to reject Jesus' gift of salvation. Thank you, Jesus.

Sun In My Face

These are the words to a cute little song
sung in the 1930's.

I don't mind any trouble,
I drive gloom from the place,
And I'm one step ahead of my shadow,
'Cause I've got the sun in my face.

I can outrun the devil
If life is just a race
And I'm one step ahead of my shadow,
'Cause I've got the sun in my face.

I'm the sort of person
Who goes around rehearsin'
The smile all day long.

If you'd like to know why
I'm givin' care the go bye,
I've taught my heart
How to sing a song.

There is really no trouble
That a smile can't erase,
And I'm one step ahead of my shadow
'Cause I've got the sun in my face.

Christmas Video Clips

I think you will like these Christmas video clips. Just watch the first three of them. I don't like the others.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid262964880/bclid353547046/bctid353546904