Elements Of Expression or Family Room Change

Hello, I hope April has gotten started on a good note for you..
                                                   

Recently by shopping my basement and tool shed I was able to make a few changes in my family room.
 Nothing big, but enough to get noticed by my family who  has become quite indifferent  oblivious to the changes that revolve in this house.
I am not the type of person who is always changing things by any means...I tend to find a way that works as far as furniture placement etc. and I stick with it.
It is nice though to move things around and not get stuck in a rut...so maybe I will become a mover and a shaker...ha, ha:) well a girl can dream, can't she?
                                                                             

Okay on the serious side of things; the valance I had in here before was looking a bit drab.... (sorry no photo of those,already banished  I mean put away))so I discovered these I had disposed of once a few years ago from another room..
                                                              

Although I still like the picture I had above my couch'                       

I decided I'd like to use my vintage frame for something...

                                                              

I touched it up with a bit of paint,and added a dried bouquet from daughter's wedding...

simple and sensible, right? :)
                                                                                                                                 

                                                                  

I also switched up the lamp from another room...and found a pillow that says "spring"








                                                                                                                     

So not a full out room makeover but a simple solution to a tired facade.
                                                       

after I had this post together I came across a 'new ' table....future paint project...can't wait.:)...to be continued...

Still There

 Even the palest colours are breaths of mercy..
 

    the faintest whispers are words...

the quietest notes are still music..

and even echoes are heard.

Sometimes it is the still and subtle things that speak the loudest.

Open my eyes today Lord, open my ears to listen.

and at the close of this day may I not regret any aspect of it's memory.

Breaking Up Isn't That Hard To Do

I am having a little fun this morning because you know laughter is the best medicine.....
I know if my kids read this they'd roll their eyes ..."oh Mom and her corny sense of humour..." but they don't read this blog to my knowledge so I don't need to worry:)
I hope it makes you smile just a little.....

Dear Winter,
I hate to do this to you but I must be honest and end  my relationship with you.
It was always rather seasonal anyhow.

Things between us have been cold for a while now and I cannot ward off your chills anymore.
Please know I have not always felt this way.

                                                

Those  days  you romanced me with finery;sequined snowflakes and  glittering sunshine were glorious.

                                                                 

              But glittering is just that and seems rather profuse and vain.

I opt for that stable and secure knowing. That to me is hot. 
Up and down and all over the place makes me dizzy. Now I want comfortable. 
I want bare feet and  green grass. 

The elegance of white is over rated.

 A golden field of dandelions would melt your icy veneer and I would not be sad.

Because yes dear winter we had fun. You gave and I took. Now my fling with you is over.
  It's time to bow out graciously. I will remember you even though you have over stayed your welcome.

 Apple trees want to bloom.

        these photos ( in collage)I treasure were ones taken by daughter Katrina, not living here at present and missed:)



May your week be sunny and bright, whatever the weather.

Here We Are Already

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Yes, time flies
Things change.                                                                         
Life can blur
Right on the page.

We're a dot
A speck in time.
Risking all
For a dime.

Keep the Faith,
Don't give up
Make great memories
From every drop.

Sing out loud
Thank God you're free
Hold loves hand
While you dance with me.

Because time flies,
Things change.
Life can blur
Right on the page.


A new week is here ready for the taking.  April will soon be no more than a dot on the page.Don't the months seem to fly by even more as we are older and children become 
replicates of us, even though we've willed them not to.
I hope you had a good weekend. The weather was beautiful here.
Sandals appeared,my girls found their flip flops....backyard trampolines were bouncing with kids high on spring fever energy.

Hope your week is off to a pleasant start.... 

the chives in my herb garden are coming along nicely...also mint and a few things that will surprise me...I tend to forget what I've planted  sometimes,so I look forward to being surprised:)










hubby picked up 25 new laying hens for me...
so I'm looking forward to an abundance of eggs....

(I hope I haven't turned you off of eating eggs)

dead things are being removed,
      empty things 
                are waiting


            to be filled.

I head out in my trusty garden shoes....

                        
                         with hope in every step...


555-chickens &eggs,556-watching Les' Miserables..(WOW and WOW)557-Grace and it's awesome power,558-a relaxing Sunday afternoon,559-baptism service at our church,560-walking with friend on Saturday,561-praying for difficult situation she is in,562-wedding invitations...563-laughing at this,,my youngest says"it smells like wet water in here:)

Urging April

APRIL,you  summon spring like no other month can,eventually spring  relents to your winsome ways.

April,no fooling around please
for I am earnestly waiting  warmer weather to engage  in nature's serenade,and coax the grass toward green.
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April showers,you bathe my spirit and refresh my soul, as first signs of life pushing upward,cause tingling elation.

April's breezes, so perfect to dry lines of flapping clothes and 
fervent farmers' fields.

Oh yes April, you are welcome here. I salute your winning charms and I feel honored to be privy to your secrets. 

a little ditty to express how patient I am being as I wait...:))                                      

   this picture was taken on the weekend.we had a few days of sun and warm temperatures. It didn't take my girls long to haul out the chairs and get comfy...but that was then..
now it is back to cold winds...


487-Easter:the TRUTH,488-long bike ride on the weekend,489-rains washing the world,490-birthday cards,491-personality differences,492-clothes line,493-trampoline jumping,494-plans for summer,495-shopping at Target,496-good days with my kids,497-prayers prayed and answered,498-waiting without waning.499-smiles from strangers,500- fun friendships.

It's Spring..sooner or later!

  Spring is here and even though it doesn't feel anything like it around these parts,it will show up albeit,fashionably late but it will come, and soon we will bask in the beauty of it's offering...hope you enjoy a hop and a skip on me...:)
                                                        listen...

                                                             

1. spring  

   /spriNG/
   

   Verb Move or jump suddenly upward or forward.

   Noun The season after winter and before summer.

   Synonyms verb.   leap - skip - bound - hop noun.   source - fountain - fount - well - leap - springtime

The day the Lord created hope; was likely the same day
                                  He created spring.Bern Williams)

Let us then be up and doing With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait.Henry W Longfellow)

Look at that sea, girls--all silver and shadow and vision of things not seen. We couldn't enjoy its loveliness any more if we had millions of dollars and ropes of diamonds.”
(L M Montgomery)

I must lose myself in action,lest I wither in despair. 
                        (Alfred Lord Tennyson)

these photos are credited to my daughter Katrina, who loved using her  affable, younger sisters as subjects.
I recall it being a rather busy, Saturday morning and I thought they could be 'helping with chores...'now these are some of my most treasured photos.... 


            Spring hugs my friend,which aspect of spring are you 
                          waiting for the most?

Spring Things and Stuff...

Spring is beginning to peak around the corner here....
so I thought it'd be fun to share a few glimpses...

     
      my youngest was home a few days feeling a bit under the weather,so the second day we made these  tulips out of egg cartons...a little crafty spring bouquet....

my bargain new spring purse...not always easy to find a purse that's just right, but I think this one is close; I like the two side pockets for phone and sunglasses...

soon we shall see the spring birds hopping about...

I love the fabric on this vintage looking shirt my daughter and I found last week....

I cleaned my refrigerator today before I did the grocery run....

aren't we abundantly blessed to be able to go to a store and purchase such a variety of food?

with the floor reno complete I can now continue shuffling other sundry items such as my husbands antique bottles....

the other week at our local library I scored big off the 'discard' table.......
as I was happily adding them to my library my son said to me,"now you should get rid of five books, Mom."(I've talked to them about the in/out policy to combat clutter) "that is true for everything but books." was my response.




I had the privilege of watching this musical last evening with a friend who had a spare ticket...now I'd love to plan a mother/daughter event to watch it again...


How about you, are you anxiously awaiting spring with all it's newness or are you like my husband who recently stated "he still wants to hibernate a bit?"


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Ode to the Dandelion

 Oh dandelion,how I love thee....

 You speak to the eternal child in us all.....

 Innocent days,love and laughter'

 Sitting in meadows ; one child among ten.

 Creating memories I love to recall.

                     
                                Some pics from my morning stroll....

Couldn't help but think of this verse...

As for man his days are like grass,

he flourishes like a flower of the field;

the wind blows over it and it is gone...

Psalm 103:15,16.

A Glider flew across the endless blue....

From Our House To Yours...

 

HAPPY EASTER!!!

Happy celebrating our risen Lord!