FRIDAY THIS AND THAT---FIRST DAY OF SPRING...WHOA......

Just when you think it is going to warm up

and feel like Spring you get something

that looks like this!

At least we got plowed out---

After two days! 

Thank Goodness!

Now THAT is a

PILE OF SNOW.

It is COLD COLD COLD

 as I type this- 

Pop over for a cup of coffee

later today- 

I'm clearing a path to the front door
for you right now......

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING!

It will be better soon...

I promise!

PRETTY IN PINK? OR PEPTO-BISMOL DISASTER?

Ye Olde Bicycle
gets a tad weather-worn
during the winter season here.
Time for a little
SPRING SPRUCE UP!

I made  myself start using up
all the old paints that I have on hand.
This was one SweetCheeks picked out 

a long time ago.
It is not the paint I would have chosen
for this bike
but it IS what I had here.

And...don't go whining about the size
of the watermarks on these.
I am using Windows 10 and for some things
there is just no rhyme or reason
as to why these things happen
TO ME.....
trust me...

So-

What does ye olde bicycle look like today?

Feast your eyes on THIS!

(Well, except for my friend,Jettie-

She says pink is pukey-lol)

(speaking of Jettie-she has a bacterial

infection in her hip-had more surgery

and is in hospital for several days-

she has a good attitude after

her 5th surgery on that hip and

she thanks you 

for your prayers & well wishes) 

I don't have the real 

front and back baskets

attached yet.

However, I didn't want to 

keep you in suspense

too much longer-

cuz you know how YOU are!

Wanna see more?

Do you love it

or does it hurt your eyes?

Don't be counting any weeds that need to 

be cleaned up either..

Judge not lest ye be judged...just sayin'...

MyHero has been talking about 

taking up cycling.

I thought I should look for a nice

cycling outfit for him.

If he puts this on I will even let him ride

MY BIKE!

It'd be perfect, don't ya think????

I didn't show you the whole thing

cuz I didn't want to see you 

squirting your coffee out through

your nose-
It didn't leave much to the imagination
if you know what I mean.
SO-You can use

 YOUR imagination...

and imagine MyHero in it!!

Have a GREAT day!~

HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING-SHARING SECRETS

Short and Sweet

today.

I call this

Sister Secrets.

This has always been

my favorite Springtime

picture of these

3 girls when they were little.

Sweet Cheeks, Ria & Lulu

in the dresses I made for them
for a trip to Disney World.

Hey- What's the big secret, SweetCheeks?

Don't you love it?

I hope you have someone

special in 

YOUR LIFE

to share a secret with.

Have a blessed, wonderful

first day of Spring!

SPRING IN WISCONSIN-JOIN ME ON THE DINING ROOM PORCH!

I am back from my daughter's house

and just wanted to check in with you!

Look! Look!

Can you believe it is March 27, 2018 already?

It is now

OFFICIALLY SPRING IN WISCONSIN!

Isn't this pretty?

Care to join me on the side porch?

What?

What do you mean I am a liar?

Oh! Yeah!

This IS my porch but it is from 

THE END OF MAY A FEW YEARS AGO!!!!

Here is 

THE REAL PICTURE

of what a 

SPRING DAY in Wisconsin

REALLY looks like!

and this....

yes-I still have the Christmas flag 

on the playhouse-thanks for noticing.

Does this look like Spring to you?

THAT is the sad reality of  living in

WISCONSIN IN SPRING!

However, there is absolutely NO EXCUSE

for me to leave this out by the back door

until today.

Which reminds me?

Did I share a post of what the side porch 

looked like for Christmas?

NO?

Well, no time like the present!

Notice the ice on the table?

That was my PRESENT for Christmas.
and,yes, I know the difference between present and present~

By the way,

That is the same table that you saw up above.

Hurry! Hurry all you early shoppers!

There are only 273 days until Christmas!

You're welcome!

I will have an announcement

for you in a few days.

I am going back to work

full time for a two year period

as a partner with my son, hubby

and one other person.

I will be sharing pictures of our

REHABBED OFFICE

in a bit.

First I need to get the paint

out from under my fingernails...

although I did more

'supervising' than painting.

Age DOES have its privileges!

HA!

ALMOST SPRING IN WISCONSIN---YEP---TRUE

I know some of you

have green that is bursting

through the soil

right now

and it feels like an early Spring.

Spring comes a bit later

here in Wisconsin.

In Wisconsin you might

awake to

THIS scene on

the little deck off the dining room.

The play house is covered with

nature's frosting, too.

Mrs. Cardinal makes her

morning appearance.

Mr. Cardinal is a lot more

colorful and a bit cocky 
cuz he thinks he's purty!

Fat and Sassy is here, too.

(NO not ME- I mean this guy)

I know some people hate them
but I get a kick of 
SASSY SQUIRRELS!

Now- I'm not saying

that I have a

STARBUCKS

addiction or anything...

although SOME people in

my own family have

accused me of just that very thing-

Imagine THAT

but this is what the

roads looked like

when I headed out for

my

morning fix.

Were the roads slippery?

Did some idiot partially

cross over into my lane?

Was it worth the drive?

Did I white-knuckle it all

the way home?

Did I live to tell the story?

Would I do it again?

The answer to all the questions

above is a resounding

YES!

Anyone get them all right?

Anyone?

anyone....

Hey...did I EVER say

I WASN'T crazy?;>)

I have a houseful of grandgirls
this week while their new home
is getting set up.
I am back to cooking big meals,
lots of laundry,
squabble settling,
and-best of all-
lots of 
LOVE & LAUGHTER!

Wishing YOU 
Love & Laughter
this weekend, too!!!

THE COLOR OF MY WORLD! WATCH THE MAGIC HAPPEN!

First of all---
Thank you to all of you 
that left me your thoughts
regarding an Etsy shop.
I will let you know 
what I decide but I think your comments
have cemented my decision.

ANYWAY-----
ON TO TODAY'S POST....
Yes, It's true!

SPRING IS HERE!

That is what they are telling me.

So, could someone please explain

why this is a COLOR picture of the water out front?

We have had so many grey days,

I could fly.....

if I could get my broom started!

Not a speck of green to be seen...

When-Oh-When will Spring  

EVER COME?

I am opening at the VA this morning.

I need to be there before 6 AM.

Do you think it would be selfish of me to 

PRAY that when I got home this afternoon

that the above scene would look like this again?

Well, would that be TOO MUCH to ask?

Well, I am a little bit 

WORRIED 

about it...

I wonder if 

SPRING

will EVER come.

Yes- I am!

I am worried!

See?

HEY!  At least I got the

HAIR COLOR RIGHT!

MARCHING TOWARDS SPRING-

All Wintered Out!

I don't know about you but I thought

February would NEVER END.
Then March 
ROARED IN LIKE A LION.

We had several inches of snow.

Snow that glitters like diamonds-

so bright and dazzling 
that it would hurt your eyes.

Feathery soft,
white as an angel's wing.

coating every surface with 
shimmery sequins.

As pretty as it is, however,
I am not a SNOW person.
No.I.Am.Not.

I am MARCHing towards Spring.

I am always  TIRED of winter!

Tired of snow!

Tired of cold!

Tired of the frozen tundra.
Give me snow for Christmas Eve
and Christmas Day and then
take it away----please----

I am MARCHing towards 

St. Patrick's Day with my potted Shamrock...

the plant of  my father's mother

and her mother before her.

Other years found me
 MARCHing to the sink
 to wash the 

Irish China that my girls gave me.
However,

As we are preparing to downsize,

I let the girls arm-wrestle over

which one of them would "inherit" the

IRISH CHINA

they had gifted to me a few years ago.

Before this morning is over
 I am  MARCHing myself 

right over to 

STARBUCKS...where I will 
WALTZ IN

and order a latte.

A drink to warm my bones.
 While my heart 

longs for Spring,
my body is stuck with a
Dreary Winter Day.

I was thinking (that's dangerous)

and I told MyHero I might order 

him a nice little

LEPRECHAUN SUIT

for Saint Patrick's Day.

I'd been looking at costumes
 and I thought I 

finally found the right one.

I was all set to order until I saw that it said-

COSTUME ONLY!

DARN!!!!

I am back home but will only
be here for a few days
before going to visit
my daughter and sweet grandkids.
Oh! Look!
One is dressed and waiting for me
on the steps already!

Have a wonderful Monday.

Spring Arrives On The Bay-Oh BABY!

Here is what 

SPRING LOOKS LIKE AT MY HOUSE

What do you mean it doesn't look like SPRING?

IT IS!

How do I KNOW it is Spring?

Because 

LAST MONTH it looked like THIS:

See?  I told you it was Spring!

Wait till you see what SUMMER looks like.

It is one big DRIP...

and then it freezes again.

Welcome To Wisconsin
where royalty resides!

Royalty- I say!
You will notice the little fingers
held out?
(She hasn't decided if she is lefty or a righty yet)
Yes- we train them early around here.
Bright Eyes is practicing for
tea with Queen Nana!

Flower Power To The Max

I grew up during the

Flower Power years.

Anyone remember those?

The late 60's/70's

were the years of

Love and Flowers...

and a whole lotta war and

civil unrest.

Anyway, I have always

LOVED flowers.

This Spring finds me dragging out

the flowers...

There's the canvas print above

my stove top-

Then-there's

The Real Thing

in my kitchen window.

Dressed with a bunny card from a friend.

How about the printed flowers 

on my Marjolein Bastine calendar?

Or the fake faux flowers in my foyer...

What kind of flowers flour don't I like?

How about this one?

Never stop to take a picture of an accident

because when you do

SOMEONE who shall remain nameless

finds joy in stepping in it.

Now, I am no detective but I am thinking

that looks about like a child's 

size 11 footprint.

Any ideas WHOSE that might be?

Anyone?

anyone...

anyone....

I'll be late visiting today-I am off

to meet my daughter for a day 

of thrifty nifty goodness- 

Catch ya later-