THOUGHTS AT THREE A.M.

THREE BEAUTIFUL BRITISH THINGS!

INSPIRATION, CELEBRATION, TIME TO RELAX!!

1.She who inspired me to do TBT's, the lovely Clare Grant herself!

2.Let's all celebrate! The British Naval personnel who were captured in Iran have been set free, and right now are on their way home! Praise God!

3.When it's time to read yourself to sleep, there's nothing quite as perfect as an English novel, with lots of castles and things, especially, murder mysteries!

OUI?

THREE BEAUTIFUL SPRING/SUNDAY MORNING THINGS!

WARM RAINS, SWEET SOUNDS, AND DELICIOUS!

1.It started raining thursday, and we've been promised rain all week-end. Along with the rain, the tempertures have been rising,too. Right now, at noon, it's 72 degrees,and the lawn just glows green!

2.We had an amazing time at church, the music was spirit filled, the preacher was also,the glory fell and we had CHURCH! But, through it all, at any lull in the preaching or the songs, we could hear the twitterings of the birds outside our window in the juniper bush.

3. Yon son had a great night, and brought me all sorts of wonderful things,and then after church, he went out and brought me a pecan danish! Yum! And, he says he has seen the first robin bobbing across our grass! Happy spring!

OUI?

THREE BEAUTIFUL FIRST DAY OF SPRING THINGS!!

BEING WAKENED, SUNLIGHT AND RAIN, PANCAKES AND DONUTS!

1.Through far-off rumblings, coming at me through the clouds, as I was flying, lazily, my wings spread out to catch every stray breeze, I heard;" Wake up, mom." It was his gentle and loving, non-urgent, happy voice,so I admit I took the time to wake up slowly,landing in the garden as it was last summer,and then running lightly up the back stairs, to stretch luxuriously,and then finally, as the mists of the clouds and fog slowly ebbed away, I opened my eyes. I smelled coffee. He came to the bed-side then, and offered his hand to help me up,"I've got breakfast all ready for you. I'll even cook you pancakes!" What a nice way to wake up!

2.Even as he put me in my chair,and wheeled me towards the kitchen, I could smell not only the coffee, but also the rain.He confirmed that it had been raining, almost all night." How was your night?" As he pushed me to the table,he told me all about it. "Things really picked up after midnight. I had a really good night." Then he told me some stories, things that customers did and said that made them memorable. One guy had to be convinced to come back to the car, by Yon actually having to lean out of the cab, and wave money at him! It seems that he and his wife were so intent upon being home, that when Yon waved at him the first time, all the man did was to wave back, and go on about fitting the key into the lock of the front door. Most men would have shrugged it off,and given up, but Yon isn't most men.  No, he didn't bellow as he wanted to, but in a voice that carried, but not loud enough to wake the neighbors he yelled,"Sir! Here's the $50 dollar bill you left on the back seat!" He laughed and said, "It's amazing how fast an older fella can move after a statement like that!" The man said, "Thank you!But I wouldn't have known where it went. Why did you go so far out of your way to give it back to me?" Yon just smiled and told him," I'm an honest man, sir. You'd already paid for you ride,and tipped me besides. Giving you your money that you dropped was just the right thing to do." After that happened, I had a wonderful night!" About that time, the sun came out and shone so brightly it was like liquid gold all over the garden. We opened the back door and let Molly sit on her chair  and look out for a while.

3. While I sipped my mocha and nibbled a ham, egg, and cheese croissant,my blood sugar came up at 89, so Yon offered to make pancakes. Oh! what a blissful moment, realizing that I could have the pancakes I have been craving for a week! "But," I said, "what shall we do with all those day-old donuts? Surely, one of them would be enough to bring my blood sugar up." I looked at him,and he looked at me. Together we said, "Let's throw them out to the birds!" In just minutes, the deed was done, and as he went about flipping flap-jacks,we both laughed as Molly watched birds swooping down on the yard strewn with two dozen now broken up donuts, as her tail twitched at the end.As I set aside most of the ham and the croissant, having eaten the egg, Yon set a plate of pancakes in front of me,and as I put my almost butter on them, I glanced out the window, just as one of my black squirrels ran up the black walnut tree, with a half a big pink frosted donut in his mouth ! Ha-ha! Everybody ate good this morning! Then the clouds rolled in,and the rumbling began again, and now, everybody's happy too!

Oh,by the way. I've added a picture of what I believe to be that very squirrel,taken outside my window,to my photo album.So cute!

OUI?

THREE BEAUTIFUL LOW-BLOOD-SUGAR TREAT THINGS!!

1. Freshly baked, home- made banana cream pie. Just a sliver, with extra creamy cool whip on top!

2.A scoop of orange sherbet, with Hersheys' chocolate syrup drizzled over the top!

3. One half a KFC biscuit, with Smart Balance (Instead of butter),and Honey!

They are all effective at bringing a diabetic out of an insulin reaction,as well as being delicous!

OUI?

THREE BEAUTIFUL THINGS FOR SPRING!

MAKING PLANS, DREAMS OF COLOR, TREAT DECISIONS!

1.Well, most of my catalogs are in, and I have been using them like wish books for the yard and the house. Because my garden begins in here,and then goes outside,and then comes back in the house again. Not only what I want to see in the yard,and where, but what I most desire to see overflowing my several vases in the house. Time to dig out the graph paper to plot things out!

2.I'm thinking of putting in another rosebush, or even two, and perhaps make another stab at baby's breath again. More Impatience, lots of pansies,and tons of zinnia's,and even Lilacs! That covers red, pink white and lavender. So, what have I left out? Oh! Marigolds, of course! Yellow Marigolds, to compliment the tulips that will be up, oh, any minute now!

3. Of course, we haven't planned on doing corn again. Not after the raccoons got out there and destroyed them last year. But I don't think they like strawberries, so we will try that, with the tomatoes and the squash and pumpkins,but maybe cukes and melons. Hmmm. Oh, it is such fun planning a garden. I can't hardly wait!

OUI?

THREE BEAUTIFUL MARCH FIRST THINGS!

LION OR LAMB?,SOUNDS OF SPRING, AND COZY!!

1.March is just three hours old here, but the thunder-boomer's are here already, and they are predicting strong winds later today,so we still don't know if it's going to come in like a Lion or a Lamb!

2.The sounds of rain fill the house, and all the snow we have been getting for the last couple of weeks is melting,and I've caught myself listening for the Loud CRACK! of the ice across the solidly frozen Mississippi river breaking. I haven't heard it yet, but you can hear it all over downtown,so we can usually hear it clear up here. I'm just hoping the rain prevents ice jams that will cause flooding.

3. No matter what, most folks now have their power back on, and unless the high winds cause more power outages,tomorrow should be a very good day! Between grocery shopping, and baking,and going through my seed catalogs, and the sound of raindrops hitting the windows,Praise God, it's almost spring!

OUI?

THREE BEAUTIFUL FEBRUARY TRIP TO THE DR. THINGS!

MUSIC, SPRING-LIKE, AND PERFECT!!

1. Yon son sang to me on the way: My Maria! ( along with Brooks and Dunn) In very good voice, I might add!

My Maria! don't you know I've come a long long way-

I been longing to see her-when she's around she takes my blues away!

Mari----i---ia! My Maria!

Sweet Maria,the sunlight surely hurts my eyes-just my thoughts about you

brings back my peace of mind! Gypsy lady! -You're a miracle work for me!

You set my soul free like a ship sailin' in the sea-She is the sunlight when the ,

skies are grey! She treats me so right- lady takes me away!

My Mar-iiiiiiiiiia! My Mariiiiiia! My Mariiiiiiiia! My Mariiiiia!

(I just love that song, and the way he sings it!) Okay, maybe his voice cracked one or two times on the high notes, but we laughed and sang all the way out there!

2. Sunday it was two degrees. Today, we hit 50! This is the first day in five weeks we have had a temperature above freezing! I can't help but feel this is a day the Lord has made, just for me! What a blessing- what a beautiful day! The snow was melting and water was running in the streets,and people were walking around without coats,with big smiles on their faces.We had the windows open and didn't have to run the heat in the car, And I saw a beautiful bald eagle flying right towards me just above the tree tops! Oh, he was so magnificent!

3. At the doctor's office, we met a man who was trembling and holding very tightly to two canes in front of him as he sat in the waiting room. I asked him how he was, and his whole sad story came tumbling out, " not very well, he said, I fell down an elevator shaft in 1974,and then in '99 they put the wrong medication in my morphine implant, and it almost killed me, and then in 2005, I got rear-ended. I don't know why I'm still alive..." It was obvious the poor man was in great pain. The Lord spoke to my heart and said,( his name is  Richard,tell him this...) I said, there there, poor thing...and Yon son introduced us to him.He said, My name is Richard,and shook his head, I don't know why I'm still alive.So I told him what the Lord had given to me to say,Maybe the Lord is trying to get your attention. He said, He's got it! I asked him if he had a bible,and if he read it. He said, yes, I've read the whole thing, but I don't remember it.I read numbers, and sort of remember it. I said, read Romans,Chapter 10, verses 9 and 10. And He asked that we write that down for him,which Yon son did, and just as he handed Richard the paper,The nurse came out and called us back to see the doctor, and I said, God bless you, Richard,and I was whisked away to the doctor.

The doctor said I was perfect! (Of course, he meant my blood sugar from the lab work done week before last...) But still, it's nice to hear. He calls me his first perfect diabetic! What a hoot! Haha! He also said whatever your doing, keep right on doing it! I told him about a couple of problems,and he gave me a new pill...(joy oh joy Not.) and completely solved my other problem too. When we came out, Richard was gone,but at least we were able to give him what comfort we could,and I know Our Lord will do the rest,if only Richard asks. On the way home, we stopped at the store, and Yon son went in and bought me a couple of oranges! Yay!

Everybody, please pray for Richard!

OUI?

THREE BEAUTIFUL COMFORT THINGS!

SOFT! SILKY, AND OH, THAT SOUND!

1. Just bought new pillows. I am currently penning an "Ode to Soft!"

2.Recently acquired another bottle of lotion for my notoriously dry skin.This one is about half-way down already,and it seems to help. Not sure what's in it, beyond lavender, chamomile,and oatmeal....but Have noticed an insane craving for raisins!

3.Between the pillows and the lotion, all I can say is,when I am in my jammies, and pile into my bed,and I lean back and moisturize, I make this involuntary sound in the back of my throat...sort of like a bilious pigeon! Cooo!

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THREE BEAUTIFUL LOVING THINGS!!

HEART SHAPED BOXES,SWEET SURPRISES,AND WOOOO!

1.Yon son has already brought me a box of candy with the most lovely message on the front of it for Valentines day,and I haven't even come close to finishing off the last box of candy he gave me. Of course, this one is heart shaped!

2.I also have a vase full of lovely flowers,and have been getting calls from loved ones from near and far wishing me a happy Valentines day. Such sweet kindnesses from everyone who knows me,and they are standing in the gap....filling that void left by my Tom. Sometimes, it seems as though he was here only yesterday,and it is hard to believe that he's been gone nearly four years. 

3. I wrote an article several months ago, on a current affair, from a television show, about a musical sensation, and now, all of sudden, what do you know? I've gotten hundreds of hits on that article in the last couple of weeks! Blogging is such fun!

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THREE BEAUTIFUL FEBRUARY THINGS!!

ART OF CONVERSATION, A FUZZY NURSE PURRS, A TIMELY PIT STOP!

1. After several years of practically no contact, my sister called today,and we spent a pleasant 2 hours just chatting! What sparked the call? Questions about our jointly owned Grant Wood easels!

2. I haven't been feeling very well,so I've been doing a lot of sleeping. Every time I went to bed, Molly would plant her fuzzy butt on the round pillow she loves, right next to me. And everytime I woke  up there she was, still...purring at me. 

3. Just as the call was about to end, Yon son came through the door, to check on me,and they spoke for a while, very sweetly too. Praise God, will wonders never cease?!

OUI?