Saturdays, good and bad.

Hi again. I don't know if I mentioned that my new diabetes medication was making me itch, well l guess I was allergic to it, so now I can't take it. What was next was small doses of insulin. I have been fighting this step for some time, but guess this is it. Will start tonight at bedtime. Who knows perhaps I will feel better for it. I had a good cry, then got the prescription, and that was that!!! Hubby felt sorry for me, and took me to a local town to look in the Antique shops to keep my mind off of it. It was nice, I looked in the shops, he rode his bike, then we stopped for lunch at a local Mexican restaurant that we used to go to years ago. It was yummy as we remembered. :-) We then went to another shop and browsed awhile. I found a couple of books, a plate, and a pitcher with roses that I liked. So it was fun, and I didn't spend too much. Just a few hours away put me in a more pleasant mood. I didn't have to have a reason to go looking, but it was nice and a thoughtful thing for my husband to do. We also stopped for a good cup of coffee at a local McD's before heading home. Later, Antique Rose

A Lovely Day

Hello,
Did everyone have a wonderful day, spent with family and friends? I had a wonderful day, filled with good food, good company and laughter spread through out the day. Got some nice pictures of the granddaughters and enjoyed helping my daughter get the feast on the table. Yummy turkey, cranberries, potatoes, stuffing, veggies, and salad rounded off with some really great rolls. I was just so full, couldn't enjoy the pies as much as I would have liked!!! Good thing this wonderful holiday only comes once a year!!!! Heard from some of the others who couldn't be with us, so that was wonderful too. Nice to hear from them, and know that they had a good day too. As you get older, you realize that is the most important thing of all, if the ones you love are happy and content. If they are, you are. Very simple isn't it?!! If people only realized this, it would be a happier world. So now the count down starts for the last holiday of the year, well I have the cards done, now for the fruit cake(yes, I know you don't all like it), but mine is good. I look forward to it. Then then what's next, I better get those lists made!! :-) Ta Ta Antique Rose

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to family and friends!!! I made five pies yesterday, will take four of them to my daughters today for our Thanksgiving feast!! Also made a dip that a granddaughter requested. Oh, yum, can't wait to have all that wonderful food and good company!! Hope all will have a wonderful day as well. A time to remember old times, and make new memories. Antique Rose

LifeIs what we make it.

Good Morning, another weekend has arrived. I feel much better today than the last few days, and am thankful for that!! I feel like I can now catch up on the few things that I have let go in recent days. :-) I even started my Christmas cards, yea!! Can't wait to make pies this week. Yum!! Today is the 80Th birthday party for our friend that I told you about that was sure he wouldn't be around to celebrate it!! Well, he continues to improve, and he's made it to his birthday. Isn't that great!! Will fill you in about the party later. Antique Rose

Yikes, yet another week almost gone.

I wrote a bit last week, and some how it got all jumbled up, and so I deleted it, will try once again. I was feeling a bit blah, at the beginning of the week, then felt better, but tired the rest of the week. I think my new medication is the problem, but not sure. At any rate, I had a nice weekend beginning with an estate sale, and then the flea market. Found a few treasures, but find I am much more selective than I have been. A couple of plates, and a picture. Finally got a couple of the pictures put up in the hallway that I purchased earlier in the year. The time is going much too quickly, seems that I don't have the time or energy to get everything done for one holiday before another comes along!! I am looking forward to Thanksgiving next week and the get together of the family. I will make apple and pumpkin pies the day before. The house will be quiet as my hubby will be on the golf course, so that I can do things without interuption. My great grandson has the flu(swine), and so that is something to worry about, hopefully he will recover without complications. He seems to catch all that comes along. I feel really bad for him. As far as I know all the rest of family members are fine. So thankful for that! Happy baking everyone. Antique Rose

Thanksgiving

My Thankful List

1. My wonderful husband who still treats me like the young gal he first met!
2. My family near and far.
3. Food and money to pay my bills.
4. A home to live in and enjoy.
5. Good health.
I should be thankful all year long, and I am, but I forget sometimes to let the people that mean the most, told that!! I am very thankful for family and friends. Can't wait to sit around the table again with family and eat that wonderful Thanksgiving feast. Wish that all could be here, but since they cannot, I wish them a happy Thanksgiving where ever they are on that day!!!

Weds, Weds.

Hello, I was under the weather on Monday, but by the evening felt some better. I had my monthly Antique Meeting on Tuesday. It turned out very well. The salads and breads were yummy and cookies for all were yummy too. Our speaker was quite knowledgeable on her topic of knife "rests". She had all kinds that she brought as samples of her fourteen hundred collection! Some were crystal, also cut glass, porcelain, pottery, silver, and ivory just to name a few. She had some from the 1700's up to the present time. She has been collecting and writing about these for some forty plus years. She was really fun to listen too, and learn from. so we had a really great time. I am still feeling rather blah, don't know if my new prescription of medicine for my diabetes is working well, have had really high blood sugar readings, which shouldn't be. Doctor will call me back after regular hours to talk to me about it. Possibly of changing once again. :=(
Had a day off of regular walking today, as well as volunteering for the local senior center. Our national holiday remembering our fallen and present soldiers all over the world. Have our flag flying proudly. Do you? I always think of my Uncle Dave, a WW2 veteran on days like this. I miss him a lot. Also have grandsons in the service, one Army and the other a Marine. Thanks guys! Ta Ta Antique Rose

M-m-m pie for one. Yum.

I'm back.

I can't believe I haven't written anything in eight days! It was a rather hectic week. My sister was having lots of pain, and as it turned out had to have her appendix removed!! She had just got over the flu, and before that her cancer surgery!! She has really had it. I am hoping that nothing else happens to her, or anyone else in the family for awhile. This year has not been kind!! I also had to get my letters out for our monthly meeting of the Antique club. I had really good hostesses this month, and everything is a "go"!! Yea, didn't have to sub for anyone, and don't have to bring anything! Most of the time there is something I have to bring, or someone can't preform their duties. So I am looking forward to a great meeting. It is our Thanksgiving luncheon, and also our time to plan the Christmas get together, and everyone signs up to bring something. It is always fun and we give a decorated tree to a family that needs one. I stayed overnight at my daughters house too, to take the granddaughters to school as my daughter had to take her husband for a doctor's appointment early in the morning. It was nice a nice visit too. Came home in time to help the hubby with his turn having a Oktoberfest. A monthly get together of his friends. I get the food ready and leave so they can have their "man" talk!! Gives me time to shop and be out and about too. Works out!! Ah, another busy week coming up. So ta ta for now. Antique Rose

Here come's Thanksgiving.

Welcome November

Ah, it's November. The weather doesn't seem so, but of course the mornings are a bit cool. It will be Thanksgiving before we know it. I like Thanksgiving, not only for the delicious food, but for all my family and friends, who I am very thankful for. I look forward to what the month brings.
Antique Rose