Goodbyes and hellos.

These past two weeks have be trying, but that is life. Another friend is gone, and my walking partner's daughter also passed away. While one was sad, she had a long life. Not so with the daughter, so that was sad and I felt really bad for my friend!! She has had quite a lot on her plate the last two years!!!

On a lighter note, my Morning Doves came back, built their nest, and for the last couple of weeks have been taking turns sitting on the nest with two eggs. Well, they hatched, and the parents are busy feeding the hungry children!!! My young Lilac bushes/trees are getting leaves much to my joy, as I thought they may have been messed up with the rain and cold weather just as they were budding!! And a blueberry bush that my daughter gave me last year isn't dead!!! It has new leaves, that really is good, had thought about pulling it up and planting yet another one. So guess I don't have to do that! :-) My Dahlia bulbs are not showing yet, so not sure of those, it rained so much they may have rotted. :-( So it is a waiting game! Sweet peas are beginning to bloom, they smell so good. I have small plants to put in containers for our garden plant sale, so have things to keep me busy! Spring is finally here, I think!! Went to the farmers market yesterday, they had sweet peas to buy, was tempted, but figured I would have my own soon, so didn't, I did get apples, blackberries, blueberries and salad greens. Yum!! Well, looking forward to this coming week. Ta Ta Antique Rose

Rain, Rain, go away.

We had rain most of last week, and very heavy rain over the whole weekend. So the intermittent sun was most welcome today. I know we have not quite reached our rain total for the year, but getting it all at once is not much fun!! When my husband wants to go to the mall, you know he is getting cabin fever!!! We had a date to go to our daughter's for our granddaughter's birthday party, but that too was put off as the flu bug hit their house!!! At the last weather report it is not going to be much better for most of this week and into the next weekend!! Yeek!!!!!!! Well did have a day of bingo(don't usually stay for the whole thing) and was quite lucky to win a few times. Also did my volunteering this morning. Found out that a friend there, fell and broke her hip, her surgery was today. Hoping she recovers quickly. My prayers are with her. This year has not been kind to the older seniors!!!! Antique Rose

Past few days~~~~~~~~

I had planned to write last Friday, but then the earthquake happened in Japan, and I just didn't feel like it. Everything seemed so insignificant in comparison. My heart goes out to all the people who lost loved ones, and who will suffer many years to come!!! I certainly hope that they don't have more with the threat of nuclear meltdown!! Thoughts and prayers be with them. My granddaughter and family are in Okinawa and they are alright, which I am very grateful!! Now for some happier notes. Last Friday I helped with the senior center's monthly birthday party. There is a man who helps me do certain tasks, he is very talented. He paints, writes poetry, stories, etc. He wrote a poem for me for my birthday in May. Really nice!! Never had a poem written just for me, so I felt very special. You just never know what talent people have!! Guess he has been writing for a long time. What really amazes me, he is almost blind, but never lets that stop him from doing things he wants to do!!! He let me read a story he wrote for his friends grandson's first birthday, it was quite good. No wonder, Grandma cried when she read it!!! Saturday I went to the local monthly flea. Found a pretty small tea set, a nice wood box, and some jewelry. There's an estate sale coming up this Friday, that I plan to go too, no telling what treasures I will find there!! The hunt is part of the fun, don't you think, and I meet the nicest people there as well. I walked everyday this week, thank goodness I am back on track there!! Now hopefully the weather will permit me to finish the week!! We have had rain in the forecast all week, but managed to get the walk in between the showers!!! Was to have gone to my daughters for granddaughters birthday party, but her sister has the flu, so it was postponed until the following weekend. Hope everyone is having a great week. Antique Rose

The President's weekend.

Hello, I had planned to go to a couple of estate sales on Friday, but it was raining and very cold. Decided not to do so. Instead went home and had lunch with hubby. It has been very cold with rain for the last few days, it was getting to both of us, so when there was a break in the rain, we went to some local thrift stores. My husband found a nice jacket, and I really wasn't looking for anything in particular, but found three jackets for a total of $8.47!!!! Now, I ask, where else could you find a bargain like that?!!! These were really nice, on clearance of course, and I think that I will wear them when the weather gets a bit warmer!!! Then after a hot cup of coffee, hubby decided to take me to another town to a store I really like. Found an old book there and looked to my hearts content. We decided to stay in town and have dinner at the local Old Spaghetti Factory. Yum!!!! What a nice day it turned out to be. :-) Stayed in on Saturday, which was another rainy day, did the laundry and few things around the house. Yesterday, no rain, but it was cold!!!! I didn't know how cold until we went to my favorite nursery to check out plants. Of course, my husband went into town and looked around while I looked at plants, but it was sooo cold that I didn't enjoy it as per usual. I was ready long before he came back and picked me up!! We had ice on the cars and frost all around this morning, hoping it did not kill my Lilac tree in the front, which was budding, am keeping my fingers crossed!!! Hope all had a great weekend too. Antique Rose

Happenings this week.

This past week I walked three days. Not too bad after being off for some time. The weather was quite cold in the mornings, but around 9:30 it was warmed up enough to walk. The afternoons were nice, and I am sure the plants thought spring had arrived!!! . On Friday my hubby took me to an estate sale. Of course the dealers got there way ahead us treasure seekers!! But I managed to find a treasure or two myself. Some bird figurines, a picture, and some planters. So it was fun. It was not as organized as some I have gone too, which made finding things a bit harder. Came back and helped with the monthly birthday party at the center. A fellow volunteer who is my helper, was so sweet. He gave me a Christmas poem written just for me. He had missed the last two parties, so it was late, but I loved it!!! Also on Friday morning, another friend gave me a rose, you push the top and it lights up and glitters. I feel quite special. Hubby and Son gave me beautiful flowers. I also went to the local monthly flea on Saturday. Got some old keys(perhaps a project for later), two necklaces, some cute Valentine and Easter postcards and some succulents to plant for our garden plant sale, so as you can see I was a busy lady this week. Ah, tomorrow is Valentine's Day, I am going to hand out candy to the people who come for bread. Hope you have a great Valentine's as well. Antique Rose

I'm back, and loving it.

The mornings are quite cool, but after volunteering at the center, I have been walking again. It is not quite as cold by then. The trees are blooming and they look so pretty. Took some pictures this morning, will put them on later today. Had my Antique club meeting Tuesday. Another success!! Wonderful spread of salads and rolls, and since this is our club birthday month, had a beautiful cake for that. One of our own gave a talk on Carnival Glass, which she collects and uses. It was very pretty, and the talk just the right amount of time. I have a birthday party to help with tomorrow as well as an Estate sale to go to, ah life is good!!! Antique Rose

Goodbyes and hellos.

Yesterday, I attended a memorial for a friend. She had been battling cancer for sometime. Why is it we always find out such wonderful things when someone passes that we never knew while they were living!!! Too bad we couldn't have known she was such a talented person and had done so many things before we knew her, it would have been fun to have talked to her about such things while she was still here. It was a time of remembrance and wasn't sad at all except for the fact that she was not going to be around anymore!! Of course we were saddened by her passing. It seems to me that we should always tell a friend or family member that we love them every chance we get. On another note, my husband brought me flowers again. He has always done this through out our 50 years of marriage. I am indeed lucky!!!! Antique Rose