look what i found....

rainy and cold here at 

9 rowland today...

yesterday was a 

beauty...

i was off and about

visiting w/one of

my friends....

went to a little

book store...

books and company...

and...

here's what i found

....

wore it today when

visiting lukie..

he..of course...

spotted it right away...

david and liz chuckled...

i think it is oh so true!...

thanks for taking 

the journey with me...

hope you keep that

love and sunshine in

your hearts today

and always...

be well.....

warmly.........susan

life is the school....

love is the lesson...

so the saying goes..

and, i really

do believe that..

hope you're doing

well today..

blogettes...

here are a few

more things

i got the

other day at

bethany flower

and

gifts

that remind

me of the

lesson

at hand...

love always flies

on wings...

will be reading this one

daily...

beautiful weather

today at 9 rowland..

planning on enjoying

every minute of it...

hope you do too...

as always...

thanks for taking the journey

with me...

keep that love and sunshine

in your hearts today

and always...

be well...

warmly..........susan

sunday stuff...

'morning blogettes....

been studying what

my options are

for my most

unwelcomed

kidney stones

so i have

been 

mia

for a bit...

water and some

homeopathic

med 

is what

i came up

with...

hoping they work..

it's partly sunny

and breezy

here

at 9 rowland today...

kidney stones

don't stop a good

hunter...

so here are a few

pieces of the

stuff i have

acquired this

week...

zinc board

and 

what else

but ..

a

crown

magnet...

for we 

royals...

hoping to 

get 

them listed

on ebay

soon

so 

the 

joy of owning

them

can 

be spread

along

to all

queens..princesses...kings and princes, too...

great as a

picture frame......

a chalkboard....

a recipe holder...

and...

yes...

i do make

other 

things

besides

banana bread...

just have

this 

card

ready 

and

nearby...

it's been a ride...

i have missed you

all these past

few days...

it's been a ride

here at 

9 rowland...

i took my

non-virgo

day 

on

thursday

and 

was 

very proud of myself...

felt a little punky

on friday but

thought it

was the

change in the

weather...

welp...friday

evening led

to* findings *

when in the

loo

that were 

a little 

unsettling...

things

escalated

even more..

so off to the

er did mr b

dusty and i 

go...

dusty...being the

good little pup

that he is...

waited in the

car from

10:30a

til

4p...

mr b would

take him for

a bit of a 

walk every now

and again...

ct scan found

kidney stones...

yay and yuk!!!

i have had them before

and to say that are

NOT fun..is an

understatement...

but better than other

things ...

trip to urologist

yesterday 

told me that

the illustrious

ct scan

showed

a stone in BOTH kidneys...

a benign cyst on the liver

and 

diverticulosis...

geez...i aged a lot

in a couple of days...

the *findings*

were from 

fragments of

the stone

dr f presumed...

so i am off to a 

nephrologist in

the near future and

will take my life

one little minute

at a time...

oh yeah... a little

added bonus was

that my blood pressure

was high..so i then

went to my internist

who feels it is okay

for now and probably

from the

stress...

what stress???  hehe...

one of the managers

at one of my haunts

deals with kidney stones

also ..so...i took a little

jaunt to chat it up

w/him....

poor thing is in the

same position as i

am as was another

woman shopping who

overheard our conversation...

the power of voice!

all was not for naught...

as i got a few cute things

and here are a couple of 

them...

a darling

italian pedestal

plate...

i think i may have

told you 

i am

very 

enarmored

with pedestal

dishes...

and...

a sweet english

silverplated

duck bank with

bright sparkly

blue rhinestone

eyes...

this is very special

as *duck* was

my nickname 

many years ago.....

high school days to

be exact...

so that's it on my

end...

if any of you have any

tips whatsoever

on handling/dissolving

kidney stones...

please DO

email or post

and let me know...

we are all in this

together..the world

and all it holds...

and need

to help each other 

out...

as always...

thanks for taking the journey

with me...

make sure to keep

sunshine and love in

your hearts today...

be well.....

warmly...........susan

pretty in pink....

another beautiful

day here

at 

9 rowland...

yesterday

the temperature

hit

92 degrees!!!!

waaayyyy too

warm for this

middle aged

momma...
or..
upper middle
aged..
what DO you
call an almost
63 year old
these days?...

nevertheless..

the day 

was

pretty...

speaking of

pretty...

the weeping

cherry
on the

side
of the

house

is in bloom...

a little ahead

of schedule...

but ..
pretty...

 in pink...

being a virgo..
.i

am so 

*tied*
to 

doing what 

must be done

first..

that i have

been remiss

on getting 

to some of my

haunts...

i am hoping to

make believe

i am not a virgo

for today..

and..
do just

that...

wish me
luck

on that one...

as always...

thanks for taking

the journey

with me...

and..

be sure

to keep that love

and sunshine in your

hearts today...

be well.....

warmly........susan

it's official...

once the ducks 

and 

flag

set up

residence

by the

front

tree...

it's 

officially

spring time

at

9 rowland...

my mother in law

made these for

us many

years ago...

and..they

are just

so perfect

in the

front yard...

bright and

sunshiney

here at

9 rowland

today...

temperature

is supposed

to hit in the

80s!!!!

a little too

warm

for my

taste...

but..

i will

welcome it..

as i am sure

it 

won't 

last

all that long...

as always....

thanks for taking

the 

journey with me...

be sure to

keep that 

love and sunshine

in your hearts

today...

be well....

warmly........susan

mosaic of life....

'morning blogettes....

warm but cloudy

and drizzly at 

9 rowland

today...

hoping this

will

pass

and 

the

sunshine

will return...

every morning..

i try to read something

uplifting and inspirational

 to put my head

in a

good place

for the day...

today it was...

someone talking about

something happening

in their life that didn't

meet w/her *standard*..

then..

she just

chuckled 

to

herself..

and realized

that things happening

IS life..

kind of

 a

mosaic

of sorts...

so very true...

had lots of *stuff*

happen

in my lifetime...

some great...

some not...

but the mosaic

that is put

together

with all of that

is

ME...

perfect.....

good morning

blogettes!...

while on the

road again

yesterday

to pick

up

dana

for our

easter brunch

at

waters' edge...

i mentioned to

mr b..

gee..

a

tag sale

along

the way

would

make this day

perfect...

he just

chuckled...

so ..

as we are

driving on

rte 10 in

hamden..

my *eagle eye*

spots this

on the

side of the

road...

the junk fairies

answered

my wish.....

lucky me...

isn't it marvy?

the detail

in the oak

is magnificent...

i am picturing

it

reupholstered

in linen...

what do

you think?

maybe

painting the

dark wood

a soft

neutral

color?

ahhh...

another

project

in the

offing...

we got

a

visit

from

lukie

later in the

day...

the perfect

ending

to

a perfect day...

hope you

all had

a

perfect

day too...

as always...

thanks for

taking the journey

with me...

keep that

sunshine and love

in your hearts

today...

be well.....

warmly........susan

easter love....

happy easter

blogettes....

it's bright and

sunshiney

again 

here

at

9 rowland..

off to brunch

w/mr b and

dana...

lukie

david

liz

will

join us

later

at 

9 rowland..

dinner

at 

grammy tinker's

house

for them...

mother

and 

children

and eggs...

priceless!

lamby pie

wishes

you all

a 

blessed

easter..

as always...

thanks

for taking

the journey

with me...

keep that 

love and sunshine

in your hearts

today...

be well.....

warmly........susan

perfect timing....

easter is tomorrow...

and...

the 

crocuses..

forsythia..

daffodils

and

hyacinths

are blooming..

like all of

life...

in God's

perfect

timing...

sunny 

and 

warm

and

gorgeous

here

at

9 rowland 

today...

as was

yesterday...

having lukie

for 

a bit

made

for 

a

wonderful

grandparents inc

day...

as always...

thanks

for

taking

the journey

with me..

hope

you have

sunshine and love

in your

hearts

today...

hippity hoppity....

be well...

warmly.....susan

tweet treat......

the clouds have

lifted and it

is blue skies

and sunshine

today at

9 rowland.....

the birds are setting

up shop

yet again...