it's been a while...

'morning...

it's been a while

since i have posted...

to say that life has

been challenging is

a way understatement..

when things are amiss in my

life ...i i feel so scattered and

can't quite get myself together...

lots of hurts and disappointments....

lots of people turning the other way

when they could be of comfort...

i am trying to work my way thru

all that but it is tough....

don't mean to *dump* it all here..

but i guess that that is what

blogland is all about ...

the good the bad and the ugly...

we added a new bathroom 

to the back of 9 rowland...

i actually love it...

did a few minor renovations in

the kitchen too...love that also...

still in all..when a heart is broken

into a bazillion little pieces...the joy

doesn't hang around long....

i have had so many changes in my

life this past year or so...it is sometimes

hard to catch my breath...

those that i wished had come along

for the ride chose not to....

that smarts...

well...on a good note..it is bright

and sunshiney today and i will

do my best to enjoy the moments

i can...

hope you have sunshine with you today...

thanks and love to you all...

stay well....

susan

the crowning glory...

'afternoon blogettes...

just added the 

finishing touch

to the

outhouse/shed...

can you see it?

a beautiful

copper

hummingbird

weathervane...

*the*

crowning glory

of the 

whole project...

as always....

thanks for taking

the journey

with me..

it makes it so

much more enjoyable

and 

comfortable

knowing 

you are 

alongside me...

be sure to keep 

that

love and sunshine

in your hearts

today

and always...

be well.....

warmly.........susan

mrs. dalleywater and the two seater...

'evening blogettes...

nice couple of days

here at 

9 rowland...

unfortunately...

messed up my

back yet again

and 

am now donning

my wonder woman

wannabe

back brace..

however...

i am thankful

for it.....

as it is about 

the only thing 

i

can take/use 

for the pain ...

a couple of posts back..

i told you about my

little shed..

two seater outhouse..

in need of a new roof...

in the interim...

i got locked in there..

and being the

claustrophobic gal

that i am..

i pushed out one

of the screens

to open from the outside..

phew!

because as i shared w/my

facebook friends..

it would have most probably

taken mr b several

hours to realize 

that i was MIA..

and by then ..

i would have been

really

beside myself...

well on to the roof...

the copper that i truly wanted was

way too expensive

even for me..

who could win

any shopping diva

award around...

here's a before

shot...

the beginning..

 and...now..

aside from maybe

adding a little

purty weathervane

sometime in the future...

here's the finished product...

faux slate

and a touch

of copper..

love it!

whatcha' think?

i am sure my 

mrs dalleywater

is smiling down from

the heavens

with 

utter approval....

she was one special

lady....

be sure now to leave

me a note with

your thoughts...

as always..
thanks for taking
the
journey with me...

it makes it

so
much more
pleasant

having
you by my side..

be sure to keep
that
love and sunshine
in your hearts
today and always...

be well...

warmly.........susan

happy memorial day...

happy memorial day blogettes...

it's been a beautiful weekend

for all the picnic-ers

this weekend..

until today..that is!

doppler was *off* yet

again...rain and thunder

and humid for now...

but..as we say weekly..

it is what it is...

seeing the weather was so

nice up until today..

we had thought..

gee..maybe the pool

would be great..

but then we remembered..

the winter storms 

toppled it..

and paradis pool

hasn't gotten 

here

yet 

to replace

 it..

again..

it is what it is...

as always..

thanks for taking

the 

journey with me...

it makes it so

much more

pleasant having

you by my side..

be sure to keep 

that

love and sunshine

in your hearts

today and always...

be well...

warmly.........susan

feeling like the weather...

'evening blogettes...

it was really pretty

and feeling like

spring

the other day

here at 9 rowland...

and i felt

the same

way....

the wisteria vine

looks

almost

like a heart..

to me..

anyways...

beauteous....

mrs. dalleywater's

peonies

were

just about...

but today...

dark 

and 

rainy

and

VERY cold...

unfortunately..

i am feeling 

just like it..

puffy eyes...

painful ear..

thinking it is

yet another

sinus infection 

in the

offing...

oh well..

as we say 

every wednesday night...

it is what it is...

as always..

thanks for taking

the journey

with me...

be sure to keep

that 

love and sunshine

in your

hearts

today and always...

be well....

warmly.........susan

copied from a blog my dana sent me...

'morning blogettes...

i am going to read and re-read

this daily until it gets into my

innards...

maybe someone here will benefit

from it also...

hope so...

“Life is messy. Accept this. It's okay to have a plan, just don’t focus on it. Things aren't likely to go according to plan. Focus on what you need to do next, right now. Pay attention to what has real value for you at the level of your body-heart-self- the people, places, activities and practises that help you feel truly alive, that support your ability to be present and kind. If there’s something calling to you, turn toward it and start walking. It may not lead where you think it will, but make a place in all of the wonderful chaos of life to listen deeply to the voice at the center of your being and pay attention to what it tells you.

Life is short and messy. Don’t postpone living until life gets neater or easier or less frantic or more enlightened. There’s a “catch” to the popular admonishment to “live in the Now.” It’s that the only way to be in the Now is to be Here, in the life and the body you have, and in the world we share, right now (not with the body or the world we hope to someday have or imagine we used to have.) This is it. And it will change. Choose life in all the small ways you can, every day.”

here's the blog it is from...
the green bough...

as always...

thanks for taking

the journey

with me...

be sure to keep that 

love and sunshine 

in your hearts

today and always...

be well...

warmly.........susan

my take...

'afternoon blogettes...

a little bit ago ..

i was perusing 

blogland and came

upon miss mustard seed's

tutorial for a sheet music

dresser...

i enlisted the help

of newly retired

mr b ...and here

are the results...

thanks miss mustard seed

and mr b!!...

as always ..

thanks for taking

the journey with me..

be sure to keep

that love and sunshine

in your hearts 

today 

and 

always..

be well....

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

while the gettin's good.....

afternoon blogettes...

i figured i would

post again while

the gettin's good

around here at 

9 rowland...

took some pics

of spring cropping

up around 

*aching acres*..

term lovingly stolen

from my mrs dalleywater...

the wisteria is just starting...

the broom plant from dana

for mother's day is just about

ready to burst...

beach rose is lush and lovely...

my roadside find from last year

is all gussied up...

st therese' got a little weathered

but i just love her any way at all...

the ducks like the little flags

that are keeping them

company....

iron chair welcomes all...

my two seater is in need

of a new roof....was hoping

for copper but *way* too

expensive...so i am thinking

weathered copper aluminum..

will keep you all updated as

to the progress...

as always...

thanks for taking

the 

journey w/me...

be sure to keep

that love and sunshine

in your hearts

today and always...

be well....

warmly........susan

it's been like...forever...

'morning blogettes...

i have been yet again MIA

for physical reasons 

which then affect my

*umph*...if you get my

drift...

but thought i would

stop by to say hi

and hope that all of you

are well...

i have gotten out then

and again and had some

fun w/the littles....

no matter what..

they sure bring

a smile to my

face...

both the BIG littles

and the LITTLE littles...

as always...

thanks for taking

the 

journey with me..

hope it won't be too long

til i am back again...

in the meantime..

be sure to keep

that love and sunshine

in your hearts....

today and always...

be well..

warmly........susan

i'm a little teapot...

'evening blogettes...

been mia again for a while...

this year has been a

very health challenging

year for me...one thing

after another...

remember the dizzy dame

post?

well...still dealing

with remnants of that..

and a new something or other

to boot!

but..it hasn't stopped

me totally from 

frequenting

my favorite haunts...

saw this little teapot

yesterday when i

was out and about...

now..as you can see..

it has certainly

seen better days...

even missing its

lid...

however...

it kept calling me

back to it..

so i HAD to

bring it home....

was going to use it

for pens at my computer

desk 

but thought

it was so special..

it needed a place

of honor...

and it now has one...

i figured...

i have seen better

days too

but i have a lot

of life left in ME...

so ..so does my 

little teapot....

speaking of little...

my littles are pretty

sick too...

some wretched

virus..

*rsv*...

high temps..

labored breathing...

very scary...

big

 little is on the

mend ..

we hope.....

but

little

little

is just 

embarking

on her

journey...

wish them well

please...

hate when the 

precious littles

aren't 

up to snuff...

as always..

thanks for taking

the 

journey with me...

it makes  it so much more

enjoyable

knowing you

are with me...

be well...

warmly........susan

dizzy dame...part deux...

'morning blogettes...

still a bit of a dizzy

dame here..

but i guess it is

this cold and

sinus infection...

trying a bit of

acupressure

along w/my

acupuncture

twice weekly..

keeping my

fingers crossed...

anyhoo...

here's the mirror..

transformed

into it's shabby

new look...

whatcha' think?

 i love it!

as always..

this journey is

much more

enjoyable

with you along..

thanks!

be sure to

keep that

love and sunshine

in your hearts

today and always..

tomorrow is another

day with the littles...

i can't wait!

be well...

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

dizzy dame....

'morning blogettes...

who cares if i have

this wretched sinus

infection 

and 

am all woozy and whatnot...

i'm really not a 

dizzy dame always....

but these days

i am.....

went off to my favorite haunt

last night

despite the malady..

best therapy evah!....

and this is what i got..

it is big and heavy

and i believe

an old syroco piece...

it is being transformed

at the moment...

the finished product is

a post for tomorrow...

it always makes the journey

more pleasant 

..and at times..

more bearable..

knowing you are with me..

be sure to keep that

love and sunshine 

in your hearts

today and always..

be well....

warmly........susan