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

the mirrors and the littles...

'afternoon blogettes...

the littles were here to celebrate

presidents' day w/us

yesterday...

me and mr b..

properly now named

GPI #1 and GPI #2..

grandparents' inc...

we had fun...

shelby and i took some

pics of ourselves 

reflected in the mirrors

around the house...

here's one i 

fiddled with

on

picnik...

did i mention

that

we had fun!!

while we were doing this..

gpi#1 and lukie were

playing w/trucks and whatnot...

real *guy* stuff...

 i'm so grateful

to be able to spend
time

w/our

littles...

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

thank heaven for little girls....

and their shoes...

aren't they darling?

got these from sweet pea home

on etsy...

love love love them!...

hope all is well with all

the blogettes...

i have been battling yet

another malady

which makes me all

the more happy

for the internet..

blogs and etsy!!

speaking of etsy..

i have some really cute things

there now...

with more coming soon!

check it out here...

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

who knew? ......

'evening blogettes...

it's been a while yet again..

life and all that....it's

been grueling at times..

entertaining at others...

name of the game 

i suppose...

i did have some fun

while i was away from

here...

i made a couple of valentines for

my littles...

here are a few peeks...

shhh..don't tell..

cute, huh?

good thing i took these pictures

because 

now i can see where

the globs of hot glue

are ...hehe..

must remember to fix..

i also have been doing

this....

no sodium honey white

bread

in my bread machine...

yum ..

and believe you me..

i don't say yum

about too many

no sodium 

foods...

in between times...

i visited a few haunts..

and got me some

neat stuff...

 hoping to get most of this in my etsy shoppe soon..

 a little paint on this beauty

and it is all set to

replace the smaller one

in the pictures..

fannie and rose just

don't sit nicely on the

teenier one...

 great little bluish green glass

ink bottle..

most likely from a school

desk ..i am told...

beautiful religious statue

fits the bill for that

special ode to

jeanne d'arc living....

so all in all..

with all the bumps

in the way...

it's been fun...

found this quote today...

We are not on this earth to accumulate victories, things, and experiences, but to be whittled and sandpapered until what's left is who we truly are.

Arianna Huffington ...

who knew, right?  :-)...

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

down...but not out....

'afternoon blogettes...

bright sunshiney

and 

very cold

here at 9 rowland

today...

we had a huge

snowstorm 

tuesday night

into yesterday...

just about 2 feet

of the beautiful

white stuff 

sent to us by

God...

as a friend put it..

another one of

His miracles...

aside from the snow...

things have been a little

topsy turvy for me here...

however..

i have made up my

mind that

while some of the

things and/or events...

might knock me back

for a bit...

they will

definitely 

NOT 

keep me down...

that being said...

i wanted to show

you this beautiful

beaded table runner

i found

at 

pier I...

the colors are just

perfect for the

room and

i am and have

always been

all about

beaded things...

so 

i am in my glory!!

and..

here is something

my daughter 

dana

made for me

for 

christmas...

isn't it grand?

and 

oh so timely..

given my recent

chain of events!!

so that too is one

of my new mantras...

look for the silver lining

in everything!!!....

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